Beyond the Indus

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Beyond the Indus episodes

July 06, 2019 ASEAN Takes a Stand on the ‘Indo-Pacific’
Can ASEAN and the various Indo-Pacific concepts coexist?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the June 2019 ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and its implications.
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21 min
July 03, 2019 Why the Third Trump-Kim Summit Won’t Crack the Case on Denuclearization
What did the third summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump really change?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the third U.S.-North Korea leaders’ summit on June 30, 2019, at the Joint Security Area in the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone.
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22 min
June 26, 2019 When Xi Went to Pyongyang: Making Sense of Sino-North Korean Relations in 2019
“Lips and teeth” or something else? The hosts discuss China’s complex relationship with North Korea.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the June 2019 summit meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the state of inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea diplomacy, and the upcoming G20 Osaka summit.
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30 min
June 15, 2019 The Trouble with Tourism in Southeast Asia
Travel website founder Stuart McDonald talks about the opportunities and challenges in the tourism industry in the region.

In 2004, journalists Stuart McDonald and Samantha Brown established an independent online guide for travelers in Southeast Asia that has earned a reputation for not pulling its punches in an industry too often dominated by slick advertising and hype.
From its inception, has operated on a “no freebies” policy, snubbing free rides in return for positive reviews, and always paying its own way. Its focus on travel ranges from digital nomads and backpackers to family-friendly tourist spots and up-market destinations for the rich.
McDonald, originally from Australia, spoke with Luke Hunt in Denpasar about politics, economics and tourism with a social conscience, in a region fraught with dictators, juntas and insurgencies, and traders desperate for foreign dollars. He also gave away his top three exotic destinations on roads rarely travelled in Southeast Asia.
35 min
June 15, 2019 Making Sense of Asia’s Balance of Power in 2019
Which Asian countries overperform and underperform across a range of indicators of national power?

The Lowy Institute’s Hervé Lemahieu joins ‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () to discuss the .
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31 min
June 06, 2019 The 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue: Reflections on Great Power Rivalry and the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific, China-U.S. rivalry, the South Pacific, the South China Sea, and more loomed large this year.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the themes of the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
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35 min
May 31, 2019 The Future of Indonesia, ASEAN, and the Digital Age in Southeast Asia
Risk analyst Keith Loveard talks about the past, present and future for ASEAN and in particular its powerhouse, Indonesia, amid wider trends.

Keith Loveard is a risk analyst covering Indonesia and the broader Southeast Asian region. He began his career as a journalist at the in 1968 and held senior positions at Australian Associated Press and ABC Radio News before joining the Hong Kong-based magazine in 1990 as its Jakarta correspondent.
In 2002, he took up a position as public affairs adviser with the Indonesian Department of Trade and Industry, where among other duties he was speechwriter for the minister, Rini Soemarno. At the same time, he was developing an information service that became a feature of business risk startup Concord Consulting, which he joined full-time in 2004. Loveard continues to work with Concord as editor of the website and a senior analyst for the company.
Loveard recently spoke with Luke Hunt about a range of issues across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and its role within ASEAN in the aftermath of recent elections as well as the impact of the digital age on risk assessment.
34 min
May 30, 2019 Modi’s Second Term, Asian Geopolitics, and Indian Foreign Policy
Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss the geopolitical implications of Modi’s second term.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the possible foreign policy implications of a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India after the 2019 Indian general elections.
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21 min
May 17, 2019 Huawei, Tech Decoupling, and Great Power Competition
Huawei’s fate is in the Trump administration’s hands.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the Trump administration’s challenge to Chinese tech giant Huawei, great power competition, and the findings of the 2019 U.S. Department of Defense report on Chinese military power. The discussion also considers prospects for strategic arms control involving China alongside the United States and Russia.
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27 min
May 09, 2019 North Korea First Missile Test in More Than 500 Days: A Harbinger of Greater Tension?
As tensions ramp up again on the Korean Peninsula, the hosts discuss Kim Jong Un’s plans.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss North Korea’s recent launch of a missile and the prospects for inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea diplomacy.
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20 min

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Join host Tushar Shetty every month as he and expert guests delve deep into one of the world's most culturally diverse, economically vibrant, and politically chaotic regions: South Asia.