Abhijit Chavda on Pakistani Spies, Putin’s War, and Indo-China Geopolitics | Dostcast

Abhijit Chavda is a multi-faceted individual known for his work as a theoretical physicist, historian, geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. His work and insights offer expansive libraries of content on geopolitics, contemporary world affairs, history from an Indian perspective, and more, making him a well-regarded figure in these fields. In this episode Vinamre and Abhijit talk about - The reality of India-Pakistan separation which goes beyond the Hindu-Muslim conflict - Why Russia is attacking Ukraine and how NATO is becoming more powerful without anyone noticing - Why our education system is flawed and heavily skewed to impress the western ideas This is a must-watch episode for you if you are interested in detailed intricacies of geopolitics. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Role of Imran Khan in the politics of Pakistan 03:35 - Reality of vassal state of US - Pakistan 04:06 - Why was Pakistan created 05:36 - The real power centers of Pakistan 06:40 - People of Pakistan don’t have the power 07:15 - Pakistan Army is a mercenary body 08:20 - What does it mean to have power 08:52 - Is India a soft-power globally? 10:00 - What is power projection? 11:00 - Is the Forbes list of powerful country right? 11:53 - Is China on it’s way to becoming superpower? 13:00 - What is UN & NATO? 14:23 - How Rishi Sunak came into power? 15:00 - How UK holds the control of the world 16:30 - The Suez Canal chokepoint 18:18 - Russia and UK fought to acquire India 19:44 - Russia desperately wanted warm-waters access 21:40 - The great game to acquire central Asia 22:37 - Geopolitics is not a game of morality 24:14 - Is the great game taking place covertly by tourists? 25:40 - The upcoming crisis between NATO & Russia 26:43 - How NATO is expanding without anyone noticing 28:50 - NATO funding this proxy-war 30:00 - Is Zelensky a puppet of more powerful people? 31:52 - Tucker Carlson interview with Vladmir Putin 34:00 - This event can lead to a worldwide war 35:57 - At what point countries with Nukes will use their ultimate power 37:38 - The Cuban Missile Crisis 38:01 - When will Israel use their nuclear missiles 39:03 - When can India use it’s nuclear weapons 40:22 - What is Putin’s end game with the current war 42:23 - Why was NATO created in the first place 44:36 - Is India really a superpower? 46:10 - Why the manufacturing center is shifting from China 48:30 - Why India is not an expansionist 49:30 - The power difference between India & China 52:00 - How Vinamre’s friend got hacked by Chinese hackers 52:53 - Are Chinese students in U.S funded by Chinese government? 54:58 - This is why Indian Govt. banned Chinese Apps 56:00 - Pakistan is sending students to UK for this 58:56 - What will make people do Anti-India activities? 01:00:06 - Is Liberal Arts an academic threat to students? 01:02:21 - Humanitarian courses selectively explore oppression 01:03:03 - Professors look at Hindu culture in a bad way 01:05:51 - Why is western philosophies standardised 01:07:50 - We have to stop seeking validation from Americans 01:10:10 - Our education system is TRASH 01:12:57 - What is a Civilisation and Artificial Nations 01:15:15 - The Chinese civilisation is based on the bedrock of India 01:19:40 - Ending Notes