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