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Benazir's dream and the Taliban

Listen now (34 mins) | What did Benazir's desire for a natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan have to do with the rise of the Taliban…

Nov 5, 2021 •

Shaunak Agarkhedkar

The end of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

Listen now (28 mins) | Discussing the Peshawar Seven, ISI, CIA, and Najibullah's Afghan government with Sudarshan Garg

Oct 10, 2021 •

Shaunak Agarkhedkar

Panjshir, Afghanistan: Resistance then and now

Listen now (83 mins) | Comparing the anti-Taliban resistance led by Ahmad Massoud & Amrullah Saleh in the Panjshir valley today to Ahmad Shah Massoud's…

Sep 26, 2021 •

Shaunak Agarkhedkar

Defections, Intelligence Failure, Sketchy Art Galleries, etc. : Podcast Episode 2

Is it easier to spy on democratic states as compared to authoritarian ones? Are defections relevant in today’s day and age? How do professionals feel…

Jan 10, 2021 •

Shaunak Agarkhedkar

Discussing Espionage with an Intelligence Professional: Part One [podcast]

I am delighted to present the first ever podcast episode of Espionage&. This episode is part one of a freewheeling, two-part conversation about the art…

Dec 28, 2020 •

Shaunak Agarkhedkar

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