Podcasts about Sadanand Dhume

HEADLINE: Implications for Delhi of the Pakistan-Saudi Arabian Handshake GUEST NAME: Sadanand DhumeSUMMARY: John Batchelor speaks with Sadanand Dhume about Pakistan-Saudi Arabian relations. This development concerns Delhi, which has maintained close ties with Saudi Arabia through trade and counterterrorism cooperation. As Pakistan remains an adversary, any strengthening of Riyadh-Islamabad relations is viewed with suspicion and concern in New Delhi. 1865 ISLAMABAD

PREVIEW HEADLINE: Implications for Delhi of the Pakistan-Saudi Arabian Handshake GUEST NAME: Sadanand Dhume 50 WORD SUMMARY: John Bachelor speaks with Sadanand Dhume about Pakistan-Saudi Arabian relations. This development concerns Delhi, which has maintained close ties with Saudi Arabia through trade and counterterrorism cooperation. As Pakistan remains an adversary, any strengthening of Riyadh-Islamabad relations is viewed with suspicion and concern in New Delhi.

PREVIEW HEADLINE: Implications for Delhi of the Pakistan-Saudi Arabian Handshake GUEST NAME: Sadanand Dhume 50 WORD SUMMARY: John Bachelor speaks with Sadanand Dhume about Pakistan-Saudi Arabian relations. This development concerns Delhi, which has maintained close ties with Saudi Arabia through trade and counterterrorism cooperation. As Pakistan remains an adversary, any strengthening of Riyadh-Islamabad relations is viewed with suspicion and concern in New Delhi. 1922 MUMBAI

For a quarter century, Washington policymakers made a strategic bet on India premised on the belief that shared values, shared interests, and a shared strategic convergence in Asia would bind these two countries together as ‘natural allies' in the twenty-first century. All of this optimistic talk came crashing down to Earth a few months ago with the Trump administration's decision to slap 25 percent tariffs on Indian exports. This was exacerbated by a second decision to add an additional 25 percent tariff on India for its import of Russia oil. Taken together, these policy measures plunged U.S.-India relations into their most significant crisis since the late 1990s and the era of U.S. sanctions on India in the wake of the latter's nuclear tests.How did we get here? Where are we now? And where might we be going? These are the questions Milan takes up on this week's show with guest Ashley J. Tellis. Tellis is the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is well-known to Grand Tamasha listeners as one of the sanest, wisest voices on South Asia and U.S.-India relations, more specifically. Milan and Ashley discuss the policy of U.S. “strategic altruism” toward India, the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and India, and Modi's recent visit to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in China. Plus, the two discuss the latest turn in U.S.-Pakistan relations and whether the thaw in China-India relations is sustainable. Episode notes:1. Robert D. Blackwill and Ashley J. Tellis, “The India Dividend: New Delhi Remains Washington's Best Hope in Asia,” Foreign Affairs 98, no. 5 (September/October 2019): 173-183.2. Ashley J. Tellis, “India's Great-Power Delusions: How New Delhi's Grand Strategy Thwarts Its Grand Ambitions,” Foreign Affairs 104, no. 4 (July/August 2025): 52-67.3. Lisa Curtis, Dhruva Jaishankar, Nirupama Rao, and Ashley J. Tellis, “What Kind of Great Power Will India Be? Debating New Delhi's Grand Strategy,” Foreign Affairs 104, no. 5 (September/October 2025): 186-195.4. Ashley J. Tellis, “America's Bad Bet on India: New Delhi Won't Side With Washington Against Beijing,” Foreign Affairs, May 1, 2023.5. Milan Vaishnav, “How India Can Placate America,” Foreign Affairs, July 16, 2025.6. “Trade Wars: Trump Targets India (with Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan),” Grand Tamasha, August 12, 2025.7. “What Kind of Great Power Will India Become? (with Ashley J. Tellis),” Grand Tamasha, July 2, 2025.

HEADLINE: India-China-Russia Axis Dismissed as Propaganda Despite Modi-Xi Handshake GUEST NAME: Sadanand Dhume SUMMARY: Sadanand Dhume dismisses speculation of an India-China-Russia "Eurasian axis" following Modi-Xihandshake at SCO summit as "nonsense." Relations remain hostile due to border disputes with tens of thousands of troops deployed. China's ties with Pakistan, supplying 80% of arms and investing through CPEC, further strain India relations. 1904 INDIA

PREVIEW: GUEST NAME: Sadanand Dhume SUMMARY: John Batchelor and Sadanand Dhume discuss the "false narrative" of an India-China coalition. Dhumeattributes this to "Chinese agitprop" and, significantly, "Russian agitprop." He emphasizes that Russia, leveraging its Soviet superpower past, remains the most sophisticated player in propaganda across the developing world, including South Asia, even surpassing China. 1900 BOMBAY

• Guest Name: Sadanand Dhume • Affiliation: American Enterprise Institute, writes "East to East" column for the Wall Street Journal • Summary: The discussion analyzes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, amidst declining US-India relations due to tariffs. India's large farm lobby, especially dairy, heavily influences trade policy. Despite diplomatic gestures, India maintains vigilance against Chinese aggression due to deep-rooted border disputes and China's close ties with Pakistan, indicating India won't align closely with China. 1862 INDIA

PREVIEW: MODI AND XI: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI and WSJ comments on the long standing distrust between India and China -- unlikely to be solved by photos of Modi with Xi and Putin. More. 1922 BOMBAY

INDIA: DC BREAK - SADANAND DHUME, WSJ BOMBAY

INDIA: CHINA ARRIVES OPEN HANDED SADANAND DHUME

Preview: Delhi-DC Colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI outlines a remedy for the present friction between PM Modi and POTUS Trump. More. 1865 KOLKATA

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order slapping India with a 25 percent special tariff due to its purchases of Russian oil. This surprise measure raised the total tariff on Indian exports to the United States to 50 percent—among the highest rates imposed by the United States on any country in the world.But India is not just “any country.” Over the last quarter-century, it has emerged as one of America's most valuable strategic partners. Trump's tariff move has plunged the bilateral relationship into crisis, raising difficult questions about the future of both U.S. and Indian foreign policy.Grand Tamasha emerged from its summer hiatus for an emergency episode to make sense of these developments and their global ramifications. For this special episode, Milan is joined by Grand Tamasha regulars, Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal and Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution.The trio discuss the drivers behind Trump's decision, India's response to the crisis, and the future of India's policy of “multi-alignment.” Plus, the two discuss the U.S. government's 180-degree turn on Pakistan and the prospects for an amicable resolution of the U.S.-India trade spat by summer's end.Episode notes:1. Praveen Swami, “Asim Munir's India nuke threat from US ballroom—‘will take half the world down,'” ThePrint, August 10, 2025.2. Sadanand Dhume, “India Is Losing Its Best and Brightest,” Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2025.3. “Tanvi Madan on the geopolitical shifts revealed by the India-Pakistan crisis,” The Economist, May 12, 2025.4. Ashley J. Tellis, “India's Great-Power Delusions,” Foreign Affairs (July/August 2025).5. Nirupama Rao, Dhruva Jaishankar, Lisa Curtis, and Ashley J. Tellis, “What Kind of Great Power Will India Be?” Foreign Affairs (September/October 2025).6. Milan Vaishnav, “How India Can Placate America,” Foreign Affairs, July 16, 2025.7. “What Kind of Great Power Will India Become? (with Ashley J. Tellis),” Grand Tamasha, July 2, 2025.

India and SILICON VALLEY. Sadanand Dhume

India tariffs 50%. Sadanand Dhume

Preview: India: Colleague Sadanand Dhume comments on why young hired techs leave India for the US rather than succeed at home. More later. 1958

AEI's Sadanand Dhume joins the podcast to discuss Zohran Mamdani's ideological origins, why government stores are not a fresh, new idea, Indian democracy, poverty, capitalism, and how Bangladesh went its own way.

SHOW SCHEDULE THURSDAY 19 JUNE 2025. THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE WARS OF EURASIA... 1855 BRITISH ARNY CRIMEAN WAR CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 Ukraine: No end in sight. Anatol Lieven 9:15-9:30 EU: No European army. Anatol Lieven 9:30-9:45 AI: Job cuts at Microsoft. Chris Riegel. #ScalaReport: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @stratacache. 9:45-10:00 Canada: Blessed, with a busy new PM. Conrad Black. SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 Israel: The bombardment. Alex Traiman and Malcolm Hoenlein 10:15-10:30 Iran: The US response. Rob Satloff, and Malcolm Hoenlein 10:30-10:45 Iran: The Eurasian response. Rob Satloff, and Malcolm Hoenlein 10:45-11:00 Iran: What of Gaza? And Malcolm Hoenlein THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 Iran: No surrender for the Supreme Leader. Cliff May FDD 11:15-11:30 Iran: Pakistan and the bomb. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ 11:30-11:45 Hotel Mars: Black hole universe. Enrique Gaztanaga, University of Portsmouth 11:45-12:00 Hotel Mars: Black hole universe. Enrique Gaztanaga, University of Portsmouth continued FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 #NewWorldReport: Colombia violence. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #newworldreportellis 12:15-12:30 #NewWorldReport: Brazil lawfare. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #newworldreportellis 12:30-12:45 #NewWorldReport: Venezuela hopelessness. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #newworldreportellis 12:45-1:00 AM #NewWorldReport: Argentina house arrest. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #newworldreportellis

IRAN: PAKISTAN AND THE BOMB SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 1965 ISLAMABAD 

Sadanand Dhume, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, on his opinion column piece "Iran’s Nuclear Pursuit and the Pakistani Example" from The Wall Street Journal yesterday and the reason Iran must not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Coleman Hughes: What American Students Aren’t Taught About Slavery from The Free Press.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sadanand Dhume's opinion column piece "Iran’s Nuclear Pursuit and the Pakistani Example" from The Wall Street Journal today. Producer David Doll has a question on what happens if the mullah regime is toppled in Iran. The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s law banning child sex change procedures in a 6-3 decision. Whoopi Goldberg of ABC's The View claims the United States is no better than Iran when it came to the country’s treatment of “gay folks” and “Black people.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On April 22, 2025, Islamist terrorists struck Indian civilians in Kashmir. Twenty-six people were killed, most of them Hindu tourists. This attack would trigger what analysts now call the “88-Hour War”—a brief but intense conflict between India and Pakistan that ended only after American diplomatic intervention. This four-day war revealed a shift in the strategic landscape that only decades ago would have been unthinkable. When Indian forces engaged Pakistani positions, they deployed Israeli-made drones. When diplomatic support mattered, Israel stood unambiguously with India. Meanwhile, Pakistan relied heavily on Chinese weapons and Turkish diplomatic backing. The conflicts of the Middle East were being played out on the Indian subcontinent.   On this week's podcast, Jonathan Silver is joined by Sadanand Dhume, a senior fellow of the American Enterprise Institute and the author of a June 4 article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Mideast Power Plays in India and Pakistan.” In it, Dhume explains that India—once among Israel's harshest critics and a reflexive supporter of the Palestinian cause—has become Israel's largest arms customer, accounting for 34 percent of Israeli weapons exports. That story about arms exports then opens up onto a larger story about how two democracies, each seeing themselves as ancient civilizations facing modern terrorist threats, have found common cause. Silver and Dhume discuss the transformation of Israel-India relations from cold-war hostility to strategic partnership, by focusing on the arms trade between them.

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Russia where Kyiv forces launched massive drone attack on many regions of Russia in a major escalation of the DRONE WARS... CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #UKRAINE:  ESCALATION COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL 915-930 #IRAN:  COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL 930-945 SPACEX: TEST 9. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM 945-1000 SPHERE: MYSTERY. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM SECOND HOUR 10-1015 ROK: Morse Tan, former ambassador and now leader of the Election Monitoring Team in South Korea, on the latest on election integrity efforts there. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL 1015-1030 ROK David Maxwell, vice president of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, on this: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/rethinking-south-koreas-naval-strategy-for-a-taiwan-strait-contingency/ @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL 1030-1045 INDONESIA: Charles Ortel of the On the Money with Charles Ortel podcast on this: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-26/china-mulling-new-economic-policy-tools-premier-li-says @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL  1045-1100 GOLDEN DOME Blaine Holt, retired Air Force general who served as deputy military representative to NATO, on this: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3311539/can-chinas-new-stealth-tech-challenge-trumps-golden-dome @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 KASHMIR: UNFINISHED STANDOFF. SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 1115-1130 RUSSIA: STAGFLATION. MICHAEL BERNSTAM, HOOVER 1130-1145 CHESTERTON: WHAT IS A CONSERVATIVE? PETER BERKOWITZ 1145-1200 DPRK:CYBERCRIME EMPLOYMENT SCAM. ANNIE FIXLER, FDD FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #FRANCE: PLUM TREES RIPENING. SIMON CONSTABLE 1215-1230 LIVERPOOL: TRAGEDY INSTEAD OF JOY.. SIMON CONSTABLE.  1230-1245 #HOTEL MARS: PRC ASTEROID MISSIONS.RICK FISHER, IASC. 1245-100 AM #HOTEL MARS PTCT GOES TO WAR. RICK FISHER, IASC.

KASHMIR: UNFINISHED STANDOFF. SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 1947 MOUNTBATTEN

PREVIEW: Colleague Sadanand Dhume reports that the Kashmir battle is suspended and ceasefired but not ended. More later. 1862 KASHMIR

Good evening: The show begins in Beijing and Washington as the global markets react to trade talk... 1885 OHIO RIVER CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #POTUS: Blinking US. Grimacing PRC. Alan Tonelson, Reality Check. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 9:15-9:30 #EU: Gets a Vote in the Deal. Alan Tonelson, Reality Check. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 9:30-9:45 1/2: #Ukraine: Waiting for Putin. John Hardie, FDD 9:45-10:00 2/2: #Ukraine: Waiting for Putin. John Hardie, FDD SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 #POTUS: Outbound for Riyadh, Dubai, Doha. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 10:15-10:30 #Israel: State Department and the PA. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 10:30-10:45 #NewWorldReport: #Brazil: Lula with Putin and Xi in Moscow. Ernesto Araujo, Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 10:45-11:00 #Yemen: Rebuilding Sana'a Airport. Bridget Toomey, FDD THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #Kashmir: Poor Performance Both Sides. General Blaine Holt (USAF Retired) 11:15-11:30#Kashmir: Nuke Sites Threatened. General Blaine Holt (USAF Retired) 11:30-11:45 #India: Modi Responded to the Provocation. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ 11:45-12:00 #Syria: Doubting Damascus. Ahmad Sharawi, FDD FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 #Pakistan: Self-Respect. Husain Haqqani, Hudson 12:15-12:30 #Pakistan: Nuke Alarms. Husain Haqqani, Hudson 12:30-12:45 #Gaza: Hostage Released. Joe Truzman, FDD 12:45-1:00 AM #Lebanon: Too Quiet. Joe Truzman, FDD

#INDIA: MODI RESPONDED TO THE PROVOCATION, SADANAND DHUME, WSJ. BOMBAY 1930

Preview: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI and WSJ reports that the PRC leaned on Pakistan to end the combat exchanges. More later. 1900 KARACHI

#KASHMIR: ESCALATORY PATH. SADANAND DHUME, AEI, WSJ. 1947 MOUNTBATTEN

Good evening: The show begins downtown Las Vegas.. JANUARY 1930. CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #PACIFICWATCH: #VEGASREPORT: NICK AND DIME STRIP, DOWNTOWN BOOM @JCBLISS 9:15-9:30 #LANCASTER REPORT: JOBS FAIR SUCCESS FOR MANUFACTURERS. JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ. AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES." #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY 9:30-9:45 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: TARIFF WORRIES ON THE WEST COAST CONTAINERS. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER 9:45-10:00 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: AI AND FRONT EDGE EXPERIMENT. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 #KEYSTONEREPORT: JOHN FETTERMAN ICONOCLAST DEMOCRAT. SALENA ZITO, MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE, @DCEXAMINER PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, NEW YORK POST, SALENAZITO.COM 10:15-10:30 #PRC: CHINESE AIR TO AIR MISSILE OVER KASHMIR. JIM FANELL, AUTHOR "EMBRACING COMMUNIST CHINA." @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL 10:30-10:45 #SPACEX: FAA COOPERATION. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM 10:45-11:00 #SUNSPOTS: MAXIMUM. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #KASHMIR: ESCALATORY PATH. SADANAND DHUME, AEI, WSJ. 11:15-11:30 #ITALY: WHITE SMOKE WITH AN ITALIAN GRANDFATHER. LORENZO FIORI 11:30-11:45 1/2: #USA: ROSY IN COMPARISON TO THE GLOBAL NEIGHBORS. JOEL KOTKIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE 11:45-12:00 2/2: #USA: ROSY IN COMPARISON TO THE GLOBAL NEIGHBORS. JOEL KOTKIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 #IRAN: WHAT GETS 67 VOTES IN THE US SENATE. HENRY SOKOLSKI NPEC 12:15-12:30 #POTUS: WHAT IS THE GOLDEN DOME. HENRY SOKOLSKI NPEC 12:30-12:45 #POTUS: SKINNY BUDGET AND DISCONTENT. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE 12:45-1:00 AM #ANTISEMITISM: COLUMBIA ATTACKED AGAIN. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE

It's been a typically busy few months in the world of Indian politics and policy.To roundup all the latest developments from India, Milan is joined on the show this week by Grand Tamasha regulars Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal and Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution.The trio discuss the recent terrorist attack which killed 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, U.S. Vice President JD Vance's recent whirlwind trip to India, and Trump's tariff threats and India's calibrated response.Plus, they review the first 100 days of the Trump administration and discuss what, if anything, has surprised them about the early months of Trump 2.0.Episode notes:1. Sadanand Dhume, “JD Vance's India Visit Highlights Closer U.S. Relations,” Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2025.2. Sadanand Dhume, “Trump's Tariffs Are Modi's Greatest Economic Test,” Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2025.3. Tanvi Madan, “Top Gun & Scattershot,” Times of India, January 20, 2025.4. “Modi Meets Trump, With Tanvi Madan,” The President's Inbox (podcast), February 18, 2025.5. “Trump & Modi: Part Deux (with Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan),” Grand Tamasha, February 19, 2025.

#INDIA:  VANCE AND POTUS SUPPORT MODI. SADANAND DHUME, WSJ1930 BOMBAY

Good Evening: The Show Begins in Kashmir with Alarms That India and Pakistan Are Determined Adversaries.  1862  SKETCH OF KASHMIR VALLEY FROM SOLEIMANS SEAT TO THE NISHAT BAGH  CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 1/2: #KASHMIR: TERROR AND GUNFIRE. BILL ROGGIO, FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON 915-930 2/2: #KASHMIR: TERROR AND GUNFIRE. BILL ROGGIO, FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON 930-945  1/2 #UKRAINE: CRIMEA JAW-JAW. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD. 945-1000  2/2 #UKRAINE: CRIMEA JAW-JAW. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #INDIA VANCE AND POTUS SUPPORT MODI. SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 1015-1030 #PRC: JIMMY LAI'S FATE. MARK SIMON, GORDON CHANG 1030-1045 #DPRK:  BOLDER. GREG SCARLATOIU 1045-1100 #PRC:MASS LAYOFFS. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #NEWWORLDREPORT: BRAZIL AND BRICS AMBITION.  JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1115-1130 #NEWWORLDREPORT:  ARGENTINA AWAKENS. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1130-1145 #LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH REMAINS DANGEROUS. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 1145-1200 #GAZA: BRIDGET TOOMEY, BILL ROGGIO, FDD. NOT ERASABLE.   FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #YEMEN: RESIDENT HOUTHIS, RELENTLESS US NAVY. BRIDGET TOOMEY, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 1215-1230 #IRAQ: M. SADR SITS OUT THE NOVEMBER ELECTION BAGDAD. BRIDGET TOOMEY, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 1230-1245 #CA: HIGH SPEED FAILURE. BILL WHELAN, HOOVER 1245-100 AM #UN: HUMAN RIGHTS AGITPROP. PETER BERKOWITZ, HOOVER INSTITUTION

Preview: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI and WSJ Reports Small Steps Toward an Amending of Dialogue Between the Two Giants of Eurasia, India and the PRC — Prior to the Kashmir Crisis. More. 1850 DELHI

#INDIA: 17TH CENTURY VIOLENCE. IN THE 21ST.  SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 1925 BOMBAY

PREVIEW: Colleague Sadanand Dhume reports on street violence in India because of a hit Bollywood movie that displays a notorious villain. And why? More later. 1862 INDIA

#INDIA: PM MODI AND TRUMP. SADANAND DHUME WSJ 1865 KOLKATA

There are two narratives doing the rounds about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Washington to break bread with U.S. President Donald Trump.The first narrative, touted by the government and its backers, is that Modi skillfully threaded the needle with Trump, standing up for Indian interests but also giving the president some important early wins that can position India well for the future. The second narrative suggests a more pessimistic vision: that U.S.-India relations are at a precarious juncture, where a volatile and transactional president just might upend bilateral ties at a time when India can scarcely afford it.To discuss where U.S.-India ties sit in the aftermath of the Modi visit, Milan is joined on the show today by Rajesh Rajagopalan. Rajesh is professor of International Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is an expert on nuclear policy, Indian foreign policy, and U.S.-India relations. He's also the author of a new article in ThePrint titled, “India-US ties stuck in cute acronyms. Delhi must wait out the chaos.”On this week's show, Milan and Rajesh discuss Joe Biden's foreign policy legacy, India's longstanding demands for technology transfers, and the plateauing in bilateral ties. Plus, the two discuss Delhi's view on Elon Musk and the future of U.S.-China relations.Episode notes:1. “Trump and Modi, Part Deux (with Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan),” Grand Tamasha, February 19, 2025.2. Rajesh Rajagopalan, “India-US ties stuck in cute acronyms. Delhi must wait out the chaos,” ThePrint, February 17, 2025.3. Rajesh Rajagopalan, “Trump's blanket desire to avoid all wars can lead to the same wars he wants to avoid,” ThePrint, November 11, 2024.4. “Dr. S. Jaishankar on the Future of U.S.-India Relations,” Grand Tamasha, October 2, 2024.5. Rajesh Rajagopalan, “India keeps making the same foreign policy mistakes. World doesn't think we're being moral,” ThePrint, September 11, 2024.6. “Looking Back at U.S.-India Relations in the Biden Era (with Ashley J. Tellis),” Grand Tamasha, September 11, 2024.7. Rajesh Rajagopalan, “India-US ties under Modi echo Nehru's reluctance to commit. Hope consequences aren't the same,” ThePrint, July 17, 2024.

The news from India has been coming fast and furious.On February 1, the finance minister revealed the latest Indian budget amidst a backdrop of slowing economic growth. On February 8, a new government in the state of Delhi was elected and, for the first time in a quarter-century, it's headed by the BJP.  And on February 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his first face-to-face sit-down with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in the Trump 2.0 era.To discuss the latest events and what they mean for India, Milan is joined on the show this week by Grand Tamasha regulars by two Grand Tamasha regulars, Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution and Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal.They discuss the BJP's striking political resilience, the fortunes of the Aam Aaadmi Party, and India's current economic malaise. Plus, they discuss Modi's high-stakes meetings with Trump and Elon Musk and the future of the China-India-United States relationship.Episode notes:1. “Will India's Budget 2025 Turn the Economic Tide? (with Sumukar Ranganathan)” Grand Tamasha, February 5, 2025.2. Sadanand Dhume, “Foreign Lessons in the Perils of DEI and Affirmative Action,” Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2025.3. Tanvi Madan, “Top Gun and Scattershot,” Times of India, January 20, 2025.4. Sadanand Dhume, “Manmohan Singh's Mixed Economic Legacy,” Wall Street Journal, January 1, 2025.5. Tanvi Madan, “India is Hoping for a Trump Bump,” Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2024.

#GAZA: FREE TOGO. SADANAND DHUME WSJ 1945 RAMALLAH

"PREVIEW: GAZA: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of WSJ observes that Arab nations are not accepting Gazan refugees during reconstruction or offering permanent resettlement. More tonight." 1867 GAZA https://www.wsj.com/opinion/if-indians-and-pakistanis-can-relocate-why-cant-gazans-refugees-displacement-palestinians-39d7678c

David Bernstein, CEO of The North American Values Institute (NAVI), calls in to the show to discuss his book "Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews" and NAVI's recent rebrand and mission. Sadanand Dhume, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, on his opinion piece today in The Wall Street Journal, "If Indians and Pakistanis Can Relocate, Why Can’t Gazans?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DEI INDIA: Sadanand Dhume  WSJ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/foreign-lessons-in-the-perils-of-dei-trump-administration-policy-india-south-africa-malaysia-33f19d85 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/labour-islamophobia-and-the-u-k-s-grooming-gangs-25e76b9a?st=B1kwyM&reflink=article_copyURL_share 1873

PREVIEW: INDIA: DEI: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of WSJ editorial analyzes the engraved quota system in India where the majority of government posts are not open to competition -- instead chosen by caste or heritage. More later. 1860 British India

Jonah may have readjusted to Eastern Standard Time, but his mind remains preoccupied with India. In order to get some further clarity, Jonah is joined by his American Enterprise Institute colleague and Wall Street Journal columnist Sadanand Dhume. Jonah picks Sadanand's brain on the R.S.S. (the Indian right), the principles of conservatism in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the economic progress of the country. Later in the episode, they discuss what happened to Indian liberalism, Japanese Hannity, and the trouble with Canada. Show Notes: —Sadanand's work —Oh, Canada The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including Jonah's G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PREVIEWS: INDIAN-AMERICANS: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI and WSJ reports that the recent election indicates that Indian-Americans vote on the pocketbook, and increasingly so, more than identity. 1860s Delhi

#INDIA: No generalities suit on the polling and voting 2024. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ 1840s Bombay

GOOD EVENING: The show begins with the roll-out of the Trump Administration's national security team as reported by Cliff May of FDD... 1955 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15: POTUS: Trump Administration National Security team roll out. Cliff May, FDD 9:15-9:30: #BRAZIL: Lula da Silva's ambition to be a hegemon. Mary Anastasia O'Grady 9:30-9:45: #PRC: Stock Bubble building at the hands of the CCP. #SCALAREPORT: Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache 9:45-10:00: #INDIA: No generalities suit on the polling and voting 2024. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15: #LEBANON: Hezbollah seeks separate peace. Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Research Fellow at FDD 10:15-10:30: #IRAQ: Shia militias firing drones and rockets. Dr. Michael Knights, Jill and Jay Bernstein Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute 10:30-10:45: #ANTISEMITISM: Dion J. Pierre, Campus Correspondent, The Algemeiner 10:45-11:00: #ISRAEL: ICC attacks; Bernie Sanders fails; EU and UN sanction. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15: #NewWorldReport: APEC, G-20 and Xi 11:15-11:30: #NewWorldReport: Milei and Xi 11:30-11:45: #NewWorldReport: Sheinbaum and Trump 11:45-12:00: #NewWorldReport: US and Maduro All segments with Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute @revanellis FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15: #ICC: Global Lawfare targeting Netanyahu and Gallant. Richard Goldberg, FDD 12:15-12:30: #MRMARKET: FTC vs. Bigness, failing. Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus 12:30-12:45: #RUSSIA: Provocation parade (Part 1). Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute 12:45-1:00 AM: #RUSSIA: Provocation parade (Part 2). Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine after the election, asking which way for the president-elect?... June 6, 1944 Omaha Beach afternoon. CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #Ukraine: #IRAN (1/2): After January 20. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 9:15-9:30 #PRC (2/2): After January 20. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 9:30-9:45 #SCALA Report: Tariff and China bad acting. Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache 9:45-10:00 #INDIA: #CANADA: Khalistan and Trudeau's allegations. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 #ISRAEL: #US: The immediate war-fighting benefits of the alliance. Brad Bowman, FDD 10:15-10:30 #CANADA: The allegations of abuse of the Indigenous people. Conrad Black, National Post 10:30-10:45 #REGULATORY CAPTURE (1/2): The Great Stagnation after 1970. John Cochrane, Hoover Institution 10:45-11:00 #REGULATORY CAPTURE (2/2): The Great Stagnation after 1970. John Cochrane, Hoover Institution THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 AL QAEDA: Suspicions of the UK attack. Bill Roggio, FDD 11:15-11:30 ISIS: Bombing to what end? Bill Roggio, FDD 11:30-11:45 #GREAT BEAVER (1/2): Partnering with the hydro engineer of North America. Leila Philip, author "Beaverland" 11:45-12:00 #GREAT BEAVER (2/2): Partnering with the hydro engineer of North America. Leila Philip, author "Beaverland" FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 GEORGIA: Unwisely doubted elections. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute 12:15-12:30 #UKRAINE: Negotiations with Russia on not attacking energy nodes. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute 12:30-12:45 #PRC: RU (1/2): Information war. David Shedd, former DIA. Ivana Stradner, FDD 12:45-1:00 AM #PRC: RU (2/2): Information war. David Shedd, former DIA. Ivana Stradner, FDD

#INDIA: #CANADA: Khalistan and Trudeau's allegations. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-india-canada-breakdown-sikh-seperatist-murder-dispute-e74ed8c4 1860 Delhi

#INDIA: What does Xi want from India? Sadanand Dhume, WSJ 1869 Mumbai