Podcasts about Kashmir

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Om Satija, a 22-year-old from Melbourne, and his brother are set to run 5,000 kilometers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, aiming to complete the epic journey in 100 days. With the 'OneIndiaRun' scheduled to begin on 26 January, Om talks about what drives the brothers, their preparation and routes navigating their run, the purpose behind this extraordinary challenge, and why India was chosen as their running destination.

Năm 2025 sắp khép lại nhưng nước Nga tuyên bố sẽ chẳng có « hưu chiến » tại Ukraina vào mùa lễ Noel. Tại châu Á, xung đột Thái Lan và Cam Bốt tái bùng phát, gần một triệu người phải sơ tán, trong khi quan hệ Trung Quốc và Nhật Bản căng thẳng do vấn đề Đài Loan. Ở châu Mỹ Latinh, chính quyền Trump tiếp tục gia tăng áp lực với Venezuela. Còn ở Gaza, người dân Palestine chẳng biết ngày nào sẽ được bình an trở lại. Tuy nhiên, việc tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump hôm 05/12/2025 công bố Chiến lược An ninh Quốc gia mới (NSS 2025) đã làm dấy lên nhiều tranh luận tại châu Âu vào lúc các cuộc đàm phán cho hòa bình cho Ukraina đang diễn ra căng thẳng. Tài liệu đánh dấu một bước ngoặt quan trọng cho chính sách đối ngoại của Mỹ khẳng định Tây bán cầu (châu Mỹ) trở thành ưu tiên hàng đầu. Donald Trump, « cướp biển vùng Caribê » Theo Kevin Parthenay, giáo sư đại học Tours, thành viên Viện Đại học Pháp, việc công bố tài liệu này « không gây ngạc nhiên ». Văn bản chính thức hóa và tạo « sự mạch lạc » cho các hành động mà Hoa Kỳ đã và đang thực hiện tại lục địa, từ việc can thiệp vào bầu cử, gây sức ép để tái triển khai quân đội, hay đe dọa dùng vũ lực, tùy theo đặc thù của mỗi nước mà chính quyền Trump có những cách thức hành động khác nhau. Đây được coi là một « sự mở rộng » hay một dạng « cập nhật của học thuyết Monroe », được thiết lập vào thế kỷ XIX, nhằm mục đích thiết lập thế bá quyền của Mỹ trong khu vực và ngăn cản các cường quốc khác ngoài Hoa Kỳ can thiệp vào « bán cầu châu Mỹ ». Điều này cho thấy học thuyết này vẫn đứng vững với thời gian và để lại hai hệ luận. Trên đài RFI (1/12/2025), Kevin Parthenay, nhà nghiên cứu về Khoa học Chính trị, giải thích tiếp : « Hệ quả Roosevelt, được thực hiện vào đầu thế kỷ 20, đã đưa Học thuyết Monroe lên một tầm cao hơn. Học thuyết đó tuyên bố rằng các cường quốc ngoài khu vực không chỉ không được quyền can thiệp vào không gian ảnh hưởng của Mỹ, mà những ai cố gắng tiếp cận khu vực này sẽ phải đối mặt với sự trả đũa. Vì vậy, ở đây chúng ta có một hệ luận mới từ Donald Trump, người gửi một thông điệp tương tự, theo đó Hoa Kỳ hiện đang tái khẳng định quyền bá chủ của mình đối với không gian của Mỹ và do vậy, chúng ta sẽ cố gắng ngăn chặn, được sử dụng trong tài liệu, nhằm ngăn chặn bất kỳ cường quốc nước ngoài nào tìm cách can thiệp hoặc mở rộng sự hiện diện của họ trên lục địa ». Tài liệu này được cho là đã tạo nên một « sự đột phá » so với chính sách được theo đuổi dưới thời các tổng thống Barack Obama và Joe Biden, vốn chỉ « tập trung vào các khu vực khác » trên thế giới, và châu Mỹ Latinh không được coi là một khu vực chiến lược. Từ khi trở lại Nhà Trắng, Donald Trump tin rằng sự ổn định của đất nước ông phụ thuộc, ít nhất một phần, vào những gì xảy ra ở châu Mỹ Latinh. Chỉ có điều, cách thức hành động của chính quyền Trump tỏ ra có phần bạo lực, mang tính cưỡng ép như những gì diễn ra tại vùng vịnh Caribê trong những tháng gần đây, đến mức tờ El Pais Amercica không ngần ngại có bài viết với hàng tựa « Donald Trump, cướp biển vùng Caribê ! » Châu Âu – Mỹ : Quan hệ liên kết có điều kiện Chiến lược mới này là hiện thân cho học thuyết « Nước Mỹ trên hết » : Hoa Kỳ chủ trương giảm bớt một số nghĩa vụ toàn cầu, ưu tiên bảo vệ lãnh thổ quốc gia, an ninh kinh tế và tái công nghiệp hóa đất nước, cũng như quyền chủ quyền và giảm bớt sự phụ thuộc trong nhiều lĩnh vực chiến lược. Sự hiện diện quân sự của Mỹ sẽ được điều chỉnh, từ bỏ - hay chí ít là giảm bớt – các cam kết quân sự tại những chiến trường « ít thiết yếu » cho an ninh quốc gia Hoa Kỳ. Trong tầm nhìn này, NSS 2025 ngầm định nghĩa lại mối quan hệ Hoa Kỳ và châu Âu – không còn là một quan hệ đối tác cân bằng toàn cầu, mà là một sự liên kết có điều kiện, theo hình thức « chia sẻ gánh nặng » và nhất là châu Âu được kêu gọi đảm nhận trách nhiệm nhiều hơn đối với an ninh của chính mình. Đây là một cú sốc chính trị cho Liên Hiệp Châu Âu vào lúc các nước trong khu vực xem Nga như là một mối đe dọa an ninh ngày càng lớn trong bối cảnh chiến tranh Ukraina có những diễn tiến bất lợi cho Kiev, đang chịu nhiều sức ép từ phía Washington, hối thúc tổng thống Zelensky nên nhượng lãnh thổ để chấm dứt chiến tranh. Sự hụt hẫng này của châu Âu một phần là do những đánh giá sai lầm của khối, cho rằng Donald Trump là kẻ thù của tư duy dài hạn, được điều khiển bởi bản năng. Đối với Olivier Zajec, giảng viên trường đại học Lyon III và là nhà sáng lập Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến lược và Quốc phòng (IESD), trái với những nhận định trên, Donald Trump ngay từ đầu nhiệm kỳ một đã có một kế hoạch chiến lược dài hạn, liên quan đến điều mà ông gọi là « vị trí của nước Mỹ trong một hệ thống quốc tế đang được tái định hình tùy theo các phạm vi quyền lực, phạm vi gây ảnh hưởng và phạm vi chia sẻ ảnh hưởng các các cường quốc trong khuôn khổ điều mà người ta có thể gọi là các cực đối lập cấp độ một ». Trả lời chuyên mục « Les grands entretiens d'Anne Rosencher », tuần báo L'Express, chuyên gia về Lịch sử Quan hệ Quốc tế Đương đại, phân tích : « Có ba điều quan trọng đối với Hoa Kỳ khi nói đến việc bảo vệ lợi ích quốc gia : Sức mạnh quân sự, hay sức mạnh nói chung, sự thịnh vượng kinh tế và tính chính trực về đạo đức. Và trên thực tế, Trump là người đầu tiên không đề cập đến tính chính trực về đạo đức và không đưa nó vào phương trình của mình. Kim chỉ nam của ông là kim chỉ nam dài hạn : Đó là sự thịnh vượng kinh tế và sức mạnh quân sự. Và với điều đó, ông tin rằng quyền tự do hành động của mình sẽ được tối đa hóa trong một hệ thống quốc tế mới, nơi Hoa Kỳ phải đóng vai trò lãnh đạo (…) Vì vậy, trong tầm nhìn này của ông, chiến lược vĩ đại của ông, ông chèo lái, điều hướng, liên tục đổi hướng, và đôi khi chúng ta phải theo ông ấy (…)  Kế hoạch của ông ấy là bảo vệ lợi ích của Mỹ ở khắp mọi nơi, với bất kỳ ai, kể cả với đồng minh hay chống lại đồng minh, và trong bất kỳ hoàn cảnh nào. » Chiến tranh Ukraina : Sẽ không có thỏa thuận hòa bình ! Thế nên, trong hồ sơ Ukraina, tuy cảm thấy mệt mỏi về cuộc chiến, nguyên thủ Mỹ cũng không muốn nhượng bộ tất cả mọi thứ cho Nga. Theo ông Trump, « phải kềm chế Nga nhưng không được đẩy lùi họ hoặc coi Nga là kẻ thù không thể hòa giải. Trump tin rằng chúng ta có thể đối thoại với tất cả mọi người bất kể sự kinh hoàng và hậu quả của chiến tranh. Và ông ấy vẫn chưa từ bỏ hy vọng biến Nga thành đối tác trong vấn đề này hay vấn đề khác trong khuôn khổ thách thức khác, đó là cuộc đối đầu với Trung Quốc », chuyên gia Olivier Zajec đánh giá. Cũng theo nhà nghiên cứu này, Donald Trump là một người ủng hộ tư tưởng tân chủ nghĩa hiện thực mang tính công kích. Mọi thứ có thể chiếm đoạt đều phải chiếm đoạt, để có thể thoát khỏi điều được gọi là « tình thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan của sự bất định ». Đối với Donald Trump, hồ sơ Ukraina còn là vấn đề « cân bằng quyền lực ». Kiev không thể thất thủ và cán cân quyền lực trên lục địa già không được phép bị phá vỡ, bởi vì Mỹ cũng không được lợi gì nếu những điều này diễn ra. Đối với Olivier Zajec, « việc để Ukraina bị thôn tính hoàn toàn sẽ làm tổn hại đến uy tín của Hoa Kỳ, bất kể một số người trong vòng thân cận của Trump nghĩ gì - những người sẵn sàng hy sinh Ukraina. Tôi tin rằng ông ấy không cùng quan điểm đó. Ông ta nhận thức được mối quan hệ giữa cán cân quyền lực và cán cân danh tiếng, một mối quan hệ thường bị bỏ qua, và đó là lý do tại sao Kiev không được phép sụp đổ. Vì vậy, mục tiêu là tạo ra thế bế tắc và tê liệt, theo kiểu Triều Tiên. Sẽ không có thỏa thuận hòa bình mà chỉ là một kiểu đình chiến và một khu vực quân sự hóa khác, lần này với chiến tuyến ngay giữa lòng châu Âu, mặc dù chúng ta tưởng rằng tất cả những điều này thực sự đã qua rồi ». Xung đột Thái Lan – Cam Bốt : Khả năng Trung Quốc can thiệp hạn chế Châu Á năm 2025 phủ một mầu sắc ảm đạm. Biển Đông tiếp tục dậy sóng vào lúc Philippines và Trung Quốc liên tiếp có những sự cố va chạm tại quần đảo Trường Sa, khu vực đang trở thành chiến trường của cuộc đọ sức chiến lược, kinh tế và chính trị, ở đó ngư dân, quân đội và thường dân sống dưới áp lực thường trực của Bắc Kinh. Nhưng « cuộc xung đột ngầm giữa Trung Quốc và Philippines » tại Trường Sa, như tựa đề bài phóng sự của Franceinfo, đã bị nhiều cuộc xung đột vũ trang khác trong vùng làm lu mờ. Ấn Độ và Pakistan, từ ngày 07-10/05/2025, có cuộc leo thang đối đầu quân sự nghiêm trọng nhất từ 20 năm qua, sau một vụ tấn công khủng bố ngày 22/04 tại vùng Kashmir Ấn Độ làm 22 người chết. Tại Đông Nam Á, nếu như nội chiến ở Miến Điện đang có những diễn tiến có lợi cho chính quyền quân sự, thì đối đầu vũ trang giữa Thái Lan và Cam Bốt, hai nước thành viên của khối ASEAN, bất ngờ bùng phát vào tháng 7/2025. Tháng 10 cùng năm, hai bên ký kết một thỏa thuận hưu chiến qua trung gian hòa giải của Malaysia, nước giữ chức chủ tịch luân phiên của khối ASEAN và tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump. Tuy nhiên, đến tháng 11/2025 chiến sự bất ngờ bùng phát dữ dội : Thái Lan điều F-16 oanh kích nhiều khu vực bên kia biên giới Cam Bốt ! Là đồng minh thân thiết và có cả căn cứ hải quân ở Cam Bốt, liệu Bắc Kinh có sẽ đến hỗ trợ quân sự cho chính quyền Phnom Pênh hay không ? Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt, nhà nghiên cứu David Camroux, chuyên gia về Đông Nam Á, điều phối viên Đài Quan sát Ấn Độ - Thái Bình Dương nhận định : « Trung Quốc đang ở thế khó xử vì nước này cũng có những lợi ích kinh tế quan trọng hơn ở Thái Lan. Ví dụ, nhà sản xuất ô tô BYD gần đây đã mở một nhà máy ở đó. Vì vậy, giống như tất cả các quốc gia Đông Nam Á khác, Trung Quốc cũng muốn có quan hệ tốt với Thái Lan. Trên thực tế, Trung Quốc nhận thấy mình bị hạn chế phần nào khả năng can thiệp ». Trung Quốc và chiến lược « con vịt quay » đối với Nhật Bản Khu vực Đông Bắc Á cũng dậy sóng do những căng thẳng giữa Nhật Bản và Trung Quốc bỗng bùng phát trong những tháng cuối năm. Viện dẫn những phát biểu được cho là « không phù hợp » của thủ tướng Nhật Bản Sanae Takaichi hồi tháng 5/2025 liên quan đến Đài Loan, Trung Quốc đã tiến hành một chiến dịch rộng lớn, từ tung tin giả có phối hợp, phô trương sức mạnh hải quân chưa từng có tại các vùng lãnh hải của Nhật Bản, các hành động ép buộc kinh tế có chủ đích, thách thức công khai về chủ quyền lãnh thổ Nhật Bản tại Okinawa, cho đến việc hủy các sự kiện văn hóa, làm gián đoạn các sự kiện thể thao quốc tế, hay có những lời đe dọa ngầm đối với các nhà báo và lãnh đạo doanh nghiệp…. Theo nhà nghiên cứu Stephen R. Nagy, giáo sư về chính trị học và quan hệ quốc tế tại đại học Công giáo Quốc tế Tokyo, trên trang Conflit, Nhật Bản đang đối mặt với một trắc nghiệm địa chính trị quan trọng : Bắc Kinh quyết tâm biến Nhật Bản thành « con vịt quay », một chiến lược có ngàn năm lịch sử, cắt thành từng mẫu để dễ bề làm suy yếu chủ quyền Nhật Bản và tái định hình lại trật tự khu vực theo hướng có lợi cho Trung Quốc !

In this episode of Immigrantly, host Saadia Khan speaks with Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh, Director of Saffron Kingdom, about growing up in Kashmir, intergenerational trauma, and the cost of telling stories that are often silenced. Moving beyond the India–Pakistan framing, the conversation centers Kashmiri lived experience, touching on exile, disappearance, diaspora, and why Kashmiri storytelling is always political, even when it's deeply human. This episode invites listeners to decenter inherited narratives and listen to Kashmir through the voice of someone who has lived it. Join us as we create new intellectual engagement for our audience. You can find more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please share the love and leave us a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help more people find us!  You can connect with Saadia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssaadiak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email:saadia@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host & Producer: Saadia Khan I Content Writer: Saadia Khan I Editorial review: Shei Yu I Sound Designer & Editor: Lou Raskin I Immigrantly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound The episode also highlights music by the famous Kashmiri Musician Ghulam Nabi Sheikh and other Kashmiri musicians Immigrantly Podcast is an Immigrantly Media Production. For advertising inquiries, contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to go deeper into your own identity? Download Belong on Your Own Terms, the app helping first-gen, second-gen, and third-culture kids reclaim belonging on their own terms. link below http://studio.com/saadia Don't forget to subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Immigrantly Uninterrupted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for insightful podcasts. Follow us on social media for updates and behind-the-scenes content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Kashmir to the UAE: The Young Racer Chasing F1 Dreams

This episode features Atiqa, a young female karting driver, discussing her journey and aspirations in motorsport, particularly her dream of reaching Formula 1. She emphasizes the importance of believing in oneself, the need for support from family, and the challenges girls face in a male-dominated sport. She also shares her experiences with practice, competition, and the mental and physical demands of racing, encouraging young girls to pursue their passions.ABOUT THE GUESTAtiqa Mir is a young kart racing driver from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Born in 2014, she has quickly made a name for herself in the world of motorsport, particularly as a female racer in a predominantly male sport.Highlights

On the 8th day of the waning moon in the Vedic calendar month of Mrgaśirsha, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Holy Mother Sārada Devī. This an exceedingly auspicious a day for our lineage especially if not also for all worshippers of the Divine Mother everywhere in every lineage. It is a special day for everyone, actually, because today, we celebrate the "avatarahood" of the Divine Mother Herself! In 2023, we gave the talk The Tantra of Holy Mother Sarada Devi exploring Holy Mother's central teaching, "don't find fault with others/no one is a stranger to you/the world is your very own": we tried our best there to point out the non-dual teaching embedded in this seemingly innocuous, but actually theologically dense, teaching. Then, we asked Who is Holy Mother Sārada Devī? in 2024. With the disclaimer that स्वरूपं त्वदीयं न विन्दन्ति देवाः, "even the gods do not understand her true nature", we tried to sketch out a brief biography of this mysterious avatāra of Mā. Also, I thought it would be helpful to contemplate Holy Mother both as the ideal student as well as the Guru in Sārada Devī as Tantrik Guru. In this talk we encounter her emphasis on japa, that is, the recitation of the holy name as the centerpiece of spiritual practice. This year, I thought we'd do something a little more esoteric: let's explore the link between Holy Mother and various forms of the Tāntrik Goddess, with a special emphasis on the red-hued Jaggadhātī (who is very likely Holy Mother's ishta besides Ramakrishna and certainly her kula-devī, family deity) and the red-hued Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī (or Ṣoḍaśī).We also make a few etymological claims also about Her name and about Sāradā as the patron deity of Kashmir and also Adi Shankara's Śrī Vidyā stronghold in the south: Sringeri Math. You'll find all of our talks on Holy Mother all in one place here. Today is also the Feast Day of the Lady of Guadalupe! Last year, we gave a lecture called Kālī = The Lady of Guadalupecomparing the two! It is to this day one of my favorite talks ever! But ultimately, what can we say about She who becomes the very words we use to praise Her? Who can praise Her here? By Her power Brahma, Vishnu and I have taken our embodied forms! Who then can truly praise You, You who are prior to all of us? And yet, futile though it may be, here is our attempt to try to fit the ocean of your limitless Being into the teacup of our limited understanding! May all these clumsy words be like so many hibiscus flowers placed one by one at Your lotus feet in worship! Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.Pope Leo XIV urged an end to hostilities as Thailand and Cambodia engaged in a fresh, undeclared war over a longstanding border dispute. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

"Trains in India are public sites and they are sites for social exchange and its a collective identity but what the smartphone has introduced is not only the private sphere into the public one, but also a flagrant abuse of the public sphere by making it totally private! This includes the watching of shows at a loud volume and having conversations like that too."- Amitava Kumar, author, The Social Life of Indian Trains, talks to me on the Books & Authors podcast about how train travel has changed, the people he met on his journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari on the Himsagar Express, memories of earlier train journeys in childhood, lost loves, how caste plays out in our lax attitude to the disposal of waste, the famous train scene in Satyajit Rai's Pather Panchali, and how the vast mass of Indians who are not affluent are subdising luxury train travel for the few.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VOV1 - Khu vực Kashmir do Ấn Độ quản lý sáng nay (8/12) tiếp tục chìm trong màn sương mù dày đặc, gây cản trở tầm nhìn và khiến chất lượng không khí giảm mạnh. Đây là hiện tượng ngày càng xuất hiện thường xuyên hơn tại thung lũng này trong những năm gần đây, đặc biệt vào thời điểm mùa đông.Xe cộ di chuyển trên một tuyến đường cao tốc buổi sáng sương mù độc hại gần thủ đô New Delhi. (Ảnh: Reuters)

Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait – were bound together under a single imperial banner, an entity known officially as the ‘Indian Empire', or more simply as the Raj. It was the British Empire's crown jewel, a vast dominion stretching from the Red Sea to the jungles of Southeast Asia, home to a quarter of the world's population and encompassing the largest Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian communities on the planet. Its people used the Indian rupee, were issued passports stamped ‘Indian Empire', and were guarded by armies garrisoned in forts from the Bab el-Mandeb to the Himalayas And then, in the space of just fifty years, the Indian Empire shattered. Five partitions tore it apart, carving out new nations, redrawing maps, and leaving behind a legacy of war, exile and division. Shattered Lands, for the first time, presents the whole story of how the Indian Empire was unmade. How a single, sprawling dominion became twelve modern nations. How maps were redrawn in boardrooms and on battlefields, by politicians in London and revolutionaries in Delhi, by kings in remote palaces and soldiers in trenches. Its legacies include civil war in Burma and ongoing insurgencies in Kashmir, Baluchistan and Northeast India, and the Rohingya genocide. It is a history of ambition and betrayal, of forgotten wars and unlikely alliances, of borders carved with ink and fire. And, above all, it is the story of how the map of modern Asia was made. The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage They would always choose the Crown over their family. It was the pact they made for the honour of wearing it. Lexi Villiers is a 29-year-old Englishwoman doing her medical residency in Hobart, working too hard, worried about her bank balance, and living with friends. It's an ordinary, happy kind of life, and getting even better, because as the dawn is breaking on New Year's Day, Lexi is about to kiss the man she loves for the very first time. But by midnight, everything will change. Because Lexi is in fact not an ordinary young woman. She is Princess Alexandrina, third in line to the British throne—albeit estranged from the rest of her family and living in voluntary exile on the other side of the world. But following a terrible accident which has claimed the life of her father and her twin brother, Lexi—the black sheep of her family and, until this moment, always destined to be the spare—is now the heir apparent, first in line to the throne once her grandmother, the elderly Queen, dies. Called back to do her duty, she arrives in London to a Palace riven with power plays and media leaks, all the while guarding painful secrets of her own, not knowing who she can trust. Palace waters are treacherous, rumours are rife, and selling each other's secrets is a family tradition. And with the Crown just within her grasp, Lexi must choose what bonds she will keep ... and what she is willing to leave behind. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever thought about what it means to be anonymous?  Have you considered what it means that you can walk down the street or go to the grocery store or out to dinner without someone you've never met knowing your name, everything you've posted online, or your political leanings? Or when you go on a first date with someone, they'd walk in knowing your dating history, your political affiliations, your credit score or what groceries you buy? Advancements in facial recognition and a secretive startup could end privacy as we know it.  In this two-part conversation, New York Times Tech Reporter Kashmir Hill joins host Ron Steslow to discuss privacy, anonymity, facial recognition software and her book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It. In part 1: (01:43 ) Ron and Kashmir discuss anonymity and privacy and the erosion of both in our daily lives  (00:00 ) Balancing convenience and privacy  (11:00) The origins of ClearviewAI  (13:30) Genetic determinism in the development of facial recognition  (18:20) Kashmir dives deep into the history of facial recognition software and how it developed.  (22:37) How Facebook crowdsourced training facial recognition technology (25:00) How much privacy should we have and who should be able to use facial recognition software?  Read Your Face Belongs to Us: https://bit.ly/49qsbQm Follow Ron and Kashmir  on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://twitter.com/kashhill Email your questions and thoughts to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever thought about what it means to be anonymous?  Have you considered what it means that you can walk down the street or go to the grocery store or out to dinner without someone you've never met knowing your name, everything you've posted online, or your political leanings? Or when you go on a first date with someone, they'd walk in knowing your dating history, your political affiliations, your credit score or what groceries you buy? Advancements in facial recognition and a secretive startup could end privacy as we know it.  In this two-part conversation, New York Times Tech Reporter Kashmir Hill joins host Ron Steslow to discuss privacy, anonymity, facial recognition software and her book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It. In part 2: (01:40) “Technical sweetness” and the lack of ethical considerations by the people building these new technologies  (12:30) Privacy laws in the U.S. and Europe  (15:24) The trend of law enforcement agencies skirting constitutional protections by buying information from private companies. (27:20) Balancing security and privacy in the age of ubiquitous surveillance (30:50) What the future of privacy might look like  Read Your Face Belongs to Us: https://bit.ly/49qsbQm Follow Ron and Kashmir  on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://twitter.com/kashhill Email your questions and thoughts to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2 of 12 days of missing person cases throughout December. In June 1994, Lee Buckle headed to the Kashmir region of India to trek in the Himalayas. He contacted his parents in July of that year but did not fly back as planned in October to attend his cousin's wedding. Despite searches in the area and some reports of his whereabouts before he went missing, Lee is still missing.Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/lee-buckle-94-002856https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4828702.parents-appeal-to-find-son/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/plea-find-st-helens-man-3437609https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Our15-year+wait+for+Lee%3B+EXCLUSIVE.-a0215465613Contemporary reports from:: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homeMusic by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.Churches and temples in Sri Lanka are providing emergency relief to thousands left stranded by Cyclone Ditwah. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Tom und John mögen feiern Kashmir und lernen viel Nutzloses. Taucht mit ein in die Welt jener Fakten, die die Welt nicht braucht. Ihr erreicht Tom und John unter nutzlosertom@gmail.com und nutzloserjohn@gmail.com. Habt ihr Lust mit uns über nutzloses Wissen zu diskutieren oder euch mit anderen Fünf Freunden auszutauschen? Schaut doch mal in unserem Discord vorbei!  Shownotes:  South Park 'No Internet' ; Die deutsche Musta Hari

Today's HeadlinesPak deportations send Gospel to AfghanistanAmid hurt and hostility, India's Christians remember God's purposesThis Christmas, extend the Branch of Jesus Christ to other nations!

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Over the past decades, he has emerged as one of the foremost voices on terrorism, separatism, and the Kashmir conflict, regularly writing and speaking on these issues in national and international forums.

Following the Beatles' final concert tour, George Harrison travelled to India in 1967 to learn sitar under the renowned musician Ravi Shankar. Fleeing Beatlemania he travelled in disguise to Mumbai and then to Srinagar in Kashmir. Listening to BBC archive and using excerpts from a Martin Scorsese documentary, we hear one of the world's most famous guitarists challenge himself to learn a new instrument. The moment influenced George's spirituality and his burgeoning solo musical career, as well as the Beatles'. It also propelled Ravi Shankar further into the limelight. The musicians remained lifelong friends. Ravi says they last saw each other on 28 November 2001, the day before George died. Produced and presented by Surya Elango.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina's Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall' speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler's List; and Jacques Derrida, France's ‘rock star' philosopher.You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world's oldest languages.(Photo: George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in 1975. Credit: by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Alok Singh about the investigation into the Delhi Red Fort blast. He shares the recent developments in the case, gives updates about the accused, and shares why the investigation agencies are feeling that its a broader conspiracy. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Vineet Bhalla about the rules and regulations in India regarding cannabis. He shares how bhang, even though it comes within the ambit of cannabis, is an exception. He also talks about NDPS Act and the consequences one may face if found cultivating or in possession of cannabis. (14:19)Lastly, we talk about Jammu and Kashmir's State Investigation Agency conducting a raid on the office of Kashmir Times, one the region's oldest English newspaper houses. (23:56)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Niharika Nanda, Ichha Sharma, and Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar 

10 days since the blast near Red Fort in Delhi, NIA has made two arrests in the case, and 8 people have been arrested by J&K police. Investigating agencies are also probing the inter-state terror module. ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Contributing Editor Praveen Swami break down the details of the investigation, terror network, the conspiracy & unanswered questions. Ep 1759 of #cuttheclutter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @MSArenaOfficial  #Victoris #VictorisSUV #GotItAll #MarutiSuzukiSUV #MarutiSuzukiArena

കഠിനാധ്വാനിയായ അബു . അവനെ ഒന്നു പറ്റിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന യജമാനൻ... അവരുടെ കഥSet in ancient Kashmir, this heart-warming folktale follows a hardworking yet slightly naïve young Muslim boy who serves a strict master. Though the boy's loyalty and strength allow him to do the work of three men, he yearns for just one thing — to return home and see his family after a full year of service. But his master, greedy and unkind, refuses to grant him leave.Desperate, the boy keeps pleading until the master sets an impossible task: “Bring me A and O from the market.”Laughed at and confused, the boy wanders from shop to shop — until a wise and compassionate shopkeeper, Haji Sahib, gives him two tightly sealed earthen pots. Armed with these “A and O,” the boy finally outsmarts his master and wins his long-awaited freedom.This podcast retells a lesser-known Kashmiri folktale filled with humour, wisdom, and the triumph of innocence over cruelty — perfect for listeners who enjoy cultural stories, moral lessons, and gentle storytelling.

NEW FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2025 Specific taste for discerning listening. Specific Taste - The Best Radio You Have Never Heard Vol. 520 1. Rainy Days and Mondays - Aimee Mann 2. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys 3. Waiting For The Man (live) - David Bowie 4. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (live) - Peter Gabriel 5. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight / The Musical Box (live) - Genesis 6. Guinnevere (live) - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 7. Sweet Little Angel / It's My Own Fault / How Blue Can You Get - Hour Glass 8. Bold As Love (early) - Jimi Hendrix Experience 9. I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After 10. Who Are You (alt) - The Who 11. Handle With Care (live) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 12. The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTC 13. Kashmir (live) - Led Zeppelin 14. Highway Star (live) - Deep Purple 15. Anyday (live) - Tedeschi Trucks Band 16. Don't You Ever Listen (live) - Todd Rundgren 17. Retropolis - The Flower Kings 18. Cadence and Cascade (alt) - King Crimson The Best Radio You Have Never Heard. Tasting for you since 2004. Accept No Substitute. Click to leave comments on the Facebook page.

As the COP30 climate conference gathers in Brazil, Beijing and Washington have taken opposing positions on climate change. Donald Trump calls it a “con.” Xi Jinping has invested billions this year on green tech. Whose view will prove more prescient? Also: today's stories, including how one digital initiative in Kashmir expands nomadic children's sense of their own possibilities; how a female soccer coach has become an unlikely savior for boys caught up in gang violence in the Nigerian city of Kano; and our Monitor film critic's review of Richard Linklater's “Nouvelle Vague.” Join the Monitor's Ira Porter for today's news.

First, The Indian Express' Deeptiman Tiwary talks about how Bihar's liquor ban has affected the state and why reactions to it are sharply divided along gender lines.Next, The Indian Express' Raakhi Jagga explains why stakeholders in Punjab are protesting the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and why the state government has stayed silent on the issue (11:06).And finally, we bring you updates on the Delhi Red Fort blast case and hear from The Indian Express' Naveed Iqbal about the ongoing crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir (20:16).Hosted by Shashank BhargavaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on continuing Russian attacks on Ukraine; Pakistan investigates Tuesday's suicide bombing; India detains suspects in Kashmir following a deadly car explosion in New Delhi; and Taiwan braces for more extreme weather.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Indian security agencies have detained several suspects in Kashmir as part of the probe into the deadly car explosion in New Delhi.

Uncertainty grows as the second Trump administration becomes increasingly unhinged in its pursuit of mass deportations and tariffs that threaten to destabilize global markets. As trade partners seek stability, they look to China, which the United States considers an archrival in economic influence. Despite negotiations and a temporary cut in tariff rates, the threat of a full-blown trade war between the economic giants exists but remains somewhat distant. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza escalates as Israel launches a new offensive and carries out initial "aid efforts" to collect the Palestinian population and displace them to proposed countries like Libya. Further conflicts intensify as Russia conducts its largest missile attack against Ukraine and skirmishes erupt between India and Pakistan in the partitioned Kashmir region.For early ad-free access support the program on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon

Welcome to the Bollywood for Beginners series episode 4 where we are being très dramatique!Pitu explores star-crossed lovers in snowy Kashmir whose initial romance and cuteness descends into madness and death, in 2018's Laila Majnu.Beth picks a movie about a humiliated coach who takes a ragtag group of squabbling women to hockey victory in 2007's Chak De! India.Both are cult classic films that prove drama can be both positive and inspiring as well as heartbreaking and bleak.Watch Laila Majnu on Netflix.Watch O meri Laila song on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gR9xawiSy8A?si=ffBPghPn1wD6_x33Watch Chak De! India on Amazon Prime or Youtube: https://youtu.be/LGB61HyL-IQ?si=o19KG9wE5BUe33ZxRead the "70 Minutes" speech translated here https://shahrukholik.wordpress.com/chakde-india-70-minutes/Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/7Ib9C1X5ObvN18u9WR0TK9 or Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmi-ladies/id1642425062@filmiladies on Instagram Pitu is @pitusultan on InstagramBeth is @bethlovesbollywood on BlueskyEmail us at filmiladies at gmailSee our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. https://boxd.it/qSpfyOur logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram https://www.art2arts.co.uk/paula-vaughan

A blast near Red Fort on Monday has claimed 12 lives and several others have been injured. In episode 1754 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains what investigation into the Delhi terror attack has revealed so far, how it is linked to the arrest of Doctors, an inter-state terror module & posters supporting JeM in Kashmir. ThePrint National Security Editor Praveen Swami joins in.

Why do we still chase honor from the very systems that disgrace us? The Ummah bleeds — in Gaza, in Sudan, in Kashmir — and yet, some celebrate symbolic victories while the genocide continues unchecked.... The post Seeking Honor from the Oppressors first appeared on Islampodcasts.

Dr Abhinav Pandya, a Cornell University graduate in public affairs and a bachelor's from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, is a founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based foreign policy and security think tank. He has authored books named 'Radicalization in India: An Exploration (2019)' and 'Terror Financing in Kashmir (2023)'.He had previously advised the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir on security issues during the critical times when Kashmir's special status, Article 370, was revoked.He has written extensively for several national and international newspapers, and worked with the International Labour Organization, the United Nations.His latest book is "Inside the terrifying world of Jaish-e-Mohammad'. Order your copy here: https://www.amazon.in/Inside-Terrifying-World-Jaish-Mohammed/dp/9365694809

Tesla shareholders have approved a record-breaking pay package that could make the electric car company's founder Elon Musk a trillionaire if he can deliver a future filled with self-driving taxis and humanoid robots. More than three quarters of shareholders backed the plan which requires Mr Musk to substantially raise Tesla's market value over a period of years. Also: Typhoon Kalmaegi is weakening but the devastation and lives lost in the Philippines and Vietnam has been overwhelming; Artificial Intelligence and the chatbot which has been encouraging a young woman to kill herself; the Kashmir cricket scandal; and Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the speaker of the US House of Representatives, bows out of politics at 85.

Manche Stoffe kratzen auf der Haut, andere tief in der Seele: Während Max sein „Kashmir-Trauma“ verarbeitet, überlegt Jakob, warum sich manche Dinge erst furchtbar anfühlen, aber hinterher richtig gut. Gemeinsam tauchen wir ein in die Welt der guten und schlechten Geschenke – von Vätern, die ihre Präsente lieber selbst behalten, über Jakobs blitzsaubere Oma bis hin zum schönsten Geschenk, das wir je bekommen haben. Und es wird kulturell: Jakob erzählt von seiner Begegnung mit einem der besten Cellisten der Welt, fragt sich, ob er lieber Oper oder Philharmonie ausprobieren soll und Max hat eine Filmempfehlung parat. Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/beste_vaterfreuden Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio

A long held military truism is about commanding the high ground in any fight: often regarded as a precursor to victory. In the days of digital evangelism, much is made of this tenet in a metaphorical sense: there are claims that controlling the digital high ground will guarantee success. But warfare continues to require operating and fighting in physical terrain. In recent conflicts, few forces have been able to avoid fighting in mountains: the prevailing forces usually exploit mountains as the literal high ground. In the Kargil War, Nagorno-Karabakh, Kashmir, Afghanistan, and in Ukraine, as well as in resistance operations by the Kurds, mountain warfare has been a significant feature in fighting. Mountain warfare involves mobility (skiing, snowshoeing, dogs, mules, sledges, et al), mountaineering (ascending, roped or free climbing, traverses, rappelling, etc), cold weather survival (including avalanche preparation), and operating at height. It is also warfare: the requirements are not simply surviving and operating in cold weather or high environments but to contest, challenge, and fight in these conditions. Warfare in such environments cannot simply be bases and patrols, they do (and will continue to) entail combat operations. The history of human conflict does indeed demonstrate the advantages in controlling the high ground. The literal high ground. The realities of mountain and cold weather warfare – and the C2 element of that – cannot be escaped. Which is why so many states retain trained, equipped, and specialist formations to perform this task. They are not simply specialist light infantry: they offer skills that enable success in the extreme terrains. Lance Blythe talks about his new(ish) book, Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare.

Shaped by overlapping histories and evolving geopolitical dynamics, the Kashmir conflict remains one of the most longstanding territorial disputes in the world. From the legacy of the 1947 partition to ongoing tensions along the Line of Control, Kashmir is an enduring point of regional and international concern. Following flare-ups in April and May of 2025, the international community is called to consider the factors that perpetuate this significant divide. Dr. Arijit Mazumdar joined Global Minnesota from the Department of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas to discuss the history and ongoing expectations surrounding Kashmir. This event was provided for university students preparing for a diplomacy simulation.

Amit Singh, a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra, discusses Hindutva, a political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India, as well as the dangers it poses to religious minorities today. Covering Narendra Modi's trajectory from Gujarat's Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014 to the Indian head of state, Singh explains how the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and other far-right Hindutva groups have created conflicts between Hindus and Muslims in order to destabilise communal balance, Singh describes how India's colonial past has been polarised by far-right Hindu nationalist groups who have aimed at Christian, Muslim and other Indian minority religious groups in order to create division within India on a social level, while Modi and other BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) cohorts have enacted draconian legislation which is aimed at maintaining the Hindutva majority status with the political and bureaucratic plateaus while conterminously creating conflicts throughout the country. Covering the recent history of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the only Indian territory with a Muslim majority, Singh contends that the application of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which divides Kashmir into regions while artificially populating the area with Hindus, is all part of a greater plan by the BJP to further sow sectarian divides politically which nourish the growing social divide between religious minorities and Hindus, while completely abandoning the forty-second Amendment of the Indian Constitution (1976) whereby the Preamble to the Constitution asserts that India is a secular nation. Get full access to Savage Minds at savageminds.substack.com/subscribe

CutTheClutter: Nuke threat,Kashmir,economic envy:3 points from Munir's speech & Pakistani General's anti-India rant

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tahr Gora about the recent ceasefire declaration by Afghanistan and Pakistan where Afghan government spokesperson Zabehulah said "At the request and insistence of the Pakistani side, a ceasefire will be implemented between the two countries starting this evening (Oct 15th) after 5:30 PM". They also talk about brutal attacks on the citizens of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistani army that has not receieved any international media coverage. If you have not registered for the Hindu Heritage Festival, which will be held on November 1, 2025, in Toronto, click the registration link below and complete the registration form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8VODwmYuOqoXh9ODIAXnBRvXci7Kw8GM5-binVnJfKWf-Jg/viewform Follow them: Twitter: @TahirGora #afghanistan #pakistan #pakistanwar #afghanistanwar #pakistanvsafghanistan #afghanistannews #spinboldak #kandahar #kabul #durandline ------------------------------------------------------------ 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

Hari Krishna Kaul's short stories, shaped by the social crisis and political instability in Kashmir, explore – with a sharp eye for detail, biting wit, and empathy – themes of isolation, alienation, corruption, and the social mores of a community that experienced a loss of homeland, culture, and language. His characters navigate their ever-changing environs with humor as they make uncomfortable compromises to survive. Two friends cling to their multiplication tables while the world shifts around them; a group of travelers are forced to seek shelter in a rickety hostel after a landslide; a woman faces the first days in an uneasy exile at her daughter-in-law's Delhi home. In For Now, It Is Night (Archipelago Books, 2024), translated from Kashmiri by Gowhar Fazili, Gowhar Yaquoob, Kalpana Raina, Tanveer Ajsi, Kaul dissects the ways we struggle to make sense of new surroundings. These glimpses of life are bittersweet and profound; Kaul's characters carry their loneliness with wisdom and grace. Beautifully translated in a unique collaborative project, For Now, It Is Night brings many of Kaul's resonant stories to English readers for the first time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. 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

Hari Krishna Kaul's short stories, shaped by the social crisis and political instability in Kashmir, explore – with a sharp eye for detail, biting wit, and empathy – themes of isolation, alienation, corruption, and the social mores of a community that experienced a loss of homeland, culture, and language. His characters navigate their ever-changing environs with humor as they make uncomfortable compromises to survive. Two friends cling to their multiplication tables while the world shifts around them; a group of travelers are forced to seek shelter in a rickety hostel after a landslide; a woman faces the first days in an uneasy exile at her daughter-in-law's Delhi home. In For Now, It Is Night (Archipelago Books, 2024), translated from Kashmiri by Gowhar Fazili, Gowhar Yaquoob, Kalpana Raina, Tanveer Ajsi, Kaul dissects the ways we struggle to make sense of new surroundings. These glimpses of life are bittersweet and profound; Kaul's characters carry their loneliness with wisdom and grace. Beautifully translated in a unique collaborative project, For Now, It Is Night brings many of Kaul's resonant stories to English readers for the first time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about China's recent announcement regarding cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 7 to 10 per cent by 2035 from its peak levels. He shares the significance of this announcement and what it means for the global fight against climate change.Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Arun Sharma about a 100 crore rupees scandal that has been uncovered in Jammu and Kashmir regarding licenses that were given for gun possession. (16:04)Lastly, we talk about the suicide case of a Dalit IPS officer from Haryana, and why it has raised even more questions about the matter. (25:22)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Niharika Nanda, Ichha Sharma and Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh PawarEpisodes with CSF:Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3

'While Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing high growth and a thriving economy driven by the Indian government's policies, not very far away, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is burning with anger. The contrast between Kashmir and PoK is impossible to ignore. One side protests for food and electricity, while the other talks about growth and education'- Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Amana Begam Ansari. ----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/pok-protest-pakistani-state-kashmir-obsessed-western-media/2761090/

India is known for its close knit families and communities, but modern work practices mean more and more people are living far from home, and suffering from loneliness. Reporter Sumedha Pal in Dehli shares the stories of some of the people in India who are trying to find creative solutions to connect with others. Animated film 'K-pop Demon Hunters' has topped streaming and music charts globally, pitting a demon hunter girl-group Huntrx against a would be soul-stealing boy band, Saja Boys. It's an English language film, but Koreans have taken the protagonists to heart, as BBC Korean Yuna Ku reports. Plus, why do mosques in Kashmir have such a distinctive look? We discuss with Aliya Nazki from BBC Urdu. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world. Presented by Faranak Amidi This is an EcoAudio certified production.

In this week's episode we Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, Sumud Flotilla, Kashmir Protests, Gandapur vs Aleema Khan, and Surya Kumar Yadav's comments.Uzair Younus and Shehzad Ghias do the round up of this week's news in our new show 'This Week in Pakistan. Watch all episodes of This Week in Pakistan:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzTU8aQikWU&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5rCn6IgBjTRXnRjsS03Ty8OChapters:0:00 Premier League1:15 Trump's Gaza Peace Plan and Pakistan17:07 Trump making Netanyahu apologize to Qatar23:00 Trump's Nobel Peace Prize26:37 Sumud Flotilla and Senator Mushtaq 30:42 Islamabad Press Club and Jameel Behram33:10 Kashmir Protests41:54 News Wrap UpThe Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

In episode 137 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience, Raunaq Sahni, popularly known as Monkey Magic, joins the conversation to share his incredible journeys across India. He talks about traveling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, unforgettable adventures on the road, and the life-changing Ganga trip, reflecting on the freedom, culture, and experiences that shaped his perspective.Recording Date: September 6, 202500:00 - Intro01:09 - He wanted to Be a Truck Driver02:08 - Kashmir to Kanyakumari Journey Stories08:13 - Stories He's Never Told Before19:24 - Why Banaras Is Special25:20 - Escaping the Sand Mafia31:10 - His Rule for Life38:01 - How Raunaq Went Viral40:56 - Travel Philosophy Explained46:42 - Delhi to London Drive51:22 - Losing Money in Casino53:29 - Raunaq talks about his Girlfriend 54:20 - Books That Changed Him01:01:39 - His Next Big Adventure01:06:55 - Craziest Adventure of his Life 01:14:20 - Will he join Politics?01:16:04 - Question for Prakhar01:17:31 - Real Meaning of Yatra

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of On the Scent, where Suzy and Nicola are diving deep into the world of oud (or Oudh – however you like to spell it!) today. Get ready for a fragrant journey through smoky woods, golden honey, contemporary twists and opulent blends — all celebrating the many faces of this legendary ingredient, in order of intensity.We discuss…@andotherstories Arabesque WoodLemon and ginger glimmer atop a heart of tangerine and watery notes, swirling through earthy moss and amber to reveal an oud embraced by sunlight and citrus, mysterious yet uplifting.@marksandspencer Smoked OudAn earthy impression of smoked woods and musk deepens within spicy sandalwood, conjuring a quietly powerful warmth that lingers on skin, wrapping you in a gentle cloak of incense.@neverfullydressed 001Spices gather atop a velvet cloud of coffee and rose, rum and plum. Oud sways through vanilla and tobacco, sweetened amber and Kashmir fusion flowing into a night-time dream of skin and bohemian outfits.@florislondon Honey OudGolden English honey melts with rich rose and deep oud, the sweetness alive with vanilla and velvet, a bouquet glowing softly, seducing and whispering close.@maisonfranciskurkdjian Oud Satin MoodDamascena rose and violet melt seamlessly into a shimmering oud, entwined with vanilla and amber. Like silk on skin, it envelops you in plush warmth and luxurious depth.@neelavermeire MohurSpiced cardamom pirouettes with moghul roses over subtle leather and almond milk, shadows of history blooming with Indian grandeur and British elegance, golden and ornate.@vallensefragrance SourceOpulent mandarin and black pepper lead to smokey heart notes of frankincense and cypriol, praline and amber glowing in warmth and mystery, conjuring anticipation and timelessness.@rpparfums Oud DeliceProvençal honey and caramelised amber blend in a confit of oud, patchouli and vetiver. A feast for the senses, luxurious and moreish—amber and oud swirled with a gourmand golden glow.@kajalperfumes Lamar NoirBergamot and green apple lend their brightness to tropical fruits and violet, rose and vanilla blooming in a luscious embrace. Leather and oud ripple throughout, sensual and balancing.SO many outs we love, in fact, that we couldn't fit them all in one episode! Watch out for Part Two of our must-sniff list, coming soon…

The American television network ABC has suspended late-night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, indefinitely over comments he made about the shooting of the right-wing influencer, Charlie Kirk. The announcement has reignited the debate about free speech in the US. Also: the latest on Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, thousands of Palestinians flee Israel's bombardment in Gaza City, an exclusive BBC interview with Brazil's President Lula, Indian-administered Kashmir's fruit industry on the brink of collapse, and how AI could predict your health in ten years' time.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

This week: Fed governor Lisa Cook is suing the Trump administration over her dismissal. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, along with guest Kashmir Hill of The New York Times, discuss the weak fraud case being used to oust the Biden-appointed Fed governor and its significance in the fight to preserve the independence of the Federal Reserve. Then, Kashmir goes in depth on the many stories she's reported on lately of people forming intense relationships with AI chatbots that lead to dire consequences including psychosis and death. She and the hosts discuss the role of this new technology in our society, the unknowable consequences of its unchecked ubiquity, and what can be done to protect users from potential dangers. From the Numbers Round: Emily's Birthday Pancakes PLEASE NOTE: There is discussion of suicide in this episode. If you are in need of help, 988 is the three-digit, nationwide phone number to connect directly to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Text, call, or chat 988. In the Slate Plus episode: Big Money on Taylor & Travis Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices