JSIA PODCAST

E1- Pegasus report, Mizoram-Assam conflict, Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, special India-Pak independence report.

The influence of tech moguls and billionaires is exponentially increasing. As they amass greater fortunes, the power they wield grows too. Alongside conventional heads of state, these individuals impact the international order in multifarious ways. It is imperative that we scrutinize their actions and understand their role. We will be a nalyzing such individuals through the lens of philosophical theories of power and leadership.

In the first episode of Realpolitik, Akshata and Preben discuss the historical persecution of indigenous Canadians, their present situation, and potential ways forward.

Colonial rule has left several nations in poverty and has caused widespread damage to them. This could be evident by the conflicts in several countries, especially in Africa. The podcast evaluates how the colonial scramble for Africa resulted in several contemporary issues in Congo, Nigeria and Rwanda. The episode also discusses how Africa has been mapped and provides insights into how Africa should have been mapped.

Israel and Palestine conflict is one of the longest ongoing conflict of recent times.The conflict is not just a religious one, but also a conflict of ethnicity, border and most importantly human rights.

Today, we see rapid escalation in the region and we are all curious to know more about it. Join us as we speak with professor Khinvraj on the history of the conflict.

The year is 1971. Across the Border in East Pakistan, the Bangla people have risen up against their Pakistani Overlords, forming the Mukti Bahini, an armed insurgent force, aimed at Achieving independence from Pakistan. These Muktis, as they are fondly called, are being trained in India, and although India has not yet officially joined the war, Indian forces nonetheless assist the Mukti Bahini against Pakistani forces. The Pakistanis have repeatedly used air support against the coalition, and Indian forces have repeatedly requested air support from the IAF, but Indian aircraft are forbidden from venturing into Pakistani airspace before the official start of the conflict.

However, today, the Pakistani aircraft, Canadian-Built CL-13s, a Canadian version of the Legendary American F-86 Sabre, have made a fatal mistake. During the course of the attack, the strayed into Indian airspace, and are immediately painted on Indian Radar. The sirens blare at Dum Dum Airport in Calcutta, where a detachment of the Indian Air Force’s 22nd Squadron, are on standby. 4 Young IAF pilots Dash out towards their aircraft, and quickly get into the air.

The PAF had breached Indian airspace once earlier during the day, but they had retreated back into their own airspace by the time Indian aircraft reached the area. However, this time, the pilots are determined not to let it happen again. The formation goes full throttle, and heads for Boyra, the town that would subsequently give the epic battle its name.

Then Flying officer Donald Lazarus, who was the number 4 in the formation, is fully concentrated on the task of flying his Folland Gnat, an extremely small, but nimble aircraft, armed with two hard hitting 20mm ADEN cannons. He knows that the Sabres the enemy ius fielding today, were one of the best dogfighters of its era, and trying to outturn it would be a death sentence. Instead, they rely on fighting them in the vertical arena, where the Gnats have the advantage. He has no clue, that he is going to be involved in one of the most legendary air combat incidents of the Indian Air Force……

Here, we introduce to you Group Captain Donald Lazarus, who has given us the absolute honour of being on this show, where he describes the Battle of Boyra, through his own eyes, around 50 years ago, as it happened.

This episode looks into the former President Donald Trump's Middle East policies. Further, we explore the Abraham Accords, Qatar crisis, The rise of President Erdogan and much more. Along with the Dean of JSIA and the author of books such as Trumped, Dr.Sreeram Chaulia, we talk more about how Donald Trump's decisions impact the region in the long term, and how the new administration will react to the decisions

“Shoot, Dive, Fly”, “The Brave”, “The Dreamcatchers”. These are some of the famous books that Rachna Bisht Rawat has authored. Through her exquisite writing skills, she brings the stories of the men in olive green, who are deployed in the coldest of the mountains and the driest of the desserts, who have their nation and their regiment as their top priority, who are living away from their families just because we can live with ours.

Hailing from a military family, Rachna Bisht Rawat has had a unique life, moving from one place to another, studying in different schools, meeting new set of people every two years, and making new set of friends every now and then. From writing blogs of her anecdotes, she encounters; she has had a long journey as her books are one of the best selling in the country containing the stories from the regiments of different people that she has come across her life.

From a shy child to a very expressive and positive person, Mrs. Rawat has experienced different phases of her life.

After having such an enriching podcast with her, it doubled my motivation to join the Indian army (which is my dream job). Her stories are unique, and her life journey contains a lot of encounters, which eventually gave us one of the best authors. It has been an immense pleasure and honor talking to such a creative person.

In the recent times of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the world has witnessed the use of drone in an actual war scenario. drones have been of a beneficiary usage in the recent times. They have been used in multiple field other than Defence. In this podcast, Along with prof(Dr) Pankaj Jha, who is a professor at the Jindal school of international affairs, we are going too go deep into the conversation regarding drones and its effect in our daily lives and future.

We are also going to speak about the Center for Security Studies which is headed by Dr. Pankaj Jha.

This episode delves into the build up to the Indo-China war of 1962 and the consequences of the war. There is also a discussion on the Sikkim dispute and the recent Doklam standoff.