In the final episode of Armchair Strategist's opening season, we end with a conversation with our colleague Dr Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Distinguished Fellow and Head of Nuclear & Space Policy Initiative at ORF, on some key national securit

CPEC

Nov 23rd, 2020 55m 43s

With a range of connectivity and infrastructure projects across Pakistan, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a crucial foothold for the PRC in South Asia and a gateway to the Indian Ocean. As China projects power beyond its borders and int

The Chinese Military Challenge II: Military Innovation and Emerging Strategic Technologies

Oct 20th, 2020 1h 5m

In this episode of Armchair Strategist, we’re taking the conversation beyond the conventional military balance and looking at advancements India and China have been making in emerging technologies that will be key to next generation warfare. We

The Chinese Military Challenge I: The Conventional Balance

Oct 2nd, 2020 49m 15s

India-China tensions on land show no signs of abating, and the maritime space is also increasingly contested. As competition between the two Asian powers heats up, Armchair Strategist is exploring how their militaries stack up. We are joined by

In the trenches: Women in the military

Sep 18th, 2020 1h 5m

Women in uniform are not a rarity in India -- think police and paramilitary services. However, when it comes women in the armed forces, we've been witness to milestones one at a time, the most recent one being the Supreme Court’s judgment earli

Agitated Waters: Securing the Indian Ocean

Sep 11th, 2020 49m 29s

The Indian Ocean is the lynchpin in India's Indo-Pacific vision. Some 80% of global seaborne trade passes through the Indian Ocean Region, including critical energy supplies for both India and China. The past decade has seen significantly expan

Hidden Costs, Open Challenges: India’s economic dependence on China

Sep 2nd, 2020 39m 48s

Even as the India-China border dispute has now acquired an economic dimension, the asymmetric economic relationship between India and China already exposes India to certain security and strategic risks.This week, Dr Priya Chacko from the Univer

Border and more: Talking India-China ties

Aug 24th, 2020 38m 6s

Even as New Delhi faces the immediate challenge of defusing tensions at the border, it also faces the necessary task of re-thinking its engagement with China, eyes wide open. Has Galwan been the push it needed? What options are available to New

Dealing with China: The role of external alignments

Aug 17th, 2020 40m 17s

The recent border crisis has not only shifted India’s gears with respect to China, but also elicited interesting responses from Washington and Moscow. Early US tentativeness gave way to more vocal support with President Trump directly calling o

Crisis at the Border - A Practitioner's Perspective

Aug 6th, 2020 36m 9s

In our first episode of Armchair Strategist, we kick things off with the topic du jour – India and China facing off in Ladakh. The crisis has seen the first fatalities at the Line of Actual Control in 45 years, and despite talks of disengagemen

Trailer

Armchair Strategist Trailer

Jul 30th, 2020 52s

Armchair Strategist offers a source of added perspective on the state of affairs at India's borders, the power balances in its region, and the changing nature of its military. Every week, Ritika Passi and Angad Singh, with ORF's Strategic Studi

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