OUTLINE:0:00 Introduction & Greetings4:24 ISRO PSLV Failures Discussed7:07 Possible Sabotage Theory10:01 ISRO Starved of Funding14:24 $36 Billion Rafale Deal16:04 Why Not Sukhoi-57?18:53 India's Fighter Jet Zoo21:58 India-Pakistan Air Parity23:35 Rafale Deal Not Finalized24:05 US Visa Bans 75 Nations27:06 Indian Immigrants Add Value29:28 US-Iran Conflict Question32:23 Western Media on Iran34:02 US Bases Surrounding Iran36:51 Can Iran Fight Back?38:04 America's Endgame in Iran40:01 India Leaves Chabahar Port43:06 Beginning of Vassal Status?44:25 Deng Xiaoping's Wisdom45:04 US-NATO in Greenland46:53 US Will Buy Greenland47:16 Venezuela Under US Control49:13 Delcy Rodriguez Cooperates51:06 Heavy Crude Oil Refining53:18 India's Tech Weakness56:02 Education System Rotten58:07 India Not Taken Seriously58:50 China's Internal Vulnerabilities1:00:05 China Avoids Military War1:02:03 Strategic Autonomy Question1:05:01 India's Hedging Game1:07:05 US Wants India Vassal1:09:05 CCP Delegation Visits India1:12:04 India-China Border Issue1:13:03 Jus Soli vs Sanguinis1:16:11 US Birthright Citizenship1:17:41 Artemis 2 Moon Mission1:21:02 ISRO Not in Race1:22:32 Why Korea Germany Partitioned1:25:22 Japan Also Was Partitioned1:27:34 Japanese Temple Mantras1:30:01 India's 2000-Year Influence1:31:26 Siddhum Script in Japan1:34:01 Hindu Gods in Japan1:36:00 Africa 5 Regions Hypothesis1:40:00 Ethnic Conflicts Inevitable1:40:40 Sayyad Migration to India1:46:02 West Asian DNA Clusters1:48:40 Pamheiba Called Garib Nawaz1:51:53 Indo-Germanic Language Term1:55:56 Germans Stole Aryan Term1:56:36 Ming Dynasty Isolated Itself1:59:51 Century of Humiliation2:02:05 ISRO Treated as Stepchild2:02:44 Japan in French Indochina2:06:02 Vichy France Collaboration2:06:24 US Colonized Philippines2:09:43 Paganism Survived in Europe2:12:09 Syncretism in Christianity2:13:45 Romuva Baltic Revival2:15:03 Superchat Q&A Begins2:16:01 UGC Rules Terrible2:17:00 Iran vs Venezuela Difference2:19:03 India Left Chabahar Confirmed2:21:22 Internet Shutdown in Iran2:23:09 Wars: National vs Arms Lobby2:25:05 CCP-BJP Meeting Explained2:26:00 India Like Nigeria Comparison2:28:03 Why Trump Canceled Iran Strike2:29:18 Russian Defense Ministry Rumors2:31:00 Democracy Disaster for India2:32:30 Future Superpower Predictions2:33:06 Monument Conservation Privatized2:34:02 William Dalrymple Biased2:36:07 Final Thoughts and Optimism

Episode 321 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the Superchat, and I shall answer them.0:00 Introduction & Greetings4:38 India's Poverty Glorification8:45 Nuclear Energy Fear Explained13:00 Fusion Energy on Earth15:00 Monroe Doctrine for India19:00 Bengal's Ancient History23:30 Iran Regime Change Threat27:00 India's Strategic Patience29:00 India Exits Indus Treaty30:05 US Fast Food Health Impact31:40 Bollywood Song Plagiarism39:00 China vs US Military Response42:00 Pre-WWI vs Today Comparison43:00 Human Need for Approval45:00 Astrology: Scientific or Not?48:40 India's Critical 5 Years51:00 Russia-Ukraine War Analysis53:00 Iran Protests: Organic or CIA?55:00 Defense Deals vs Indigenous57:00 UK WWII Plane Manufacturing1:00:00 1990s-2000s Internet Evolution1:05:00 Hindi Imposition Debate1:07:00 Cats Domesticated Humans1:10:00 MBA vs Army Career Advice1:12:00 Israel's Stable Fertility Rate1:13:00 Communism vs US Hegemony1:14:00 Eggs and Cholesterol Opinion1:15:50 Why Socrates Drank Hemlock1:16:30 Hawking Radiation & Information1:22:00 Job Loss Career Advice1:24:00 India Leading BRICS 20261:27:00 How US Became Superpower1:29:00 Starship Troopers Book1:29:30 Starlink Permission Concerns1:31:00 Maldives Annexation Benefits1:32:00 Russia's Military Education1:35:00 Modern Lifestyle Health Crisis1:38:00 Nasadiya Sukta: Rigveda Wisdom1:43:00 Female Leadership in Warfare1:44:30 Was Tolkien a Plagiarist?1:47:00 Personal Background Revealed1:48:00 We Are the Original Aryans1:49:00 Mechanical Engineering in AI1:51:00 Bengal's Islamization Process1:54:00 Food Quality: India vs West1:57:00 NATO Breakup Consequences1:59:00 Software Developer Gap Years2:05:00 US Support for Israel2:07:00 DRDO Scramjet Test Success2:11:30 How to Build Better Habits2:17:00 Indra's Vehicle: Airavata2:17:30 Indus Valley Disappearance2:21:00 Sarasvati Civilization Decline2:26:00 Silurian Hypothesis: Ancient Life2:28:00 Open Source Security Concerns2:28:50 Free Will vs Determinism2:31:00 Iran Regime Change Parallels2:34:00 India's Next 100 Years2:36:00 Bangladesh Trade Leverage2:37:30 Future of Physics2:40:00 God as Programmer Theory2:41:30 Uzbekistan Loves Indians2:42:00 MMA in 20252:47:00 ISRO vs Foreign Research2:50:00 8th Century United India2:51:00 Hindu Population Concerns2:55:00 Regime Change Risk India2:55:20 How to Deal with FOMO2:58:00 Venezuela Scenario for India2:58:15 How to Choose Life Partner3:00:00 Tavistock & Crown Council3:01:00 Untouchability and Sati Claims3:02:00 Consciousness Definition3:08:30 Why Sun Appears Yellow3:10:10 Portuguese vs NE Conversions3:12:20 US Confrontation Timeline3:13:00 Consciousness & Solipsism3:16:00 Indian News Channel Offer3:17:00 India's Gold Reserves Abroad3:18:00 Vassalization Probability3:19:00 Mastering English Communication3:20:00 Greenland Purchase Idea3:21:20 Event Horizon Reality3:23:00 Raghuram Rajan Credibility3:23:30 Einstein: Time Is Illusion3:29:50 Indians: Commenters Not Doers3:34:00 Book Recommendations Request3:35:00 How CEOs Avoid Burnout3:36:45 Pakistani Drone Incursions3:37:00 Black Holes as Compressors3:38:20 Weekly Geopolitics Episodes3:39:00 Diego Garcia US Presence3:40:00 Manufactured Passions & Trends3:41:00 Right-Handed Neutrino Theory3:42:30 Religion: Philosophy vs Science3:44:30 Diego Garcia Discussion3:45:00 Bangladesh Threats to India3:45:40 Closing Remarks

Episode 320 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the comments, and I shall answer them.

Episode 319 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the Superchat, and I shall answer them.

OUTLINE:0:00 Introduction and New Year Greetings1:19 Venezuela Regime Change: US Military Operation Announced5:13 Question on Latin American Countries Allied with Maduro6:21 Maduro Captured: Details of the US Operation8:08 The Monroe Doctrine Explained (1823)8:59 Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine10:01 US Justification: Democracy, Human Rights, and Oil11:23 Venezuela's Oil: 20% of World's Proven Reserves13:14 China's Oil Imports from Venezuela vs Russia and Saudi14:19 India's Oil Trade with Venezuela: Past and Present15:49 How Venezuela Strengthens US Dollar and Petrodollar System16:51 Venezuela's Allies: Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Honduras18:53 Will the US Invade Cuba and Nicaragua Next?21:17 Global Implications: Ukraine, Iran, Taiwan Connection22:32 Putin Assassination Attempt: Drone Strikes on Residence28:38 Why Russia Chose the Slow War Strategy in Ukraine36:23 Pakistan in Gaza: Peacekeeping Mission Under Trump's Plan39:24 Zia-ul-Haq's Role in Jordan: Killing 25,000 Palestinians41:21 Pakistan-Israel Relations: Actions vs Words44:23 Somaliland: Location and Strategic Importance48:38 History of Somaliland: British Colonial Era to Independence52:58 Siad Barre's Regime and Somaliland's Declaration of Independence55:45 Montevideo Criteria: Why Somaliland Remains Unrecognized57:22 Ethiopia's Interest in Somaliland's Berbera Port59:41 UAE and Saudi Arabia's Involvement in Somaliland1:00:04 Israel Recognizes Somaliland: First Nation to Do So1:01:44 US National Security Strategy: Hemispheric Defense1:09:03 China's Claim of Mediating India-Pakistan Conflict1:09:59 Kissinger's Prediction: Nuclear Japan by 20281:14:25 How Nuclear Japan Would Change East Asian Balance1:16:25 Iran vs India: Why Iran Projects More Power1:19:54 Iran's Political Continuity vs India's Coalition Governments1:22:40 Chanakya's Arthashastra: Moral Flexibility Explained1:26:41 Taxation Lessons from the Arthashastra1:28:14 Are We Living in the Worst Era of Human History?1:32:54 Indian Migration to the Caribbean: Indentured Labor System1:37:18 British Abolished Slavery They Started: The Hypocrisy1:40:18 Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji: Where Indians Were Shipped1:43:31 How British De-industrialized India to Create Labor Pool1:45:46 British Empire's Real Power: Navy vs Bureaucracy1:51:20 Megasthenes' Indica: Seven Classes of Indian Society1:54:16 Indian Texts vs Greek Observations: The Jati System1:55:50 Should Sri Lanka Be Part of India? Historical Analysis1:58:23 Chola Empire: When Sri Lanka Was Formally Part of India2:00:22 Geopolitics Has No Morality: Power Determines Territory2:01:16 The American Wild West: Geography and Timeline2:11:11 Why Native Americans Weren't the Primary Slave Population2:13:22 Golden Age of Serial Killers: Why So Many in America?2:19:25 British India Industrialists: All Were Collaborators2:22:45 Marshall Plan Question2:24:04 Can Modi Invade Pakistan? The Harsh Truth About US Power2:25:40 Why Chinese Civil Wars Are the Deadliest in History2:28:04 Where to Learn Hindu Philosophy: Book Recommendations2:29:48 Why India Can't Have CPEC-Style Corridor with China2:31:08 Russian Aircraft vs Boeing and Airbus2:33:02 What About Taiwan Now? China's Options After Venezuela2:35:09 Has US Diplomacy Quality Declined?2:40:20 Did Operation Sindoor Help Asim Munir?2:41:18 China's Economic Rise: Best Chance Before 2040s2:43:27 Why US Allowed Brexit2:44:12 Iran Could Be Next: India's Only Option2:53:36 Closing Remarks and Preview of Next Episode

OUTLINE:0:00 Introduction & Welcome4:43 Who Are the Amish?8:52 Why Converts Are Zealous10:56 Nvidia CEO on Linux12:51 Thailand Destroys Hindu Statue13:21 Bangladesh Regime Change14:43 Arabs Castrated Black Slaves16:44 Bullying in Ancient Gurukuls18:42 US Gun Rights Explained20:26 Students Smoking & Drinking23:23 Andromeda Paradox Explained26:50 Dating Culture Critique28:47 Coups Aren't Rare Today30:14 Westerners Cosplaying as Hindus32:22 Measuring Stellar Distances36:36 Indra in Mythology38:43 Sovereignty vs Wealth41:07 Advice on Joining Army44:18 Kakatiya Dynasty Question45:18 Christmas Stolen From Pagans48:51 Moving to Switzerland51:18 Joy of Discovery54:35 Bangladesh's Future56:53 Book Review Requests59:42 Bronze Age Tin Trade1:04:48 Mass Conversions in India1:08:42 Capacitors and AC Current1:09:53 Pauli Exclusion Principle1:12:54 Vatican's Hidden Secrets1:13:47 Balochistan Freedom Movement1:14:19 Russia Wanted to Join NATO1:17:34 Arnold vs Ronnie Coleman1:18:26 Wormholes and White Holes1:21:54 Why Christmas Vacation?1:24:27 India's Tech Sovereignty1:26:56 History Textbook Corrections1:28:00 Ancient Cartography1:29:14 Defining Consciousness1:32:18 Minoan-Indian Connections1:34:42 December the 10th Month1:36:04 Sanskrit as National Language1:37:44 Christmas-Saturnalia Connection1:38:42 Pashtun Genetics Explained1:42:58 Gen Z Indian Pride1:43:52 Bakhtiyar Khilji's Death1:44:10 Moon Base Future1:45:53 India's Cyber Security1:47:27 Deoband vs Barelvi1:48:17 Adultery Decriminalization1:50:49 UK Healthcare Decline1:52:52 Reservation System Debate1:55:57 Putin-Clinton Leaked Docs1:58:02 Special Relativity Basics1:59:21 Debate Culture Critique2:05:54 Epstein Files Explained2:07:19 USSR Life vs Today2:09:44 Developing Thick Skin2:12:09 India vs West Healthcare2:13:43 Tamil Nadu Preserving Culture2:14:09 Education System Reforms2:18:42 Europe Under US Control2:19:01 Jesus Resurrection Evidence2:23:35 Growing Up and Reality2:26:44 Time Management Basics2:26:56 Kabul and Indian Relations2:28:54 Student Debates Gandhi2:31:44 Vedic Memory Prodigy2:37:01 Qualifications Don't Matter2:38:26 French vs Hindi Sounds2:40:39 Learning New Languages2:42:36 Committee of 3002:43:07 Quantum in Schools2:45:03 Aryan Invasion Theory Change2:47:09 Knowledge Through Reading2:49:46 Rail Gun Technology2:52:21 Karkota Empire Erased2:58:50 Will Durant's Masterpiece3:00:07 Tom Clancy Books3:01:33 Closing Remarks

Episode 316 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the comments, and I shall answer them.

Episode 315 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the Superchat, and I shall answer them.

Episode 314 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the comments, and I shall answer them.

Episode 313 of the #AskAbhijit show: Ask me your best questions in the superchat, and I shall answer them.