Episode 4: A Bloody Valley with Hari Prasad

Welcome to the Silk Roads and Monsoon Winds Podcast. A podcast where we look at everything modern Asia!

Joining me for my fourth episode is Hari Prasad, an independent researcher on Middle Eastern and South Asian politics and security, focusing on extremism, non-state actors, and counterinsurgency. He specializes in counterinsurgency operations in the Kashmir region of India. 

We discuss the India-Pakistan rivalry in light of the recent escalations which took place in February, why he thinks a stalemate is going to continue, the ongoing conflict in Kashmir and who is to blame, and what role he thinks the US should play in bringing peace to the subcontinent. 

Follow Hari at @HariPrasad91

Sources mentioned in episode 

https://www.amazon.com/Our-Moon-Has-Blood-Clots/dp/8184000871/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Rahul+Pandita&qid=1553056324&s=books&sr=1-2-catcorr 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439109117/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 

https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Rage-Kashmir-David-Devadas/dp/019947799X 

https://warontherocks.com/2019/02/drivers-decisions-dilemmas-understanding-the-kashmir-crisis-and-its-implications/ 

https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/jaish-e-mohammed-under-the-hood/ 

https://www.amazon.com/Not-War-Peace-Motivating-Cross-Border/dp/0199467498 

https://twitter.com/IndiaToday/status/1105120433588719616 

https://www.amazon.com/Brokering-Peace-Nuclear-Environments-Management/dp/1503604853/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=moeed+yusuf&qid=1553057476&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull 

Intro and outro music: 'Six Feet Off The Ground' by Nana Kwabena 

Cover photo: Indian policemen stand guard during a curfew in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir in 2016, TRT World and Agencies.

CORRECTION: at 11:46 Hari stated that the leader of JeM, Masood Azhar, had been arrested by Pakistani authorities. Azhar was not in fact arrested by the Pakistani authorities, although 44 militant suspects were detained on March 5 (including Azhar's brother). Source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/pakistan-arrests-44-suspected-of-involvement-in-pulwama-attack/