Welcome to the Silk Roads and Monsoon Winds Podcast. A podcast where we look at everything modern Asia! Joining me for my fourth episode is Hari Prasad, an independent researcher on Middle Eastern and South Asian politics and security, focusing on extremism, non-state actors, and counterinsurgency. He specializes in counterinsurgency operations in the Kashmir region of India. We discuss the India-Pakistan rivalry in light of the recent escalations which took place in February, why he thinks a stalemate is going to continue, the ongoing conflict in Kashmir and who is to blame, and what role he thinks the US should play in bringing peace to the subcontinent. Follow Hari at @HariPrasad91 Sources mentioned in episode https://www.amazon.com/Our-Moon-Has-Blood-Clots/dp/8184000871/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Rahul+Pandita&qid=1553056324&s=books&sr=1-2-catcorr https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439109117/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Rage-Kashmir-David-Devadas/dp/019947799X https://warontherocks.com/2019/02/drivers-decisions-dilemmas-understanding-the-kashmir-crisis-and-its-implications/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/jaish-e-mohammed-under-the-hood/ https://www.amazon.com/Not-War-Peace-Motivating-Cross-Border/dp/0199467498 https://twitter.com/IndiaToday/status/1105120433588719616 https://www.amazon.com/Brokering-Peace-Nuclear-Environments-Management/dp/1503604853/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=moeed+yusuf&qid=1553057476&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Intro and outro music: 'Six Feet Off The Ground' by Nana Kwabena Cover photo: Indian policemen stand guard during a curfew in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir in 2016, TRT World and Agencies. CORRECTION: at 11:46 Hari stated that the leader of JeM, Masood Azhar, had been arrested by Pakistani authorities. Azhar was not in fact arrested by the Pakistani authorities, although 44 militant suspects were detained on March 5 (including Azhar's brother). Source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/pakistan-arrests-44-suspected-of-involvement-in-pulwama-attack/…

Welcome to the Silk Roads and Monsoon Winds Podcast. A podcast where we look at everything modern Asia! In the second episode of this podcast series, I am joined by Manimugdha Sharma, current news editor for The Times of India and military history enthusiast. We discuss Indian military history from the early modern period up to post-Independence. In part 1 of this episode, we cover the Mughal approach to warfare, what allowed the British to dominate the subcontinent and the responses of native dynasties, the Martial Races theory and its lasting legacy, and the historiography of the Sepoy Revolt of 1857. Follow Mani at @quizzicalguy Intro and outro music: 'Six Feet Off The Ground' by Nana Kwabena Cover picture: 'the 93rd Highlanders entering the breach in the wall of the Secunderbagh, Lucknow, 16th November 1857 during the Indian Mutiny'. Linked here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_93rd_Sutherland_Highlanders,_November_1857_during_the_Indian_Mutiny.jpg CORRECTION: at 1:13:00 Mr. Sharma stated that it was the 3rd Bengal Native Infantry which revolted at Meerut. In fact he meant to say 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry.…

Welcome to the Silk Roads and Monsoon Winds Podcast. A podcast where we look at everything modern Asia! Joining me for my first ever episode is Twitter personality, political aficionado, and self-described conversational lubricant Rohan Javet Beg. We discuss Malaysia in light of its recent historic general election on May 9th 2018. We talk about racial politics, free speech and political discourse, Malaysia's foreign policy, the East-West divide, and the role of Islam in Malaysian society and its institutions. Follow Rohan at @RohanBeg Sources mentioned in episode. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/06/14/report-95-chinese-but-less-than-30-malays-voted-for-ph/ https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2018/07/10/najib-the-end-of-impunity/ https://www.malaymail.com/s/1684799/umno-in-defeat-what-now-clive-kessler https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Silk-Conflict-Modern-Southeast/dp/1474602002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542213898&sr=8-1&keywords=Blood+and+Silk Intro and outro music: 'Six Feet Off The Ground' by Nana Kwabena Cover picture: 'Kuala Lumpur in the heavy monsoon rain, 1997' by Stuart Franklin (Magnum Photos). Linked here: https://www.facebook.com/KLstreetphotographer/photos/a.2274763096089537/2274763866089460/?type=3&theater…