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EPISODE 86
From Setback to Triumph - A Conversation with Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM (Retd) - Part II
A conversation with Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM (Retd) - Part II This episode is the second part of a conversatiConversations that shape maritime thought
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47:36
From Setback to Triumph - A Conversation with Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM (Retd) - Part II
A conversation with Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM (Retd) - Part II This episode is the second part of a conversati
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The Oceans Beckon - A Conversation with Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM (Retd) - Part I
A conversation with Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM (Retd) - Part I This episode is a conversation with Cdr Abhilash
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Deckplate Leadership on Submarines - A Conversation with Cdr K Ramdas (Retd)
A conversation with Cdr K Ramdas (Retd) This episode is a conversation with Cdr K Ramdas (Retd), who as the co
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Defending Sovereign Airspace - A Conversation with Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhuri
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21:25
Finding Solutions to Maritime Security Challenges - A Conversation with Christian Bueger
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A Pathway for Shipbuilding in India - A Conversation with V Adm B Kannan
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Crafting India's Shipping Renaissance - A Conversation with Mr. T.K. Ramachandran
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The India Vietnam Partnership - A Conversation with Amb Preeti Saran
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India Looks Seawards - A Conversation with Sanjeev Sanyal
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U.S. Isolationism and India - A Conversation with Pramit Pal Choudhury
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Deconstructing the Grey Zone - A Conversation with Prof Geoffrey Till
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44:24
Funding Security; How Much is Enough - A Conversation with Rear Adm Raja Menon
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Artificial Intelligence and National Security - A Conversation with Nitin Pai
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Airpower in the Gulf - A Conversation with AVM Anil Golani
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Reporting From the Waves - A Conversation with Sandeep Unnithan
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Lessons from the Gulf for Naval Warfare - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan
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Israel's War in Iran - A Conversation with Yaniv Revach
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Aircraft Carriers - A Conversation with Admiral Arun Prakash
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Undersea Nuclear Deterrence - A Conversation with RAdm Sudarshan Shrikhande
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The Nuances of Designing & Building Submarines - A Conversation with RAdm Chandra Shekhar Rao
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SCO - Is There Space for a Maritime Dimension - A Conversation with Prof Dattesh Parulekar
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U.S.N. Perspective on Combatting Asymmetric Threats - A Conversation with RAdm Mike Studeman
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Grey Zone Warfare - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Anil Chawla
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Diego Garcia - A Conversation with Prof Walter Ladwig III
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India's Security Dilemmas Seen Through a Western Prism- A Conversation with Antoine Levesques
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India - U.K. Relations & Beyond - A Conversation with High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswamy
A conversation with High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswamy This episode is a conversation with Vikram Doraiswamy
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West Asia in Turmoil - A Conversation with Nick Childs
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Russia/China - Faultlines & Convergences - A Conversation with Zorawar Singh Gill
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44:15
Seapower - A Conversation with Professor Geoffrey Till
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Early Years of Indian Naval Aviation - A Conversation with Admiral Arun Prakash
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Reminiscences of a Navy Chief - A Conversation with Admiral Madhvendra Singh
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Deconstructing the Iran Crisis - A Conversation with Capt Alok Bansal
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Liberation of Bangladesh - A Conversation with Subroto Chattopadhyay
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Transitioning Out of Uniform - A Conversation with Anshuman Tripathi
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48:37
Early Years of Naval Engineering - A Conversation with Vice Admiral I C Rao
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33:32
Restructuring Our Shipyards - Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd)
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51:35
Venezuela and Beyond - A Conversation with Prof Varun Sahni
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Charting the Oceans - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Adhir Arora
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The Trump Class Battleship: What Does it Say for Distributed Lethality? - Rear Adm Shrikhande
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India Signs RELOS - A Conversation with Admiral Karambir Singh
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The Changing Characteristics of Modern Warfare - Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd)
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Deciphering A Taiwan Contingency - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan
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Genesis of India's Submarine Arm - A Conversation with Adm Vijay Singh Shekhawat
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Getting Our Strategic Communications Right - A Conversation with Nitin Gokhale
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South Korea's Quest for Nuclear Submarines - A Conversation with Rear Admiral Shrikhande
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Building Conventional Submarines in India - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Kishor Thakare
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Europe in Crisis - A Conversation with Prof Dattesh Parulekar
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India and the Antarctic - A Conversation with Dr Thamban Meloth
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Revisiting the Arctic - A Conversation with Dr. Sarah Kirchberger
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India, the Northern Sea Route & the Arctic - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan
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Do We Need an Expeditionary Force? - A Conversation With Lt Gen Raj Shukla
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Designing and Building Our Own Submarines - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru
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Reexamining Concepts of Maritime Warfare - A Conversation with Rear Adm Sudarshan Shrikhande
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The Changing Contours of Military Leadership - A Conversation with Admiral Arun Prakash
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India's Maritime Administration - A Conversation with Deepak Shetty
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Building India's Aerospace Industrial Capacity
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28:47
Is the Prevailing Security Architecture in the Western Pacific at an Inflection Point?
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Chinese Ships Collide in the South China Sea - A Conversation with RAdm Sudarshan Shrikhande
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Creating a Maritime Consciousness in India - A Conversation with Cmde Srikant Kesnur
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Understanding India's Foreign Assistance Programs - A Conversation with Amb Rahul Chhabra
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The Politics of Regional Maritime Engagement - A Conversation with Ambassador Pankaj Saran
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The Airborne Strike Mission - A Conversation with Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury
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Stitching the Stitch Ship - A Conversation with Prathamesh Dandekar
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Crafting Tomorrow's Force Structure - A Conversation with Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan
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The Western Pacific - A Conversation with Professor Dattesh Pakulekar
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Let's not Back-Pedal on Theaterisation - A Conversation with Lt Gen Raj Shukla
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'Fort versus Fleet' - A Conversation with Rear Admiral Raja Menon
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Deconstructing the Manned Unmanned Conundrum
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The Evolution of India U.S. Maritime Relations
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Understanding Underwater Domain Awareness
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33:55
Applicability of International Maritime Law in the Indo-Pacific
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West Asia in Crisis - A Maritime Perspective
A strategic conversation from Dabolim Dialogues
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Undersea Cables - How do we Protect them?
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Understanding Maritime Domain Awareness & Coping with Increase Transparency in Conflict
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Indian Navy's Helicopter Fleet at an Inflection Point
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AUKUS - CHALLENGES AHEAD
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CHINA CIRCUMNAVIGATES AUSTRALIA - SUDARSHAN SHRIKHANDE & MONTY KHANNA. ED BY KHUSHI BARMAN
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SEA CONTROL & SEA DENIAL- SUDARSHAN SHRIKHANDE & MONTY KHANNA IN CONVERSATION. ED BY KHUSHI
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MAJOR DEFENCE DEALS ON THE ANVIL - RAFALE M AND PROJECT 75i CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINES
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EXERCISE VARUNA, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, 6TH GENERATION FIGHTERS AND BEYOND
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Rear Admiral Monty Khanna, AVSM, NM (Retd)
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A submariner and strategic-affairs practitioner with extensive experience across naval operations, maritime diplomacy, professional military education and national-security policy.
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