The United States of America is sort of an enigma in world politics. From championing the liberal world order to lampooning the same, US foreign policy is faced with challenges like never before. This throws up an interesting scenario for a country like India that has seen improved relations with the US compared to in the past. And yet, Indo-US relations have encountered recent challenges that calls into question the prospects of the relationship. 

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Sreeram Chaulia, Professor & Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P Jindal Global University and Kashish Parpiani, Research Fellow, Observer Research Foundation. In this engaging conversation, both experts on US foreign policy and Indo-US relations speak on a range of subjects including the changing role of US leadership, President Trump's America First Doctrine and his re-election chances, the balance of power in Asia, the recent politicisation of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on international relations.

Show Notes

1. Ian Hall, Book Review: Trumped: Emerging Powers in a Post-American World, Australia Institute of International Affairs.
2. Sreeram Chaulia, The post-American world is here, this is what countries must do now., The Economic Times
3. Kashish Parpiani, Trump’s gateway to offshore balancing, Observer Research Foundation.
4. Sreeram Chaulia, Balancing the strategic gains made with us, Livemint.
5. Kashish Parpiani, With Trump’s India visit, US-India ties go one step forward and two steps back, Observer Research Foundation.
6. Kashish Parpiani, Trump’s politicisation of COVID-19, Observer Research Foundation. 

Attribution:
The Bridge Project (2020), "Role of the U.S. in a Changing World and Implications for India", 1(6), 19 April 2020, URL: https://www.buzzsprout.com/921337/3414607

Music Credits:
Inspired by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/