The Mansarovar Podcast

In this episode Dr. Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with Prof. Sanjay Kathuria , visiting expert at USIP. They discuss how the geopolitical competition in South Asia is influencing trade relations and policies of the states engaged in the region. 

In this episode Dr. Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). They discuss how South Asia’s growing geopolitical competition is unfolding in the region’s energy sector.

In this episode Dr. Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with  Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Senior Research Associate at ODI. They discuss how geoeconomics is increasingly taking the centre stage in South Asia’s evolving geopolitics.

In this episode Dr. Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with Dr. George Cooke. They discuss the influence of development partners and their governance styles on the domestic and foreign policy priorities of South Asian states.

In this episode Dr Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with with Prof. Syed Munir Khasru  of The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG). They discuss how South Asia’s digital and cyber space is becoming the latest playing field for the intensifying regional geopolitics.

In this episode Dr Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with  Dr. Sinderpal Singh, Senior Fellow and Assistant Director of Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies. They discuss geopolitical context behind a growing number of maritime connectivity initiatives across South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region.

In this episode Dr Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with Miss Nilanthi Samaranayake, Adjunct Fellow at the East-West Center, Washington. They discuss how the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief efforts in South Asia are becoming increasingly intertwined with evolving geopolitics in the region. 

In this episode, Dr Happymon Jacob, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Founder at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research hosts a conversation with Dr Medha Bisht, Associate Professor, South Asian University, New Delhi. They discuss the implications of growing geopolitical competition in South Asia on transboundary river disputes.