Podcasts about Bangladesh

Can a phone be a cow? It could in 1990s Bangladesh. This was the insight of a small number of mobile phone market pioneers who helped catalyze the spread of the greatest technological revolution in human history. Listen as George Mason University economist Philip Auerswald speaks to EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how the extension of connectivity to traditionally excluded populations led to wide-scale transformations in productivity. They discuss the role of little-known entrepreneurs such as Iqbal Quadir and innovators like Claude Shannon in bringing the mobile phone to the entire world. Other topics include William Nordhaus's paper on the cost of illumination as a powerful metric of human progress, Schumpeter's notion of innovation as new combinations, and what Auerswald calls the most important question the field of economics can ask: How much of human progress is inevitable, and how much depends on the determination of remarkable individuals?

This week we're feeling the songs Bangladesh from Ian McConnell and Little Death from The Beths. We then discuss Disclosure Day.Leave a review on iTunes: http://apple.co/1PXfRMS Feel free to use the chapter buttons to skip between segments!

ThePrintPod: Muhammad Yunus still haunts Bangladesh. Tariq Rahman must announce his own reform plan

After the 3-0 whitewash of Bangladesh and Australia's subsequent leap over NZ in the T20 rankings, Corbin and Ed await the conveniently timed announcement that the qualification period is closed and we will be at LA 2028. As well, the boys look at the trends, Aussie line up changes and upsets of the Women's World Cup in England. And speaking of, New Zealand's trouncing of the English men in the second test has us wondering what is the objective of the Poms right now.Plus the MLC is underway with Mitch Owen on fire, we seem to be back at the start for BBL privatisation, Kane Williamson's shock retirement and listener questions.To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.auABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter.Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,' hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast'

Police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in Australia's biggest-ever drug bust; Patients left waiting as ambulance ramping hits dangerous new levels; And in sport, Australia seals a clean sweep in the T20 cricket series against Bangladesh.

Cũng như nhiều nước khác, trước tình hình nguồn cung dầu hỏa bị gián đoạn do chiến tranh Mỹ-Iran, để bảo đảm an ninh năng lượng, Việt Nam buộc phải dựa vào điện than nhiều hơn cho dù làm như vậy sẽ càng khó mà thực hiện các cam kết về chống biến đổi khí hậu. Theo Cơ quan Thông tin Năng lượng Mỹ (EIA), hơn 80% lượng dầu thô và khí tự nhiên hóa lỏng (LNG) đi qua eo biển Hormuz là được xuất khẩu sang châu Á. Việc tuyến hàng hải này bị phong tỏa đẩy khu vực vào tình thế vô cùng khó khăn. Đặc biệt, do nguồn cung khan hiếm, giá khí LNG đã tăng vọt ở thị trường châu Á, trong khi giá than tăng ít hơn nhiều, cho nên nhiều nước trong khu vực quay trở lại với điện than.  Trả lời RFI Việt ngữ ngày 12/05/2026, giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển, nguyên Viện trưởng Viện nghiên cứu hạt nhân Đà Lạt, cũng ghi nhận đây là tình hình chung của các nước châu Á: “Không chỉ riêng Việt Nam mà hầu hết nhiều nước ở châu Á và các nước lớn như Trung Quốc, Ấn Độ ... đều bị tác động. Trung Quốc là một nước có rất nhiều than, cho nên có lợi thế. Bây giờ họ quay sang sử dụng than nhiều hơn trong một thời gian, tuy cũng biết làm như thế là ảnh hưởng đến lời hứa của Trung Quốc về cắt giảm khí thải gây hiệu ứng nhà kính. Các chuyên gia, các công ty về quản lý năng lượng lớn thế giới đều dự báo Trung Quốc trong 5 năm tới vẫn phải dựa vào việc mở rộng các nhà máy điện chạy than, chứ không có cách nào khác cả. Ấn Độ cũng vậy. Còn những nước như Hàn Quốc và Nhật Bản trước tình hình hiện nay đều phải cho phép nâng lên tỷ lệ điện than.”  Theo nhận định của Discovery Alert, trang thông tin chuyên về khai thác mỏ trên thế giới, trong bài viết đăng ngày 13/04/2026, “không giống như các quốc gia phát triển có các nguồn năng lượng đa dạng và dự trữ chiến lược dồi dào, các nền kinh tế nhỏ hơn như Việt Nam thường phụ thuộc nhiều vào nhiên liệu nhập khẩu và thiếu tính linh hoạt về cơ sở hạ tầng để nhanh chóng chuyển đổi giữa các nguồn năng lượng trong trường hợp khẩn cấp về nguồn cung. Hơn nữa, các quốc gia này còn đối mặt với tác động của thị trường khí hóa lỏng (LNG) và sự biến động giá dầu, làm trầm trọng thêm tính dễ bị tổn thương của kinh tế.”  Discovery Alert ghi nhận việc Việt Nam dựa vào điện than khi chiến tranh Mỹ-Iran leo thang đã trở nên rõ nét trong tháng 3/2026, khi sản lượng điện than tăng vọt, chiếm 56% tổng sản lượng điện, mức cao nhất kể từ giữa năm 2025. Giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển cho rằng trong thời gian tới, Việt Nam sẽ phải tiếp tục dựa nhiều vào điện than, vì các nguồn điện năng khác không đủ để đáp ứng nhu cầu: “Việt Nam hiện nay đã sống với điện than. Điện than bình thường chiếm tỷ lệ gần 50% công suất phát điện, cho nên Việt Nam cũng bị ảnh hưởng. Mà về điện than, Việt Nam phải đi mua thêm than của các nước như Indonesia và Trung Quốc, cụ thể là tháng 3 vừa rồi đã nhập đến mấy triệu tấn than. Dự kiến con số đó có thể sẽ phải tăng lên. Kinh phí để nhập khẩu than cũng lớn, nhưng bây giờ dầu sao thì vẫn hơn là không có. Cho nên tạm thời trong một thời gian phải sử dụng điện than và theo tôi nghĩ Việt Nam cũng chưa có cách nào khác. Còn nếu dựa vào những nguồn năng lượng khác, thì bây giờ nguồn năng lượng tái tạo cũng đã được khai thác khá nhiều rồi và cũng có tác dụng nhất định. Nhưng nguồn năng lượng này cũng hạn chế, không thể nâng lên nhiều hơn nữa.  Gần đây người nói nhiều về điện hạt nhân. Nếu có được thì điện hạt nhân sẽ là một giải pháp tương đối lớn để giải quyết vấn đề thiếu điện thay cho than. Đó là một loại năng lượng sạch. Thế nhưng chưa biết là bao giờ mới có thể đặt bút ký với một đối tác bên ngoài để cung cấp nhà máy điện hạt nhân cho mình. Từ thời điểm đó thì sau hàng chục năm nữa may ra mới có điện. Kinh nghiệm của Bangladesh cho thấy nước này bắt đầu có kinh phí để xây dựng và có các hợp đồng liên chính phủ là vào năm 2017. Nhưng tới cuối năm 2026 thì may ra mới có thể đưa điện lên lưới được. Gần đây thế giới cũng hô hào đẩy mạnh điện hạt nhân, nhưng điện hạt nhân đâu có dễ làm đối với Việt Nam cũng như đối với những nước khác . Đó không phải là một công nghệ có sẵn như than. Nhà máy điện chạy than thì quá là cổ điển rồi, mua về là có thể lắp đặt và cho chạy được ngay. Còn điện hạt nhân thì cần bao nhiêu thứ: cơ sở hạ tầng, năng lượng, nhiên liệu, an toàn….  Bây giờ có một hy vọng là khí thiên nhiên từ các mỏ khí mới được phát hiện được, sẽ giúp giải quyết vấn đề cân bằng năng lượng ở Việt Nam." Thế nhưng vấn đề là hiện nay công suất điện khí còn khiêm tốn của Việt Nam càng làm hạn chế các giải pháp thay thế trong thời kỳ khủng hoảng. Các nhà máy điện khí chỉ sản xuất được 2,1 TWh trong tháng 3 năm 2026, chiếm khoảng 7% tổng sản lượng điện. Hạn chế về cơ sở hạ tầng này có nghĩa là khí đốt tự nhiên không thể đóng vai trò cơ chế thay thế tức thời khi giá năng lượng nhập khẩu tăng vọt, hoặc khi nguồn cung bị gián đoạn.  Việt Nam cũng đang phải sản xuất than nhiều hơn để đáp ứng cho các nhà máy nhiệt điện. Theo báo chí trong nước, ngày 15/04, bộ Nông Nghiệp và Môi Trường đã đề nghị chính phủ cho phép tăng công suất khai thác than, cụ thể là cho phép khai thác vượt không quá 15% công suất đối với các giấy phép khai thác than đang còn hiệu lực, nhằm đảm bảo an ninh năng lượng quốc gia. Theo bộ này, “than trong nước tiếp tục giữ vai trò là nguồn năng lượng nền tảng và năng lực khai thác thực tế của các mỏ còn dư địa để tăng sản lượng”.  Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vũng Áng II ở tỉnh Hà Tĩnh cũng vừa được khánh thành ngày 18/04. Đây là dự án hợp tác giữa Nhật Bản và Hàn Quốc, trong đó 60% cổ phần thuộc về các công ty Nhật Bản đứng đầu là tập đoàn Mitsubishi và 40% cổ phần thuộc về Tập đoàn Điện lực Hàn Quốc. Với tổng công suất hơn 1.300MW, Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vũng Áng II được giới thiệu là sử dụng “công nghệ hiện đại nhất đối với các nhà máy nhiệt điện than tại Việt Nam”, làm giảm lượng tiêu hao nhiên liệu dẫn đến cắt giảm phát thải. Vấn đề đặt ra là phải làm sao hạn chế tác động của các nhà máy điện than đối với môi trường và khí hậu, bởi vì Việt Nam còn phải thực hiện những cam kết với quốc tế về chống biến đổi khí hậu. Giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển ghi nhận: “Các nhà máy điện chạy than bây giờ cũng sử dụng những công nghệ tương đối là tiên tiến, tránh ô nhiễm môi trường. Ô nhiễm môi trường nay cũng đỡ một phần là bởi vì ngày xưa các nhà máy phát ra bừa bãi từ ống khói chứ bây giờ thì có những quy chế nhất định. Các khí thải từ nhà máy điện than thì cũng đã bắt đầu được xử lý để không gây ô nhiễm môi trường. Rồi còn phải xử lý những xỉ than. Lâu lâu thì vẫn thấy nói có ô nhiễm chỗ này chỗ khác, nhưng tôi chắc là dần dần rồi cũng phải giải quyết. Ô nhiễm ở chỗ nào thì người dân ở đó sẽ phản ảnh, các cơ quan có trách nhiệm phải giải quyết. Thực ra mà nói thì dùng điện than không chỉ làm tăng lượng khí CO2, mà còn có rất nhiều khí độc khác từ nhà máy điện than thải ra. Trung Quốc đã thành công trong vấn đề này, cho nên bắt đầu từ 2006, tức là cách đây đến 20 chục năm, họ đã có quyết định của nhà nước là bắt buộc giảm phát thải các cái khí độc từ các nhà máy điện chạy than. Và họ đã thành công nhiều, tức là giảm ô nhiễm khá nhiều. Thế thì bây giờ nếu sản lượng điện than nhiều quá, thì có lẽ cũng phải đề nghị nhà nước có một cách kiểm tra toàn diện, làm thế nào để các khí phát thải ô nhiễm, không chỉ CO2 và các khí ô nhiễm khác đều thấp, phù hợp với các tiêu chuẩn về môi trường ở Việt Nam."  Cũng theo chiều hướng đó, Việt Nam dự kiến sẽ đóng cửa các nhà máy điện than cũ trên 40 năm tuổi, nếu các nhà máy này không thể chuyển đổi sang sử dụng nhiên liệu sạch như hydrogen, amoniac xanh. Cụ thể, ngày 23/03, chính phủ Hà Nội đã phê duyệt "Đề án cập nhật triển khai tuyên bố chính trị thiết lập quan hệ đối tác chuyển đổi năng lượng công bằng" (JETP).   Sau năm 2030, chính phủ yêu cầu không xây mới nhà máy điện than, đồng thời đàm phán đóng cửa với các nhà máy có tuổi thọ trên 40 năm, không thể chuyển đổi nhiên liệu và không thể đáp ứng lộ trình giảm thải khí nhà kính.

The global ship recycling market has entered a new chapter as the United States and Iran sign an interim peace agreement, reopening the Strait of Hormuz after more than 100 days of closure. In Week 25 of 2026, Brent crude collapsed to approximately USD 78 per barrel, erasing the entire war premium that had carried prices above USD 126 in late April. WTI also eased toward USD 75, while sanctions relief and the restart of halted Gulf oil production shifted market focus from supply disruption to potential oversupply. For the global ship recycling industry, this is a major turning point. The two forces that kept older vessels trading instead of recycling, high bunker costs and strong freight earnings, are now weakening together. The Baltic Dry Index eased to around 2,653 on June 17, while daily Capesize earnings fell to approximately USD 35,162 from the late-May high near USD 49,511. However, the timing remains difficult. Although peace has reopened the sea route and reduced the bunker-cost floor, the Indian subcontinent is now deep in the monsoon season. Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan continue to show demand, financing, and yard appetite, but beaching activity remains limited by weather. This week's episode examines: The interim US-Iran peace agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz Brent crude collapsing toward USD 78 and the evaporation of the war premium Why lower bunker costs could finally release older vessels for recycling The continued cooling of dry bulk freight and Capesize earnings Why the monsoon now controls the beaching calendar across South Asia Bangladesh's stable Taka, steady steel prices, and strong post-monsoon outlook India's Rupee rally, softer Alang steel, and improving macro position Pakistan's firm Rupee, strong steel pricing, and fading Gulf proximity premium Turkey's Lira breaking 46 per dollar and Aliaga's continued EU-regulated niche Why the second half of 2026 may bring the strongest candidate flow since February Key market takeaway: Peace has been signed, the Strait of Hormuz has reopened, Brent has returned near pre-war levels, and the freight premium is cooling. The deferred wave of recycling candidates is now being primed, but the monsoon remains the immediate constraint. The ships are free to move, but the beaches must wait for the rains to ease. Peace is signed. The premium is gone. The ships are moving. But the rains reign.   For full details, vessel rankings, and port positions, download the GMS Weekly on our GMS website or mobile app. Follow GMS on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X for daily updates.

What happens when you're stuck on a train with strangers for nearly twenty hours?Leaving Seattle behind, I board the Amtrak Coast Starlight bound for San Francisco. There's Mount Rainier on one side, the Pacific coastline on the other, and somewhere in between a carriage full of people I'd never otherwise meet.An Amish family returning from a bear hunt. A Kenyan business analyst. A chemist touring American universities. A melancholy young farmer writing poetry about the world. A Chelsea-supporting PhD student from Bangladesh. And, inevitably, my ongoing battle with people who recline their seats.As the miles roll by, conversations emerge. Not because anyone planned them, but because a train creates something we seem to have less and less of: shared time, shared space and a shared focus.This episode isn't really about trains. It's about what happens when people stop staring at screens and start staring out of the same window.FAN48 follows my journey across the USA, Mexico and Canada during the 2026 World Cup, trying to meet a supporter from all 48 competing nations, one conversation at a time.Host: Rob Shaw CameronFAN48: www.fan48.infoInstagram: @fan48podWhatsApp: +44 7518 715948#Amtrak #TrainTravel #TravelStories #HumanConnection #SanFrancisco

Cũng như nhiều nước khác, trước tình hình nguồn cung dầu hỏa bị gián đoạn do chiến tranh Mỹ-Iran, để bảo đảm an ninh năng lượng, Việt Nam buộc phải dựa vào điện than nhiều hơn cho dù làm như vậy sẽ càng khó mà thực hiện các cam kết về chống biến đổi khí hậu. Theo Cơ quan Thông tin Năng lượng Mỹ (EIA), hơn 80% lượng dầu thô và khí tự nhiên hóa lỏng (LNG) đi qua eo biển Hormuz là được xuất khẩu sang châu Á. Việc tuyến hàng hải này bị phong tỏa đẩy khu vực vào tình thế vô cùng khó khăn. Đặc biệt, do nguồn cung khan hiếm, giá khí LNG đã tăng vọt ở thị trường châu Á, trong khi giá than tăng ít hơn nhiều, cho nên nhiều nước trong khu vực quay trở lại với điện than.  Trả lời RFI Việt ngữ ngày 12/05/2026, giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển, nguyên Viện trưởng Viện nghiên cứu hạt nhân Đà Lạt, cũng ghi nhận đây là tình hình chung của các nước châu Á: “Không chỉ riêng Việt Nam mà hầu hết nhiều nước ở châu Á và các nước lớn như Trung Quốc, Ấn Độ ... đều bị tác động. Trung Quốc là một nước có rất nhiều than, cho nên có lợi thế. Bây giờ họ quay sang sử dụng than nhiều hơn trong một thời gian, tuy cũng biết làm như thế là ảnh hưởng đến lời hứa của Trung Quốc về cắt giảm khí thải gây hiệu ứng nhà kính. Các chuyên gia, các công ty về quản lý năng lượng lớn thế giới đều dự báo Trung Quốc trong 5 năm tới vẫn phải dựa vào việc mở rộng các nhà máy điện chạy than, chứ không có cách nào khác cả. Ấn Độ cũng vậy. Còn những nước như Hàn Quốc và Nhật Bản trước tình hình hiện nay đều phải cho phép nâng lên tỷ lệ điện than.”  Theo nhận định của Discovery Alert, trang thông tin chuyên về khai thác mỏ trên thế giới, trong bài viết đăng ngày 13/04/2026, “không giống như các quốc gia phát triển có các nguồn năng lượng đa dạng và dự trữ chiến lược dồi dào, các nền kinh tế nhỏ hơn như Việt Nam thường phụ thuộc nhiều vào nhiên liệu nhập khẩu và thiếu tính linh hoạt về cơ sở hạ tầng để nhanh chóng chuyển đổi giữa các nguồn năng lượng trong trường hợp khẩn cấp về nguồn cung. Hơn nữa, các quốc gia này còn đối mặt với tác động của thị trường khí hóa lỏng (LNG) và sự biến động giá dầu, làm trầm trọng thêm tính dễ bị tổn thương của kinh tế.”  Discovery Alert ghi nhận việc Việt Nam dựa vào điện than khi chiến tranh Mỹ-Iran leo thang đã trở nên rõ nét trong tháng 3/2026, khi sản lượng điện than tăng vọt, chiếm 56% tổng sản lượng điện, mức cao nhất kể từ giữa năm 2025. Giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển cho rằng trong thời gian tới, Việt Nam sẽ phải tiếp tục dựa nhiều vào điện than, vì các nguồn điện năng khác không đủ để đáp ứng nhu cầu: “Việt Nam hiện nay đã sống với điện than. Điện than bình thường chiếm tỷ lệ gần 50% công suất phát điện, cho nên Việt Nam cũng bị ảnh hưởng. Mà về điện than, Việt Nam phải đi mua thêm than của các nước như Indonesia và Trung Quốc, cụ thể là tháng 3 vừa rồi đã nhập đến mấy triệu tấn than. Dự kiến con số đó có thể sẽ phải tăng lên. Kinh phí để nhập khẩu than cũng lớn, nhưng bây giờ dầu sao thì vẫn hơn là không có. Cho nên tạm thời trong một thời gian phải sử dụng điện than và theo tôi nghĩ Việt Nam cũng chưa có cách nào khác. Còn nếu dựa vào những nguồn năng lượng khác, thì bây giờ nguồn năng lượng tái tạo cũng đã được khai thác khá nhiều rồi và cũng có tác dụng nhất định. Nhưng nguồn năng lượng này cũng hạn chế, không thể nâng lên nhiều hơn nữa.  Gần đây nhiều người nói về điện hạt nhân. Nếu có được thì điện hạt nhân sẽ là một giải pháp tương đối lớn để giải quyết vấn đề thiếu điện thay cho than. Đó là một loại năng lượng sạch. Thế nhưng chưa biết là bao giờ mới có thể đặt bút ký với một đối tác bên ngoài để cung cấp nhà máy điện hạt nhân cho mình. Từ thời điểm đó thì sau hàng chục năm nữa may ra mới có điện. Kinh nghiệm của Bangladesh cho thấy nước này bắt đầu có kinh phí để xây dựng và có các hợp đồng liên chính phủ là vào năm 2017. Nhưng tới cuối năm 2026 thì may ra mới có thể đưa điện lên lưới được. Gần đây thế giới cũng hô hào đẩy mạnh điện hạt nhân, nhưng điện hạt nhân đâu có dễ làm đối với Việt Nam cũng như đối với những nước khác . Đó không phải là một công nghệ có sẵn như than. Nhà máy điện chạy than thì quá là cổ điển rồi, mua về là có thể lắp đặt và cho chạy được ngay. Còn điện hạt nhân thì cần bao nhiêu thứ: cơ sở hạ tầng, năng lượng, nhiên liệu, an toàn….  Bây giờ có một hy vọng là khí thiên nhiên từ các mỏ khí mới được phát hiện được, sẽ giúp giải quyết vấn đề cân bằng năng lượng ở Việt Nam." Thế nhưng vấn đề là hiện nay công suất điện khí còn khiêm tốn của Việt Nam càng làm hạn chế các giải pháp thay thế trong thời kỳ khủng hoảng. Các nhà máy điện khí chỉ sản xuất được 2,1 TWh trong tháng 3 năm 2026, chiếm khoảng 7% tổng sản lượng điện. Hạn chế về cơ sở hạ tầng này có nghĩa là khí đốt tự nhiên không thể đóng vai trò cơ chế thay thế tức thời khi giá năng lượng nhập khẩu tăng vọt, hoặc khi nguồn cung bị gián đoạn.  Việt Nam cũng đang phải sản xuất than nhiều hơn để đáp ứng cho các nhà máy nhiệt điện. Theo báo chí trong nước, ngày 15/04, bộ Nông Nghiệp và Môi Trường đã đề nghị chính phủ cho phép tăng công suất khai thác than, cụ thể là cho phép khai thác vượt không quá 15% công suất đối với các giấy phép khai thác than đang còn hiệu lực, nhằm đảm bảo an ninh năng lượng quốc gia. Theo bộ này, “than trong nước tiếp tục giữ vai trò là nguồn năng lượng nền tảng và năng lực khai thác thực tế của các mỏ còn dư địa để tăng sản lượng”.  Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vũng Áng II ở tỉnh Hà Tĩnh cũng vừa được khánh thành ngày 18/04. Đây là dự án hợp tác giữa Nhật Bản và Hàn Quốc, trong đó 60% cổ phần thuộc về các công ty Nhật Bản đứng đầu là tập đoàn Mitsubishi và 40% cổ phần thuộc về Tập đoàn Điện lực Hàn Quốc. Với tổng công suất hơn 1.300MW, Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vũng Áng II được giới thiệu là sử dụng “công nghệ hiện đại nhất đối với các nhà máy nhiệt điện than tại Việt Nam”, làm giảm lượng tiêu hao nhiên liệu dẫn đến cắt giảm phát thải. Vấn đề đặt ra là phải làm sao hạn chế tác động của các nhà máy điện than đối với môi trường và khí hậu, bởi vì Việt Nam còn phải thực hiện những cam kết với quốc tế về chống biến đổi khí hậu. Giáo sư Phạm Duy Hiển ghi nhận: “Các nhà máy điện chạy than bây giờ cũng sử dụng những công nghệ tương đối là tiên tiến, tránh ô nhiễm môi trường. Ô nhiễm môi trường nay cũng đỡ một phần là bởi vì ngày xưa các nhà máy phát ra bừa bãi từ ống khói chứ bây giờ thì có những quy chế nhất định. Các khí thải từ nhà máy điện than thì cũng đã bắt đầu được xử lý để không gây ô nhiễm môi trường. Rồi còn phải xử lý những xỉ than. Lâu lâu thì vẫn thấy nói có ô nhiễm chỗ này chỗ khác, nhưng tôi chắc là dần dần rồi cũng phải giải quyết. Ô nhiễm ở chỗ nào thì người dân ở đó sẽ phản ảnh, các cơ quan có trách nhiệm phải giải quyết. Thực ra mà nói thì dùng điện than không chỉ làm tăng lượng khí CO2, mà còn có rất nhiều khí độc khác từ nhà máy điện than thải ra. Trung Quốc đã thành công trong vấn đề này, cho nên bắt đầu từ 2006, tức là cách đây đến 20 chục năm, họ đã có quyết định của nhà nước là bắt buộc giảm phát thải các cái khí độc từ các nhà máy điện chạy than. Và họ đã thành công nhiều, tức là giảm ô nhiễm khá nhiều. Thế thì bây giờ nếu sản lượng điện than nhiều quá, thì có lẽ cũng phải đề nghị nhà nước có một cách kiểm tra toàn diện, làm thế nào để các khí phát thải ô nhiễm, không chỉ CO2 và các khí ô nhiễm khác đều thấp, phù hợp với các tiêu chuẩn về môi trường ở Việt Nam."  Cũng theo chiều hướng đó, Việt Nam dự kiến sẽ đóng cửa các nhà máy điện than cũ trên 40 năm tuổi, nếu các nhà máy này không thể chuyển đổi sang sử dụng nhiên liệu sạch như hydrogen, amoniac xanh. Cụ thể, ngày 23/03, chính phủ Hà Nội đã phê duyệt "Đề án cập nhật triển khai tuyên bố chính trị thiết lập quan hệ đối tác chuyển đổi năng lượng công bằng" (JETP).   Sau năm 2030, chính phủ yêu cầu không xây mới nhà máy điện than, đồng thời đàm phán đóng cửa với các nhà máy có tuổi thọ trên 40 năm, không thể chuyển đổi nhiên liệu và không thể đáp ứng lộ trình giảm thải khí nhà kính.

Programa #15 patriotico y noventero. Hablamos de la mafia de los helados en Japón, el enojo de Bielsa por su foto de presentación, el supuesto arbitro supremacista del Mundial y el sacrificio a Trump que salvó el gobierno de Bangladesh. Rememoramos Vampires la película noventera de John Carpenter que mezcla western, seres chupasangre y el desierto de Nuevo México. Nacho nos trae algunos famosos que que intentaron con mayor o menor exito acercarse a la música y lanzaron un álbum en Argentina. Encontra este y mucho más contenido todos los sábados a las 13hs por www.fm913.com.ar o en Spotify

In this news report, I give an Ebola update, human screwworm in Honduras, measles in Bangladesh and Guatemala, hepatitis A in Manitoba, Canada and CCHF in Iraq.

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on December 12, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. Lionel Messi - considered by many to be the greatest football player of all time - is two wins away from finally winning a World Cup. And though much of his native Argentina is behind him - they are not the only ones. Continents away, in parts of India and Bangladesh, Argentina and Messi superfans also hope to see him lift the cup. So what’s behind the Messi mania in South Asia, and what does it say about the soft power of ‘the beautiful game?’ In this episode: Somdutta Bhattacharyya, Argentina superfan in India Tamjidul Hoque (@TamjidulH24v2), Argentina superfan in Bangladesh Jasmine Garsd (@JasGarsd), Host, The Last Cup Episode credits: This episode was updated by Tamara Khandaker. The original production team was Ashish Malhotra, Chloe K. Li, Ruby Zaman, and Halla Mohieddeen. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

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 S7E22 | 5:89 | তোমাদের অর্থহীন শপথের জন্য আল্লাহ তোমাদেরকে পাকড়াও করবেন না তোমাদের অর্থহীন শপথের জন্য আল্লাহ তোমাদেরকে পাকড়াও করবেন না, কিন্তু বুঝে সুঝে যে সব শপথ তোমরা কর তার জন্য তোমাদেরকে পাকড়াও করবেন। (এ পাকড়াও থেকে অব্যাহতির) কাফফারা হল দশ জন মিসকিনকে মধ্যম মানের খাদ্যদান যা তোমরা তোমাদের স্ত্রী পরিবারকে খাইয়ে থাক, অথবা তাদেরকে বস্ত্রদান অথবা একজন ক্রীতদাস মুক্তকরণ। আর এগুলো করার যার সামর্থ্য নেই তার জন্য তিন দিন রোযা পালন। এগুলো হল তোমাদের শপথের কাফফারা যখন তোমরা শপথ কর। তোমরা তোমাদের শপথ রক্ষা করবে। আল্লাহ তাঁর আয়াতসমূহ তোমাদের জন্য বিষদভাবে বর্ণনা করেন যাতে তোমরা শোকর আদায় কর। আমাদের সকল একাউন্টের লিংক : ১. ফেসবুক পেজ (Facebook Page) - https://www.facebook.com/quranicthoughtsinbangla/ ২. ইউটিউব (Bangla YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/+@QuranicThoughtsInBangla ৩. ইউটিউব (English YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@abdulbaqisharaf ৪. ইন্সটাগ্রাম (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/QuranicThoughtsInBangla আল্লাহর জন্য আমাদের এই যাত্রায় আপনাকে স্বাগতম এবং এ যাত্রায় আপনার সহযোগিতা কাম্য। Quranic Thoughts in Bangla Dr. Abdul Baqi Sharaf কুরআনের চিন্তাধারা। ডঃ আব্দুল বাকী শরফ। #Quran #IslamicReminders #IslamicQuotes #IslamicChannel #Muslim #Muslims #Bangla #Bangladesh #BD #SurahAlMa'idah #সূরাআলমায়েদা #মায়েদা #QuranicThoughtsInBangla

 হে বিশ্বাসীগণ! মদ, জুয়া আর মূর্তী ও ভাগ্য নির্ধারক তীর ঘৃণিত শয়তানী কাজ, তোমরা তা বর্জন কর, যাতে তোমরা সাফল্যমন্ডিত হতে পার। আমাদের সকল একাউন্টের লিংক : ১. ফেসবুক পেজ (Facebook Page) - https://www.facebook.com/quranicthoughtsinbangla/ ২. ইউটিউব (Bangla YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/+@QuranicThoughtsInBangla ৩. ইউটিউব (English YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@abdulbaqisharaf ৪. ইন্সটাগ্রাম (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/QuranicThoughtsInBangla আল্লাহর জন্য আমাদের এই যাত্রায় আপনাকে স্বাগতম এবং এ যাত্রায় আপনার সহযোগিতা কাম্য। Quranic Thoughts in Bangla Dr. Abdul Baqi Sharaf কুরআনের চিন্তাধারা। ডঃ আব্দুল বাকী শরফ। #Quran #IslamicReminders #IslamicQuotes #IslamicChannel #Muslim #Muslims #Bangla #Bangladesh #BD #SurahAlMa'idah #সূরাআলমায়েদা #মায়েদা #QuranicThoughtsInBangla

 হে মুমিনগণ, আল্লাহ যে সব পবিত্র বস্তু তোমাদের জন্য হালাল করেছেন, তোমরা তা হারাম করো না এবং তোমরা সীমালঙ্ঘন করো না। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ সীমালঙ্ঘনকারীদের পছন্দ করেন না। আর আহার কর আল্লাহ যা তোমাদের রিয্ক দিয়েছেন তা থেকে হালাল, পবিত্র বস্তু। আর তাকওয়া অবলম্বন কর আল্লাহর যার প্রতি তোমরা মুমিন। আমাদের সকল একাউন্টের লিংক : ১. ফেসবুক পেজ (Facebook Page) - https://www.facebook.com/quranicthoughtsinbangla/ ২. ইউটিউব (Bangla YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/+@QuranicThoughtsInBangla ৩. ইউটিউব (English YouTube Channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@abdulbaqisharaf ৪. ইন্সটাগ্রাম (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/QuranicThoughtsInBangla আল্লাহর জন্য আমাদের এই যাত্রায় আপনাকে স্বাগতম এবং এ যাত্রায় আপনার সহযোগিতা কাম্য। Quranic Thoughts in Bangla Dr. Abdul Baqi Sharaf কুরআনের চিন্তাধারা। ডঃ আব্দুল বাকী শরফ। #Quran #IslamicReminders #IslamicQuotes #IslamicChannel #Muslim #Muslims #Bangla #Bangladesh #BD #SurahAlMa'idah #সূরাআলমায়েদা #মায়েদা #QuranicThoughtsInBangla

Howie, Chief, Browny, and Damo kick things off with their favourite headlines of the week, including Freo continuing to roll, a swearing epidemic in sport, the New York Knicks Championship parade, and Howie's idea to make the World Cup broadcast even bigger. Chief and Damo have issues with Howie and Browny's behaviour during meetings, then Chief has two more movie monologues - sadly no accents this time. The boys speak to International Arm Wrestling commentator Jake Ward as a rematch between Howie and Browny is on the cards, then Campbell Brown calls in from Seattle as the Socceroos prepare to play the USA tomorrow morning. The Aussies are bouncing back against Bangladesh but Chief isn't impressed, then Olympic silver medallist Scott Miller is in studio to talk about a new documentary detailing his rise, fall, and comeback efforts after time in prison. Chief has a World Cup themed quiz, the boys look at the big game between the Suns and Hawks tonight, before turning attention to some media wars brewing both here and abroad. Tasmania Devils CEO Brendon Gale is in studio to update everyone on their progress towards joining the AFL, Browny has the Top 5 drought-breaking championships, and Chief receives a text message that has everyone a touch concerned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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For indeed your reward is great in Heaven.” Pro-family charter signed involving 20 of 54 African countries Lawmakers in Africa gathered for the Fourth African Parliamentary Conference on Family Sovereignty and Values this month in Ghana.  Attendees represented 20 out of 54 countries across the continent.  Lawmakers signed a pro-family charter at the conference, reports LifeSiteNews. The charter defends the traditional family and opposes abortion and sexually perverted lifestyles.  Britain to ban social media for kids The United Kingdom plans on banning social media for children under 16.  Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the ban on Monday which will take effect next year. The U.K. joins other countries putting restrictions on social media use for children. These countries include Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Indonesia. The U.K. ban will affect platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X. Bulgarian Christians now allowed to evangelize door-to-door The European Court of Human Rights ruled to protect door-to-door evangelism last week. The case began in Bulgaria where the government issued a broad ban on the practice.  Nicolas Bauer with the European Centre for Law and Justice told EWTN News, “Evangelizing is often viewed with suspicion in a secularized Europe. The European Court of Human Rights ruling reaffirms a basic requirement of religious freedom for believers: the right to the same freedom of expression as everyone else.” Alabama officials threaten mail-order abortion kill pill providers In the United States, the state of Alabama issued cease and desist letters to mail order abortion providers last week. The companies were illegally providing chemical abortion-inducing drugs to residents in the state.  Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said, “Alabama's law is clear, abortion is illegal in this state. These companies are not only breaking the law, they are deceiving Alabama consumers about the very real dangers of these drugs. That stops now. Anyone who tries to exploit Alabamians for profit while flouting our laws will be prosecuted to the fullest extent permitted by law.” Habakkuk 2:9 and 12 says, “Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of disaster! … Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, who establishes a city by iniquity!" Elon Musk became Earth's first trillionaire Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire last week. His company SpaceX went public on Friday in the biggest initial public offering of all time. His shares in the company at the time were over $766 billion. Combined with his Tesla shares of $280 billion, his net worth pushed past the trillion-dollar mark. This comes 14 years after Musk crossed the billionaire threshold.  Gallup: 65% of Americans say religiosity benefits society And finally, a new Gallup poll found that most Americans still believe religiosity would benefit the United States. Sixty-five percent of respondents said it would be positive for society if more Americans were religious. But that's down from 75% back in 2013. Americans are divided on whether the federal government should promote moral values. Forty-five percent say the government should be involved while 50 percent say it should not be involved.  Gallup noted, “The poll comes at a time when a Republican presidential administration has sought to elevate the role of religion in public life, including by establishing the White House Office of Faith, beginning government meetings with Christian prayers, and encouraging federal workers to express their faith in the workplace.”  Close And that's The Worldview on this Thursday, June 18th, in the year of our Lord 2026. 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Bangladesh created history by securing their first-ever ODI series victory over Australia, winning the recent three-match contest 2-1. The reigning world champions found themselves on the wrong side of the record books and have now lost four of their last five ODI series. Nikesh Rughani, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta discuss if Australia can fix their problems ahead next year's Cricket World Cup.The influence of the new ownership groups in the Hundred is already being felt, with team rebrands as the competition heads into its sixth season. We hear from MI London's' Nathan Sowter, who has become a short-format specialist, about how the tournament is evolving and what fans can expect this year.Plus, It was a memorable weekend in the England's Dorset League as former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara turned out for his local club and smashed a match winning 168 from just 117 balls. We speak to one of his teammates, who tells Stumped he was “coaching” the legendary left-hander through the innings.Photo: Bangladesh's players celebrate after the dismissal of Australia's Marnus Labuschagne during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Menners is back from his US tour and digs straight into the chaos engulfing England's cricket team after Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson broke a team curfew following the first Test win over New Zealand, costing them their spots for the second Test (with Joe Root stepping in as captain) and putting Stokes's leadership under serious pressure. From there it's a tour of Australian cricket news: Cooper Connolly's breakout ODI century against Bangladesh, debut performances from Joel Davies and Nikhil Chowdhury, a strong start for the Australian women's team at the T20 World Cup, and a deep dive into the messy, stalled privatisation of the Big Bash League, including Cricket Victoria's botched (and reversed) axing of the Stars and Renegades. He wraps up with two "can't let it go" moments: RCB's IPL title and Kane Williamson's retirement from international cricket. Suggested timecodes: (0:54) England in crisis: Stokes and Atkinson's curfew breach and the fallout (10:31) Australia's ODI and T20 series in Pakistan and Bangladesh, plus Cooper Connolly's breakout century (16:08) Australian women cruise past Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup (19:30) Big Bash privatisation chaos and the Stars/Renegades reversal (26:42) The case for not overlooking the Women's Big Bash League in privatisation talks (28:39) Can't Let It Go: RCB's IPL title and Kane Williamson's retirement We've launched our official Cricket Unfiltered merch store thanks to a brilliant partnership with Exactamundo, a longtime supporter of the show.

A version of this essay has been published by Open Magazine at https://openthemagazine.com/world/india-will-collapse-without-digital-sovereignty-and-pax-indica-lessons-from-hormuzBy now it is clear that the Iran War (or West Asia War) has been a disaster to all concerned, including the principals as well as assorted passersby. The massive amounts spent by the US (at last count $25 billion) are at least articulated; the bill for the enormous infrastructural and human suffering inflicted on Gulf states, in the theater of war, must be greater, by definition.The collateral damages suffered by the rest of the world from the cessation of trade through the Straits of Hormuz will presumably run into the trillions of dollars. As one of the worst affected, India, which imports 90% of its hydrocarbons from the Gulf, not to mention other essential items such as urea (for fertilizer), sulfuric acid, helium, etc., is on track to take a massive hit. As an article in The Economic Times said, “India must brace for broad-based economic shock”.Indian exports of up to $50 billion are also affected, especially agricultural products including perishable foodstuffs, but also gems and jewellery, electronics, textiles and garments. Some of this can be diverted via Oman and the UAE's Fujairah port, but much of it passes through the Straits of Hormuz and is potentially blocked and/or stranded at sea.The Hormuz closure is a body blow to India's economy. What can and will India do about it? The Indian State has a habit of rising to the challenge only when there is a crisis, while vegetating otherwise. The 1991 economic crisis is a case in point; the sanctions following “The Buddha is smiling”, and the denial of cryogenic rocket engines and supercomputers are other examples where the nation rallied. So were covid vaccines. Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention.Turning a threat into an opportunityIf I were to be an optimist, I could say that the current crisis is actually an opportunity. In fact, a major opportunity. My reading of the Iran War is that it is President Trump's strategic tit-for-tat against China for denying him rare earths and cutting off soybean purchases. In return Trump decided to deny China access to oil by closing access to Venezuela and Iran. Whether this will work, or whether the G2 condominium (read ‘surrender') will prevail, is unclear.But that is, in a sense, background noise that needs to be managed. India needs to focus on its own issues, of which I see several as critical, and the solution in general is to become Atmanirbhar, self-reliant, and from that, to create an Anti-Fragile nation:* National security/defense* Food security* Energy security* Digital security/narrative control* Trade securityThe first three do not need an explanation: they are obvious. Internal and external security are pre-requisites for any successful society. If India's hard-won food security can be threatened by external threats, then there needs to be some deep introspection. Energy security means diversification, both of hydrocarbon sources, and of types of energy, including renewables, nuclear, biomass, coal-based, and so on.Malign narratives and digital sovereigntyNarrative control is something that the Indian State has failed at so far; it is laughably easy to create hate speech against Indians and India (as has been demonstrated freely by any number of players, starting from the MAGA crowd, to Audrey Truschke to a”Cockroach Janata Party” and some nitwit Norwegian journalist in just the last fortnight) and there are no consequences to the culprits. It's enough to make me pine for Lee Kuan Yew's aggressive legal battles against the media.It's one thing if it were only a problem with foreigners, but with the massive spread of social media, and in particular generativeAI, it is becoming a serious domestic issue. Since India is an avid consumer of social media, and because generativeAI is trained on things like Wikipedia, X, Whatsapp and Google content, biased and motivated material becomes ensconced as The Truth. I have written about narrative warfare and manufacturing consent.This used to be a one-way tsunami of (mis)-information by legacy media, but now there is also the opposite: the wholesale and free vacuuming-up of Indian data (whatever happened to “data is the new oil”?). The “Great Firewall of China” both kept out foreign BIg Tech applications and prevented their plundering Chinese data: is that the way to go?Manufactured narratives are intended for regime change: all the color revolutions today are hatched with massive bot-farms funded by some combination of Deep State, CCP, ISI, Qatar etc. (for example the alleged Gen-Z uprisings that rocked Nepal, drove Sheikh Hasina out of Bangladesh). Thus muzzling malign narratives, and ensuring data security, are imperative.Even Singapore is not immune: it had to block anti-India narratives that likely originated from Chinese sources.A particularly striking example of narrative warfare is the virtual hate speech inducted into Wikipedia by deeply prejudiced anonymous editors. Ashley Rindsberg, who exposed the mighty New York Times' biases in his book The Gray Lady Winked, provides many examples of this.Of note to Indians and Hindus is his recent substack titled “Wikipedia's India War” where he identifies just four editors as having created most of the content condemning the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) in ‘Wikivoice', i.e. the allegedly neutral perspective of Wikipedia. They are, on the contrary, shown to be highly one-sided.As Rindsberg mentions, Wikipedia being central to generativeAI, the damage is baked into the world-view of all AI applications. Truly Orwellian. Says Rindsberg: “four… anonymous accounts can have an enormous impact on what millions of people believe to be the truth.” “Over four years (2021-2025), editors systematically erased HAF's identity as an American civil rights group, transforming its Wikipedia page into a heavily curated dossier of accusations.”Trade, and how the Spice Route was far superior to the Silk RoadFinally, something that is becoming increasingly important: ensuring freedom of trade. This is more than just freedom of navigation, although I find it instructive that Emperor Rajendra Chola sent a huge fleet 1,001 years ago simply to open up the Straits of Malacca. India can make an active attempt to regain primacy in Indian Ocean trade, the whole Pax indica idea.Here is another example of the power of narrative: we have been led to believe that the Silk Road to China was some major highway of commerce between ancient Rome and ancient China, but it was a term coined only in 1877 by the German Ferdinand von Richthofen. There was no highway. A large caravan might take six months, and with 500 camels traversing treacherous deserts and braving bandits, it might carry a maximum of 100 tons. That is puny.In comparison, on the Spice Route, a single stitched ship from Muziris could carry 400 tons of ivory, pepper, silk, tigers and elephants; and the historian Strabo around 1 CE talks about fleets of 250 ships going from Alexandria to India on a six-week monsoon-powered journey. That is 100,000 tons of merchandise. No wonder Pliny the Elder complained that Rome's treasuries were being emptied of gold by India.Simple question: where are hoards of ancient Roman coins found in Asia? Answer: not along the Silk Road. The hoards are in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.Today, it is possible for India to aspire to port-led development of trade, especially with the major ports at Trivandrum (Vizhinjam), Maharashtra (Vadhavan), and Great Nicobar (Galathea Bay). The underlying ‘software' of India's millennia-old trade competency was a ‘multi-protocol switch' as I pointed out, and today's India Stack can replicate that. Then there is the need for a blue-water navy: muscle to provide security on the Hormuz to Malacca sea-lanes.So there is a vision. How can India get there? This is where policy matters, as I discussed with policy expert Anuj Gupta. Policy, especially industrial policy, has had a bad reputation in certain circles because it was deemed to violate the virginal purity of classical capitalism. However, in a recent U-turn, even the World Bank admitted that industrial policy may not be all that bad, after all: the success of Japan, the Asian Tigers, and China can't be ignored.That leads to the question of why policy in India has produced mediocre outcomes, what is different now, and where the best use of policy might be.Industrial Policy: What went wrong in the past?There are many problems here. To begin with, the Soviet model, which Nehruvians swore by, was, in hindsight, a dead end. Second, there is the problem of governance: post-Independence bureaucrats have awkwardly borne the legacy of imperial hauteur and the needs of a developing society. Third, until recently, the bare necessities (food, electricity, road access) were not available to many citizens, and GDP growth was not their priority.There is also the culture of jugaad: of clever ways in which you overcome constraints through frugal improvisation and seat-of-the-pants making-do. This is fine for one-off things (e.g. converting a tractor trailer into a makeshift transport vehicle because your truck broke down), but it does not make for efficient and replicable industrial products. As The Economic Times said recently, it is time to junk jugaad. Quality has to become ingrained in people's minds.The issue of governance is significant: the bureaucracy and the judiciary have both under-performed, politicians, as everywhere, have been venal. It is said that China's growth can be attributed to the fact that its babus are engineers, and therefore with engineering ruthlessness move in straight lines. The US' babus are lawyers, and India's are humanities graduates. Well, engineers are not very good at second-order effects (eg. China's lurch from one-child policy to demographic collapse), but a little bit of ruthlessness is probably good.What is going reasonably well?There are a few modest success stories: for example, in electronics manufacturing or assembly. The PLIs (and DLIs) have produced the desired effort, with clusters of excellence where global suppliers have also set up shop (as they did earlier for the automobile industry in, say, Sriperumpudur). The fact that a lot of iPhones in the US are now imported from India is laudable, even though it may be derided as “screwdriver jobs”. That's where one starts the move up the value chain.The current semiconductor policy is a big hope, especially after the landmark agreement by the Dutch firm ASML with Tata Electronics in Dholera, Gujarat. Given that ASML has a near-monopoly position in Deep Ultraviolet Lithography (DUV) this is a major boost to India's chip ambitions. My recent conversation with AMD CTO Suraj Rengarajan went into India's chances to realize its ambitions.A recent announcement from Trivandrum-based fabless startup NetraSemi (a recipient of DLI) of the commercial availability of its edge AI chips is a landmark.Next is the newly announced plan for energy security revolving around both coal gasification and intensive offshore exploration. These fall squarely into the Atmanirbhar category: India simply cannot afford to have its energy held hostage by distant nations. It also needs distinctly Indian innovation.The Samudra Manthan initiative is also showing some promise. At least one out of three deep-water wells in the Andaman Sea (SriVijaya Puram-3) are reported to be showing the availability of natural gas, although it will take 5-10 years for this to be commercially available.What should the future look like for India's Industrial Policies?This of course is the hard question. Here is my personal perspective, and I accept that reasonable people may disagree. I think three areas need to be focused on, and will pay large dividends.* Drones and swarming software* Social media and AI stack* Maritime Trade and Blue-Water NavyI admit that these are not the only worthwhile industrial policies. Another is for copper, which would reverse the catastrophic effects of the closure of the Sterlite plant in Thoothukkudi, as the metal is an increasingly important component in electronics, data centers, etc., and far from being self-sufficient earlier, India now imports 50% of its needs. Another area of interest in quantum computing.There are also failures from which the right lessons need to be learned. The policy for EV batteries has apparently failed: according to Swarajya magazine, India has not been able to escape from near-total dependence on imported Chinese batteries.Drone swarmsI wrote recently that drones may well herald a step-change in warfare. For the moment, though, they are searching for their niche in offensive/defensive warfare. Drone hardware is already a well-trodden path with Chinese and other nations dominating it, although with IdeaForge, Paras, Garuda, IoTechworld Avigation etc., India is also making progress there. And India is indeed buying the hardware, $2 billion-worth, according to the Economic Times.But I believe the real game is in drone swarms. AI-based control software (similar to HiveMind) that would allow an entire swarm to act autonomously, just like a murmuration of starlings, would be the gold standard to aim for. Such a self-managing swarm would be virtually impossible to defend against, and I think India should put in place a PLI to support it, leveraging software capability in the country.Of course, drones are not just for military purposes, but also for commercial uses including things like logistics and agricultural use, such as precision delivery of fertilizer and pesticide to crops (as Garuda demonstrates). An Indian initiative that supports both drone hardware, and especially drone software, would be a potential winner.Digital Sovereignty: Social media and AI stackThere is a raging battle over which part of the AI stack India needs to invest in. As an old Unix hand, I believe the foundational model is not where the differentiation is. In analogy with Linux (the open-source Unix variant that was popularized by Linus Torvalds and an army of volunteers), there is little value in re-writing the operating system, but one can differentiate by building on top of it, or by judiciously choosing certain modules of it.Besides, the cost of building an entirely new foundational model would be astronomical and would consume the entire budget of IndiaAI Mission.Thus, my personal opinion is that the foundational model (especially when, it is believed, there are more or less open-source models available for free, e.g. Llama, DeepSeek) is not where India should expend its precious R&D resources, but on the layers of the stack above it. It is the data that matters, as Larry Ellison apparently suggests too.But there is the interesting counter-example of Sarvam AI which is producing its own sovereign model: multi-lingual and presumably otherwise tuned to Indian needs. The question is whether this can survive when hundreds of billions worth of capital investment are going to the US Big Tech companies and their Chinese rivals. The sad history of Koo, a Twitter rival, comes to mind. So does Arattai, a Whatsapp rival, whose popularity has waned. .A well-thought-through industrial policy on generativeAI is therefore essential. The status quo ante is unsustainable; given the fact that Sarvam has also found it difficult to raise funds in the US, it is worth pondering whether a China-style massive subsidy is the answer. And where should it go, into foundational models or into the layers of the stack above it? The answer is “both”, but with priority to the latter.Here is where I would prioritize investments, in order:* Vertical applications in specific domains: e.g. defense, healthcare, agriculture, governance (particularly in the judiciary and in ease of doing business in the bureaucracy)* Fine-tuning and customization: for the needs of the Indian context, e.g. multi-linguality under Bhashini* Compute infrastructure: GPUs, sovereign and protected indian datasets* Sovereign Small-Language Models such as Sarvam AIAs mentioned above, at the moment India's data is being sucked up for free by US Big Tech. In addition, there is the real danger that Indic Knowledge Systems will be mined and digested, as has happened to yoga, pranayama, etc., which have been given Western analogs and nomenclature, as in Pilates, ‘coherent breathing' etc.These two problems are connected, and both need to be tackled in parallel. Social media is being weaponized against India, and this is magnified by the legacy media in a positive feedback loop. Three examples: one was the rage against Adani based on the dubious research of Hindenburg, which then went under; the second is Bloomberg's reckless accusation about gold reserves being sold by the RBI, which they were forced to retract, but social media and Wikipedia will remember it; the third is the meteoric (media) rise of the Cockroach Janata Party.Trade using major ports, Digital Public Infrastructure and a blue water navyUsing trade for competitive advantage is an age-old tactic. The trade tiffs between the US and China are examples of this: we are witnessing war by other means. Many nations are getting into this act, and India does have some advantages, partly based on geography. Maritime trade is likely to continue to be the key, which makes naval chokepoints the big story, but not the only story to watch out for.The major aspects of maritime trade include infrastructure, the digital “multi-protocol switch”, and security. On the one hand, India is developing not only major container ports, and the road/rail links to get to them, and the industrial goods to ship out through them, but also a serious shipbuilding industry, which was one of India's historical strengths. Then it used to be stitched wooden ships (teak beams lashed together with coconut rope). Now it's modern steel ships.There are the big, efficient new ports, which can now turn ships around with Singapore-like efficiency; the proposed third aircraft carrier group which will make it possible to patrol the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal at the time; the Air-Independent Propulsion diesel submarines and nuclear submarines that can monitor (and if necessary, deny) narrow straits; the sale of supersonic Brahmos cruise missiles to the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia (and Cyprus) that create ship-denial zones: all this is muscle.And the final piece, the ‘software' for trade, the “multi-protocol switch”. This last is complicated. Its value is underestimated by many. But this is what enables friction-less transactions between various unrelated parties. The India Stack and the Digital Public Infrastructure can be utilized to provide such a facility. But it is complex enough to need significant study as to what is possible, and how to roll it out.Second-order effectsIn closing, it is worth considering some of what the (unintended) consequences of these proposals may be. Let us note that the G2 has no interest in allowing India to grow and make it a G3. They will do everything in their power to kneecap India, by all means possible.There is also a certain derision for India in some circles. Here is a generic western opinion on why China got rich, and India didn't. Well, the author doesn't consider the second-order effects of the wholesale destruction of Chinese civilization: that is a tradeoff Indians may not prefer for themselves. We all know how China's well-intentioned One Child Policy turned into demographic collapse within a few years. Besides, as The Economist asks, “China is innovative. Its economy is a mess. Which will win out?”This is why I think planning for these second-order effects is important. We tend to ignore them because they seem counterintuitive or unlikely, but Nassim Taleb has sensitized us to how low-probability Black Swan events can have grave consequences.As an example, attempting digital sovereignty may have unwelcome side-effects: Big Tech have the first-mover advantage and network effects and there are increasing returns to scale. They will surely make it hard for a new player to break in. Besides, the large investments in data centers and GCCs that they are making in India would make it very difficult for them to be ejected with a “Great Indian Firewall”.Even taxing their capture of Indian data will be complicated; not to mention that they have demonstrated that they can happily violate copyright laws with no consequence; therefore they will find ways to chew up and spit out Indian Knowledge Systems, and essentially re-colonize India. Digital colonialism is not a threat, it is a reality today, and it is a consequence of the relatively open Indian system.In addition, there is a malign group, the “barbarians within” as Arnold Toynbee once put it, who are ready to sacrifice Indian sovereignty for a pittance.Given all this, it will be very difficult to put in place serious measures to gain digital independence; and the narrative-peddling is likely to gain further momentum: just consider the caste allegations that have haunted BAPS in the US (despite the cases being dismissed by the US DoJ), the Cisco Systems case where, again, the case was dismissed, but the narrative continues, and the persistent efforts in various US states to turn caste into a weapon to bludgeon Indians.Another sensitive issue is that of the multi-protocol switch for trade. While from an Indian point of view, it eases trade and harks back to a Golden Age of Indic maritime commerce, but that will be viewed elsewhere very differently, for instance by the US as an attempt to de-dollarize. The US has jealousy guarded – with very good reasons that we will not go into here – the dollar's reserve currency status.We have also seen what happened to those who attempt to hurt the dollar's primacy: in 1985, the Plaza Accord devalued the dollar, and that was a body blow to Japan's economy, which has not recovered its mojo to this day. Later, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi both had ideas about replacing the petro-dollar with, respectively, the Euro and a new pan-African gold-backed currency. We know what happened to them.If the India Stack multi-protocol switch is perceived as an alternative to the US dollar, there may be grave consequences. Therefore, it should be conceived and deployed only as an adjunct to it and to the almighty SWIFT settlement system.ConclusionIndia is at a crossroads now. Even though the Hormuz closure is a serious problem, if it plays its cards right, adversity can be turned into opportunity across a variety of perspectives. The key is Atmanirbhar, self-reliance. If India can now implement a crash program of industrial policy, and at the same time overcome an ingrained Third-World tendency to cut corners, it can finally break free of the years of underperformance, what I called the Nehruvian Penalty in 2004.It is possible, but there are caveats: unforeseen consequences. Hic sunt dracones. Here be dragons. Be afraid. Be very afraid.3700 words, 7 June 2026This is episode 192 of the Shadow Warrior podcast. Here is a companion AI-generated slideshow. 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Why do ship recycling prices differ between Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Turkey when all markets are driven by steel? In Episode 2 of Steel, Ships, and Recycling Values, Nayeem Noor, VP - Business Development and Communications at GMS, speaks with Jamie Dalzell, Head of the GMS Singapore Office, about why recycling destinations convert steel value into bids differently. The discussion explains how Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Turkey each price vessels through their own mix of steel demand, currency, banking support, LC availability, yard appetite, compliance capacity, downstream liquidity, and timing risk. This week's market backdrop shows why regional price spreads matter. Bangladesh continues to show strong demand and workable LC support, but monsoon timing and physical beaching windows remain key constraints. Pakistan remains firm when steel and currency align, while India continues to offer depth, compliance capacity, and flexibility even when it is not the highest headline market. Turkey remains a distinct recycling destination for EU-linked, regulatory, or geography-driven cases. For shipowners, brokers, financiers, traders, and maritime professionals, this episode offers a practical explanation of why the highest headline price is not always the best recycling deal. The right recycling destination depends on the vessel, buyer quality, finance, delivery terms, compliance requirements, and execution risk. Stay tuned to GMS Podcasts for more episodes of Inside the Markets covering ship recycling trends, steel prices, vessel supply, freight markets, and maritime intelligence from key recycling and shipping hubs worldwide. Subscribe to GMS Podcasts and follow GMS on LinkedIn for future updates and discussions. Stay tuned to GMS Podcasts for more episodes of Inside the Markets covering ship recycling trends, trading flows and maritime market intelligence from key recycling and shipping hubs worldwide. Subscribe to the GMS Podcasts and follow GMS on LinkedIn for future updates and discussions.  

Women's T20 World Cup 2026, Day 5, Australia v Bangladesh, India v Netherlands: Not competitive games, but there was some enjoyment to be had from the Dutch performance, while very nervous, against a powerful India side. Less so as Bangladesh faltered against Australia, but key absences raised more interesting questions about which XI will do the job from here on in. Adam and Geoff look over the day. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and could win a case of Stomping Ground beer for your trouble. Browse their range at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stompingground.beer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your This is W̶o̶m̶e̶n̶'̶s̶ Cricket t-shirt here, and learn about Lacuna Sports bespoke cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lacunasports.co.uk/en/shop/limited-edition/world-cup-t-shirt/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zeussleeps.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ With Morie Candles you can buy one item, get 30% off the next, with the offer code TFW5. At ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morie.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join England's Test tour of South Africa in 2026 with Gullivers Sports Travel. Learn more or book at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gulliverstravel.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lords.org/lords/performancecentre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your big NordVPN discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nordvpn.com/tfw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Duncan Fearnley ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠finalwordcricket.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title track by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Urthboy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today it is my immense pleasure and honor to welcome Amitav Ghosh to Speaking Out of Place to talk about his new novel, Ghost Eye.  The novel is about reincarnation, but also a lot more. In our conversation we talk about the need to address the terrible set of environmental and other crises we face, and the seeming foreclosure of the imagination by the obsession with technology and the future it offers to us. Instead, we look to how we can fashion beginnings out of endings, aided by a renewed sense of wonder, curiosity, and awe.  We turn to the body, to the haptic, and perhaps most important, to food as more than simply nourishment. In all this, story-telling, the revival of connections between living beings, and a deep sense of other times and places are central.AMITAV GHOSH grew up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and has a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford. He is the author of four books of non-fiction, two collections of essays and nine novels. His books have won many prizes and he has received eight honorary degrees, six lifetime achievement awards and four honorary fellowships. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and he has served on the Jury of the Locarno and Venice film festivals. In 2018 he became the first English-language writer to receive India's highest literary honor, the Jnanpith Award. In 2019, Foreign Policy magazine named him one of the most important global thinkers of the preceding decade. In 2024 he was awarded the Erasmus Prize and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2025 he was awarded the Pak Kyongni Prize by South Korea's Toji Foundation, and in 2026 he was given a Fellowship by the Guggenheim Foundation. He is married to the writer Deborah Baker and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season. We are continuing to see a few MBA programs release their final decisions, and candidates reporting their admissions from waitlists. We do still anticipate some more waitlist movement in the weeks ahead. Graham noted that Clear Admit is planning its MBA Essay Workshop events series that is scheduled for July 21 and 22, and July 28 and 29. These events will bring together the majority of the top MBA programs to discuss both their written essay prompts as well as their video essays. Early signups are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events Graham noted his presence in Philadelphia this week (the week prior to the airing of the show) as he prepares to present a workshop at the annual GMAC conference. Graham also highlighted a Fridays from the Frontline featuring a student from LBS who spent a week in Austin Texas, as part of LBS's global experience program. Clear Admit also featured a story of two students at Johns Hopkins / Carey, who created a startup at the intersection of health care and AI. Finally, Graham highlighted the return of the Weekly Refresh series which updates admissions candidates on the latest admissions deadlines and essay topics from all the top MBA programs. For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected two ApplyWire entries and one DecisionWire entry. This week's first MBA admissions candidate already has an MBA from India. They are an engineering undergraduate who has worked in the insurance industry. This week's second MBA applicant is from Bangladesh and works in corporate banking. They have a 655 GMAT score. This week's final MBA candidate is deciding between Booth and Fuqua. They want to transition into consulting. This episode was recorded in Philadelphia, PA and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who've been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

Season 20, Episode 17: Cricket Australia emerged from an all-states meeting claiming a consensus agreement to sell some Big Bash clubs, but there are a lot of caveats to work through first. The Age chief cricket writer Daniel Brettig joins the show to unpick the latest. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes will miss the next Test, with plenty of politics still afoot around England's captain. Plus, a special finish thanks to Cooper Connolly, even as Bangladesh celebrate their first ODI series win over Australia. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠and win a signed copy of Wisden, or a case of Stomping Ground: browse their range at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stompingground.beer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zeussleeps.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ With Morie Candles you can buy one item, get 30% off the next, with the offer code TFW5. At ⁠⁠morie.com.au⁠⁠ Join England's Test tour of South Africa in 2026 with Gullivers Sports Travel. Learn more or book at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gulliverstravel.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠  Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for activities and courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lords.org/lords/performancecentre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Get your This is W̶o̶m̶e̶n̶'̶s̶ Cricket t-shirt here, and learn about Lacuna Sports bespoke cricket wear, created by women for women:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lacunasports.co.uk/en/shop/limited-edition/world-cup-t-shirt/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your big NordVPN discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nordvpn.com/tfw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Duncan Fearnley ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bats and kit with code TFW10 or 15% off Step One clothes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠finalwordcricket.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title track by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Urthboy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

✈️ ETF III Update #5: Bangkok 2026 Hey now! I am your host Ric Gazarian. And I am here with the fifth update for the Extraordinary Travel Festival for October 22-25, 2026 in Bangkok. We have 4 amazing days of community, content, and exploration of Bangkok and beyond. Over 150 people have committed to joining ETF III.

Left-arm fast bowler Richard Ngarava has always had lots of responsibilities as Zimbabwe's opening bowler. Now he has the added responsibility of captaining his country in the test and ODI formats. He feels quietly confident ahead of Zimbabwe's home series against Bangladesh. He also speaks about the privilege of taking over as test and ODI captain

Corbin and Ed reunite while the furnace of Australian cricket knows no off-season. The guys break down the latest developments in the BBL privatisation push that saw Cricket Victoria announce the Stars and Renegades are no more, the other States throw their hands in the air and the players push back against the current model. Plus Ben Stokes broke his own team rules, Cooper Connolly made one of the best maiden ODI tons in history in a series loss to Bangladesh (!!!) and the listener emails are overflowing our inbox. Good thing Ed is back weekly from now on.To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.auABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter.Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,' hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast'

Tháng 04/2026, Nhật Bản “sửa đổi ba nguyên tắc về chuyển giao các thiết bị và công nghệ quốc phòng” để xây dựng chiến lược quốc phòng mới, trong đó có mục đích mở rộng hoạt động xuất khẩu sang cả các loại vũ khí sát thương. Một cơ chế mới cũng đã được thành lập - Chương trình Hỗ trợ an ninh chính thức (OSA) - nhằm mục đích thúc đẩy hợp tác kỹ thuật và trang thiết bị quốc phòng. Và Việt Nam được Nhật Bản xác định là ứng cử viên ưu tiên trong chương trình OSA. Những thay đổi mới trong chính sách quốc phòng của Nhật Bản có tạo thêm những cơ hội mới cho hợp tác với Hà Nội trong lĩnh vực này không ? RFI Tiếng Việt phỏng vấn nghiên cứu sinh Nguyễn Thế Phương, chuyên về lĩnh vực an ninh hàng hải, Đại học New South Wales, Úc. RFI : Trả lời báo tài chính Nikkei Asia ngày 23/04/2026, ông Minoru Kihara, chánh văn phòng thủ tướng Nhật Bản, cho biết Tokyo đã cho phép “sửa đổi ba nguyên tắc về chuyển giao các thiết bị và công nghệ quốc phòng”. Nội dung chính sách mới của Nhật Bản là gì? Tại sao Tokyo lại thay đổi chính sách vào thời điểm này ? Nguyễn Thế Phương : Sau Chiến tranh Thế giới thứ hai, toàn bộ tư duy chiến lược của Nhật là tập trung vô phát triển kinh tế nội địa và tư duy chiến lược của Nhật là chủ hòa. Việc Nhật Bản thay đổi “ba nguyên tắc về chuyển giao các thiết bị quốc phòng” nằm trong sự thay đổi căn bản trong tư duy quốc phòng, văn hóa chiến lược của họ kể từ khoảng đầu thế kỷ thứ XXI với sự trỗi dậy của Trung Quốc, môi trường an ninh khu vực diễn biến ngày càng phức tạp : Sự gia tăng sức mạnh của các hoạt động đơn phương mà nhiều học giả nói là “cố tình thay đổi trạng thái trật tự” của Trung Quốc, đặc biệt là những vấn đề tranh chấp trên biển. Đối với Nhật Bản, một trong những mối nguy nữa, đó là mối đe dọa từ Bắc Triều Bắc. Cũng nói thêm một chút, nước Mỹ dưới thời Donald Trump mong muốn đồng minh, đặc biệt là những đồng minh hiệp ước của họ, có những chính sách và có tiếng nói mạnh mẽ hơn trong việc tự lực xây dựng năng lực quốc phòng, chứ không còn hoàn toàn dựa vào Mỹ với tư cách là một quốc gia bảo trợ an ninh nữa. Điểm thứ ba là điểm mà nhiều người bỏ qua, đó là Nhật Bản cần một cách tiếp cận mới hơn để làm mới ngành công nghệ quốc phòng trong nước. Bởi vì từ trước tới nay, Nhật Bản cấm xuất khẩu trang thiết bị quốc phòng và vũ khí ra nước ngoài. Toàn bộ hạn chế về mặt xuất khẩu này khiến cho ngành công nghiệp Nhật, đặc biệt là công nghiệp quốc phòng, bị hạn chế tính cạnh tranh, đặc biệt trong bối cảnh hiện nay, với những cuộc xung đột khắp nơi trên thế giới thì thị trường vũ khí bắt đầu mang lại lợi nhuận rất lớn. Và Nhật Bản dường như cũng muốn bắt đầu thay đổi cách tiếp cận và tham gia vào thị trường công nghiệp quốc phòng chủ động hơn. Đọc thêmViệt Nam, Nhật Bản "mạnh mẽ" chống lại việc làm thay đổi nguyên trạng các vùng biển trong khu vực Và cuối cùng là yếu tố nội bộ, đó là sự thay đổi về mặt tư duy của liên minh cầm quyền Nhật Bản, bắt đầu từ thời Shinzo Abe. Cách đây khoảng 10-15 năm, đảng Dân Chủ Tự Do đề xuất Chiến lược Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương. Việc này cho thấy rằng đảng Dân Chủ Tự Do mong muốn đưa nước Nhật ra khỏi tư duy chủ hòa và tham gia nhiều hơn về việc tái định hình cấu trúc an ninh khu vực. Đây là bốn điểm tạm gọi là “bốn nền tảng” để giải thích tại sao Nhật Bản bắt đầu phải thay đổi nguyên tắc về chuyển giao thiết bị công nghệ quốc phòng. Với việc thay đổi nguyên tắc mới, họ sẽ bắt đầu không giới hạn thiết bị chuyển giao, mà sẽ mở rộng tới những loại trang thiết bị có thể là sát thương, ví dụ vũ khí tấn công, xe tăng, máy bay và những trang bị khác. Điểm thứ hai, Nhật Bản cho phép hợp tác phát triển các loại vũ khí song phương, một ví dụ ở đây là phát triển máy bay chiến đấu thế hệ thứ năm giữa Nhật, Anh và Ý. Điểm này sẽ cho phép Nhật chủ động hơn, thích ứng linh hoạt hơn trong chính sách phát triển công nghiệp quốc phòng. RFI : Việt Nam thiết lập quan hệ đối tác chiến lược toàn diện với Nhật Bản. Việt Nam là quốc gia thứ 11 ký một thỏa thuận chuyển giao thiết bị, công nghệ quốc phòng với Nhật Bản. Cho đến nay, Tokyo hỗ trợ Hà Nội như thế nào trong khuôn khổ này ? Nguyễn Thế Phương : Trước đây, việc hỗ trợ về mặt chuyển giao thiết bị hoặc công nghệ quốc phòng song phương, chủ yếu Việt Nam sẽ là bên nhận. Những hỗ trợ này chủ yếu xoay quanh việc nâng cao năng lực nhận thức hàng hải, an ninh biển và chủ yếu liên quan đến những loại trang thiết bị vũ khí phi sát thương. Điểm nổi bật thứ nhất là việc chuyển giao tàu tuần tra và phương tiện giúp Việt Nam có thể cải thiện năng lực tuần tra hàng hải, tiêu biểu là việc Việt Nam nhận một số loại tàu cảnh sát biển loại biên của Nhật Bản. Những tàu này thực ra vẫn rất tốt và vẫn phục vụ rất hiệu quả trong quá trình Việt Nam bảo vệ lợi ích trên biển ở thời điểm hiện tại. Đây là khoản hỗ trợ lớn nhất. Đọc thêmViệt Nam, Nhật Bản đạt thỏa thuận về chuyển giao công nghệ quốc phòng Thứ hai là thiết bị giám sát công nghệ hàng hải, ví dụ radar, các thiết bị lặn, công nghệ viễn thám, thông tin liên lạc phục vụ cho quá trình tìm kiếm, cứu nạn, giám sát thực địa trên biển. Và thứ ba là đào tạo, nâng cao năng lực chuyên môn cho các lực lượng của Việt Nam, đặc biệt là lực lượng cảnh sát biển và kiểm ngư. Đây là điểm mà hai bên thường xuyên tiến hành : Trao đổi đoàn, trao đổi tàu, lực lượng Việt Nam qua Nhật Bản để tập huấn. Ở đây tập trung vào một số vấn đề phi tác chiến, ví dụ quân y, phá bom mìn, khắc phục hậu quả chiến tranh, an ninh mạng. Đối với quân đội còn có gìn giữ hòa bình. Đó là ba mảng mà Việt Nam nhận được hỗ trợ có thể nói là rõ ràng nhất từ Nhật Bản thông qua chương trình chuyển giao thiết bị và công nghệ quốc phòng. RFI : Việt Nam được Nhật Bản xác định là ứng cử viên ưu tiên cho Chương trình Hỗ trợ an ninh chính thức (OSA). Anh có thể giải thích OSA là gì ? Theo một quan chức chính phủ Nhật Bản, “quá trình này đôi khi có thể mất thời gian”. Những nước được chọn để hợp tác an ninh thông qua OSA có vai trò như thế nào trong chiến lược của Nhật Bản ? Nguyễn Thế Phương : OSA (Official Security Assistance) là hỗ trợ an ninh chính thức. Đây là một trong những chương trình rất mới, là một công cụ đối ngoại rất mới của Nhật, được thông qua trong chiến lược an ninh quốc gia cuối năm 2022. ODA, là một khái niệm mà chúng ta rất quen thuộc, chỉ giới hạn nghiêm ngặt (ở đây từ “nghiêm ngặt” là từ quan trọng) cho phát triển kinh tế-xã hội. Cho nên nếu như Nhật Bản muốn hỗ trợ về mặt an ninh quốc phòng cho các quốc gia khác thì họ phải tạo ra một cơ chế hoàn toàn mới, chứ không phải là ODA. Thì OSA chính là kết quả. Nói một cách đơn giản OSA chính là ODA nhưng chỉ được dùng cho lĩnh vực an ninh và quân sự. Quá trình này rất mất thời gian bởi vì Nhật Bản sẽ phải thiết lập quy trình khảo sát nhu cầu của bên nhận, đối chiếu nhu cầu đó với pháp luật nội bộ của Nhật, mà chúng ta biết là pháp luật của Nhật về mặt này rất khắt khe. Và nó yêu cầu cả bên cho - ở đây là Nhật - và cả bên nhận - là các quốc gia khác - phải thảo luận rất lâu và rất kỹ để có thể đưa ra được một danh sách tiếp nhận các loại hỗ trợ cho phù hợp. Đọc thêmNhật Bản và Việt Nam tăng cường hợp tác an ninh, ủng hộ thương mại tự do Danh sách các quốc gia được hỗ trợ và có tiềm năng nhận được hỗ trợ OSA từ Nhật Bản vào thời điểm hiện tại chỉ tầm 12 nước, chủ yếu là các nước ở Ấn Độ Dương, Thái Bình Dương, trong đó có 5 nước Đông Nam Á (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Việt Nam và Thái Lan). Nam Á có hai nước là Bangladesh với Sri Lanka. Ngoài ra còn một số quốc đảo Thái Bình Dương, ví dụ Papua New Guinea, Tonga. Có thể thấy rõ là có Đông Nam Á, khu vực cốt lõi trong chiến lược Ấn Độ-Thái Bình Dương của Nhật Bản, và đặc biệt là khu vực các quốc đảo Nam Thái Bình Dương hiện đang là khu vực cạnh tranh địa lý khá gay gắt giữa các quốc gia đồng minh của Mỹ và Trung Quốc. Gần đây, Tokyo tăng ngân sách dành cho OSA trong năm tài khóa 2026 lên tầm 112 triệu đô la. Số lượng sẽ không lớn đứng dưới góc độ về mặt ngân sách. Nhưng trong tương lai, ngân sách mà Nhật dành cho OSA sẽ ngày càng tăng và sẽ dựa vào khả năng nước Nhật thích ứng với sự thay đổi không ngừng của môi trường an ninh bên ngoài, cũng như trong chính sách đối nội của Nhật Bản, đặc biệt là việc Nhật điều chỉnh ba nguyên tắc hỗ trợ vũ khí và công nghệ quốc phòng. Trong tương lai, số lượng nước được nhận sẽ tăng lên, cũng như nội dung của OSA cũng sẽ được mở rộng hơn. RFI : Với chiến lược quốc phòng mới của Tokyo mở ra việc bán vũ khí sát thương, liệu trong tương lai, có thể có một chương trình hợp tác sâu rộng hơn về lĩnh vực này giữa Việt Nam và Nhật Bản ? Nguyễn Thế Phương : Nhiều người kỳ vọng rằng hợp tác giữa Việt Nam và Nhật Bản trong tương về chuyển giao trang thiết bị cũng như là hỗ trợ OSA của Nhật Bản đối với Việt Nam sẽ được mở rộng. Tuy nhiên như đã trình bày, quá trình này sẽ không nhanh. Thứ nhất một phần cũng bởi vì phía Nhật Bản, như đã nói, họ sẽ rất kỹ trong vấn đề lựa chọn chuyển giao, tính minh bạch ra sao. Đọc thêmNhật Bản và Việt Nam nâng cấp quan hệ lên thành đối tác chiến lược toàn diện Thứ hai, nhu cầu của Việt Nam ở đây là gì ? Nhu cầu Việt Nam vẫn sẽ có. Nhưng theo tôi, trong tương lai gần, khoảng 5 năm, hợp tác quốc phòng giữa Việt Nam và Nhật Bản cũng sẽ chủ yếu xoay quanh nội dung về an ninh hàng hải, hỗ trợ các loại tàu cảnh sát biển, hỗ trợ Việt Nam đóng một số loại tàu cho cảnh sát biển hoặc là cho kiểm ngư ở trong nước, nhận một số loại trang thiết bị liên quan tới bảo đảm an ninh hàng hải, cũng như là nhận thức hàng hải ở khu vực, hỗ trợ liên quan tới vệ tinh chẳng hạn và tiếp tục huấn luyện. Còn những vũ khí tác chiến, theo tôi, sẽ phải là tương lai xa, cho tới khi nào Nhật Bản hoàn toàn dỡ bỏ những hạn chế về mặt xuất khẩu vũ khí tiến công và cho tới khi nào ngành công nghiệp quốc phòng của Nhật Bản trở nên cạnh tranh hơn, thì khi đó Việt Nam mới bắt đầu xem xét có hay không lựa chọn các loại vũ khí tác chiến của Nhật Bản như là một lựa chọn trong quá trình hiện đại hóa quân đội. Còn ở thời điểm hiện tại, khả năng đó rất là thấp. RFI Tiếng Việt xin chân thành cảm ơn anh Nguyễn Thế Phương, Đại học New South Wales, Úc.

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In this episode of the show, Baldy and Stu look back at an eventful week in the world of cricket - although a lot of the news came off the field, with Kane Williamson calling stumps on his career and England Cricket's curfew kerfuffle involving Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson. We also discuss the first few games of the Women's T20 World Cup and the Australian's Men's team's recent performances. We start the show by talking about Kane Williamson's decision to retire immediately from international cricket - news that came as a surprise to a few people, particularly with it happening after just one game of the three-match series against England. We discuss the initial announcement, then quickly reflect on what Kane Williamson's career has meant to New Zealand cricket fans and the special place he holds in the record books and in our hearts. There's also talk of his overall legacy in the Test arena and who might step into his shoes for the Black Caps in the years to come. As the conversation continues, the topic moves to the other big off-field news of the England-New Zealand series - the incident involving Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson that has resulted in them being stood down for the second Test pending the outcome of an investigation by the ECB. Was it an over-reaction? Does it signal a disconnect between the players and the coaching staff and/or England Cricket management? And what might England's XI look like for the second Test following the news that Ollie Robinson may also be in doubt. To round out the show, we hit the opening games of the Women's T20 World Cup, which has started brilliantly for England and Australia, but not so much for New Zealand's White Ferns, who will be ruing missed opportunities that saw them lose their opening encounter against the West Indies. There's also a quick chat about the Australian Men's team and their performances in Pakistan and Bangladesh. We'll be back again with more news and views next week, hopefully with a lot more on-field entertainment to discuss from the England v New Zealand series and the Women's World Cup. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world.  And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.  0:00 Intro 1:10 Kane Williamson retires from international cricket 5:00 Retirement mid-series 9:45 Does it leave NZ short for the rest of the series? 13:20 What has Kane meant to Black Caps fans? 17:05 Kane Williamson's place in history 23:10 Who will fill Kane's shoes? 28:10 Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson suspended for 2nd Test 32:10 What might England's team look like at The Oval? 34:45 Do these incidents suggest a breakdown between players and staff? 44:45 Women's World Cup round-up 52:40 Australia's men against Bangladesh & Pakistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda including the fast track trials for 2 vaccine candidates and antivirals, recent Hantavirus infections, use of quarantined "Hantavirus" patients for the governmental propaganda machine, use of ribavirin and other antivirals for Hantavirus associated cardiopulmonary disease, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, as well as in a daycare center in Texas in 2025, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, FDA approval of a second COVID-19 antiviral drug, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, use of convalescent sera for COVID-19 treatment and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. 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On today's livestream, I will update on the case count in the DRC Ebola outbreak, the screwworm situation in the southern US, measles in the US and Bangladesh and more.

00:00 – Introduction: Is this list abysmal?01:25 – Was there a boycott of Pakistani players?02:46 – The "AI Aesthetic" and the indification of Cricinfo07:40 – How the list was compiled: Examining the jury10:45 – Revealing the Top 25: Initial gut reactions12:25 – The Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi snub14:50 – Malinga vs. Bumrah: Who is the better death bowler?16:08 – The Younis Khan omission17:15 – Stats vs. Vibes: Is Ashwin better than Afridi?20:19 – The Glenn McGrath debate22:07 – Who would you remove? The Kevin Pietersen case24:08 – Deep dive on Ravi Ashwin's ranking27:09 – MS Dhoni: Captaincy, clutch, and trophies28:50 – The AB de Villiers controversy: Greatness without a "chip"?36:48 – The truth behind AB de Villiers' eye injury38:35 – Shakib Al Hasan and the Bangladesh representation41:43 – The case for Graeme Smith42:55 – Re-ranking the Top 5: Kohli vs. Tendulkar vs. Kallis48:26 – Why Shahid Afridi is a Top 15 player52:19 – Younis Khan's legendary work ethic and career55:31 – Other missing legends: Yusaf, Malinga, and Gul59:16 – Does Babar Azam deserve to be on this list?1:00:10 – Coming soon: The Backward Point 25 for 25 list

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aadit and Nikhil about the Ben Stokes night club brawl controversy. Should he retire from cricket over this incident? They also talk about all the other cricket series from Bangladesh vs Australia, India A tri series, and the India vs Afghanistan test match. Register for my Toronto book Launch here: https://t.co/3NXHWc50Ud Buy my book "Blasphemy: Let me Speak": https://amzn.in/d/0bS2pOTc Follow them: X: @ask0704 X: @TweetinderKaul #benstokes #vaibhavsuryavanshi #indiavsafghanistan #bangladeshvsaustralia ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Buy Kushal's Book: https://amzn.in/d/58cY4dU Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx... Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici Interac Canada: kushalmehra81@gmail.com To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap... Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal... Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Bangladesh Stops Bhagwan Ram Murti Construction | Dares India | Will India Respond? | Sanjay Dixit

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RATINGS JIM!! The boys are ecstatic about the latest radio ratings, and they're not shy in saying so. After that, it's Billy's All Sports Report - with an all-time classic NBA Finals game. Alex Carey calls in from Bangladesh as the Aussies play their ODI series, but Billy is more interested in how many ads Kez is appearing in these days. JB shares a story about how curfews don't work, we celebrate Rosie Walton's 50th birthday, and hear a massive Idiot File from Billy. Supercars driver Matt Payne is in studio reflecting on the mayhem at Bathurst, driving hot laps for celebrities, and visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand. Finally, Billy has a tried and true joke about poor old grandpa and some Sunday morning shenanigans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine a place that dares to speak truths many are afraid to say. A place that celebrates communities too often forgotten and tells the stories rarely heard.  Dr. Laura Scherck Wittcoff sits down with Raymond O. Caldwell, Artistic Director, and Johannah Maynard Edwards, Managing Director, of The Fountain Theatre — a nonprofit performing arts organization in Hollywood, California, that has been producing bold, socially conscious theater for 35 years. Raymond and Johannah share how they found each other through what Johannah calls a "cosmic poof," how they're navigating the transition from the theater's founding leadership into a new generation, and why they believe cultural institutions must serve as places to practice humanity in a post-pandemic world. From the Living Ticket model that removes price barriers to community dramaturgy that develops new plays inside faith communities and neighborhoods across Los Angeles, this conversation is a masterclass in mission-driven, human-centered arts leadership. Founded in 1990 by Deborah Culver and Stephen Sachs, The Fountain Theatre was created as a creative home for artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. Its mission is to develop and present bold new plays and unique interpretations of established works that reflect the cultural richness and social issues of contemporary Los Angeles and the nation. The Fountain Theatre has built a reputation over more than three decades for producing thought-provoking performances and supporting voices that may not always be heard on traditional stages. The organization is also known for presenting flamenco performances and running educational outreach programs that connect young people and communities to the arts. Johannah Maynard Edwards, Managing Director Prior to joining The Fountain, Johannah served as Executive Artistic Director of the National Women's Theater Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she produced, directed, and championed hundreds of productions by artists of underrepresented genders. A nationally recognized leader in arts accessibility, Johannah received the Kennedy Center's LEAD Award for Emerging Leaders and is Chief Ambassador for PAAL, the Parent Artist Advocacy League. She is passionate about developing new sociopolitical work and fostering equitable, inclusive spaces for artists and audiences alike. Raymond O. Caldwell, Artistic Director Prior to The Fountain, Raymond was the Artistic Director at Washington DC's Theater Alliance for six seasons, where he directed, developed, and produced socially conscious, thought-provoking programming that transformed the region and had a global impact. Under his leadership, Theater Alliance was chosen to lead an American Arts Envoy with the U.S. Department of State. He devised and directed new work with 23 artists and activists from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and the United States exploring what inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility mean on the global stage. Raymond was a faculty member and resident director at Harvard University's Department of Theater Arts, holds an MFA in Acting and New Play Development from Ohio State University, and a BFA in Acting from the University of Florida. Dr. Laura Scherck Wittcoff is the host of Small and Gutsy, a podcast spotlighting nonprofits and social enterprises with budgets under $10 million. Small and Gutsy has been ranked number 8 on Feedspot's Top 30 Social Impact Podcasts and number 3 and number 9 by Million Podcasts for the Top 30 Volunteer Podcasts and Youth Empowerment episodes, respectively. - The founding mission of The Fountain Theatre and its 35-year history of producing socially conscious work - How Raymond and Johannah found each other and transitioned into leadership from the theater's founders - Raymond's personal journey from Germany to the U.S., from actor to artistic director, and the mentor who told him "Don't wait for someone to give you a story — go make your own" - Johannah founded her first nonprofit at age 19 at NYU and her philosophy of not waiting for gatekeepers to open the gate - The creation of "Poetry for the People," a play about poet and activist June Jordan, developed over three years and three iterations with playwright Adrienne Torf - How The Fountain Theatre responds to the cultural moment with every production — from the LA fires to ICE enforcement to the situation in Iran - The pandemic of loneliness and the role of cultural institutions as places to practice humanity - Audience cultivation and the challenge of building new, multigenerational audiences in a distracted digital age - Community dramaturgy — developing new plays inside faith communities and neighborhoods across Los Angeles - The Living Ticket model — transparent pricing that trusts audiences to name what they can pay - The Fountain Voices summer education program connects young people with volunteerism, civic engagement, and playwriting - The expansion into flamenco and classical Indian dance programming - Storytelling as a tool for community building - Emergent strategy and the philosophy of critical connection over critical mass - Moving at the pace of humanity as a leadership philosophy - The reveal that The Fountain Theatre operates with a staff of five HOW TO FIND THE FOUNTAIN THEATRE Website: FountainTheatre.com Follow The Fountain Theatre on social media for upcoming productions, events, and community programming. HOW TO CONNECT WITH SMALL & GUTSY Website: SmallandGutsy.org Email: Laura@SmallandGutsy.org Know a nonprofit or social enterprise doing incredible work? Send them our way.

This episode features a conversation with Prachi and Ram, organizers with Savera, a multiracial, interfaith, anti-caste coalition of Indian Americans and partners standing together in the fight against the rise of the transnational far right. After laying out Hindu supremacy as an ideology, we considered the different phases of consolidation of the Hindu right in the United States from its late 20th century orientation around homeland politics to its 21st century effort to forge a Hindu American identity, first through an alignment with U.S. civil rights organizations and then through a realignment with white supremacist forces. We delved more deeply into the role of caste within this formation, in particular the longstanding efforts of the Hindu right in both India and the U.S. to forge Hindu unity by opposing anticaste politics. This took us to a discussion of the Hindu right's embrace of the pro-Israel lobby's tactics, especially its weaponization of Hinduphobia as an echo of the weaponization of antisemitism, to battle criticisms of the Modi government in India, and the need to distinguish this from the real rise in both anti-Hindu and antisemitic sentiment. We ended with Savera's efforts to forge a broad-based antiracist, left majority as a counterweight to the multiracial far right. Read the transcript Guests Prachi Patankar is a writer and activist based in New York. Her speaking and organizing is grounded in feminist, anti-caste, and solidarity commitments. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Indian Express, Al Jazeera, Women's Studies Quarterly, and Jacobin. She has been interviewed in media including Democracy Now, Jewish Currents, and National Public Radio. Ram Vishwanathan is an organizer with the Savera coalition based in New York City. References Savera, “The Global VHP's Trail of Violence,” January 2024. Savera, “Cut From the Same Cloth: the VHP-A's Ties To Its Indian Counterpart,” April 2024. Savera and Political Research Associates, “HAF Way to Supremacy: How the Hindu American Foundation Rebrands Bigotry As Minority Rights,” October 2024. Jyotiba Phule: an anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. Satyashodhak Sangh: a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, Maharashtra in 1873 that addressed caste and gender injustices. Golwalkar: M.S. Golwalkar was the second supreme leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing paramilitary organization that advanced the ideology of Hindu supremacy and mobilized around the transformation of India into a Hindu nation. Pracharak: refers to a full-time organizer of the RSS. Houston 2019: “Howdy Modi” was an event organized by the Texas India Forum to welcome Narendra Modi to Houston and featured a joint address by Modi and Donald Trump. Ahmedabad 2020: designed as a reciprocal counterpart to Howdy Modi, “Namaste Trump” was an event organized to celebrate Donald Trump's official state visit to India and hosted by Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Article 370: article of the Indian Constitution that granted a special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This status was abrogated by the Modi government in 2019. CAA/NRC: the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are policies introduced by the Modi government. The 2019 CAA fast-tracks the naturalization of populations identified as victims of persecution by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and explicitly excludes the eligibility of Muslims. The 2019 NRC aims to create an official record of legal citizens of India. Critics and human rights organizations argue that the policies together discriminate against Muslims. If a nationwide NRC is implemented, individuals who lack the required documentation to prove their citizenship could be excluded from the final registry. Because the CAA allows non-Muslims to claim citizenship if they fall through the cracks, Muslims left off the NRC list would face disproportionate risks of statelessness, detention, or deportation. Edward Blum: a conservative legal strategist and the president of the American Alliance for Equal Rights and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), an organization that fought to overturn affirmative action on the grounds that it constitutes "reverse discrimination" against white and Asian applicants. Dan HoSang: professor of American Studies at Yale University. “Violent Majorities: Indian and Israeli Ethnonationalism,” Recall this Book/New Books Network, Episodes 118, 119, 120, 143, 144, 145. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This episode features a conversation with Prachi and Ram, organizers with Savera, a multiracial, interfaith, anti-caste coalition of Indian Americans and partners standing together in the fight against the rise of the transnational far right. After laying out Hindu supremacy as an ideology, we considered the different phases of consolidation of the Hindu right in the United States from its late 20th century orientation around homeland politics to its 21st century effort to forge a Hindu American identity, first through an alignment with U.S. civil rights organizations and then through a realignment with white supremacist forces. We delved more deeply into the role of caste within this formation, in particular the longstanding efforts of the Hindu right in both India and the U.S. to forge Hindu unity by opposing anticaste politics. This took us to a discussion of the Hindu right's embrace of the pro-Israel lobby's tactics, especially its weaponization of Hinduphobia as an echo of the weaponization of antisemitism, to battle criticisms of the Modi government in India, and the need to distinguish this from the real rise in both anti-Hindu and antisemitic sentiment. We ended with Savera's efforts to forge a broad-based antiracist, left majority as a counterweight to the multiracial far right. Read the transcript Guests Prachi Patankar is a writer and activist based in New York. Her speaking and organizing is grounded in feminist, anti-caste, and solidarity commitments. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Indian Express, Al Jazeera, Women's Studies Quarterly, and Jacobin. She has been interviewed in media including Democracy Now, Jewish Currents, and National Public Radio. Ram Vishwanathan is an organizer with the Savera coalition based in New York City. References Savera, “The Global VHP's Trail of Violence,” January 2024. Savera, “Cut From the Same Cloth: the VHP-A's Ties To Its Indian Counterpart,” April 2024. Savera and Political Research Associates, “HAF Way to Supremacy: How the Hindu American Foundation Rebrands Bigotry As Minority Rights,” October 2024. Jyotiba Phule: an anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. Satyashodhak Sangh: a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, Maharashtra in 1873 that addressed caste and gender injustices. Golwalkar: M.S. Golwalkar was the second supreme leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing paramilitary organization that advanced the ideology of Hindu supremacy and mobilized around the transformation of India into a Hindu nation. Pracharak: refers to a full-time organizer of the RSS. Houston 2019: “Howdy Modi” was an event organized by the Texas India Forum to welcome Narendra Modi to Houston and featured a joint address by Modi and Donald Trump. Ahmedabad 2020: designed as a reciprocal counterpart to Howdy Modi, “Namaste Trump” was an event organized to celebrate Donald Trump's official state visit to India and hosted by Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Article 370: article of the Indian Constitution that granted a special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This status was abrogated by the Modi government in 2019. CAA/NRC: the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are policies introduced by the Modi government. The 2019 CAA fast-tracks the naturalization of populations identified as victims of persecution by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and explicitly excludes the eligibility of Muslims. The 2019 NRC aims to create an official record of legal citizens of India. Critics and human rights organizations argue that the policies together discriminate against Muslims. If a nationwide NRC is implemented, individuals who lack the required documentation to prove their citizenship could be excluded from the final registry. Because the CAA allows non-Muslims to claim citizenship if they fall through the cracks, Muslims left off the NRC list would face disproportionate risks of statelessness, detention, or deportation. Edward Blum: a conservative legal strategist and the president of the American Alliance for Equal Rights and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), an organization that fought to overturn affirmative action on the grounds that it constitutes "reverse discrimination" against white and Asian applicants. Dan HoSang: professor of American Studies at Yale University. “Violent Majorities: Indian and Israeli Ethnonationalism,” Recall this Book/New Books Network, Episodes 118, 119, 120, 143, 144, 145. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-american-studies

This episode features a conversation with Prachi and Ram, organizers with Savera, a multiracial, interfaith, anti-caste coalition of Indian Americans and partners standing together in the fight against the rise of the transnational far right. After laying out Hindu supremacy as an ideology, we considered the different phases of consolidation of the Hindu right in the United States from its late 20th century orientation around homeland politics to its 21st century effort to forge a Hindu American identity, first through an alignment with U.S. civil rights organizations and then through a realignment with white supremacist forces. We delved more deeply into the role of caste within this formation, in particular the longstanding efforts of the Hindu right in both India and the U.S. to forge Hindu unity by opposing anticaste politics. This took us to a discussion of the Hindu right's embrace of the pro-Israel lobby's tactics, especially its weaponization of Hinduphobia as an echo of the weaponization of antisemitism, to battle criticisms of the Modi government in India, and the need to distinguish this from the real rise in both anti-Hindu and antisemitic sentiment. We ended with Savera's efforts to forge a broad-based antiracist, left majority as a counterweight to the multiracial far right. Read the transcript Guests Prachi Patankar is a writer and activist based in New York. Her speaking and organizing is grounded in feminist, anti-caste, and solidarity commitments. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Indian Express, Al Jazeera, Women's Studies Quarterly, and Jacobin. She has been interviewed in media including Democracy Now, Jewish Currents, and National Public Radio. Ram Vishwanathan is an organizer with the Savera coalition based in New York City. References Savera, “The Global VHP's Trail of Violence,” January 2024. Savera, “Cut From the Same Cloth: the VHP-A's Ties To Its Indian Counterpart,” April 2024. Savera and Political Research Associates, “HAF Way to Supremacy: How the Hindu American Foundation Rebrands Bigotry As Minority Rights,” October 2024. Jyotiba Phule: an anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. Satyashodhak Sangh: a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, Maharashtra in 1873 that addressed caste and gender injustices. Golwalkar: M.S. Golwalkar was the second supreme leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing paramilitary organization that advanced the ideology of Hindu supremacy and mobilized around the transformation of India into a Hindu nation. Pracharak: refers to a full-time organizer of the RSS. Houston 2019: “Howdy Modi” was an event organized by the Texas India Forum to welcome Narendra Modi to Houston and featured a joint address by Modi and Donald Trump. Ahmedabad 2020: designed as a reciprocal counterpart to Howdy Modi, “Namaste Trump” was an event organized to celebrate Donald Trump's official state visit to India and hosted by Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Article 370: article of the Indian Constitution that granted a special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This status was abrogated by the Modi government in 2019. CAA/NRC: the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are policies introduced by the Modi government. The 2019 CAA fast-tracks the naturalization of populations identified as victims of persecution by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and explicitly excludes the eligibility of Muslims. The 2019 NRC aims to create an official record of legal citizens of India. Critics and human rights organizations argue that the policies together discriminate against Muslims. If a nationwide NRC is implemented, individuals who lack the required documentation to prove their citizenship could be excluded from the final registry. Because the CAA allows non-Muslims to claim citizenship if they fall through the cracks, Muslims left off the NRC list would face disproportionate risks of statelessness, detention, or deportation. Edward Blum: a conservative legal strategist and the president of the American Alliance for Equal Rights and Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), an organization that fought to overturn affirmative action on the grounds that it constitutes "reverse discrimination" against white and Asian applicants. Dan HoSang: professor of American Studies at Yale University. “Violent Majorities: Indian and Israeli Ethnonationalism,” Recall this Book/New Books Network, Episodes 118, 119, 120, 143, 144, 145. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

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In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda including the fast track trials for 2 vaccine candidates and antivirals, recent Hantavirus infections, use of quarantined "Hantavirus" patients for the governmental propaganda machine, use of ribavirin and other antivirals for Hantavirus associated cardiopulmonary disease, before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, as well as in a daycare center in Texas in 2025, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, FDA approval of a second COVID-19 antiviral drug, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, use of convalescent sera for COVID-19 treatment and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. 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 President Trump had a full day handling questions about uranium in Iran, a reflecting pool filling with water and his planned trip to the NBA Finals.  All while dems say he doesn't communicate and isn't transparent enough.  This man is so busy it's incredible he doesn't get things jumbled.  He just doesn't.  And, just in time for America 250, he has delivered big time cleaning up the nation's capitol.  We have the receipts.    Ty Masterson changed his mind after doing this podcast and will now be part of the debate Friday night at JCCC.  60 Minutes has reportedly been courting Joe Rogan... don't hold your breath.  We share a lesson about teaching your kids instead of letting teachers or media get ahold of their brains.    In Sports, Bobby Witt Jr deserves better than what he's getting with the Royals and we aren't talking salary.  We ask one, big, sort of annoying question.    Pride month is sure fading in sports.  And you're about to hear one of the greatest Cinderella tennis stories of all time.   In our Final Final, Trump is quite the attraction at a Zoo in Bangladesh.

Watch as Democrats turn a serious congressional hearing into a complete circus by obsessing over Marco Rubio's shoes. This is peak Washington dysfunction. In this jaw-dropping clip, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gets grilled by a Democrat congresswoman who bizarrely brings up a pair of Florsheim shoes gifted by President Trump. Instead of focusing on foreign policy or national security, she uses the shoes as “evidence” that Rubio “can't admit facts.” Rubio's confused reaction and strong pushback perfectly highlight how unhinged and out of touch the radical Left has become. This isn't governance — it's political theater designed to embarrass conservatives while America faces real crises. Republicans understand what's really happening here: desperate Democrats attacking common-sense leaders like Marco Rubio because they have no real arguments left. We also cover: President Trump CONFIRMS phone call with Bibi. Ukrainian drone HITS St. Petersburg, Russia. Joe Biden CRASHES Dr. Jill Biden's book tour. Support for same-sex marriage flattened in the U.S. Markwayne Mullin clashes with Al Green. If you're tired of the liberal media ignoring these embarrassing moments and the nonstop circus in Washington, this video is for you. Rubio handles it with class and strength, reminding us why strong conservative leadership matters now more than ever. What do you think? Was this the most ridiculous line of questioning you've ever seen, or have Democrats gone even lower? Drop your thoughts in the comments — let's show the Left how real Americans feel about this nonsense! If you believe in truth over theater, freedom over woke politics, and common sense over circus antics, smash that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE for more no-holds-barred coverage of the fights that matter. Turn on notifications so you never miss an upload. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:20 War Powers Vote 01:46 Why is Grok So Bad at Sports Knowledge? 03:12 Back with War Powers Vote 04:18 Congress' Schedule 07:06 Talk to your Local Congressman! 10:08 Trump on Conversation with Netanyahu 11:35 Netanyahu on Conversation with Trump 14:23 Who's Not Coming Back? 15:24 Who's Netanyahu Looking At? 16:29 Trump is Not Happy with CNN & Kaitlan Collins 18:24 Trump on Anti-Weaponization Fund 19:49 Discussing the Treatment of J6 Protestors 26:27 Did Someone Tattle on Trump? 31:09 What has Israel Done for the U.S.? 33:42 Pat Goes Biblical for a Second 34:12 Trump Defines a Ceasefire 34:58 What We Get from Israel 37:01 Ukrainian Drones Hit St. Petersburg 39:52 Fat Five 48:42 "Fancy" Walmart 50:14 Marco Rubio VS. Gregory Meeks 53:06 Marco Rubio VS. Sydney Kamlager-Dove 54:38 Marco Rubio VS. Ted Lieu 58:58 Marco Rubio on Accusations from Democrats 1:01:20 Marco Rubio & Tim McBride on Greenland 1:04:46 Ted Lieu & Trump's "Cognitive Decline" 1:07:54 Joe Biden Has a Question for his Wife 1:11:18 11 Years of Legalized LGBTQ+ Marriage/Relationships 1:19:02 Markwayne Mullin on Status of Border Wall 1:21:05 Markwayne Mullin VS. Al Green 1:24:27 Brandon Gill VS. Nickie J. Antonio 1:25:55 Discussing Illegals in America 1:33:08 Buffalo from Bangladesh that Looks like Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rare albino buffalo in Bangladesh was headed for ritual sacrifice during a Muslim holiday (until people noticed it looked remarkably like Donald Trump). After the buffalo went viral, government officials stepped in, canceled the sacrifice, and gave the animal a new home at a zoo. Also this week: a Muslim principal loses her job after a backlash campaign in Texas, a Christian job applicant demands protection from Pride flags and pronouns, Oklahoma lawmakers debate whether children should be allowed to marry, Congress considers spending $1 billion on security for houses of worship, and Rome's famous "hot priest" calendar turns out to feature models instead of clergy. Plus, Frank and Dan discuss why atheists are surprisingly expensive targets for political campaigns.

America is turning 250 and the birthday party is already a mess — every artist booked for the Freedom 250 celebration dropped out, but don't worry, Vanilla Ice to the rescue. Bridget breaks down what the collapse says about the “vibe shift,” why woke is crawling out of hibernation, and why normie Americans still don't want to be lectured - by anyone. Also: Democrat Graham Platner's never-ending scandals, UFC fights on the White House lawn during Pride Month, and the Donald Trump buffalo in Bangladesh who is apparently Bridget's spirit animal. #Freedom250 #VibeShift #DumpsterFire Topics covered: Freedom 250, America 250th birthday, vibe shift, woke comeback, Hasbeenapalooza, Vanilla Ice, Pride Month 2026, Graham Platner scandal, UFC White House, Donald Trump buffalo Bangladesh 

The fire at the Utumishi Girls Academy started in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least 16, as the students were asleep in the dormitory block. More than 800 children were in the school at the time. Kenyan officials say the cause of the fire has not yet been established. Boarding schools in the country have experienced several fatal fires in recent years, with overcrowding and poor safety standards frequently blamed for the high number of casualties.Also in this podcast: Israel conducts airstrikes in Lebanon's Tyre, Sidon and Beirut. The US says it wants to treat Americans with Ebola abroad - we ask a doctor if that is the most efficient way to curb the spread of the disease. Why the price of coffee has surged. Australia sues the manufacturing giant 3M for a record sum over its alleged use of toxic chemicals such as PFAS in firefighting foam. A Google engineer is charged with insider trading after winning $1.2m on Polymarket betting. A buffalo in Bangladesh is spared from Eid sacrifice - after it went viral for what people say is a likeness to Donald Trump. And is a black flowing gown an acceptable tennis outfit at the French Open?The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk