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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on How To Gain Political Power | Dostcast

International relations expert Abhijit Iyer-Mitra is a senior research fellow at the Nuclear Security Programme at ICPS. His research focuses on defence issues, specialising in defence economics, technology and procurement, and nuclear dynamics. In this episode, he talks about: 1) The recent attempt at a coup against Putin 2) What his childhood in Delhi in the 60s and North Korea have in common 3) How Napoleon wasn’t as brilliant as people often think he was You can follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/Iyervval?t=gpiPyJ... Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Learning how power works 3:16 - Are our political leaders friendless? 7:34 - It is impossible to point out a leader in the making 12:35 - Ways to hold on to political power 13:27 - What exactly is the problem with JNU? 17:31 - The reason behind Singapore’s success 21:40 - Is it difficult to compare prime ministers of then and now? 25:47 - The one trait world leaders have in common 28:40 - Every culture has a different word for "emperor" 31:39 - Never judge a leader by their speeches 35:11 – Does the current government actually misuse institutions? 36:39 - What is it about the BJP that keeps their power growing? 38:19 - It is hard to define nationalism 41:41 - The Congress failed to reinvent itself 44:20 – Rahul Gandhi is out of touch 46:27 - Is the BJP mislabeled as "right-wing"? 51:54- PM Modi will have weak successors 54:56 - The cult following of Modi is small compared to the Gandhi-Nehrus 57:37 - North Korea reminds Abhijit of his childhood in Delhi 1:00:49 - India once had internment camps 1:02:10 - Have communal tensions really risen under this government? 1:08:49 - Saudi Arabia is the France of the intellectual world 1:13:16 - The Iranians used to be the most powerful 1:18:37 - Abhijit talks about the Russian coup 1:31:57 - Is Russia crumbling now? 1:35:00 - America is a historical hangover of the Roman Empire 1:38:23 - Napoleon became obsolete in his own lifetime 1:46:04 - Pop history loves Napoleon more than serious history 1:49:39 - Is America moving more towards the left 1:54:54 - Javed Akhtar really wants Michelle Obama to be president 1:56:12 - "If you want it, deny it" 1:59:30 - Most dynasties crumble after 3-4 generations 2:03:34 - Russia will still win the war 2:08:05 - Climate has always caused wars and migrations 2:15:00 - Conclusion Listen to the audio version of the full podcasts at - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHe... Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast... == This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me Instagram:   / vinamrekasanaa   Twitter:   / vinamrekasanaa   Dostcast on Instagram:   / dostcast   Dostcast on Facebook:   / dostcast   Dostcast on Snapchat:   / dostcast   == Contact Us For business inquiries: [email protected] == #Dostcast