This episode of The Subcontinental features guest Dr. Rajeswari Rajagopalan, a Senior Fellow and Head of the Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. She previously acted as Assistant Director of the National Security Council Secretariat in India. She is the author of four books, including Clashing Titans: Military Strategy and Insecurity Among Asian Great Powers and has a PhD in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Raji joins Host Dr. Sameer Lalwani to discuss a number of contemporary issues on the subcontinent including takeaways from the recently concluded Nuclear Security Summit, India’s defense modernization and the US role, challenges to regional stability in South Asia, space security, and a new segment, “Something or Nothing”. Questions submitted by listeners on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #SAVPodcast are also featured!