The contested borders between India, China, and Pakistan render the Himalayas one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints in the year 2021. A new book by the journalist Myra MacDonald, White as the Shroud: India, Pakistan and War on the Frontiers of Kashmir, takes readers inside the long-simmering conflict over the Siachen glacier—one of the most obscure and forbidding battlegrounds in the world.
Myra joins Milan on the podcast this week to talk about her new book and its larger implications for regional and global politics. The two discuss Myra’s lifelong passion for India/South Asia, the origins of India and Pakistan’s decades-long battle for Siachen, and the toll war at 20,000 feet takes on soldiers from both sides. Plus, Myra reflects on how the Modi government’s August 2019 abrogation of Article 370in Jammu and Kashmir has impacted relations with both China and Pakistan.
Episode notes:
The Dilemma of an Indian Liberal
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Making 'Make In India' Come Alive
Decoding the 2024 Indian General Elections
The Lessons of Gujarat Under Modi
A Blueprint for India’s State Capacity Revolution
How India's Economy Can Break the Mold
What Rahul Gandhi Wants
Inside the BJP Campaign
The Great Indian Poverty—and Inequality—Debate
Previewing India's 2024 General Election
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Savarkar, In His Own Words
The Citizenship Amendment Act's Next Chapter
Eating India, One State at a Time
Dalits in the New Millennium
The End of the Electoral Bond Era
A Fresh Look at India’s Neighborhood First Policy
Pakistan's Political Earthquake
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