The Raisina Podcast

In this episode, Dhruva Jaishankar, Director, US Initiative, ORF is joined by Marietje Schaake, President, CyberPeace Institute.

They discuss China's great firewall, differences between the United States and Europe over privacy and emerging technologies that will have the greatest impact on politics and policy.

The conversation also delves into renewed globalisation after the coronavirus and the chief impediments to regulatory harmonization that will be faced by like-minded democracies.

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In this episode Prof Harsh Pant, Director Studies, Observer Research Foundation is joined by Amb Nirupama Menon Rao, Former Foreign Secretary of India and Dr C Raja Mohan, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. They delve into the Indo-pacific, the Quad and other developments that are shaping this important geography.

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Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, BJP and Director India Foundation in conversation with Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation discuss India's foreign policy proposition, the impact of polarised debates on domestic politics, US elections and China among other themes in this episode of the Raisina Podcast.

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Is the "Indo-Pacific" an organic expression of connectivity, a community of nations, or a strategic construct? The answers to these questions will define national security postures in the region over the next decade. As things stand now, the Indo-Pacific is caught between two conflicting realities: as a region for geopolitical competition and one where Asia’s development futures will be decided. This panel, responded to the big questions about the Indo-Pacific: Who defines it? Who will bear the costs of this strategic orientation? What purpose does it serve? And how will it be managed?

Moderator: Yalda Hakim, Journalist, BBC World News, Australia (@BBCYaldaHakim)

Panelists:
Adm. Karambir Sing, Chief of Naval Staff, India
Gen. Koji Yamazaki, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, Japan
Vice Adm. David Johnston, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Australia
Gen. Luc De Rancourt, Deputy Director-General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of Armed Forces, France
Adm. Tony Radakin, Chief of Naval Staff, United Kingdom

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As the century turns 20, what values are under threat in a world increasingly defined by diverging interests? Can states coalesce around shared values – and what values are worth defending? Can states with dissimilar political regimes come to a consensus around value frameworks? Which coalitions and partnerships can support this process? This panel will ask if states can transcend today’s polarised political moment to defend the values that matter.

Moderator – Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation, India (@samirsaran)

Panelists:
Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia (@MarisePayne)
Matthew Pottinger, Deputy National Security Adviser, U.S. National Security Council, United States
Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Finland
Vijay Gokhale, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India (@vgokhale59)

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Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman of the Observer Research Foundation speaks to Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Iran, about the killing of General Soleimani, the Ukranian Plane downing, and the role of the United States in the Middle East.

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In our second episode, Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman of the Observer Research Foundation speaks to Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia, about Russia's role in stabilising the Civil War in Libya, the importance of a rules-based international order, and making the world more democratic on the basis of the principles of the United Nations Charter.

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In our first episode S Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs, speaks to Samir Saran, President of the Observer Research Foundation, about his vision for India’s foreign policy, which he calls ‘India Way’.

With ‘India Way’, he believes in establishing India as a country that brings its capacities to bear on the international system for global good. He further stresses the importance of India moving away from its past image and transforming itself into a country that decides and shapes international discourse and takes firm decisions.

Moreover, while maintaining to be a just country, he hopes to see India as a brand by identifying what is unique to its culture and people.

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Introduction music credit: 'Rising Spirits' by Jay Man.