Bharatvaarta

• The Algorithmic War — Big Tech, Geopolitics & India’s Security Future | Col. Pavithran Rajan

  ⚔️ Col. Pavithran Rajan — Are We Already at War? Algorithms, Sovereignty & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🛰️ War today isn’t declared — it’s engineered. In this explosive conversation, Col. Pavithran Rajan breaks down why the world has entered a permanent state of “Persistent Unpeace.” Battles now unfold through algorithms, digital platforms, currency shifts, and information warfare long before a single shot is fired. From Kautilya’s systems thinking to Clausewitz’s kinetic doctrine, from NATO’s eastward push to Ukraine’s hybrid war, Col. Rajan explains how modern conflict is shaped by: • Big Tech’s supranational power • Algorithmic manipulation • Platform-driven regime shifts • Oil, currency & economic warfare • Civil–military technology ecosystems • India’s need for digital sovereignty Practical. Urgent. Uncomfortable. A masterclass in understanding the invisible war that surrounds us every day. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 01:00 • Introduction 01:00 – 04:10 • Are We Already at War? The New Definition of Conflict 04:10 – 09:40 • Global Order, Currency Wars & Ray Dalio’s Framework 09:40 – 14:20 • Clausewitz vs Modern Warfare: Why Old Models Don’t Work 14:20 – 18:30 • Multi-Domain Warfare & Why Exercises Signal Escalation 18:30 – 23:50 • Ukraine, NATO Expansion & The Long War Before the War 23:50 – 28:40 • How Digital Platforms Shape Narratives & Destabilize Nations 28:40 – 33:20 • Elections, Algorithms & Foreign Influence Operations 33:20 – 37:40 • “Persistent Unpeace” — Living in a Constant Conflict Continuum 37:40 – 42:10 • Kautilya, Systems Thinking & India’s Lost Strategic Wisdom 42:10 – 47:15 • Shared vs Contested Sovereignty: Why India Must Reclaim Control 47:15 – 52:30 • Big Tech as a Supranational Force — The Real Threat 52:30 – 57:40 • Why Nations Must Own Their Platforms: China’s Model vs India 57:40 – 01:02:50 • The Danger of Algorithmic Manipulation & OODA Loops 01:02:50 – 01:08:35 • How Nations Lose Wealth & Power in the Digital Age 01:08:35 – 01:12:40 • The Path Forward — Narrative Builders, Policy Reform, Sovereignty 01:12:40 – 01:15:00 • Final Thoughts — The Future of India’s Security ⸻ 🎧 Listen & Subscribe X → https://x.com/bharatvaarta Instagram → https://instagram.com/bharatvaarta ⸻ 👤 Guest — Col. Pavithran Rajan Linkedin → https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavithran-rajan/?originalSubdomain=in ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

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• Path to Becoming a Defence Superpower || SSS Defence Co-Founders Vivek & Dinesh

  ⚔️ Vivek Krishnan & Dinesh Shivanna — India’s Defense Tech Reality, Broken Incentives & What Must Change 🇮🇳🚀 Instagram → /carygotthebluesg ambition is rising — but the gap between what we need and what we can currently produce is still dangerously wide. In this deep and brutally honest conversation, Vivek Krishnan and Dinesh Shivanna break down the hard truths behind India’s military industrial base: our dependence on imports, the missing engine ecosystem, bureaucratic bottlenecks, the myth of “cheap India”, and why wars of the future will be won by countries that control core technologies, not just assembly lines. From sensors, drones, radars, engines and counter-drone warfare — to the mindset shift required across startups, government, and the armed forces — this episode explains exactly what India must do to build real capability, speed, and self-reliance. Not theory. Not rhetoric. Straight talk from founders who live this every day — building weapons, exports, and deep-tech platforms from India. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 03:18 • Why India Still Imports Most of Its Weapons 03:18 – 05:45 • Hardware vs Services: India’s Missing R&D Culture 05:45 – 09:55 • Engines, Talent & The Brutal Math of Catching Up 09:55 – 14:50 • Sensors, Supply Chains & The Fragility of Import Dependence 14:50 – 18:05 • Why Startups Can’t Fix Defense Alone 18:05 – 22:24 • War Readiness, Mindset Shifts & The Post–Ops Ladakh Reality 22:24 – 26:50 • The Colonial Hangover: Why We Trust Foreign OEMs More 26:50 – 31:02 • Deep-Tech, Drones & India’s Counter-Drone Future 31:02 – 36:12 • Venture Capital vs National Security: Who Should Fund R&D? 36:12 – 41:48 • Engines, Aero-Systems & Why India Has No Domestic Powerplants 41:48 – 47:50 • War Logistics: What Breaks When Imports Stop 47:50 – 53:47 • L1 Procurement, Unrealistic Trials & Why Good Tech Fails 53:47 – 57:50 • The Case for Non-RFP, Outcome-Based Procurement 57:50 – 01:04:26 • Export Markets, Opportunity & India’s Untapped Strengths 01:04:26 – 01:08:07 • The Road Ahead — Hard Truths, Real Solutions ⸻ 👤 Guests — Vivek Krishnan & Dinesh Shivanna Founders, SS Defence | Building India’s Deep-Tech & Weapons Manufacturing Ecosystem ⸻ 👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → /carygottheblues

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• How Modern Wars Are Fought — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla

  ⚔️ Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla — Civil–Military Fusion, China’s Rise & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🚀⏱️ Chapters🎧 Listen & Subscribe👤 Guest — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.)👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa Wars are no longer won only on the battlefield — they are won in labs, factories, and innovation hubs. In this eye-opening conversation, Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.) breaks down how India must rethink its national security strategy in an era shaped by AI, drones, defense-tech startups, and civil–military coordination. From China’s rapid military–industrial expansion to Ukraine’s tech-driven warfare — we explore what India must do to stay secure, competitive, and future-ready. This episode also uncovers the civilizational philosophy behind Saraswati → Lakshmi → Durga, and why our ability to convert knowledge into economic and military power will decide India’s destiny in the 21st century. Not rhetoric. Not theory. Practical, urgent, and grounded in experience. Chapters- 00:00 – 03:18 • Why Wars Are Now Won in Labs, Not Just Battlefields 03:18 – 05:45 • Saraswati → Lakshmi → Durga: India’s Civilizational Framework 05:45 – 09:55 • Nehru Era, Bureaucracy & Fear of the Military 09:55 – 14:50 • How China Leads Civil–Military Fusion 14:50 – 18:05 • Drones, AI & Startup Driven Warfare in Ukraine 18:05 – 22:24 • Israel’s Tech-Enabled Strike Model 22:24 – 26:50 • Why India Must Break Silos — Army, DRDO, Industry 26:50 – 31:02 • What the West is Redesigning — Faster R&D, Startup Access 31:02 – 36:12 • India’s Reform Momentum — But Still Not Enough 36:12 – 41:48 • Defense Procurement, Risk-Taking & Accountability 41:48 – 47:50 • A Need For Capacity, Orders, Velocity — Not Committees 47:50 – 53:47 • China’s Industrial Scale Advantage vs India 53:47 – 57:50 • National Security as Everyone’s Responsibility 57:50 – 01:04:26 • Startups, Deep Tech, AI Talent & Military Needs 01:04:26 – 01:08:07 • The Road Ahead — Innovation or Irrelevance Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/6tqY8tbgQ6nGb4ZQwjX6NH Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/bharatvaarta/id1636240449 X → https://x.com/bharatvaarta Instagram → https://instagram.com/bharatvaarta Former Army Commander | Author – Civil Military Fusion 📘 Book Link- https://www.amazon.in/Civil-Military-Fusion-National-Comprehensive-Security/dp/B0FW4ZFL77 X → https://x.com/RoshanCariappa Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

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• Manu Joseph Unfiltered | Poverty, Feminism, BJP, PM Modi, and more

  ⚡ Men Can’t Be Feminists? | Manu Joseph on Privilege, PM Modi’s Decline & The India We Ignore 🔥 India is growing fast — economically, culturally, globally. Yet on the ground, millions remain unseen. In this probing conversation, Manu Joseph joins Roshan Cariappa to break down the ideas we rarely confront directly — why the poor stay invisible, why caste still determines destiny, why male feminism is contradictory, and why even towering political figures eventually lose emotional pull. This episode is a mirror — uncomfortable at times, but necessary. No outrage. No worship. Just clarity. ⸻ ⏱ Chapters 00:00 – 01:15 • Introduction 01:15 – 07:30 • Why India’s poor remain invisible 07:30 – 13:30 • Aspiration, class & the new middle Indian 13:30 – 20:00 • Has PM Modi’s emotional pull declined? 20:00 – 27:10 • Caste: The ladder still standing 27:10 – 33:40 • Men & feminism: The contradiction 33:40 – 41:20 • Morality, guilt & the Indian elite 41:20 – 49:00 • Cinema, storytelling & uncomfortable truth 49:00 – 56:00 • Why India fears honesty more than hardship 56:00 – 01:03:20 • Closing reflections — The India we ignore ⸻ 👉 If you enjoy conversations that don’t perform, but reveal — subscribe to Bharatvaarta. Honest. Intellectual. Unfiltered. ⸻ 📘 Manu Joseph’s Book Why The Poor Don’t Kill Us 🔗 https://www.amazon.in/Why-Poor-Dont-Kill-Psychology/dp/9365234573 ⸻ 📢 X (Twitter): https://x.com/bharatvaarta 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest – Manu Joseph 📢 X: https://x.com/manujosephsan 📸 IG: https://www.instagram.com/manujosephsan/ 👤 Host – Roshan Cariappa 📢 X: https://x.com/RoshanCariappa 📸 IG: https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

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• Decoding India's epic timeline: Mahabharata through science | Nilesh Oak- Author

  ⚔️Did the Mahabharata actually happen – Nilesh Oak on Evidence, Astronomy & India’s Ancient Timeline 🌌📜 For over a century, scholars have debated when the Mahabharata actually happened — with hundreds of conflicting dates and theories. In this episode, researcher Nilesh Nilkanth Oak joins Roshan Cariappa to break down his evidence-based method for dating India’s greatest epic using astronomy, geology, logic, and textual analysis. Oak explains why most previous attempts fall apart, how ancient sky observations narrow the timeline, and why understanding “time, place, and context” is essential to interpreting our epics correctly. This conversation explores ancient Indian knowledge systems, the limits of Western Indology, the Ramayana–Mahabharata chronology, and why a scientific approach can reshape our civilizational memory. ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – 01:00 • Introduction 01:00 – 05:00 • Why His Mahabharata Research Resonated With Youth 05:00 – 10:30 • Why Most Previous Dates Are Wrong 10:30 – 15:30 • The Arundhati–Vasishtha Breakthrough 15:30 – 20:00 • Bhishma’s Arrow Bed & Mars Observations 20:00 – 26:00 • Criticism, Logic & Scientific Method 26:00 – 32:00 • STEM vs Indology: Why Approaches Differ 32:00 – 38:00 • Ancient Indian Astronomy & Precision 38:00 – 43:00 • Evidence for Ramayana & Mahabharata 43:00 – 48:00 • What Counts as “Historical Proof”? 48:00 – 52:30 • Why Dating the Epics Matters 52:30 – 57:00 • Aryan Invasion Theory & Genetics 57:00 – 01:03:00 • Scientific Tests for Chronology 01:03:00 – 01:09:00 • Life Lessons from India’s Epics 01:09:00 – 01:15:00 • Faith, Logic & Evidence 01:15:00 – 01:19:00 • Closing Thoughts ⸻ 👉 If you enjoyed this conversation, don’t forget to subscribe to Bharatvaarta! We bring you deep, thoughtful discussions on politics, policy, and culture every week. 📢 X (Twitter): https://x.com/bharatvaarta 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bharatvaarta/ ⸻ 👤 Guest – Nilesh Nilkanth Oak 📘 Books: https://www.amazon.in/When-Did-Mahabharata-War-  Happen-ebook/dp/B005CDXTTO https://amzn.in/d/cDhMexJ 📢 Twitter/X: https://x.com/NileshOak 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nileshoak5561?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw= 👤 Host – Roshan Cariappa 📢 Twitter/X: https://x.com/RoshanCariappa 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carygottheblues/

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