The #IndianInterest

I discuss the US midterm elections and what the results portend for India and the world, the prospect of an expanding BRICS group, Russia's withdrawal from parts of Kherson oblast, and other important geopolitical developments.

I discuss Russia's allegation of a dirty bomb conspiracy, Mackinder's heartland thesis as a way of understanding the Ukraine conflict, as well as the US-Pakistan rapprochement and what it means for India and the global world order.

I discuss Liz Truss - the UK PM fiasco, the prospect of the UK's partition, Xi Jinping's consolidation of power, Hu Jintao's very public humiliation and purge, the deteriorating US-India relationship, Saudi Arabia and BRICS, the emerging new global order, India's MIRV technology, and the Ukraine conflict.

I analyze the Jaishankar Doctrine that provides the framework for India's economic, diplomatic & geopolitical engagement with the US, the West, and the rest of the world.

I discuss social media censorship, free speech, Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, NCERT, lobbying, and more.

I discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the sinking of the battleship Moskva, lessons for Taiwan from the Ukraine war, China's secretive security deal with the Solomon Islands government, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's failed mission to India, and India's rise as a major global pole in the emerging multipolar world order.

I discuss democracy: what it is, what it isn't, its strengths, its shortcomings, and the global "rankings" of democracies.

I discuss the Ukraine War, the golden Ruble, Western hegemony, India-China relations, Sri Lanka, the global order, and more.

I discuss the true nature of the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's visit to India, Indian nuclear weapons, India's naval power in the Indian ocean region, and Leadership.

I discuss the ongoing Ukraine conflict (who's winning?), Iran and nuclear weapons, India's choices, oil geopolitics, US sanctions, and more.