Podcast / American Prestige / Oct 15, 2024

India’s Homeland Security and Israel

On this episode of American Prestige, Rhys Machold on India’s attempt at homeland security via Israel.

Supporter of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party holding flags expressing their opinions during a protest to show solidarity with Israel.

Supporter of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party holding flags expressing their opinions during a protest to show solidarity with Israel.

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On this episode of American Prestige, we’re joined by Rhys Machold, senior lecturer in international relations at the University of Glasgow, to talk about how India tries to achieve homeland security through its relationship with Israel. They discuss the watershed 2008 Mumbai attacks (aka 26/11), the origins of India’s relationship with Israel, the latter’s security tech industry, post-Mumbai attack ramifications like Modi and Hindutva’s rise, and how the concept of homeland security permeates many aspects of the culture.

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On this week's news roundup from American Prestige: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree to start bilateral peace talks for the war in Ukraine (1:05), with anticipated fallout for the latter nation (6:17); Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth makes some frank comments on Europe, Ukraine, and NATO (8:06); an update on the situation in Israel-Palestine, including Hamas threatening to delay the next hostage release over Israeli transgressions (12:06) and Trump continuing to push a US takeover of Gaza (16:53); in Lebanon, a new government is formed (21:22) and the IDF seeks to extend its occupation there (23:28); a Washington Post report suggests Israel might be planning to strike Iran (25:33); in China news, Trump reinstates a de minimis tariff exemption, but there is still no sign of a meeting with Xi Jinping (28:46); the Sudanese military is close to driving the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) out of the Khartoum region (31:20); the so-called Islamic State group appears to be on the rise in Somalia (33:36); a regional summit demands a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 continues its advance (35:38); and back in the United States, Trump announces new steel and aluminum tariffs (38:58) in addition to presenting exciting new opportunities for corruption (40:52).

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Derek Davison

Derek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. He is the publisher of the Foreign Exchanges newsletter, cohost of the American Prestige podcast, and former editor of LobeLog.

Daniel Bessner

Daniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.

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