EP-460 | Ambani vs Musk, Trump’s Hostility & India’s Foreign Policy | Meera Shankar & Zorawar Singh

Meera Shankar is India's former Ambassador to the United States and Germany. She has decades of diplomatic experience and a deep understanding of India's relations with major world powers.
Dr Zorawar Daulet Singh is a foreign policy analyst, historian and author whose work focuses on India's foreign policy, the balance of power in Asia and the changing world order.
In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Meera Shankar and Zorawar Daulet Singh discuss India-US relations, Trump's foreign policy, trade tensions and allegations of American interference in Indian politics. They also talk about the Iran war, India's relations with China and Russia, the H-1B visa debate and the challenges India faces in making its own foreign policy decisions in a changing world.

*Timestamps*
0:00 – Introduction
2:11 – How Does America See India?
8:19 – Why Trump Targets India
11:20 – US Pressure on India’s Politics
17:49 – India’s Dependence on the US
20:57 – Elon Musk, Ambani, Polymarket
22:54 – India–US Trade Deal
24:53 – America During the Obama Years
25:44 – Trump & American Diplomacy
26:44 – India’s Brain Drain
30:40 – H-1B Crackdown
33:01 – West Asia Security Outlook
37:41 – China’s Confrontation with the US
42:00 – How Iran Surprised the World
48:36 – India’s Strategic Autonomy
52:27 – Jaishankar on India–China Tensions
55:33 – Future India–China Ties
1:02:21 – Europe’s Energy Crisis
1:04:15 – Can BRICS Challenge the US-Led Order?
1:06:31 – Dollar, Sanctions & Financial Systems
1:11:44 – Marco Rubio’s India Visit
1:16:21 – India’s Leverage over American Tech Giants
1:21:08 – India’s Own Digital Infrastructure
1:23:01 – Future of India–US Ties
1:26:34 – India’s Global Leverage
1:29:27 – Indian Foreign Policy
1:32:22 – Trade Corridors & Regional Connectivity
1:32:55 – New World Order
1:35:11 – Closing Remarks