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Bharatvaarta podcast is a commentary on politics, policy and culture focused on India. The podcast brings together people from different walks of life who have varied and interesting perspectives on what's happening around us.

  1. 30. JAN.

    India’s Hardest Choices in 2026 | Abhijit Chavda

    India is entering a decade where its biggest challenges will not come from visible enemies alone — but from the choices it makes under pressure in a rapidly fragmenting world order. In this wide-ranging and rigorous conversation, Abhijit Chavda joins Bharatvaarta to examine the hard geopolitical decisions India faces today — from energy security and strategic autonomy to American pressure, global trade realignments, and the limits of the so-called “rules-based order.” We unpack why India’s purchase of Russian energy is not just an economic decision but a sovereignty test, how sanctions and tariffs are used as tools of control, and why Western demands rarely stop at a single issue. Abhijit Chavda explains how dollar dominance, payment systems, and global trade architecture have become instruments of coercion — and why India’s attempts to bypass them trigger resistance. The conversation moves through America’s containment strategy, regime-change patterns in South Asia, pressure on India’s neighbourhood, and why “multi-alignment” is not indecision but survival strategy for a rising power. We explore whether India can stay sovereign without picking sides, what happens if it doesn’t, and why the next few years may define India’s trajectory for decades. This episode isn’t about ideology. It’s about power, pressure, and the price of independence. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 01:00 • Introduction: India’s Moment of Decision 01:00 – 05:30 • Russian Oil, Energy Security & Western Pressure 05:30 – 10:30 • Sanctions, Tariffs & Economic Coercion 10:30 – 15:30 • Dollar Power, Trade Architecture & Financial Warfare 15:30 – 20:30 • Is the US Really Angry About Oil — Or Control? 20:30 – 26:00 • Containment Strategy: India, China & Unequal Treatment 26:00 – 31:30 • Multi-Alignment vs Picking Sides 31:30 – 37:00 • What “Vassal State” Pressure Actually Looks Like 37:00 – 43:00 • Regime Change, NGOs & Influence Operations 43:00 – 48:30 • India’s Neighbourhood: Pakistan, Bangladesh & Instability 48:30 – 54:00 • EU, America & India’s Strategic Options 54:00 – 59:30 • Trump, Establishments & How Power Really Works 59:30 – 01:05:30 • Can India Buy Time — Or Is Conflict Inevitable? 01:05:30 – 01:11:00 • India’s Strategic Path Forward & Closing Thoughts ⸻ 👉 If you found this conversation valuable, subscribe to Bharatvaarta. We bring you serious, long-form discussions on geopolitics, power, civilisation, and India’s strategic future. 🎧 Listen & Subscribe X → https://x.com/Bharatvaarta Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest — Abhijit Chavda Geopolitical Analyst | Researcher | Strategic Affairs Commentator X → https://x.com/AbhijitChavda Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/theabhijitchavda/ ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

    1 Std. 11 Min.

  2. 23. JAN.

    Hitler: The Proclaimed Messiah of the Palestinian Cause | Aabhas Malhadiyar

    History is often presented as settled, resolved, and safely contained in textbooks. But the reality is far messier — shaped by ideology, selective memory, and the narratives societies choose to preserve or suppress. In this wide-ranging and deeply challenging conversation, Aabhas Malhadiyar examines the Holocaust not as an isolated European event, but as part of a much larger ideological and political story that continues to echo into the present. Drawing from historical research and archival material, Aabhas Malhadiyar walks us through the roots of Jewish persecution, the ideological currents that fed Nazi genocide, and the global dimensions of collaboration, silence, and complicity during World War II. We discuss how hatred evolves into policy, how alliances form around shared ideologies, and why certain uncomfortable chapters of history remain under-examined. The conversation also explores how religious extremism, political mobilisation, and unresolved historical narratives continue to shape modern conflicts and global discourse. This episode is not about provocation. It is about confronting history honestly — even when it challenges our assumptions. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 01:00 • Introduction: Why the Holocaust Must Be Re-examined 01:00 – 06:10 • The Long History of Jewish Persecution 06:10 – 11:30 • Ideology, Nazism & the Making of Genocide 11:30 – 17:10 • The Holocaust Beyond Germany 17:10 – 23:00 • Global Dimensions: Alliances, Silence & Complicity 23:00 – 28:40 • Palestine, WWII & Uncomfortable Historical Links 28:40 – 34:30 • How Ideology Travels Across Borders 34:30 – 40:20 • Victims, Memory & the Cost of Forgetting 40:20 – 46:30 • Religion, Extremism & Political Power 46:30 – 52:40 • How Narratives Are Shaped After Atrocities 52:40 – 58:30 • Why Some Histories Remain Taboo 58:30 – 01:05:10 • Lessons the Modern World Hasn’t Learned 01:05:10 – 01:18:20 • Repeating Patterns in Global Conflicts 01:18:20 – 01:27:00 • Closing Reflections: History, Responsibility & Truth ⸻ 👉 If you found this conversation valuable, subscribe to Bharatvaarta. We bring you serious, long-form discussions on history, power, ideology, and the ideas shaping the world we live in. 🎧 Listen & Subscribe X → https://x.com/Bharatvaarta Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest — Aabhas Malhadiyar Historian | Researcher | Writer on History & Ideology X →https://x.com/Aabhas24 Instagram →https://www.instagram.com/aabhasmaldahiyar/?hl=en 📘 Get the book: Hitler, the Proclaimed Messiah of the Palestinian Cause 👉 https://www.amazon.in/Hitler-Proclaimed-Messiah-Palestinian-Cause-ebook/dp/B0FVTBJ82Y ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

    1 Std. 28 Min.

  3. 17. JAN.

    Understanding the Deep State | Former R&AW Chief Vikram Sood

    India is entering an era where power no longer sits only in governments, elections, or visible institutions — it operates through deep systems, narratives, capital flows, intelligence networks, and corporate influence. In this wide-ranging and uncompromising conversation, former R&AW chief Vikram Sood ji explains how the deep state actually functions in the modern world — beyond conspiracy theories and political slogans. From intelligence agencies and NGOs to Big Tech, asset managers, media, and covert influence operations, Vikram Sood ji lays out how power sustains itself regardless of which government is in office. We discuss why wars no longer need victories, how narratives are manufactured to justify conflict, and why wealth — not ideology — has become the real source of global control. The conversation spans Pakistan, China, the United States, Europe, Ukraine, pandemics, Hollywood, and the growing merger between intelligence, capital, and technology — with a sharp focus on what all of this means for India’s sovereignty and strategic future. This episode isn’t about headlines. It’s about the architecture beneath them. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 01:10 • Opening Hook: Power Beyond Governments 01:10 – 04:50 • Why Peace Is Often an Illusion in Geopolitics 04:50 – 09:10 • Sub-Nuclear Conflict & Why Wars Don’t Need Victory 09:10 – 13:30 • Intelligence, Narratives & How Wars Are Justified 13:30 – 17:30 • Wealth Is Power: Who Really Controls the World 17:30 – 21:45 • The Military-Industrial Cycle & Perpetual Conflict 21:45 – 26:10 • NGOs, Aid Agencies & Influence Without Guns 26:10 – 31:20 • Big Tech, Think Tanks & the Revolving Door of Power 31:20 – 36:40 • Hollywood, Media & Manufacturing Consent 36:40 – 42:30 • Europe, Russia & the Politics of Fear 42:30 – 48:00 • Ukraine, Proxies & the Business of War 48:00 – 53:20 • Pandemics, Power & Too Many Coincidences 53:20 – 58:40 • Population Control, Capital & Global Elites 58:40 – 01:04:10 • What the “Deep State” Really Means 01:04:10 – 01:10:30 • How Nations Defend Themselves Today 01:10:30 – 01:22:18 • India’s Choices in a World of Hidden Power ⸻ 👉 If you found this conversation valuable, subscribe to Bharatvaarta. We bring you serious, long-form discussions on power, geopolitics, civilisation, and the ideas shaping India’s future. 🎧 Listen & Subscribe Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/bharatvaarta/id1636240449 X → https://x.com/Bharatvaarta Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest — Vikram Sood Former Chief, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) Author | Intelligence & Geopolitics Analyst 📘 Get the book: Great Power Games: From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent 👉 https://www.amazon.in/GREAT-POWER-GAMES-Western-Decline/dp/935345929X X → https://x.com/Vikram_Sood ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

    1 Std. 22 Min.

  4. 8. JAN.

    Deregulation, Civil Service Reform & India’s Growth Story | Manish Sabharwal

    ⚔️ Manish Sabharwal — Why India Isn’t Creating Jobs, Regulatory Cholesterol & Fixing the Administrative State 🇮🇳📉 India doesn’t lack land. It doesn’t lack capital. And it certainly doesn’t lack labour. So why isn’t it combining into prosperity the way it did in China? In this sharp, no-nonsense conversation, Manish Sabharwal explains why India’s real bottleneck is not infrastructure or skills — but a regulatory mindset that treats innovation as “prohibited till permitted.” We unpack why 1991 was necessary but incomplete, how regulatory cholesterol suffocates entrepreneurship, why civil-service reform is now unavoidable, and why productivity — not activism or spending — will decide India’s future. From land, labour and capital — to licenses, inspections, criminalisation, universities, inequality and prosperity — this episode is a first-principles diagnosis of what is actually broken. Not optimism. Not ideology. Just reality. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 00:55 • Introduction – India’s Growth Puzzle 00:55 – 03:45 • India Has Land, Capital & Labour — So What’s Missing? 03:45 – 06:10 • The China Comparison: Why They Could Combine Factors Faster 06:10 – 09:00 • “Prohibited Till Permitted” — The Core Indian Mindset Problem 09:00 – 12:10 • Regulatory Cholesterol: How Rules Strangle Enterprise 12:10 – 15:40 • Why Civil Service Reform Is Now the Binding Constraint 15:40 – 18:20 • Decriminalisation: Why Stupidity Shouldn’t Be a Crime 18:20 – 21:30 • Licenses, Inspections & The Culture of Fear 21:30 – 25:00 • Why 1950s Thinking Still Runs India 25:00 – 28:20 • Activism vs Productivity — Why Slogans Don’t Create Jobs 28:20 – 32:00 • Spending vs Prosperity — What Governments Get Wrong 32:00 – 35:30 • Trust-Based Regulation & India’s Digital Public Infrastructure 35:30 – 39:10 • Universities, Research & Why India Can’t Build Deep Science 39:10 – 42:40 • Lateral Entry, Performance & The Steel Cage State 42:40 – 46:30 • Why Entrepreneurs Are Treated Like Criminals 46:30 – 50:00 • State Capacity, City Productivity & Why States Compete Poorly 50:00 – 54:10 • Inequality vs Poverty — What Actually Matters 54:10 – 57:40 • Why India Still Can’t Create Enough Non-Farm Jobs 57:40 – 01:01:00 • What Must Change First — Practical Reform Priorities 01:01:00 – 01:05:30 • The Future of Work, Automation & India’s Risk Window 01:05:30 – 01:08:40 • Why 2025–2035 Will Decide India’s Trajectory 01:08:40 – 01:10:43 • Closing Thoughts — Fixing the Administrative State ⸻ 🎧 Listen & Subscribe Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/6tqY8tbgQ6nGb4ZQwjX6NH Apple Podcast → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bharatvaarta/id1636240449 X → https://x.com/bharatvaarta Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest — Manish Sabharwal Chairman, TeamLease Services | Economist & Public Policy Thinker ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/ X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa

    1 Std. 11 Min.

  5. 20.12.2025

    Inside the RSS: How the Sangh Shapes Policy & Politics in Modern India | Sachin Nandha

    ⚔️ Sachin Nandha — Inside the RSS, Rashtra vs Raja & How Power Really Works in India 🇮🇳🧠 The RSS has never contested an election — yet it remains one of the most influential forces shaping modern India. So what exactly is the RSS? An ideology? An organisation? A movement? Or something far more complex? In this deep, nuanced, and often uncomfortable conversation, Sachin Nandha breaks down how the RSS actually functions — not as a conventional institution, but as a bottom-up social movement built around the daily shakha, psychological rootedness, and the long project of rebuilding the Rashtra. We explore how the RSS creates citizens rather than cadres, why it avoids direct control over the state, how it relates to the BJP and political power, and why tension between the Rashtra (people) and the Raja (state) is not a bug — but the point. From caste, religion, and civilisational identity — to seva, social capital, discipline, and decentralised power — this episode goes beyond slogans to examine the RSS as it understands itself. Not defence. Not propaganda. A serious attempt to understand one of the most misunderstood movements in India. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 00:55 • Introduction 00:55 – 04:20 • What the RSS Really Is — Organisation or Movement? 04:20 – 07:05 • The Shakha as an Engine That Creates Citizens 07:05 – 11:20 • Rootedness vs Ideology: The Psychological Core 11:20 – 18:05 • Rashtra, Raja & Why the State Exists to Be Disciplined 18:05 – 26:50 • Caste, Class & Equality Inside the Shakha 26:50 – 36:15 • Seva, Duty & Why the RSS Is Action-First 36:15 – 44:20 • How a Bottom-Up Movement Sustains Itself 44:20 – 53:30 • The RSS and Religion: Civilisation vs Belief 53:30 – 01:02:40 • RSS, BJP & the Limits of Political Power 01:02:40 – 01:13:20 • Power, Unease & Holding the Raja to Account 01:13:20 – 01:53:06 • India’s Formative Phase & What Comes Next ⸻ 🎧 Listen & Subscribe X → https://x.com/bharatvaarta Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest — Sachin Nandha Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thesachinnandha/ X → https://x.com/sachinnandha Author of Hedgewar | Researcher on the RSS, Civilisational Movements & Power Structures Get the book 'Hedgewar' https://www.amazon.in/Hedgewar-Founder-Rashtriya-Swayamsevak-Sangh/dp/0143467662 ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/ X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa

    1 Std. 53 Min.

  6. 12.12.2025

    The Algorithmic War — Big Tech, Geopolitics & India’s Security Future | Col. Pavithran Rajan

    ⚔️ Col. Pavithran Rajan — Are We Already at War? Algorithms, Sovereignty & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🛰️ War today isn’t declared — it’s engineered. In this explosive conversation, Col. Pavithran Rajan breaks down why the world has entered a permanent state of “Persistent Unpeace.” Battles now unfold through algorithms, digital platforms, currency shifts, and information warfare long before a single shot is fired. From Kautilya’s systems thinking to Clausewitz’s kinetic doctrine, from NATO’s eastward push to Ukraine’s hybrid war, Col. Rajan explains how modern conflict is shaped by: • Big Tech’s supranational power • Algorithmic manipulation • Platform-driven regime shifts • Oil, currency & economic warfare • Civil–military technology ecosystems • India’s need for digital sovereignty Practical. Urgent. Uncomfortable. A masterclass in understanding the invisible war that surrounds us every day. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 01:00 • Introduction 01:00 – 04:10 • Are We Already at War? The New Definition of Conflict 04:10 – 09:40 • Global Order, Currency Wars & Ray Dalio’s Framework 09:40 – 14:20 • Clausewitz vs Modern Warfare: Why Old Models Don’t Work 14:20 – 18:30 • Multi-Domain Warfare & Why Exercises Signal Escalation 18:30 – 23:50 • Ukraine, NATO Expansion & The Long War Before the War 23:50 – 28:40 • How Digital Platforms Shape Narratives & Destabilize Nations 28:40 – 33:20 • Elections, Algorithms & Foreign Influence Operations 33:20 – 37:40 • “Persistent Unpeace” — Living in a Constant Conflict Continuum 37:40 – 42:10 • Kautilya, Systems Thinking & India’s Lost Strategic Wisdom 42:10 – 47:15 • Shared vs Contested Sovereignty: Why India Must Reclaim Control 47:15 – 52:30 • Big Tech as a Supranational Force — The Real Threat 52:30 – 57:40 • Why Nations Must Own Their Platforms: China’s Model vs India 57:40 – 01:02:50 • The Danger of Algorithmic Manipulation & OODA Loops 01:02:50 – 01:08:35 • How Nations Lose Wealth & Power in the Digital Age 01:08:35 – 01:12:40 • The Path Forward — Narrative Builders, Policy Reform, Sovereignty 01:12:40 – 01:15:00 • Final Thoughts — The Future of India’s Security ⸻ 🎧 Listen & Subscribe X → https://x.com/bharatvaarta Instagram → https://instagram.com/bharatvaarta ⸻ 👤 Guest — Col. Pavithran Rajan Linkedin → https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavithran-rajan/?originalSubdomain=in ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

    1 Std. 15 Min.

  7. 04.12.2025

    Path to Becoming a Defence Superpower || SSS Defence Co-Founders Vivek & Dinesh

    ⚔️ Vivek Krishnan & Dinesh Shivanna — India’s Defense Tech Reality, Broken Incentives & What Must Change 🇮🇳🚀 Instagram → /carygotthebluesg ambition is rising — but the gap between what we need and what we can currently produce is still dangerously wide. In this deep and brutally honest conversation, Vivek Krishnan and Dinesh Shivanna break down the hard truths behind India’s military industrial base: our dependence on imports, the missing engine ecosystem, bureaucratic bottlenecks, the myth of “cheap India”, and why wars of the future will be won by countries that control core technologies, not just assembly lines. From sensors, drones, radars, engines and counter-drone warfare — to the mindset shift required across startups, government, and the armed forces — this episode explains exactly what India must do to build real capability, speed, and self-reliance. Not theory. Not rhetoric. Straight talk from founders who live this every day — building weapons, exports, and deep-tech platforms from India. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 03:18 • Why India Still Imports Most of Its Weapons 03:18 – 05:45 • Hardware vs Services: India’s Missing R&D Culture 05:45 – 09:55 • Engines, Talent & The Brutal Math of Catching Up 09:55 – 14:50 • Sensors, Supply Chains & The Fragility of Import Dependence 14:50 – 18:05 • Why Startups Can’t Fix Defense Alone 18:05 – 22:24 • War Readiness, Mindset Shifts & The Post–Ops Ladakh Reality 22:24 – 26:50 • The Colonial Hangover: Why We Trust Foreign OEMs More 26:50 – 31:02 • Deep-Tech, Drones & India’s Counter-Drone Future 31:02 – 36:12 • Venture Capital vs National Security: Who Should Fund R&D? 36:12 – 41:48 • Engines, Aero-Systems & Why India Has No Domestic Powerplants 41:48 – 47:50 • War Logistics: What Breaks When Imports Stop 47:50 – 53:47 • L1 Procurement, Unrealistic Trials & Why Good Tech Fails 53:47 – 57:50 • The Case for Non-RFP, Outcome-Based Procurement 57:50 – 01:04:26 • Export Markets, Opportunity & India’s Untapped Strengths 01:04:26 – 01:08:07 • The Road Ahead — Hard Truths, Real Solutions ⸻ 👤 Guests — Vivek Krishnan & Dinesh Shivanna Founders, SS Defence | Building India’s Deep-Tech & Weapons Manufacturing Ecosystem ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → /carygottheblues

    1 Std. 44 Min.

  8. 01.12.2025

    How Modern Wars Are Fought — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla

    ⚔️ Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla — Civil–Military Fusion, China’s Rise & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🚀⏱️ Chapters🎧 Listen & Subscribe👤 Guest — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.)👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa Wars are no longer won only on the battlefield — they are won in labs, factories, and innovation hubs. In this eye-opening conversation, Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.) breaks down how India must rethink its national security strategy in an era shaped by AI, drones, defense-tech startups, and civil–military coordination. From China’s rapid military–industrial expansion to Ukraine’s tech-driven warfare — we explore what India must do to stay secure, competitive, and future-ready. This episode also uncovers the civilizational philosophy behind Saraswati → Lakshmi → Durga, and why our ability to convert knowledge into economic and military power will decide India’s destiny in the 21st century. Not rhetoric. Not theory. Practical, urgent, and grounded in experience. Chapters- 00:00 – 03:18 • Why Wars Are Now Won in Labs, Not Just Battlefields 03:18 – 05:45 • Saraswati → Lakshmi → Durga: India’s Civilizational Framework 05:45 – 09:55 • Nehru Era, Bureaucracy & Fear of the Military 09:55 – 14:50 • How China Leads Civil–Military Fusion 14:50 – 18:05 • Drones, AI & Startup Driven Warfare in Ukraine 18:05 – 22:24 • Israel’s Tech-Enabled Strike Model 22:24 – 26:50 • Why India Must Break Silos — Army, DRDO, Industry 26:50 – 31:02 • What the West is Redesigning — Faster R&D, Startup Access 31:02 – 36:12 • India’s Reform Momentum — But Still Not Enough 36:12 – 41:48 • Defense Procurement, Risk-Taking & Accountability 41:48 – 47:50 • A Need For Capacity, Orders, Velocity — Not Committees 47:50 – 53:47 • China’s Industrial Scale Advantage vs India 53:47 – 57:50 • National Security as Everyone’s Responsibility 57:50 – 01:04:26 • Startups, Deep Tech, AI Talent & Military Needs 01:04:26 – 01:08:07 • The Road Ahead — Innovation or Irrelevance Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/6tqY8tbgQ6nGb4ZQwjX6NH Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/bharatvaarta/id1636240449 X → https://x.com/bharatvaarta Instagram → https://instagram.com/bharatvaarta Former Army Commander | Author – Civil Military Fusion 📘 Book Link- https://www.amazon.in/Civil-Military-Fusion-National-Comprehensive-Security/dp/B0FW4ZFL77 X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

    1 Std. 8 Min.
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Bharatvaarta podcast is a commentary on politics, policy and culture focused on India. The podcast brings together people from different walks of life who have varied and interesting perspectives on what's happening around us.

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