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The Inside Story PodcastWill the India-Pakistan ceasefire hold?The guns have gone silent along the India-Pakistan line of control. After the most intense exchanges in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours, a ceasefire is in place. But will it hold? And what lessons can be learned from this conflict? In this episode: Walter Ladwig, Senior Lecturer, International Relations, King’s College, London. Elijah Magnier, Military and Political Analyst. Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor, The Economist. Host: Cyril Vanier Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook2025-05-1125 min
BFBS Radio SitrepWill India and Pakistan go to war, and who would win?Pakistan and India have already fought two wars over disputed Kashmir, now after a terror attack that killed 26 tourists spiralling tensions have brought warnings another war could be imminent.South Asia expert Dr Walter Ladwig tells us why some kind of clash seems inevitable, as Sitrep compares military capabilities and past conflicts to explain who’s most likely to come out on top.The RAF has launched against Houthi militants in Yemen for the first time in nearly a year. So why now? Professor Michael Clarke explains all.And could AI predict the tim...2025-05-0140 min
All Things PolicyInside the Lok Sabha: Who Really Cares About Foreign Policy?Dr. Walter C. Ladwig III, senior lecturer at King’s College London, sits down with Vanshika Saraf and Tanmay Kumarr Baid to unpack the surprising findings of his latest research on India’s legislative behavior in the realm of foreign security. Drawing on a unique dataset of over 10,000 parliamentary questions from 2004 to 2019, Dr. Ladwig challenges the notion that Indian MPs are disengaged from defense and external affairs.Why do some members of Parliament prioritise foreign policy despite its perceived low electoral salience? What can written questions tell us about democratic oversight in the world's largest democracy? And what...2025-04-1436 min
Global Security BriefingIndia as an Indo-Pacific Power and Strategic PartnerAs India is quickly developing as a major power, Global Security Briefing considers its prospects as a partner for the UK in the context of the Indo-Pacific ‘Tilt’ The world has many emerging powers, but India is probably the one with the greatest potential to shift the balance in the Indo-Pacific and, perhaps, the world over coming generations. Following independence, India forged a ‘non-aligned’ path through the Cold War. For most of its history, its main security threat came from neighbouring Pakistan, with which it has fought a series of wars, and competed successfully in a race to acqui...2023-11-3049 min
Culture JumpersMonsters of the Philippines - The Tale of the AswangIn this special Halloween premiere, Culture Jumpers Season 2 kicks off with a true-crime whodunit about monsters of Philippine folklore. In the years following World War II, residents of a remote village are rattled by things that go bump in the night. But all is not as it seems… Episode TranscriptTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Prologue(00:02:50) - What Is The Aswang?(00:11:46) - What Killed The Huk Rebels?(00:17:44) - The Aswang Did Exist(00:21:18) - OuttakesMentioned in the Episode:...2023-10-3122 min
Global IndiaIndia-China security competition on land, at sea, in space, and beyondIndia faces security competition and capabilities gaps with China across several domains: conventional, maritime, space, nuclear, and cyber. In this episode, Tanvi Madan speaks with three experts about these challenges, the linkages between them, India’s response, and the potential role for India’s partners. Her guests are Walter Ladwig of King’s College London; Raji Rajagopalan of the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi; and India’s former chief of the naval staff Admiral Karambir Singh, now chairman of the National Maritime Foundation in New Delhi. Show notes and transcript. Listen to Global India on Apple...2023-10-041h 16
Changing Character of WarResponsible Stakeholder or Challenger? Assessing India’s Foreign Policy Orientation via Leadership TravelDr Walter Ladwig III presents on his excellent research project which seeks to explain India's foreign policy orientation by analysing the foreign travel patterns of Indian government leaders. Will a rising India seek to uphold the existing conventions and standards that regulate the international system or is it likely to challenge an international order which is seen to have been constructed by the West in general and the United States in particular? This question has recently taken on increased salience in light of the Indian government’s multiple abstentions on UN votes censuring Russia over its invasion of the Ukraine. Th...2022-05-1746 min
CERIThe Partners of Europe in the Indo-Pacific RegionChair and discussant: Patrick Köllner, German Institute for Global and Aeras Studies
Delphine Allès, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales and Eric Frecon, Singapore university of social sciences - What does "ASEAN’s Centrality” Mean for the EU ?
Antoine Bondaz, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique - South Korea as an Indo-Pacific power: a Partner Underestimated by too many Europeans "
Guibourg Delamotte, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales - Japan, a Partner for France and the EU in the Indo-Pacific
David Camroux, Sciences Po-CERI - Australia's Indo-Pacific and the EU
Walter Ladwig, King’s College - London - India: a P...2022-01-213h 33
Space4UAlan Ladwig - Author, Part OneIn this episode:
We meet author of "See You in Orbit? Our Dream of Spaceflight" by Alan Ladwig. Between 1981 to 1990, Alan held a variety of positions at NASA Headquarters, including Manager of the Space Flight Participant Program, Director of Special Projects for the Office of Exploration, and Manager of the Shuttle Student Involvement Program. In addition, Alan was in charge of NASA’s Space Flight Participant program in the 1980s, which included the Teacher in Space Program, most famously known for its selection of Christa McAuliffe as the first teacher, and civilian to be chosen to f...2020-01-3036 min
VeganBookUniv.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Ladwig: „Die Artangehörigkeit sollte keine Rolle spielen““Was sind denn Gründe, warum wir Rechte beanspruchen? Mir scheint klar, dass ein Grund, warum wir auf Rechte Wert legen, der ist, dass wir eben leiden können und deswegen ernsthaftes Leiden nicht erleiden möchten. Wenn das in unserem Fall ein guter Grund ist, um Rechte auf Schutz und Schonung einzufordern, dann muss man sich jetzt […]2018-06-2504 min