Sep 29, 202654 min
Rahul Bajoria, head of India and ASEAN Economic Research at Bank of America, joins host Tushar Shetty to examine why India's manufacturing sector has remained stuck at around 15 percent of GDP despite decades of rapid...
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Beyond the Indus
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Join host Tushar Shetty every month as he and expert guests delve deep into one of the world's most culturally diverse, economically vibrant, and politically chaotic regions: South Asia.
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What is Beyond the Indus about?
Join host Tushar Shetty every month as he and expert guests delve deep into one of the world's most culturally diverse, economically vibrant, and politically chaotic regions: South Asia.
Who hosts Beyond the Indus?
Beyond the Indus is hosted by The Diplomat. The show has published 52 episodes to date.
What has Beyond the Indus covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Rahul Bajoria, BofA India Chief Economist, on India's Manufacturing Ambitions" (29 September 2026, 54 minutes), "Siddhant Kishore on BRICS and the New Geopolitics of Asia" (16 September 2026, 50 minutes), and "Dhaka’s Balancing Act: Post-election Bangladesh Between India, China, and the US" (20 August 2026, 66 minutes).
How often does Beyond the Indus publish?
Beyond the Indus publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 52 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Beyond the Indus?
Booking probability for Beyond the Indus is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beyond the Indus requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beyond the Indus's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Diplomat hosts Beyond the Indus, a news podcast with 52 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Sep 16, 202650 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, Siddhant Kishore, a New Delhi and Washington D.C.-based national security and foreign policy analyst, and former analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, joins host Tushar...
Aug 20, 20261h 6mDr. Smruti S. Pattanaik, a research fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, joins host Tushar Shetty to examine Bangladesh six months after its first election since the 2024 uprising...
Jul 28, 20261h 5mIndependent journalist and author Snigdhendu Bhattacharya joins host Tushar Shetty to examine what the Cockroach Janata Party protests reveal about the erosion of India's democratic institutions. They discuss the...
Episode #46
Afghanistan’s Former Spy Chief on Russia, China, and the Taliban’s Legitimization Strategy
Jul 13, 202646 minMasoud Andarabi, former interior minister of Afghanistan and former acting director of the National Directorate of Security, joins host Tushar Shetty to examine the international re-engagement of the Taliban regime and...
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Episode #45
The Future of BRICS After the Iran War
Jun 24, 20261h 9mIn this episode of Beyond the Indus , Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama, founder of Brazil's BRICS Policy Center and an international relations scholar at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, joins host Tushar...
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Democratizing Technology: India Stack 3.0 and the Future of Digital Public Infrastructure
Jun 10, 20261h 14mDr. Pramod Varma, chief architect of Aadhaar, UPI, and the India Stack, and co-founder of Networks for Humanity, joins host Tushar Shetty to discuss the design philosophy and the next stages of India's Digital Public...
Episode #43
Pakistan and the Economics of Diplomacy
May 26, 202648 minKhurram Husain, one of Pakistan’s most widely read business and economy journalists and a columnist at Dawn, joins host Tushar Shetty to examine whether Pakistan’s recent diplomatic gains are translating into meaningful...
May 12, 202654 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission and one of the principal architects of India’s civilian nuclear program, joins us to discuss the history and...
Episode #41
Is the Indian Army Ready for the Next War?
Apr 28, 202654 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, host Tushar Shetty sits down with Colonel Ajai Shukla – a former Indian Army officer, war correspondent, and strategic affairs editor at Business Standard – to examine the structural...
Apr 13, 20261h 4mIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, host Tushar Shetty sits down with Vice Admiral R.B. Pandit, former Commander-in-Chief of India's Strategic Forces Command and a veteran flag officer of the Indian Navy, to assess the...
Mar 23, 202641 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, host Tushar Shetty sits down with Adi Imsirovic, a veteran oil trader with over 35 years of experience in global energy markets and former Global Head of Oil at Gazprom Marketing and...
Mar 9, 202645 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, host Tushar Shetty sits down with Siddhant Kishore, a national security and foreign policy analyst based in Washington, D.C. and former open-source intelligence analyst at the...
Episode #37
Nepal's Gen Z Election
Feb 23, 202646 minOn March 5, Nepal will head to the polls for the first election since Gen Z protests toppled the government of former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. Beyond the Indus host Tushar Shetty sits down with BiswasBaral...
Episode #36
Bangladesh’s Make or Break Election
Feb 10, 20261h 4mBeyond the Indus host Tushar Shetty is joined by Dr. Smruti Pattanaik and Dr. Mubashar Hasan to discuss Bangladesh’s February 12 election. They explore the competing electoral alliances and election manifestos, issues...
Jan 26, 202653 minHost Tushar Shetty sat down with Dr. Tobias Scholz, South Asia researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, to examine the rise of India-EU relations and the significance of...
Episode #34
2026: The Outlook for South Asia
Jan 12, 20261h 13mBeyond the Indus host Tushar Shetty sits down with Michael Kugelman, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and South Asia analyst, to discuss his outlook for South Asia in 2026. We review the major developments in the...
Dec 15, 202534 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, leading Pakistan security expert Dr. Christine Fair, a professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, joins host Tushar Shetty to explore Pakistan's failing...
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COP30 and South Asia
Dec 8, 202550 minIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, Meera Gopal, an international legal scholar and policy professional specializing in climate law and diplomacy, joins host Tushar Shetty to examine the outcomes of COP30 in Belém...
Episode #31
IMEC and India’s Middle East Doctrine
Nov 19, 20251h 27mIn this episode of Beyond the Indus, Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad and John Calabrese from the Middle East Institute join host Tushar Shetty to examine India's evolving strategy in the Middle East. We discuss the region's...
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