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Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan

Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan

An Indian/Hindu nationalist perspective on world affairs; as well as on technology and innovation; conversations with experts and with people just like you and me. rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

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9:37

Ep. 50: December is the cruelest month; but maybe...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/12/23

Note: a version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at Bharat is rising as 2022 looks like a year of living dangerously (firstpost.com)I have long thought T S Eliot was wrong: April isn’t the cruellest month, but November. For there is the anniversary on the 12th of the momentous Temple Entry Proclamation by the Maharaja of Travancore in 1936; on the 14th is the birthday of my late, dear friend Varsha Bhosle; on the 18th is 13 Kumaon’s magnificent last stand at Rezang-la; and on the 26th

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23:31

Ep. 49: What's behind the death of General Rawat?

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/12/09

Note: no text, only the podcast. Please press the ‘play’ button above to listen.Moksham praptirastu, General!Farewell and godspeed. You were a good man. Thanks for reading Shadow Warrior! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

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5:28

Ep. 48: The Hindu Work Ethic

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/12/06

This essay was originally published in ‘Hinduism Today’ in 1994 at https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/june-1994/1994-06-my-turn/India has suddenly become a fashionable investment destination. Is this a flash in the pan? I think not. There is a fundamental Hindu work ethic, and India will be a major player in the coming "Asian Century." Americans invoke the thrifty Yankee farmer's "Protestant work ethic" to embody the spirit that conquered a continent. In contrast, Western scholars presume that

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8:45

Ep. 47: The Indian-American paradox: Indians expect...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/12/05

A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/india/the-indian-american-paradox-indians-expect-them-to-be-indians-but-they-are-not-10185071.html so please read it there. The podcast can be heard above by clicking the ‘Play’ button. The promotion of Parag Agarwal to the position of CEO of Twitter created a bit of a commotion online. Many celebrated the fact that several Indian-origin people now head large technology companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft, Adobe,

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8:37

Ep. 46: There is another crisis in education. Can...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/11/21

Thanks for reading Shadow Warrior! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.This essay has been published by Firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/india/there-is-another-crisis-in-education-can-india-turn-this-to-its-advantage-10153231.html and a few excerpts are provided below. Please read it at the link. The podcast can be heard by clicking the ‘Play’ button above. There has long been concern about a couple of issues related to education in India: the poor quality of the

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9:23

Ep. 45: Deepavali, the powers that be, and Civil...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/11/15

A version of this essay has been published by Firstpost.com at Opinion | Diwali, the powers that be, and civil disobedience (firstpost.com) and you can read it there. You can listen to the podcast by clicking the ‘play’ button above. Thanks for reading Shadow Warrior! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.I have personally noticed an odd phenomenon. At 6am, there is the chanting of the Venkatesa Suprabhatham from a nearby temple that I can hear for about 15 minutes. But lately,

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8:45

Ep. 44: AUKUS is a bad pact: poor optics, retreat...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/10/15

A version of this essay was published by Chintan at https://chintan.indiafoundation.in/articles/poor-optics-retreat-from-the-quad-and-proliferation-make-aukus-a-bad-pact/The AUKUS strategic alliance among Australia, the US and the UK was an unexpected bombshell. Among the unpleasantly surprised were India and Japan, partners of the US and Australia in the Quad quasi-alliance. France (and the rest of the European Union) were also upset. (France also had a reasonable commercial peeve: its

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14:36

Ep. 43: All those anniversaries, but they all may...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/09/28

A version of this essay was published by Swarajya magazine at https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/all-those-anniversaries-but-they-all-may-boil-down-to-the-powerful-screwing-the-meekIs this a particularly momentous year? 2021 has important anniversaries, and everyone has heard about at least that of the 9/11/2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York. But there are other anniversaries too, and when I started looking at them, what struck me is a theme: so many of them end up with the strong taking

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10:22

Ep. 42: Mr Modi goes to Washington in the middle of a...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/09/25

A version of this essay has been published by rediff.com at https://www.rediff.com/news/column/rajeev-srinivasan-what-did-modis-washington-visit-achieve/20210925.htm This autumn has been cruel to India. Not only is the instantaneous collapse of the Afghan government a grave concern for India, based on entirely likely new terrorism threats, but then there is the obvious downgrading of the Quad partnership in the wake of the brand-new AUKUS grouping. The Financial Times believes that the Quad will

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11:25

Ep. 41: Has Apple peaked?

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/08/31

A version of this essay was published by swarajya magazine at https://swarajyamag.com/technology/has-apple-peakedApple CEO Tim Cook recently celebrated 10 years at its helm. It is the most valuable company in history, at about $2.5 trillion -- an unimaginably stratospheric number -- and Cook has steered it to its massive valuation. That is a surprise to many who thought Cook, basically an operations man, would never be able to fill the shoes of the flamboyant and dashing Steve Jobs. Cook has indeed

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13:45

Ep. 40: The rationale behind China’s clampdown on its...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/08/13

A version of this essay is published by swarajya.com at https://swarajyamag.com/world/chinas-clampdown-on-national-technology-champions-xis-new-industrial-statism-triumphalist-hubris-and-art-of-ju-jitsu The world has been baffled by China’s sudden clampdown on its very successful, and giant, companies such as e-payments company Ant Financial, ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, food-delivery firm Meituan, and several online education firms. Given the opacity of the Chinese communist party, commentators

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17:47

Ep. 39: A tale of two hacks: Pegasus and China’s...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/07/30

A version of this essay was published by swarajaya.com at https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/a-tale-of-two-hacks-pegasus-and-chinas-microsoft-exchange-penetrationIn the recent past, we have seen a lot of news stories. Massive riots in South Africa and Cuba. The uncertainty in Afghanistan. Floods in Germany and China. Surging Wuhan virus cases in hitherto relatively unscathed Southeast Asia. A ‘border clash’ between Assam and Mizoram. Bezos one-ups Branson in the space race. China was accused of

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6:26

Ep. 38: South Africa matters to us

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/07/20

Please listen to the podcast (click the ‘play’ button above). A version of this essay will be published by Chintan of the India Foundation.The terrifying riots there have died down a bit, but not before causing significant damage. Not only the deaths, but the damage to the economy and to investor confidence must be substantial. A major oil refinery was shut down, highways were blocked, telecom towers and warehouses were torched. Thousands of small businesses as well as malls were looted, and in many

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13:44

Ep. 37: Lessons for India from Africa: Beware of...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/07/15

A version of this essay was published by swarajyamag.com at https://swarajyamag.com/world/lessons-for-india-from-south-africa-beware-of-those-bearing-gifts. Please listen to the podcast (click the ‘play’ button above), and give me feedback. It takes a lot of work to put the podcast together, and I would like to hear what you guys think of it, and your suggestions on how it can be improved. As I write this, there are riots in South Africa over a court order to jail former President Jacob Zuma on

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7:37

Ep. 36: What does the American withdrawal from...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/07/14

A version of this essay was published by rediff.com at https://www.rediff.com/news/column/rajeev-srinivasan-pakistan-will-soon-control-all-of-afghanistan/20210714.htmIndian geo-strategists are rightly worrying about the fallout on India from the Afghan situation and America’s comprehensive defeat there. The specter of Saigon 1975, with the last helicopter leaving from the Embassy, and desperate people hanging on to it, haunts those Afghans who will be seen as collaborators with the Americans. After

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Ep. 35 "Things are much better now that Biden is...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/06/23

A version of this article was published by Chintan on 7/7/2021: please read it at https://chintan.indiafoundation.in/articles/bidens-america/I heard this, almost exactly in those words, from two different Indian-Americans: one, a spiritually-inclined female cousin, and two, an apolitical old friend. I was startled, and reminded of the old rock ballad from Crosby, Still, Nash and Young (Our House, from the album Deja Vu, 1970):Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yardLife

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Ep. 34: What could India have done when a Black Swan...

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/06/12

A version of this article has been published by rediff.com at https://www.rediff.com/news/column/india-blundered-along-like-others-did/20210623.htmThere is a loud chorus of voices blaming India for somehow messing up its response to the massive wave of Wuhan virus (Covid-19) infections that have devastated the country. Many articles and editorials have come out in both the Indian media and western media suggesting that the Government of India was negligent, indifferent, or both; in effect that it

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16:29

Ep. 33: "A Verb, Mr Prime Minister, We Need A Verb"

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/06/09

[PLEASE NOTE: THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OF THE AUDIO ARE MESSED UP. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME AND IGNORE THAT, THE REST OF THE AUDIO IS FINE. I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO AUDACITY TO FIX IT UP AS MY PC IS BROKEN RIGHT NOW.]There was an outstanding Doonesbury cartoon from 1980 lampooning then-POTUS candidate Ted Kennedy for making high-flown statements with nothing actionable: the punch-line was, “A Verb, Senator, We Need a Verb!”. I was struck by deja vu when PM Modi made a bold announcement on 7th June that the GoI

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7:35

Ep. 32: Biden, Afghanistan and Relations with India

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/05/22

https://chintan.indiafoundation.in/articles/biden-afghanistan-and-relations-with-india/It is up to every nation to pursue its interests; as has been said famously, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. India must accept this reality. The US will pursue its own interests, as defined by the current administration, although the question remains whether its short-term tactics will be counterproductive for long-term strategy. (paragraphs deleted)The generals know what they are doing

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Ep. 31: The War in West Asia that almost was

Shadow Warrior by Rajeev Srinivasan ·

2021/05/21

Note: Sorry for the silence for a couple of weeks, as I was busy. And computer problems: my Windows PC, where I normally use Audacity to record, has been messed up with boot problems. So this is recorded on a simple audio program on my Chromebook, and no chance of any post-processing editing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

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