Abhijit Iyer Mitra has an MA in International Relations from Monash University, Melbourne. A member of IPCS, he specializes in defence economics, technology and procurement, and nuclear dynamics.

In this podcast, among other things, Vinamre and Abhijit discuss the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, how Russia mistreats its leaders, the loopholes in India's foreign policy, the conflict of North East India and why Abhijit hates NRIs.

You can follow Abhijit on his Twitter account:

https://twitter.com/Iyervval?t=gpiPyJt1h_a2bUzsQ3HCTw&s=09

Timestamps:

0:00 Is Ukraine winning the war?

9:38 Is Running out of weapons?

11:48 Russia punishes its leaders when they lose wars

17:47 Putin is fighting for the good for his people

22:36 Abhijit exposes The Wire

26:49 Is media promoting right wing ideology?

34:45 Rahul Gandhi is the reason BJP wins

36:13 Are Indian foreign ministers good policy makers?

47:48 Will Kejriwal replace Modi?

51:55 Why you can’t fly planes around Andhra Pradesh?

1:04:31 India’s biggest defensive weakness is …

1:15:50 Indian troops are served horribly

1:19:31 Indians living abroad are validation vampires

1:33:36 Abhijit has taken Twitter to court

1:36:54 Conclusion