The Wire Talks
The Wire Talks
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The Wire Talks is back, but with a new look. Now, host Sidharth Bhatia will chat with guests on video as well as audio, on issues such as culture, politics, books and much more. Our guests will be well-informed domain experts. The idea is not to get crisp sound bites but to have a real discussion, resulting in an explanation that is insightful and offers the audience much to think about.
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The podcast covers a wide range of themes including culture, politics, social issues, and literature. Notable episodes feature discussions on free speech with veteran podcaster Amit Varma, diplomatic concerns with former Indian diplomat Vivek Katju, criticisms of the Aadhaar system with legal researcher Usha Ramanathan, immigration challenges under U.S. policy with lawyer Duriya Dhinojwala, and constitutional debates with lawyer Raju Ramachandran.
The Wire Talks is back, but with a new look. Now, host Sidharth Bhatia will chat with guests on video as well as audio, on issues such as culture, politics, books and much more. Our guests will be well-informed domain experts. The idea is not to get crisp sound bites but to have a real discussion, resulting in an explanation that is insightful and offers the audience much to think about.
Veteran Indian diplomat Talmiz Ahmad, who is an authority on the Middle East, says Turkey has been bringing up Kashmir for a long time but relations were slowly warming up.
“But it helped Pakistan during its conflict with India” and that was too much for India, he said in a podcast discussion with Sidharth Bhatia.
“Turkey is on a high and wants to expand its footprint to South Asia,” he said. “Pakistan brings geopolitical value to Turkey and if they get together, they will form a formidable alliance.”
Even so, Ahmad said, he is a strong believer in diplomacy and he felt that India should continue on the diplomatic path. “Its important also to talk to those who disagree with you,” he said.
Discussing India’s growing ties in the Gulf countries, Ahmad, who was Ambassador to UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia, (twice), said that “our ties go back over a millennia” and “India should be seen to be “as a role player in the security scenario in the region.” “We should be an influencer in the Gulf region.”
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