India Rising

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat Maldives went to polls on Sunday, Sep 23 to choose its next President. Being a nascent democracy, these were its 3rd democratic Presidential elections. The incumbent President Abdulla Yameen was pitted against a joint opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. In an outcome that surprised most observers, the opposition candidate trumped the incumbent President and is all set to become the next President of the Republic of Maldives on November 17. In today’s episode we discuss the importance of Maldives in the South Asia region in general and in the Indian Ocean region in particular. And in the backdrop of the Presidential elections, we analyze its impact on India’s foreign policy. Cover tune: Hand In Hand by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat India and the US held their first 2 Plus 2 Dialogue in New Delhi on Sep 6. India was represented by Minister of External Affairs Smt Sushma Swaraj and Minister of Defense Smt Nirmala Sitharaman whereas the US was represented by Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo and by Secretary of Defense Mr. James Mattis. This episode looks at the context in which this meeting was held, the issues and topics discussed and also analyzes the joint statement issued at the end of the meeting. Cover tune: Hand In Hand by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat Turkey's currency Lira collapsed to all time lows recently triggering a wide spread collapse of currencies of emerging markets from around the world including the Indian Rupee. This episode looks at the strained US-Turkey relations causing the Turkish economic meltdown in addition to understanding the Indian Rupee's slide compared to the US Dollar. Cover tune: Hand In Hand by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat Ex-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Aug 16, 2018. This episode discusses the achievements and legacy of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the realm of foreign policy. Cover tune: Hand In Hand by Nicolai Heidlas | https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor @mohaljoshi @veggiediplomat On May 8, US President Donald Trump unilaterally walked out of the nuclear deal signed by the P5+1 countries with Iran. In due course, his administration has imposed economic sanctions on Iran by stopping the supply of dollar notes and has threatened to take it many notches higher. We dive deep to understand the ramifications on the Iranian society and also it's impact on Indian oil imports. In 2015 Indian government made a government to government deal with French government to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets as a direct consequence of a renegotiation of an earlier bid floated by the Indian government. The government now is attacked by the opposition claiming that that fighter jets are being purchased at escalated prices. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff and explain to you the basic clauses of the deal in attempt to understand if there is any scam in the whole deal. Cover tune: Hand In Hand by Ni