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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Nijjar killing - Pannun case: How should India manage diplomatic fallout | Ep #157

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Nijjar killing - Pannun case: How should India manage diplomatic fallout | Ep #157
    Jun 22 2024
    You could call it the Tale of two trials: With the extradition of an Indian Nikhil Gupta to the US, and the arrest of 4 Indians in Canada, India is expected to face a number of questions over its operations on targeting Khalistani separatists in the west. This week marked many anniversaries - A year since Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani separatist wanted on terror charges in India, was gunned down outside a gurudwara in Canada’s Surrey - A year since the US FBI and Drug Enforcement Agency stopped what it calls an assassination plot under way against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York - And a year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US This week also saw a flurry of activity linked to those 3 events. Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | 3rd term for Modi -Will the coalition govt impact foreign policy? | Ep #156

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | 3rd term for Modi -Will the coalition govt impact foreign policy? | Ep #156
    Jun 15 2024
    As PM Modi picks the same team for diplomacy and national security- will there be any changes in Indian Foreign Policy in his third term with a coalition in charge ? What’s on his agenda for travel, and what are the foreign policy priorities for the new NDA government? Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Israel’s attack on Rafah: What is India’s position? | Ep #155

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Israel’s attack on Rafah: What is India’s position? | Ep #155
    Jun 1 2024
    We return to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza- now nearly 250 days of it- in retaliation for the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas- the latest civilian casualties, after Israel Defence Forces launched strikes on a refugee tent city in Rafah, an area designated a safe zone by Israel itself- killing about 45, many burnt to death while asleep and injuring 200. Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Gelephu megacity dreams | Bhutan PM interview | Ep #154

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Gelephu megacity dreams | Bhutan PM interview | Ep #154
    May 25 2024
    This week we are looking at Bhutan, India’s smallest and most reclusive neighbour, that rarely gets spoken about. But now, with an announcement made in December by the Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is hoping to make a big splash, with the creation of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) to its south bordering Assam. Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Chabahar deal | Could U.S. play spoiler in India-Iran ties? | Ep #153

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Chabahar deal | Could U.S. play spoiler in India-Iran ties? | Ep #153
    May 18 2024
    This week marked a new chapter in India’s 20 year old interest in a port in Iran- Chabahar. On a visit to Tehran, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and his Iranian counterpart oversaw the signing of an agreement to develop the Shahid Beheshti terminal- one terminal in the warm water port just off Iran’s Sistan Baluchistan province. Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Campus protests in U.S. | Will it impact presidential elections? | Ep #152

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Campus protests in U.S. | Will it impact presidential elections? | Ep #152
    May 4 2024
    We are about 2 months from the Republican National Convention- despite cases against him, Mr. Trump seems set to be the candidate About 3 months from the Democratic Convention- where despite concerns about his age and health, Mr. Biden is the confirmed candidate And about 6 months to go to voting day on November 5- which appears to be a rematch of the election in 2020 However, what is different at this point in the campaign is that Foreign policy issues are also dominating the discourse. Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Foreign interference in elections | Is there a basis for India’s fears? | Ep #151

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Foreign interference in elections | Is there a basis for India’s fears? | Ep #151
    Apr 27 2024
    As election season takes off in India, allegations by PM Modi and EAM Jaishankar of foreign interference from the West heat up the campaign – we will look at the history of such allegations worldwide, and whether there is a basis for New Delhi’s present concerns. Read more here.
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  • Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Israel-Iran strikes | Can India escape being caught in conflict? | Ep #150

    Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Israel-Iran strikes | Can India escape being caught in conflict? | Ep #150
    Apr 20 2024
    News breaking now of multiple strikes by Israel on bases and nuclear facilities in Iran are further driving up tensions in the region- while the two countries have had a shadow war between them for 45 years, we have not seen such openly direct strikes on each other thus far. Up ahead we will look at how this new turn will change the west Asian landscape, and seven ways India is impacted. Read more here.
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