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India and the World

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by Rohit Agarwal

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A research based podcast covering India and its interactions with the rest of the world. Starting with its immediate neighbourhood and moving on to others, we will also explore India's history in various facets. Made with generous use of AI tools but based on facts. Created by Rohit Agarwal - a veteran and military history enthusiast with several published books on the subject. Feedback, comments and ideas are welcome - please connect with me on rohit@rohitagarwal.in #IndianPodcast #History #Research #MilitaryHistory #IndianHistory #IndiaPakistan #Geopolitics #SouthAsia

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Episode thumbnail for Sibling Rivalry #14 - Rise of Bhutto

June 30, 2026

Sibling Rivalry #14 - Rise of Bhutto

<p>The domestic shockwaves in Pakistan following the humiliating defeat lead to Yahya Khan&#39;s ouster and Bhutto&#39;s assumption of power as a civilian dictator. Bhutto’s ruthlessly purged the military top brass to consolidate control, and releasee Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to clean up his international image. Preliminary dialogues at Muree in preparation of the Shimla Summit remained inconclusive.</p><p><br></p><p>Sources - </p><p>Bhutto - a political biography - Salmaan Taseer </p><p>Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Six Steps to Summit - Kamaleshwar Sinha</p><p>Eating Grass - The Making of the Pakistani Bomb - Feroz Hassan Khan</p><p>The Struggle for Pakistan - Ayesha Jalal</p><p>India-Pakistan in War &amp; Peace - JN Dixit,</p><p>Memoirs of a Bystander - A Life in Diplomacy - Iqbal Akhund</p><p>Declassified US State Department and CIA Documents</p><p><br></p><p>#IndianHistoryPodcast #IndiaPakistan #ShimlaAgreement #SouthAsia #Geopolitics #History #1971War </p>

Episode thumbnail for Sibling Rivalry #13 - Fourteen Days in December: The Lightning Campaign and the Fall of Dhaka

June 23, 2026

Sibling Rivalry #13 - Fourteen Days in December: The Lightning Campaign and the Fall of Dhaka

<p>Pakistan’s desperate, failed preemptive air strikes on December 3, India's multi-pronged invasion of East Pakistan, the naval blockade, the collapse of Pakistan's "fortress defence" strategy, the threat of the US Seventh Fleet, and the historic surrender of 93,000 Pakistani soldiers at the Dhaka Race Course.</p><p>Includes extracts from Archival speeches by Mrs Indira Gandhi, Gen Yahya Khan and Zulfikar Bhutto.</p><p>Sources - </p><p>The Blood telegram -Gary Jonathan Bass</p><p>The origins of war in South Asia-Sumit Ganguly</p><p> Interview with History - Oriana Fallaci</p><p>Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan- His Life &amp; Times - Stanley Wolpert</p><p>Declassified US State Department and CIA Documents</p><p> The Betrayal of East Pakistan - A.A.K. Niazi </p><p>Through the 1971 Crisis- An Eyewitness Account by a Soldier - Hakeem Arshad Qureshi </p><p><br /></p><p>#IndiaPakistanWar #IndiraGandhi #IndianHistory #IndoPak #SouthAsia #HistoryPodcast</p>

Episode thumbnail for Sibling Rivalry #12 - Superpower Rivalry and the Road to 1971 War

May 29, 2026

Sibling Rivalry #12 - Superpower Rivalry and the Road to 1971 War

<p>As the refugees were pouring into India, the superpowers were engaged in a power play in the subcontinent. Pro-Pakistan tilt of US compelled India to sign a treaty with USSR, which served as a shield against intervention and left India free to deal with Pakistan. </p><p><br></p><p>Sources - </p><p>The Blood Telegram - Gary J Bass</p><p>De-classified US State Department and CIA Documents</p><p>Confrontation With Pakistan - BM Kaul </p><p>Official History of the 1971 India Pakistan War - History Division Ministry of Defence</p><p>Pakistan&#39;s Foreign Policy 1947-2019 - Abdul Sattar</p><p><br></p>

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What is India and the World?

A research based podcast covering India and its interactions with the rest of the world. Starting with its immediate neighbourhood and moving on to others, we will also explore India's history in various facets. Made with generous use of AI tools but based on facts. Created by Rohit Agarwal - a veteran and military history enthusiast with several published books on the subject.

Feedback, comments and ideas are welcome - please connect with me on rohit@rohitagarwal.in

#IndianPodcast #History #Research #MilitaryHistory #IndianHistory #IndiaPakistan #Geopolitics #SouthAsia

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