{"id":9055,"date":"2020-05-31T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T03:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/?p=9055"},"modified":"2020-05-31T09:10:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T03:40:36","slug":"episode-175-the-indian-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/5\/31\/episode-175-the-indian-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 175: The Indian Armed Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14633270\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/0e7c7b\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1531700257624_130235\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1560137275805_230172\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div>As institutions wither around us, the Indian Armed Forces have retained their credibility. But is there a risk of politicization there as well? Lt Gen Prakash Menon joins Amit Varma in episode 175 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss\u00a0the evolution of our armed forces through the decades, and the challenges they face today.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<br \/>\n1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/8\/6\/episode-80-india-in-the-nuclear-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/8\/6\/episode-80-india-in-the-nuclear-age\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224870000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5T0VLWsTvDe0FFo-ZNGN7qEGVWg\">India in the Nuclear Age<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 80 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Lt Gen Prakash Menon).<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Strategy-Trap-Pakistan-Nuclear-Shadow-ebook\/dp\/B08269G42L\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=prakash+menon&amp;qid=1590877816&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Strategy-Trap-Pakistan-Nuclear-Shadow-ebook\/dp\/B08269G42L\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dprakash%2Bmenon%26qid%3D1590877816%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224870000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHr2zZhx0_ssOgMUaokw4Eo7Cvo5g\">The Strategy Trap<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Lt Gen Prakash Menon.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/3\/11\/episode-111-the-india-pakistan-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/3\/11\/episode-111-the-india-pakistan-conflict\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224870000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF04s-lUoXvAwGnc6ajfMhTOxLD1Q\">The India-Pakistan Conflict<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 111 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/3\/25\/episode-113-the-geopolitics-of-the-bangladesh-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/3\/25\/episode-113-the-geopolitics-of-the-bangladesh-war\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGT204lpQqUcr7UOszuXW-v5F6zoA\">The Geopolitics of the Bangladesh War<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 113 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/7\/1\/episode-127-our-colorful-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/7\/1\/episode-127-our-colorful-past\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHWHU20bSKC6hZDdue10nUYoHtPg\">Our Colorful Past<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 127 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai).<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/ARMY-NATION-PB-STEVEN-WILKINSON\/dp\/8178244764\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=wilkinson+indian+army&amp;qid=1590878125&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/ARMY-NATION-PB-STEVEN-WILKINSON\/dp\/8178244764\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dwilkinson%2Bindian%2Barmy%26qid%3D1590878125%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEaIgACZHPTEzy5n1QQnBbWylq6Dw\"><i>Army and Nation<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Steven I Wilkinson.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Rommel-Desert-Fox-Desmond-Young\/dp\/0688067719\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=desmond+young+rommel&amp;qid=1590878208&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Rommel-Desert-Fox-Desmond-Young\/dp\/0688067719\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Ddesmond%2Byoung%2Brommel%26qid%3D1590878208%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGy9a5cpRvF5HjKsAF8ja9fNCIEmg\"><i>Rommel: The Desert Fox<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Desmond Young.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.princeton.edu\/catalog\/SCSB-2785544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/catalog.princeton.edu\/catalog\/SCSB-2785544&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJpIyYoszLjOF1f0t9EKQ-YZFZjg\"><i>To Serve With Honour<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; SD Verma.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/defence-budget-indian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/defence-budget-indian&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFm7JgBts26vygBMXVQfIlnvYcxmQ\">The Battle for Money<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Sushant Singh.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Insurgents-David-Petraeus-Change-American-ebook\/dp\/B008J4RONU\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=insurgents+fred+kaplan&amp;qid=1590878648&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Insurgents-David-Petraeus-Change-American-ebook\/dp\/B008J4RONU\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dinsurgents%2Bfred%2Bkaplan%26qid%3D1590878648%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWvGgQzKRW3Lm3oscP14S7WEgz0A\"><i>The Insurgents<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; 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David Devadas.<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/opinion\/india-pakistan-kashmir-we-wont-need-to-fight-a-war-if-we-can-win-the-peace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/opinion\/india-pakistan-kashmir-we-wont-need-to-fight-a-war-if-we-can-win-the-peace&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590982224871000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFxcbzR762Ope-ngyUPZyoWe9wMMw\">We Won\u2019t Need To Fight A War If We Can Win The Peace<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff As institutions wither around us, the Indian Armed Forces have retained their credibility. But is there a risk of politicization there as well? Lt Gen Prakash Menon joins Amit Varma in episode 175 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss\u00a0the evolution of our armed forces through the decades, and the challenges they face &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Episode 175: The Indian Armed Forces\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/5\/31\/episode-175-the-indian-armed-forces\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Episode 175: The Indian Armed Forces\">Read show notes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[150],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9055"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9057,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9055\/revisions\/9057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}