Beyond the Indus

A conversation with Michael Parer, a former cleric who bucked the Catholic system.

Where are nuclear weapons risks most acute in the Asia-Pacific today?

‘s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () speaks to John Borrie and Wilfred Wan from the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) on the new UNIDIR report, . The episode covers nuclear risks in the U.S.-China relationship, in Northeast Asia, and in Southern Asia. The discussion also covers the influence of emerging technologies on nuclear risk.

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What draws China to Central and Eastern Europe?

‘s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () speaks to Ivana Karásková, a China Research Fellow and a Project Coordinator at the Association for International Affairs (AMO) in Prague, about China’s geopolitical interests in Central and Eastern Europe. Karásková is one of the authors of a recent policy paper titled ‘.’

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Is China’s South China Sea behavior changing amid the pandemic or continuing as usual?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the ramming of a Vietnamese fishing ship by a China Coast Guard vessel near the Paracel Islands and recent military activities in and around the Taiwan Strait.

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Are negotiations with the United States no longer a priority?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the beginning of what appears to be North Korea’s 2020 missile testing campaign, the prospects for U.S.-North Korea relations this year, and the effect of COVID–19 on Pyongyang.

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Also, the hosts discuss the reactions to the spread of COVID–19 in South Asia.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games and the reactions in South Asia to the spread of the COVID–19 pandemic.

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Also, the hosts discuss progress in the implementation of the February 29 U.S.-Taliban deal in Afghanistan.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss political change in Malaysia and the implementation of the U.S.-Afghanistan February 29 peace agreement.

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A conversation with travel writer, journalist, and Hollywood filmmaker Nick Ray

Travel writer and film producer Nick Ray has had a wide range of roles during his career in Southeast Asia focused on mainland Southeast Asia. He has written the best-selling Lonely Planet Cambodia guidebook for more than 20 years, as well as contributing to other country guides on Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with Indonesia, Uganda and Zambia as well. In recent years, he has also left his mark in film and Hollywood through his family company Hanuman Films.

Ray speaks with Luke Hunt about his work on films, including with Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and the award-winning Cambodian film which he produced. He also offers some more off the beaten track destination ideas for adventure travelers.

Is this a once-in-a-100-years global shock?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the global and Asian response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A conversation with Australian foreign correspondent Craig Skehan and his decades in Southeast Asia.

Veteran Australian journalist Craig Skehan has covered Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands over the last four decades, for major news outlets including and Australian Associated Press (AAP). That included the 2009 massacre in Maguindanao, Philippines, where justice for the victims and their families had taken over a decade to come through.

Skehan spoke to Luke Hunt recently about a range of issues, including recent developments on the Maguindanao massacre. He also looks back on a career path which led to many years in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia.