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The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.
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Markus Reisner is an Austrian historian, military expert, and officer of the Austrian Armed Forces serving as commander of the Gardebataillon. He joined the Austrian Armed Forces in 1997 as a one-year volunteer and subsequently completed a preparatory semester for the Military Academy in Allentsteig.

Markus Reisner currently is a member of the Military History Advisory Board of the Scientific Commission at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defense and holds a position as lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt. Before, he advised the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2017-2018), as well as the Austrian Ministry of Defence (2018). 

As we approach the 1 year mark since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine, we recap the world since the war began, how it will play out and more on this episode of Velina's Talk series.

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Iran has undergone significant changes over the past two to three decades, both domestically and in its relationships with the international community. Domestically, Iran has experienced a political and cultural shift with the rise of religious and conservative elements, leading to increased tensions between the government and opposition groups. On the foreign front, Iran has become more isolated due to its nuclear program, which has led to harsh economic sanctions imposed by the international community. Despite this, Iran continues to play a major role in regional politics. "Quo Vadis" is a latin phrase which roughly translates to "Where are you headed?"

Esfandyar, the founder & CEO of Bourse & Bazaar Foundation a think tank focused on the middle east. In this conversation he spoke about the ongoing protests in Iran, what Iran's current global standing is and where it is heading right now. 

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:00 Introduction
01:48 Iran's Political Protests
05:09 Most realistic scenarios in the short term
12:19 Iran's Potential Nuclear weapons program 
23:13 Iran and Russia's partnership
30:15 Can Iran profit from the evolving Geo-Economic dynamics
42:41 Evolution of Iran's relations with the West
53:27 Positive relations between Iran and its regional rivals? 

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Shashank is a foreign affairs correspondent at LiveMint. Prior to this he was a research associate in the strategic studies programme at Observer Research Foundation. In this episode Sharan and Shashank talk about India's rising power in geopolitics and the narrative shift around India as the next superpower. 

Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
01:20 Introduction
01:41 Research v/s Journalism
03:43 Challenges in uncovering new stories
05:07 PMO's role in foreign affairs
07:15 Shifting from non alignment to multipolarity
10:22 Strategic ambiguity in India's foreign policy
15:01 What options does India have to increase influence?
22:54 Is there space for institutionalization of policies in India?
27:16 Balancing relations with SEA and China
32:38 India's Infrastructure developments in other countries
35:14 Indo-Russian ties going forward
38:49 How will India-China relations evolve
42:52 How Aware is India of the threats it faces

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Shubhendu Anand is a lawyer, practicing primarily in the Supreme Court of India. He was Chamber Junior to the Additional Solicitor General of India at the Supreme Court. He regularly writes legal columns for leading magazines and his research articles have been published by leading journals of the country. An avid quizzer, Shubhendu's research interests include policy and regulatory laws, constitutional law and law making.

Sarthak Raizada is an LLM Student at Georgetown Law. Previously, he was practising as an Advocate in New Delhi.

Topics: 
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:55 Introduction
02:54 Circumstances in which the constitution was drafted
17:11 Underlying philosophies of the constitution
28:31 Contribution of women to the constitution
31:21 Dr. Ambedkar's role in drafting the constitution
37:54 Scope and purview of the judiciary
42:22 Does constitution allow courts to interfere in arbitrary issues 
47:43 How does Indian constitution stand out from the rest
55:10 Is the consitution still relevant?
01:00:58 Colonial hangover in the constitution 
01:05:06 Significant amendments to the constitution
01:13:09 Will the constitution evolve for the India Decade
01:16:36 Books recommendation

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