#AskAbhijit 330: India-Russia Ties, Trump, Japan, Cuba, Manipur, Starlink, Bangladesh, Younger Dryas

Episode 330 Outline:0:00 Episode 330 Introduction1:43 Next Stream Schedule Change2:02 Live Chat Greetings6:03 Manipur Nagaland Kuki Crisis9:28 Kukis Now Attacking Nagas10:49 Kukiland Already a Reality11:44 US-India Trade Deal Framework13:12 No US Deal Is Reliable15:30 India Russia Relationship Update16:57 US Monitoring Indian Oil Buys18:11 India's Strategic Autonomy Risk20:05 Sukhoi 57 vs Rafale Debate22:06 Russia Setback If Oil Stops23:03 India Exits Mali Lithium Project26:02 Pattern of US Concessions27:31 Manipur Sovereignty Lost27:38 Starlink Shouldn't Enter India28:14 India's Geopolitical Performance30:05 Resources Manufacturing Human Capital33:17 Education System Brain Drain33:47 India's Air Force Issues34:37 No Power Projection Locally35:01 India Out of Space Race36:33 Why US Power Projection Works37:40 800 US Military Bases Worldwide39:16 China Russia Lack US Network40:21 When Pakistan Becomes Irrelevant40:40 US More Powerful in Ukraine43:42 US Oil Blockade on Cuba45:03 Cuba Cold War History Recap47:59 Blockade Devastating Cuba Economy49:22 Monroe Doctrine Revived by Trump51:34 Venezuela Now US Controlled52:25 Weakness Is the Greatest Sin54:06 Bangladesh Elections BNP Wins55:52 Elections Rigged Under Yunus57:42 India Bangladesh Policy Unchanged1:01:12 Japan LDP Supermajority Won1:02:28 Article 9 US-Written Constitution1:04:26 Will Japan Amend Article Nine?1:05:33 Japan Nuclear Weapons by 20281:06:24 Japanese Navy Scares China1:07:29 China's Industrial Education Edge1:10:18 US Still Ahead in Cold War1:11:04 US Satellite Space Dominance1:12:32 Could US Actually Defeat Iran?1:15:13 US Never Tried Yemen Regime Change1:17:12 Satellite Weaponization Threat1:19:05 ASAT Weapons and Space Warfare1:20:42 Nuclear Weapons Most Dangerous1:23:12 Tribalism Destroys Civilizations1:25:47 US Empire Not a Civilization1:27:38 India's Roots in Shan State1:30:23 Southeast Asia Was Hindu1:31:07 India Gave Tibet to China1:31:49 Post-1947 Hindophobic Governments1:34:12 Ajit Doval as Future Leader?1:36:36 Younger Dryas Theory Explained1:39:41 Younger Dryas Impact Theory1:43:34 Deng Xiaoping's Top Reforms1:45:05 Dismantling Collective Farming1:48:24 Open Door Policy and SEZs1:51:00 One Child Policy Consequences1:52:20 Tiananmen Square Protests 19891:53:38 Ottoman Empire Language Policy1:57:03 Three Languages of Ottoman Empire1:58:15 1979 Vela Nuclear Incident2:01:57 Israel's Secret Nuclear Test2:03:12 Indian Slaves in the Americas2:05:36 Royal Marriages Shaped Alliances2:06:02 Gupta Vakataka Marriage Alliance2:08:26 Chandragupta Seleucid Alliance2:10:04 Bombay Given as Marriage Dowry2:10:55 Why Barbarians Invaded Empires2:13:44 Live Super Chats Begin2:14:06 Warrior Diet From Dhanurveda2:17:03 Can World Unite Against US?2:18:44 Neuroscience and Bipolar Disorder2:19:52 What If China Replaces US?2:20:58 Corruption in Every Nation2:22:49 Exchange Rates Dollar Bypass2:23:47 MiG-21 Outstanding Fighter Legacy2:25:28 India Can't Vassalize Neighbors2:26:08 US Hegemony Stronger Than Ever2:28:23 Historical Events Will Repeat2:29:51 Ukraine War Russia Isolation2:31:01 Gujars and Kushans Related?2:34:08 Nikhil Gupta Pannun Case2:35:42 Vassals Don't Know They're Vassals2:38:05 India Must Unite Stay Optimistic2:40:02 Aryan Invasion Myth Resources2:41:35 Dharmic Revolution Possible?2:43:51 France Maintains US Autonomy2:45:06 Deepak Chopra Epstein Connection2:46:51 Dyatlov Pass Mystery2:49:38 India US Tariff Comparison2:53:13 India's Jet Engine Problem2:54:45 Bangladesh Still US Controlled2:57:41 Exchange Rates Dollar System2:59:27 HF Marut Killed by Politicians3:01:20 Canaanite Religion vs Hinduism3:04:20 Freemasons Prominent Indians3:05:28 Denisovans and Nazca Mummies3:07:37 Indian Leaders Were Freemasons3:09:28 India Won't Surrender to Dhaka3:11:02 Arctic Thaw Geopolitical Rivalry3:12:25 Eyes Wide Shut Secret Rituals3:13:08 Final Sign-Off See You Monday