World Affairs by Kanthan
Objective, Nonpartisan and Insightful. Topics include world affairs, geopolitics, economics, health, and social issues.
Latest episodes
Sep 8, 2022 • 10min
Ukraine War: Russia Survives, EU Dies, China Gains, and USA Wins Big
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://worldaffairs.blog/2022/09/04/ukraine-war-russia-survives-eu-dies-china-gains-and-usa-wins-big/
Aug 30, 2022 • 19min
How China Succeeded — 50 Reasons
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://worldaffairs.blog/2022/08/11/how-china-succeeded-45-reasons/
Aug 25, 2022 • 4min
Why China's GDP-per-capita is Misleading
China's GDP-per-capita is one-sixth that of the US. And technically China is still a developing nation, although it's supposed to cross the threshold by the end of 2022. However, this metric is very misleading and hides China's power and wealth. Here's why.
Aug 25, 2022 • 4min
Why China’s GDP-per-capita is Misleading
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://worldaffairs.blog/2022/08/25/why-chinas-gdp-per-capita-is-misleading/
Aug 20, 2022 • 13min
India has 20 years to get out of the middle-income trap. Here’s how to do it.
India is at inflection point. The next 20 years will be the most decisive two decades. If India gets its act together, it can get out of the middle-income trap and reach the escape velocity. However, there needs to be fundamental changes in politics, economics and culture.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://worldaffairs.blog/2022/08/20/india-has-20-years-to-get-out-of-the-middle-income-trap-heres-how-to-do-it/
