What Israel Must Learn From India's War on Terror - Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey

The Western Spirit - With Ariel Whitman · Jul 7, 2026 · 1h 6m

Can technology defeat terrorism—or will human intelligence always matter more?In this episode of The Western Spirit, Ariel Whitman sits down with Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey, one of India's most distinguished military leaders and former Commander of the Chinar Corps, to discuss what Israel and India can learn from each other's decades-long fight against terrorism. They discuss the lessons of October 7, the limits of artificial intelligence and surveillance, Pakistan, China, Hamas, Kashmir, narrative warfare, counterinsurgency, military strategy, and why Lt. Gen. Pandey believes…