Guest Speaker, Mr. Vibhav Kandlur is a geopolitics researcher and his areas of interests revolve around South Asian Geopolitics, especially Indo-Pakistan Bilateral Relations, conflict studies, defense technology and modernisation, and challenges to India's National Security. Following are the questions he answered.
About Guest Speaker 00:10-1:10
Topic History/Background 1:25-3:38
1) Why did the Afghan military capitulate so easily to the Taliban despite having superior equipment and receiving training from the US? 3:38-7:35
2) A lot of scholars have been talking about negotiating with the Taliban. There were reports that India was in touch with the Taliban and a few delegates met them in Doha. What is your take on this? Do negotiations with the Taliban work? 7:35-10:45
3) Could you give us a brief understanding of Indian engagement in Afghanistan in recent years? Have our investments paid us dividends to this day and will it continue to remain so? 10:45-14:42
4) The Taliban claims to be egalitarian in the rural parts of the nation, whereas on the other side it is beheading and shooting women and minorities, something popular and common in Afghan streets these days. Why exactly is it taking such a stand? Is it to impress the international community? 14:43-18:48
5) The Taliban knows it can’t sustain in power if it does not agree to cooperate and be in decent terms with major stakeholders. It understands trade and commerce. So, which countries are majorly in favour of the Taliban resurfacing and gaining control over the nation? 18:49-24:14
6) What is different about Taliban 2.0 from the Taliban that ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001? 24:14-25:47
7) Who is the biggest winner and loser in this chaos? What are the implications for India? How does China see this development? 25:47-34:10
(Find Khushi (Vibhav's pet) giving a cute cameo, it's truly a breather lol)
Conclusion-34:11- 35:40
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