The current India-China rivalry has revealed the fault lines in South Asia. The increasing Chinese interests in the region, be it elections in Sri Lanka or involvement with Nepalese communist parties, has resulted in a complex dynamics between New Delhi and Beijing. How do South Asian countries navigate between China, which has risen to be a great power and India, that is at the heart of the subcontinent? In this backdrop, Professor C Raja Mohan spoke to Ambassador Shivshankar Menon about the geopolitics of South Asia. Ambassador Menon is currently a Professor at the Ashoka University in India, the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies in New Delhi, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington. He served as national security advisor to the Prime Minister of India from January 2010 to May 2014 and as Foreign Secretary of India from October 2006 to August 2009. A career diplomat, he was Ambassador or High Commissioner of India to Israel, Sri Lanka, China, and Pakistan.
Episode 185: Connectivity and Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal Region
Episode 184: State Elections 2023 - BJP and Northeast India
Episode 183: Critical Minerals in India
Episode 182: Air Pollution in North India
Episode 181: Sustainability Issues in the Himalayas
Episode 180: Green Hydrogen in India
Episode 179: The Indian Budget 2023
Episode 178: South Asia Geopolitical Outlook 2023
Episode 177: South Asia Economic Outlook 2023
Episode 176: South Asia Outlook 2023
Episode 175: An Overview of COP27
Episode 174: A Tough End to 2022 for Bangladesh
Episode 173: State Elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Episode 172: India-Russia Relations
Episode 171: The Quad and Ransomware
Episode 170: G20 in Bali - Analysis
Episode 169: The 1962 War - Reflection of Sino-Indian Relations
Episode 168: The Crises in Pakistan
Episode 167: G20 Bali Summit - What to Expect
Episode 166: Renewable Energy in India
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