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340. A New Global Disorder?
Ranjan Mathai and Latha Reddy with Stanly Johny
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As conflict erupts in West Asia, the consequences are rippling across the globe, threatening to reshape the international order in ways not seen in decades. This session will bring together experts to explore the geopolitical, economic, and security implications of this crisis for the world and for India. With deep insights from Ranjan Mathai, former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to Israel, and Latha Reddy, former Deputy NSA, the discussion will be moderated by Stanly Johny of The Hindu. A Q&A with the audience will follow.
In this episode of BIC Talks, Ranjan Mathai and Latha Reddy are in conversation with Stanly Johny. This is an excerpt from a conversation that took place in the BIC premises in September 2024.
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Ranjan Mathai
Ranjan Mathai, is a former Foreign Secretary of India (2011-13). Mr. Mathai joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974, and retired in 2013. He served as the Ambassador of India in Israel, Qatar and France, and post-retirement was appointed High Commissioner to the UK. (2013-5).
Mr. Mathai completed his education with an M.A in Political Science from the University of Pune in 1974. He is an alumnus of the National Defence College in Delhi. He is in analyst and commentator on international affairs and energy security.
Latha Reddy
Latha Reddy served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1975 to 2013. The highlights of her career were her postings as Consul General in Durban, South Africa, Ambassador to Portugal, and later to Thailand, and serving as Secretary(East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and finally, as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India.
Since her retirement in 2013, she has been based in her hometown Bangalore. Here she has worked intensively on Cybersecurity and served on two Global Commissions on the subject. She has served on the Boards of a Microfinance company, a bank, and a Telecom industry body.
She also heads and works actively on several NGOs and Trusts in the fields of heritage, theatre, international affairs, creative arts, classical dance and music.
She is a Fellow of the Observer Research Foundation and is on the Adjunct Faculty of the Takshashila Institute.
Stanly Johny
Stanly Johny is the International Affairs Editor with The Hindu. A PhD in international studies from the Centre for West Asian Studies, JNU, New Delhi, he has been writing on geopolitics and Indian foreign policy for over a decade, and has reported from different parts of the world. He is a Visiting Professor at KREA University, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, an adjunct faculty member at Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), Chennai, and a Visiting Fellow at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram. He is the author of The ISIS Caliphate: From Syria to the Doorsteps of India (2018), and co-author of The Comrades and the Mullahs: China, Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics (2022). His third book, Original Sin: Israel, Palestine and the Revenge of Old West Asia, will be out later this year.
