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\u003cp\u003eViraj Solanki, IISS Research Analyst for South Asia, joins Dr Kori Schake for this episode of Sounds Strategic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u0022no\u0022 allow=\u0022autoplay\u0022 src=\u0022https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/582648096\u0026color=%23ff5500\u0026auto_play=true\u0026hide_related=false\u0026show_comments=true\u0026show_user=true\u0026show_reposts=false\u0026show_teaser=true\u0026visual=true\u0022\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViraj and Kori discuss the distinct breadth and depth of research produced by the IISS South Asia Programme. Viraj explains how recent events in the Maldives and Seychelles reflect a geopolitical renaissance for small island nations in South Asia.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nSet within the context of China\u0026rsquo;s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Viraj highlights the new importance of small power relations and the scale of renewed engagement by China, India and the West. Kori and Viraj also discuss the future of the BRI and prospects for peace in Afghanistan in this wide-ranging discussion on the region.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr /\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFavourite data visualisation\u003c/strong\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nFinancial Times, \u003ca href=\u0022https://ig.ft.com/sites/china-ports/?mhq5j=e2\u0022\u003eHow China rules the waves\u003c/a\u003e, January 2017\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading recommendations\u003c/strong\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nChristina Lamb, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.harpercollins.com/9780008171278/farewell-kabul-from-afghanistan-to-a-more-dangerous-world/\u0022\u003eFarewell Kabul: From Afghanistan to a More Dangerous World \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e(London: William Collins Publishers, 2015)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nSteve Coll, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/552/55274/ghost-wars/9780141020808.html\u0022\u003eGhost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e(London: Penguin Books, 2005)\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate of recording\u003c/strong\u003e: 25 January 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr /\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nTheme music: \u0026lsquo;Safety in Numbers\u0026rsquo; by We Were Promised Jetpacks.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","className":"richtext reading--content font-secondary"}), document.getElementById("react_EX90IPnmu068gFBiX7Yfag"))});
\u003cp\u003eThis new series aims to highlight the breadth and depth of analytical and intellectual talent at the IISS.\u003c/p\u003e
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