Fareed Zakaria on the Power of Ideas, and the Rewards of Intellectual | Conversations with Tyler

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  • čas přidán 26. 03. 2024
  • Those who know Fareed Zakaria through his weekly column or CNN show may he surprised to learn he considers books the important way he can put new ideas in the world. But Fareed's original aspiration was to be an academic, and it was a chance lunch with Walter Isaacson that convinced him to apply for a job as editor of Foreign Affairs instead of accepting an assistant professorship at Harvard. His latest book, Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present is a testament to his enduring passion for ideas and his belief in the importance of classical liberalism in an age of increasing populism and authoritarianism.
    Tyler sat down with Fareed to discuss what he learned from Khushwant Singh as a boy, what made his father lean towards socialism, why the Bengali intelligentsia is so left-wing, what's stuck with him from his time at an Anglican school, what's so special about visiting Amritsar, why he misses a more syncretic India, how his time at the Yale Political Union dissuaded him from politics, what he learned from Walter Isaacson and Sam Huntington, what put him off academia, how well some of his earlier writing as held up, why he's become focused on classical liberal values, whether he had reservations about becoming a TV journalist, how he's maintained a rich personal life, and more.
    Recorded March 8th, 2024
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Komentáře • 88

  • @Jereeeeeeee
    @Jereeeeeeee Před měsícem +14

    Always learn something when I listen to Fareed

  • @orffrocks5667
    @orffrocks5667 Před měsícem +6

    Fareed is what my people would call a mensch. Very enlightening interview.

  • @tabishumaransari
    @tabishumaransari Před měsícem +7

    Excellent interview. Fareed is very genuine and candid.

  • @samsonnwosu464
    @samsonnwosu464 Před měsícem +3

    BRAVO Fareed!! I wish we had more of him! Fareed is the type of person that SHOULD be in the position of high leadership, but also represents the kind of reflective type of leader that the country is rapidly moving away from appreciating.. @mjsemailid --Very astute comment about the interviewer's skill and well thought-through questions as well.

  • @falahrajput2468
    @falahrajput2468 Před měsícem +4

    I love how every question is disparate!

  • @1080lights
    @1080lights Před 23 dny +1

    I came here for Fareed Zakaria, but this was a fantastic show. I will listen to this podcast more often.

  • @adnanrulz
    @adnanrulz Před měsícem +3

    Fantastic interview!

  • @shantanushekharsjunerft9783
    @shantanushekharsjunerft9783 Před měsícem +3

    Fareed is just astute and an awesome individual. One thing I would like to add as to why so many leaders of independent India were socialists is also the fact that India was colonized by world’s first private corporation,

    • @breezeanonymous6034
      @breezeanonymous6034 Před měsícem

      India was not colonized but created by a corporation- British East India company. But that isn't a reason to be socialist .
      The reason was Bengalis who were socialists(& anti white, anti west) and they put their failed ideas on 20-30 other nations in India & made whole India as a land of poverty just like Bengal.
      Bengalis should be taken out of media, education institutions, bureaucracy (they were made this by Brits) and sent to fix their Bengal first.

  • @JonathanLoganPDX
    @JonathanLoganPDX Před měsícem +2

    This is a must listen podcast. Deeply insightful and informative and at the same time entertaining.

  • @lizgichora6472
    @lizgichora6472 Před 24 dny

    Very kind and generous with information and honesty Fareed Zakaria. Thank you for being you, as well as sharing with the world.

  • @user-xq1wz3tp5z
    @user-xq1wz3tp5z Před 25 dny

    Both Tyler and Fareed are revealing and skilled; thanks all.

  • @markantrobus8782
    @markantrobus8782 Před 17 dny

    Watching from India. Very good.

  • @mjsemailid
    @mjsemailid Před měsícem +7

    Amongst the best and most wide ranging interview that I have come across that gives a whole panorama of diverse perspective! Thank you for asking the type of questions, that also clearly reveal the interviewers depth!

  • @jolness1
    @jolness1 Před 13 dny

    Fareed is thoughtful as always. I don’t *always* agree with him, but I respect the intellectual rigor that he approaches everything with and even when I disagree, he challenges me to think.

  • @timothyandersson6824
    @timothyandersson6824 Před měsícem +1

    Exceptionally a unique and one of the best interview. I’m out of vocabulary to praise both of you. Kudos

  • @TheSudeepRoy
    @TheSudeepRoy Před 26 dny

    Another enlightened intellectual of Indian origin. When it comes to geo-politics, Fareed is the best.

  • @mark002s7
    @mark002s7 Před měsícem

    Thank You

  • @nathanngumi8467
    @nathanngumi8467 Před 23 dny

    Great episode!

  • @unsung8028
    @unsung8028 Před 25 dny

    Fareed is brilliant.

  • @victoreldada7954
    @victoreldada7954 Před měsícem

    very interesting, the pointed questions allowed to reveal a ton of usefull new information and knowledge to me.

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Nature is so beautiful, can't see that!

  • @jafarsadiq9214
    @jafarsadiq9214 Před měsícem

    Very good interview

  • @momchilyordanov8190
    @momchilyordanov8190 Před měsícem +2

    What a smart and interesting man. Maybe they should revive the idea of Secretary of State or something... The contrast with current political frontrunners is staggering. Instead of people like him, U.S. are going to have, lets say, Jared Kushner. Just think about it. Develop them "Gaza waterfront properties", baby!

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    We are not going to lose, mark it down the road

  • @donaldedward4951
    @donaldedward4951 Před 15 dny

    I wish Fareed had included the major cities in SCANDINAVIA also in his analysis.They are also democrases and are rated happier than those he mentioned.

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    How can we find justice in blending law?

  • @bennguyen1313
    @bennguyen1313 Před měsícem

    Regarding the 19m mark.. It is interesting 200M+ Muslims in India (compared to 38M in Afghanistan), and you don't hear much about extremist.
    Would love to hear Tyler talk with Rajiv Shah!

  • @robertprawendowski2850
    @robertprawendowski2850 Před měsícem

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    My grandparents belong to Sialkot

  • @jimmyand
    @jimmyand Před měsícem +2

    'the future of chip making seems to be moving to companies like nvidia' ... huh. nvidia does not make its own chips and heavily relies on tsmc. amd also went fabless 15 years ago and relies on tsmc now. not saying state planning is good but come on Fareed, do a little research here

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I don't have a time at all my friends, I am living in Haven. You live yours

  • @phoebusapollo4677
    @phoebusapollo4677 Před měsícem

    There are no ideas but in things!

  • @Bookmarcsg
    @Bookmarcsg Před 8 dny

    a❤

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    سچ،حق

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I let you know one more thing I love 💕 very very much every one❤

  • @bingesmartly
    @bingesmartly Před měsícem

    Timestamp??

  • @jaymacpherson8167
    @jaymacpherson8167 Před měsícem +1

    The honorable Fareed Zakaria is somewhat mistaken in his political elite argument, however valid per se, when referencing the US administration support for computer chip production (which is predominantly for fabrication of chips). To wit…
    As for Intel versus TSMC: Intel focuses on chip design while TSMC focuses on chip production (fabrication). Intel also produces chips, though not as efficiently as TSMC. If TSMC also designs chips, they are not in the category that Intel focuses upon.
    Further, Nvidia does not make (fabricate) chips, it strictly designs chips. While Intel has assuredly stumbled multiple times in its history, the support from the federal government is to help fabricate chips, not design them. Thus, this example does not fit Fareed’s political elite argument.

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Tell me the difference between words.سچ اور حق

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Don't worry about me, worry about yourself

  • @dineshkumarsnair7964
    @dineshkumarsnair7964 Před 9 dny

    Dear Fareed Ji..
    India is not 1 country. That you missed.. It is that diversity which is holding India s minority interests safely.. Not only Muslim or Christian minority but linguistic as well other denominations.. You can move from 1 state to an another IF You feel oppressed or not getting opportunities.. Please don't miss this point..

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Where is our lives, standing right now? Give me answer

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    My wheat crop is about to be ready to cut, then after I will not be available on anycast

  • @janklaas6885
    @janklaas6885 Před měsícem

    📍54:23
    2📍48:24
    3📍 31:02

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I am not a journalist as well

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Freed please answer my question right now

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    They migrated in 1927 or 1929, I can make sure that

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I let you one more thing I love 💕 very very much every on

  • @nadkarnisandeep
    @nadkarnisandeep Před 29 dny +1

    3 million Muslims live in Delhi dear Fareed strange that you'd equate it with Lahore.

    • @pvaish
      @pvaish Před 24 dny

      One of the few places where your feelings peep out. He still needs to hyphenate.

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Truth is God!
    Don't you know that?

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I am not a politician

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    مساوات،بھائی چارہ،ہمدردی،قربانی یہ سب کہاں ملیں گی۔ اگر آپ جانتے ہو تو مجھے ضرور بتانا😂

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I am not an economist

  • @essarr1082
    @essarr1082 Před 3 dny

    If the Golden Temple is such a peaceful spiritual place, why was it the safe harbor for extremely violent terrorists, and allowed them to keep a huge armory of deadly weapons (not just kirpans) there? Such hypocrisy, expect it of Zak, disappointed in Tyler.

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Don't see me again, if you don't

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I am not sorry about my words

  • @breezeanonymous6034
    @breezeanonymous6034 Před měsícem

    Bengalis became the 'intellectual class' of British India as Bengalis were the first nation to be colonized by Brits in South Asia, learned English first and were under 100 years longer than nations in North, north west.
    Bengalis spread to other nations in North, north west with British as peons, clerks as British created India spreading from South and South east to winning nations in north and North west.
    To this day, this is the only reason Bengalis are famous as so called intellectual.
    But if Bengalis are so 'clever' and 'intellectual' then Bengal region should be like Japan🤣

  • @user-gf3lw5pi4t
    @user-gf3lw5pi4t Před měsícem

    Fareed had the idea that invading Iraq was the thing to do ,not, just another book hawker

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Pakistan 🇵🇰 is a haven, Don't ever think about making it hell.

  • @jaydeepdaripa7472
    @jaydeepdaripa7472 Před měsícem +3

    Urdu is not a language of Indian Muslims. Urdu is an Indian language spoken in Deccan and gangaetic plain. It mixes up with Hindi seamlessly and what comes out of the two is a blend called Hindustani which we in the gangetic plain consider as our language.
    Good interview otherwise

    • @cosmiceye2067
      @cosmiceye2067 Před měsícem

      Too much Ganga Jamuni cope here. Urdu is ABSOLUTELY a Muslim language and nothing wrong with it.

    • @jaydeepdaripa7472
      @jaydeepdaripa7472 Před měsícem

      @@cosmiceye2067 I see.. Muslims of India? Bengali Muslims speaks Urdu in India? Ones in Malabar? Ones in Tamil Nadu? Or it's too much nuance?

    • @cosmiceye2067
      @cosmiceye2067 Před měsícem

      @@jaydeepdaripa7472 It's the Muslim majority language + that of Pakistan and also the language of Indian Muslim narrative. Just like 'Hindi' was Khadhiboli and Awadhi and a whole load of other dialects but still carries a uniformity for Indians and majority of Hindus being a lin llaguage.

    • @breezeanonymous6034
      @breezeanonymous6034 Před měsícem

      He also repeated another incorrect statement what people are trained to say in India.
      "Sikhism is a off shoot of Hinduism". Farid is not a Punjabi ethnicity. Its like a Polish commenting what Germans are. In the world, only in South Asia, countries were made on Hindu Muslim political identities. Rest of the old world countries are Europe, SE Asia, Middle East etc all are made on language/ethnicity.
      True statement would be Sikhism is an off shoot of Punjabi Hinduism. What do Sikhs (and Punjabi Hindus) have to do thousands of kilometres away Bangla, Tamilians etc? Nothing, except being in same country & political identity as 'Indian'. So don't lump everything under something. When Indians are trained to make these statements, they should say Sikhs are same as Punjabi Hindus.
      Most Sikhs are Punjabi ethnicity so they are same as Punjabi Hindus (& even Punjabi Muslims), same ethnicity but different religious tags.
      Look what happened when Brits put totally different ethnicities like Punjabi Muslims with Bangla Muslims in 47. It didn't work.

    • @breezeanonymous6034
      @breezeanonymous6034 Před měsícem

      @@cosmiceye2067 it was not a 'muslim' language. In 47, less than 2% of Paks spoke Urdu. Muslims from ethnicities in UP etc(same people as Farid) that created Pak imposed Urdu there.
      Same way, India has promoted Urdu as Muslim and Hindi as Hindu language.
      Both India/Pak have used, promoted and imposed Hindi/Urdu to create Hindu/Muslims nations after these countries were created as Hindu/Muslim majority by the Brits. Hindu/Muslim are not religious identities but political identities in South Asia.

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    I am nothing

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Don't blend it😢

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    You guys are running your country with justice. But what about us lawless?

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Nature doesn't hate anything at all. Are you blind?

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    روٹی بندے کھا جاندی اے!😢

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Yes still Islam is the solution nothing else

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    آپ لوگوں کی وجہ سے میرے کام کا ہرج ہو رہا ہے۔

  • @muhammadnawaz6914
    @muhammadnawaz6914 Před měsícem

    Make sure I don't wanna be famous

  • @breezeanonymous6034
    @breezeanonymous6034 Před měsícem +1

    "Sikhism is a off shoot of Hinduism" Don't think Sikhs would agree with this. Farid is not a Punjabi ethnicity. Its like a Polish commenting what Germans are. In the world, only in South Asia, countries were made on Hindu Muslim political identities. Rest of the old world Europe, SE Asia, Middle East etc all are made on language/ethnicity.
    True statement would be Sikhism is an off shoot of Punjabi Hinduism. What do Sikhs (and Punjabi Hindus) have to do thousands of kilometres away Bangla, Tamilians etc? Nothing, except being in same country & political identity as 'Indian'. So don't lump everything under something. When Indians are trained to make these statements, they should say Sikhs are same as Punjabi Hindus.
    Most Sikhs are Punjabi ethnicity so they are same as Punjabi Hindus (& even Punjabi Muslims), same ethnicity but different religious tags.
    Look what happened when Brits put totally different ethnicities like Punjabi Muslims with Bangla Muslims in 47. It didn't work.

    • @wade2bosh
      @wade2bosh Před měsícem

      guru nanak rejected hinduism which he was born into.

    • @breezeanonymous6034
      @breezeanonymous6034 Před měsícem

      @@wade2bosh Punjabi Hinduism. What did he have to do with 2000-3000kms away totally different ethnicities and nations like Bengalis, Dravidians or north east Burmese nations? Nothing.
      It is a wrong statement to say Sikhs came out of Hindus. Sikhs came out of Punjabi ethnicity Hindus. See the truth and difference. Question is, why lies are taught.

    • @pvaish
      @pvaish Před 24 dny

      Unfortunately, you can not show your ignorance.
      Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma, as we know it today, originated in what was known as Punjab couple of hundred years ago.

    • @1080lights
      @1080lights Před 23 dny

      @@wade2bosh Really? The Sikh gurus took lots of stories and ideas from the upanishads and puranas of Hindu origin and just slightly changed them. You can see them in the Guru Granth Sahib.

  • @SmoothSaloon
    @SmoothSaloon Před měsícem

    A new low for Tyler. Who's next, Javad Zarif or Yahya Sinwar?

    • @1080lights
      @1080lights Před 22 dny

      What the hell are you talking about?

  • @crypto986
    @crypto986 Před 19 dny

    host is very combative and natagozing. takes your focus away from guest. not great interviewer