Podcasts by Armchair Strategist
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 Studies Programme, bring you conversations with practitioners and experts on topics that matter more than ever for India's national security in the 21st century.
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The Chinese Military Challenge II: Military Innovation and Emerging Strategic Technologies from 2020-10-20T16:00
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 technologi...
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The Chinese Military Challenge I: The Conventional Balance from 2020-10-02T15:00
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 explori...
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In the trenches: Women in the military from 2020-09-18T21:00
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 m...
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Hidden Costs, Open Challenges: India’s economic dependence on China from 2020-09-02T20:00
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 strategi...
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Border and more: Talking India-China ties from 2020-08-24T20:00
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...
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Dealing with China: The role of external alignments from 2020-08-17T23:00
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 voc...
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Crisis at the Border - A Practitioner's Perspective from 2020-08-07T02:00
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 Cont...
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Armchair Strategist Trailer from 2020-07-30T12:00
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, R...
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Armchair Strategist Trailer from 2020-07-30T12:00
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, R...
Listen
Armchair Strategist Trailer from 2020-07-30T12:00
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, R...
Listen