Beyond the Indus

Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states.

Podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the origins and consequences of nationwide protests in Kazakhstan in January 2022.

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A conversation about the future of reds and whites.

Darren Gall left Australia more than two decades ago and has since established himself as a wine producer, taster, importer, and writer and played an integral part in promoting an industry which is now worth billions of dollars a year.

That includes his stake in vineyards and wine-making facilities in Myanmar where businesses have been punished by the pandemic and last year’s military coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

In 2005 Gall oversaw the selection and importation of 15,000 vine and 2,500 Olive tree rootlings from Australia into Thailand for the further development of the Chateau des Brumes winery in Wang Nam Keow, in the Mekong Plateau highlands of eastern Thailand.

In Cambodia, he was the founding director of AK Wines and a consultant on business development to Celliers d’Asie, two of the largest importer/distributors of wine in the country.

He says the problems facing the wine industry are many, and include counterfeit products and fake labeling, broken supply chains and expensive distribution networks, as well as political issues with China.

However, Gall told The Diplomat’s Luke Hunt that wine producers – depending on the size and scale of their operations – were finding innovative ways of resolving those issues in getting their product to the market.

A conversation with author Thierry de Roland Peel.

Thierry de Roland Peel will shortly release his first book "Ashes from Annam," which tells the story of how his mother and her family survived the incredible upheavals in Saigon at the end of World War II when the occupying Japanese realized they had lost.

Central to the story is the family dog, Mephisto, a lively Groenendael, who delivered secret messages to the outside world as the frontlines surrounding their home changed constantly with the Japanese, French, British, and Vietnamese communists vying for control and influence.

De Roland Peel also serves-up a delightful history lesson about a time and place that deserves greater attention, in particular how Japan kickstarted the first Indochina war, drawing the United States into Vietnam and a conflict that would last for another two decades.

Following the end of World War II, the family moved to Ceylon where another war was unfolding and then to Britain where De Roland Peel spent three years in the British military before embarking on a career in finance.

His family roots in Indochina date back to the 19th century and over the past 30 years De Roland Peel has worked as an investor in Cambodia following a request from King Norodom Sihanouk – extended to his mother – to help in post-war reconstruction.

The devastation and genocide inflicted by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge emerged from a conflict that had its early beginnings in World War II.

The Diplomat’s Luke Hunt spoke with De Roland Peel following his guest appearance at the recent Angkor Writers and Readers Festival in Siem Reap, and a tour across northern Cambodia where he revisited many of the historical sites and small towns once engulfed by war.

What were the major developments and events that drove geopolitical trends in Asia in 2021?

Podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the most significant geopolitical developments in Asia in 2021.

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The hosts discuss the late-2021 violence in the Solomon Islands and the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy.

Podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the origins and consequences of recent violence in the Solomon Islands, the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy, and the consequences .

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The United States and China aren’t satisfied with their relationship, but both sides appear to be interested in managing their differences.

Podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the recent meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The discussion also covers the U.S. Department of Defense’s 2021 report on Chinese military power.

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A conversation with author Chris Woolf.

Uzbekistan’s presidential election yielded few surprises. What about Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming parliamentary elections?

Podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss developments in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan’s October 2021 presidential election, Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming parliamentary elections, and the region’s reaction to a Taliban-led Afghanistan.

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Manoj Kewalramani joins the show to discuss Indian views of China and the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () speaks to Manoj Kewalramani, fellow in China studies at the Takshashila Institution in India, about Sino-Indian relations.

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Both North and South Korea demonstrated a wide range of new missile capabilities in September 2021. What’s driving their arms race?

’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () speaks to Joseph Dempsey, a research associate for defense and military analysis at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about recent missile-related developments on the Korean Peninsula.

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If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and TuneIn. You can contact the host, Ankit Panda, .