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Unbundling AI Openness: Beyond the Binary
Season 4 Episode 31
The episode challenges the familiar “open versus closed” framing of AI systems. Sharma argues that openness is not inherently good or bad—it is an in…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
India’s Air Defense After Operation Sindoor: Lessons and the Road Ahead
Season 4 Episode 30
India’s air defense has transformed from sparse radars in the 1960s to a multilayered network anchored by the Integrated Air Command and Control Syst…
1 year ago
Military AI and Autonomous Weapons: Gender, Ethics, and Governance
Season 4 Episode 29
The episode opens with Bhatt framing the global stakes: from drones on the battlefield to AI-powered early warning systems, militaries worldwide are …
1 year, 1 month ago
Beyond Superintelligence: A Realist's Guide to AI
Season 4 Episode 28
The episode begins with Kapoor explaining the origins of AI Snake Oil, tracing it back to his PhD research at Princeton on AI's limited predictive ca…
1 year, 3 months ago
Navigating the Open v. Closed Source AI Debate with Kailash Nadh
Season 4 Episode 27
The episode opens with an in-depth discussion about the value of open source as a model of development and how the definitional contours of open-sour…
1 year, 3 months ago
Interpreting China: From the LAC to Taiwan – Mapping China’s Assertiveness
Season 4 Episode 26
In this conversation, Aadil Brar and Saheb Singh Chadha examine how China's strategic behavior across the India-China border, Taiwan Strait, and Sout…
1 year, 4 months ago
Interpreting China: The People’s Liberation Army—Reforms and Challenges
Season 4 Episode 25
Saheb and Suyash begin by laying out where the PLA stands today in terms of its strengths, weaknesses, and the factors driving its evolution. While t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Interpreting China: The Economy and its Impact on Foreign Policy
Season 4 Episode 24
In this conversation, Saheb and Amit examine the three major structural dilemmas facing China’s economy: a persistently low domestic consumption rate…
1 year, 5 months ago
Securing Space: Opportunities for U.S.-India Cooperation in a New Strategic Frontier
Season 4 Episode 23
The conversation delves into the shifting contours of global space governance, touching on the rise of dual-use technologies, the importance of trans…
1 year, 5 months ago
India's Defence Industry: The State of Play
Season 4 Episode 22
Episode Notes
Lt Gen P. R. Shankar outlines the evolution of India’s defense industry and how it is nurturing a growing ecosystem of indigenous produc…
1 year, 6 months ago