States of Anarchy with Hamsini Hariharan

Is there any Chinese backing to the Myanmar army in their takeover? What impact will it have on India? In episode 86 of States of Anarchy, Hamsini answers a listener's question on the coup in Myanmar. If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email at ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Read More:1) Myanmar embraces Russian arms to offset China’s influence - (https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myanmar-Coup/Myanmar-embraces-Russian-arms-to-offset-China-s-influence)2) Ripple Effects of Myanmar Coup Felt in India’s Northeast - (https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/ripple-effects-of-myanmar-coup-felt-in-indias-northeast/)3) Ep. 75 of States of Anarchy: The Tatmadaw Takes Power (https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/show/states-of-anarchy-with-hamsini-hariharan-Rr4RYra1DnyblzcC/episode/ep-75-the-tatmadaw-takes-power-oxlb-IL6zhwVZWC30tZQi?startTime=0)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vijay Gokhale joins host Hamsini Hariharan on episode 85 of States of Anarchy to discuss his ringside view of the Tiananmen Square Protests in 1989.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com, DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question will be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Kartikeya Reddy did some background research for this episode.Read More:1) Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest - Vijay Gokhale (https://www.amazon.in/Tiananmen-Square-Protest-Vijay-Gokhale-ebook/dp/B08Z73XJS5/)2) The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited - Louisa Lim (https://www.amazon.in/Peoples-Republic-Amnesia-Tiananmen-Revisited/dp/0190227915)3) June Fourth: The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989 - Jeremy Brown - (https://www.amazon.com/June-Fourth-Tiananmen-Protests-Approaches/dp/1107042070)4) Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang (https://www.amazon.in/Prisoner-State-Secret-Journal-Premier/dp/1439149399)5) The Tiananmen Papers - Liang Zhang, Andrew J Nathan, Perry Link, Orville Schell - (https://www.amazon.com/Tiananmen-Papers-Liang-Zhang/dp/1586481223)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why should we not refer to covid-19 as the China virus or the Indian variant? Hamsini Hariharan breaks down the conventions behind disease naming in episode 84 of States of Anarchy. If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mayuri Mukherjee joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss the view from Jerusalem on the recent outbreak of the Israel-Palestine conflict. If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com, DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question will be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Read More:1) Righteous Victims - Benny Morris https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Victims-Zionist-Arab-Conflict-1881-2001/dp/06797447542)  The Question of Palestine - Edward Said https://www.amazon.in/Question-Palestine-Vintage-Edward-Said/dp/06797398823) The Gaza Strip: The Political Economy of De-Development- Sara Royhttps://www.amazon.in/Gaza-Strip-Political-Economy-Development/dp/0887282601You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the UN a dummy body? How do geopolitical relationships shape by COVID responses? On episode 82 host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about how geopolitics shapes covid responses and the world order.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Read More:1) Our Work | United Nations - (https://bit.ly/3xZdn8T)2) Reformed UN is indispensable, says Dr. Shashi Tharoor- (https://bit.ly/3bfi1G4)3) The Role of the UN General Assembly - (https://on.cfr.org/3uzvuQP)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amish Raj Mulmi joins Hamsini Hariharan on an episode 81 of States of Anarchy to discuss Nepal’s relations with China. If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com, DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question will be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Reading List1) Nepal’s Strategy for Survival - Leo Rose https://www.amazon.in/Nepal-Strategy-Survival-Leo-Rose/dp/99946551242) Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal - Prashant Jha https://www.amazon.in/Battles-New-Republic-Contemporary-History/dp/93822779943) Comprehensive History of Nepal-China Relations to 1955 - Vijay Kumar Manandhar https://www.amazon.in/Comprehensive-History-Nepal-China-Relations-Vols/dp/81873924524) The Bullet and the Ballot Box- Aditya Adhikari https://www.amazon.in/Bullet-Ballot-Box-Nepals-Revolution/dp/17816856495) Nepal Nexus: An Inside Account of the Maoists, the Durbar and New Delhi - Sudheer Sharma https://www.amazon.in/Nepal-Nexus-Inside-Account-Maoists/dp/06700893036) Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy - Manjushree Thapa https://www.amazon.in/Forget-Kathmandu-Democracy-Manjushree-Thapa/dp/93822770057) कूटनीति र राजनीति - Memoirs of Ramesh Nath Pandey https://thuprai.com/book/kutneeti-ra-rajneeti/8) आत्मवृतान्त - Memoirs of BP Koirala https://thuprai.com/book/aatmabrittanta/9) आफ्नै कुरा Memoirs of Girijia Prasad Koirala https://thuprai.com/book/aafnai-kura/10) Report from Lhasa - Dor Bahadur Bista https://www.amazon.com/Report-Lhasa-Dor-Bahadur-Bista/dp/B00D2L54T6You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are the factors that nation-states consider while crafting foreign policy? On episode 80, host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about what government considers when they make foreign policy.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Daniel Markey of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies joins Hamsini Hariharan on episode 79 of States of Anarchy to discuss the Quad, US policy towards China and what the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan will mean for US-India relations. If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com, DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question will be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Read More:1. China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia - Daniel Markey (https://www.amazon.in/Chinas-Western-Horizon-Beijing-Geopolitics-ebook/dp/B083WJFGKX)2. How the Quad Can Match the Hype- Dhruva Jaishankar and Tanvi Madan (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-04-15/how-quad-can-match-hype)3. America’s Indo-Pacific Folly - Van Jackson (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/asia/2021-03-12/americas-indo-pacific-folly)4. Preparing for Heightened Tensions Between China and India (https://www.cfr.org/report/preparing-heightened-tensions-between-china-and-india)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can a foreign government intervene if the evidence of the Chinese government’s repression of Uighurs is genuine? What is Sri Lanka’s Burqa ban all about?On episode 78, host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about how some governments respond to minorities and differences.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Recommended Reading1) China’s Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uyghurs-xinjiang2) Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang -https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/12/surviving-the-crackdown-in-xinjiang3) The Factories in Camps:https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/factories-camps4) Sri Lanka’s war on terror: burqa ban, draconian Act, ‘deradicalization’https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/sri-lankas-war-on-terror-burqa-ban-draconian-act-deradicalisation-7229933/5) Sri Lanka’s Burqa Ban Is More About Islamophobia Than National Securityhttps://thediplomat.com/2021/03/sri-lankas-burqa-ban-is-more-about-islamophobia-than-national-security/6) Sri Lanka’s proposal to ban the burqahttps://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/sri-lankas-proposal-to-ban-the-burqa/7) Sri Lanka Muslims killed in Aluthgama clashes with Buddhistshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27864716You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Pallavi Raghavan talks to host Hamsini Hariharan on episode 77 of States of Anarchy about the early years of the India-Pakistan relationship and cooperation on issues like minorities, evacuee property and decolonization.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Reading List:1) Animosity at Bay: An Alternative History of the India-Pakistan Relationship, 1947-1952 - Pallavi Raghavan (https://www.amazon.in/Animosity-Bay-Alternative-India-Pakistan-Relationship/dp/9353572738/)2) Citizenship and its Discontents - Niraja Jayal (https://www.amazon.in/Citizenship-its-Discontents-Indian-History/dp/0674066847)3) Shadow States: India, China and the Himalayas, 1910–1962 - Bérénice Guyot-Réchard (https://www.amazon.in/Shadow-States-India-Himalayas-1910-1962/dp/1316627241/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the way forward for Syria a decade after war broke out? Why is the IORA not a strong collective? On episode 76, host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about the state of the world.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Reading List:1) IORA Charter - https://www.un.org/en/ga/sixth/70/docs/iora_charter.pdfJakarta Accord, IORA Summit - https://www.iora.int/media/23699/jakarta-concord-7-march-2017.pdf2) The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA): Replace, Reduce or Refine? - https://www.futuredirections.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FDI_Strategic_Analysis_Paper_-_The_Indian_Ocean_Rim_Association_IORA_-_Replace_Reduce_or_Refine.pdf3) Indian Ocean Rim Association concludes First Ever Leaders Summit - https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/indian-ocean-rim-association-concludes-first-ever-leaders-summit/4) Indian Ocean Rim Association and India’s Role - https://mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/IORA_new.pdf5) Why has the Syrian War lasted 10 years?- Why has the Syrian war lasted 10 years?6) Syrian Civil War: A political solution is the only way forward-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/syrian-civil-war-a-political-solution-is-the-only-way-forward7) The Way Forward in Syria - https://carnegieeurope.eu/2019/10/16/way-forward-in-syria-pub-800978) On International Human Rights Day: Millions of Syrians robbed of “rights” and 593 thousand killed in a decade -https://www.syriahr.com/en/195385/You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 75 of States of Anarchy, Hamsini Hariharan looks into the recent coup in Myanmar. The guests for this episode are author and journalist, Bertil Lintner, and Pratap Heblikar, a former Special Secretary of the Indian Government.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Reading List1) Forgotten Army: India’s Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942-45 - Pater Ward Fay https://www.amazon.in/Forgotten-Army-Struggle-Independence-1942-45/dp/8171673562/2) Making Enemies: War and State Building in Burma- Mary Patricia Callahan https://www.amazon.in/Making-Enemies-State-Building-Burma/dp/08014412503) Burma’s Armed Forces- Andrew Selth https://www.amazon.in/Burmas-Armed-Forces-Power-Without/dp/1910736783/4) Strong Soldiers, Failed Revolution- Yoshihiro Nakanishi https://www.amazon.in/Strong-Soldiers-Failed-Revolution-Military/dp/9971697025/5) From Combat to Karaoke: Burmese Military Intelligence, 1948– 2006 - James Mc Andrew6) Land of Jade: A Journey from India through Northern Burma to China - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00KMW0C40/7) The Wa of Myanmar and China’s Quest for Global Dominance https://www.amazon.in/Myanmar-Chinas-Quest-Global-Dominance/dp/6162151700/8) The Kachin: Lords of Burma’s Northern - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00MGBY462/9) The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Burma - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00ME6AZWQ/10) Outrage: Burma’s Struggle for Democracy - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/Outrage-Struggle-Democracy-Bertil-Lintner-ebook/dp/B00ME5RGW4/You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is the Indo-Pacific relevant? Why is Tibet “a nation without a State”? On episode 74, host Hamsini Hariharan answers questions about the state of the world.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question can be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Read More:1) What is the Indo-Pacific? - Udayan Das (https://bit.ly/3rN64xH)2) Donald Trump’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ and America’s India Conundrum – C. Raja Mohan - (https://nus.edu/3tnG107)3) What is the Indo-Pacific? The new geopolitics of the asia-centred rimland - Captain (Dr) Gurpreet S Khurana (https://bit.ly/2OXZ6ra)4) The Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative: Towards a Coherent Indo-Pacific Policy for India – Premesha Saha and Abhishek Mishra (https://bit.ly/38F6A9v)5) Security Issues and Strategic Challenges in the Indo-Pacific – Dr. Santosh Mathew (https://bit.ly/38ESjJO)6) Securing the Indian Ocean? Competing regional security constructions (https://bit.ly/3eLZl34)7) Nation-State (https://bit.ly/2OwTWSX)8) The World Unsettled: Stateless Nations (https://bit.ly/3cvnwjR)9) Nation States and Stateless Nations (https://bit.ly/2PVDMCU)10) Tibet (https://bit.ly/30K4Yqw)11) Is Tibet a country? (https://bit.ly/3vxE6Z9)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Anshu Sharma, the co-founder of the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) joins host Hamsini Hariharan to discuss how disaster responses have evolved in the Asia-Pacific.If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question will be featured on the QnA segment of States of Anarchy, which appears every fortnight!Read more:- Disaster management in Asia and the Pacific: (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-4-431-55157-7)Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC - https://www.adrc.asia/)Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN - https://www.adrrn.net/)Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI - https://cdri.world/)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, TCA Raghavan joins Hamsini Hariharan to discuss civil-military relations in Pakistan. For questions or comments, reach out to the host @HamsiniH or on Instagram @statesofanarchyYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.