November 2023
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The India They Saw: When Socrates Met the Sindhu
An essay on how the ancient Greeks saw India, from Herodotus to Megasthenes and Alexander’s campaign, as a legendary but unified land, and on what fragments of Megasthenes’ Indica and…
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Browncast on Bangladesh, 2023
A BrownCast on Bangladesh in 2023: the hosts discuss the 2025 election and an emerging Awami League one-party state, the lack of contact between West Bengal and Bangladesh, a Southeast…
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Israel’s Missile Defense
Hamid Hussain summarises Israel’s multi-layered missile defence, from Iron Dome through David’s Sling to Arrow-2 and Arrow-3, and its place in the wider conflict, including the role of US assistance…
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Open Thread – 11/19/2023
Open Thread, 19 November 2023: the host mentions a new Bangladesh podcast and Karol’s remark that Sheikh Hasina’s son is being groomed as heir, then comments on the social media…
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The Day After (the Gaza war).. From Dr Hamid Hussain
Hamid Hussain looks beyond the fighting after the 7 October attack, arguing that the intelligence and military failure and the scale of the killing will shape Israel’s response, and that…
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Iran and Hezbollah; Likely Options (from Dr Hamid Hussain)
Hamid Hussain assesses whether the Gaza conflict will widen, arguing that Hezbollah, Iran, Israel and the US have no short-term interest in expanding it, citing Israel’s depleted interceptor stocks, the…
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The Denizens & Dilemmas of Indo-Amerikhana
A long essay on the history and dilemmas of Indian America, from early arrivals such as Bhicaji Balsara and the Ghadar Party to the post-1965 chain migration of Punjabis and…
