Dear student,

It was an important milestone in Professor Sreeram Chaulia’s writing career that none other than India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar launched his new book ‘Friends: India’s Closest Strategic Partners’. Like a gardener operating in the field of diplomacy, Dr. Jaishankar has carefully and skilfully cultivated, watered and nurtured major bilateral relationships with the goal of making India a leading power in the world. Building and sustaining robust international friendships in a very tense and divided global scenario is a painstaking task and we are grateful to him for spearheading this historic effort.

To watch his full speech on this occasion, which conveyed deep messages and meanings about India’s partners, please click here ➡️ https://x.com/drsjaishankar/status/1852679085409157293?s=46

If you missed Professor Sreeram Chaulia’s book launch and want to hear and see more about it from his own lenses as an author, here is the full video of his short speech. Apart from the core arguments and themes of the book, which he laid out in it, a personal anecdote he shared about the Chief Guest, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, might be of special interest to many of you. Please view it and share your feedback!!

WATCH HERE ➡️ https://youtu.be/eakFE4GAhOE?si=vCXEGUoue9u6_QLP

The landscape of geopolitics has changed unrecognisably since Donald Trump first became president in 2017. But has he changed even one bit, and will the USA be fit for purpose to tackle intensified great power competition during Trump 2.0? In a turbulent and war-prone new era, how can strategic partners of the USA, such as India, navigate what will inevitably be a contradictory and bewildering second coming of Trump? Please read Professor Sreeram Chaulia’s column in Hindustan Times for answers.

➡️ https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/how-geopolitics-is-set-to-change-with-trump-20-101730900788610.html

Why has the strategic partnership between the USA and India progressed under both Democrats and Republicans?

What is the unique role and impact that President Donald Trump has had and will have on bilateral ties?

How will the China factor shape Trump’s India policy in his upcoming second term?

What will be the broader effect of Trump’s return to power on geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific?

For answers, watch Episode 107 of my TV show on Doordarshan, featuring expert analysis by Dr. Tanvi Madan, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

VIEW HERE ➡️ https://youtu.be/NeMSZbCy3zg?si=8NlZlHIZfXzcf8c6

Is Trump 2.0 good for India? Watch this TV show to understand the issue.

👉🏼 https://youtu.be/NeMSZbCy3zg?si=8NlZlHIZfXzcf8c6

Have you watched the full episode of this discussion on Doordarshan with Dr. Tanvi Madan of Brookings Institution on multiple aspects of USA-India relations in the context of Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House? From defence and geopolitics to trade and investment, there is much riding on the USA-India Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Don’t miss this insightful and informative show.

VIEW HERE ➡️ https://youtu.be/NeMSZbCy3zg?si=8NlZlHIZfXzcf8c6

Will the strategic credibility of the USA with its allies and partners be affected by the return of Donald Trump to the White House? Do they all have to accommodate China more? Dr. Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution says that India is not a treaty ally of the USA and has never sought any ironclad security guarantee from it. India’s diversified portfolio of strategic partners means that any shifts in the USA’s commitments will not affect it that much.

Watch the full episode of this TV show to learn more.

VIEW HERE ➡️ https://youtu.be/NeMSZbCy3zg?si=8NlZlHIZfXzcf8c6

Will the return of Donald Trump to the presidency in the USA cause serious trade related friction with India? Dr. Tanvi Madan of The Brookings Institution says that Trump will launch a big trade war against China, and smaller ones with all countries, including India, which have a trade surplus with the USA. But he may not be as severe as he threatens to be because his tactic is to up the ante in order to push trade partners to cut a deal with him.

Watch the full episode of this informative TV show to learn more.

VIEW HERE ➡️ https://youtu.be/NeMSZbCy3zg?si=8NlZlHIZfXzcf8c6

How are rivalries, tensions and collaborations shaping the Indo-Pacific?

Is deterrence working to prevent China from attacking its smaller neighbours?

Will Trump 2.0 close geopolitical gaps and reduce dissonance in the India-USA strategic partnership?

For answers, watch Episode 108 of Dr. Sreeram Chaulia’s TV show on Doordarshan, featuring expert opinion of Derek Grossman, Senior Defense Analyst at the RAND Corporation, USA.

➡️ https://youtu.be/1yPC3N8XyyQ?si=HUr58aBiicjTm8Jm