The last week of September was significant for Russia. The partial-mobilisation was underway, the referendum of Russian-speaking regions in Ukraine took place, President Putin made a significant speech and the Nordstream pipelines were damaged. Amit Bhandari, Energy Fellow, Gateway House, was in Moscow during this time. In this podcast, he offers his impressions of Moscow after the sanctions, compared with the city he saw before the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Views from Moscow

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 1, Decolonisation in progress

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 2, Essequibo dispute: colonial shadows and resource riches

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 3, Understanding the Maldivian position

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 4, Indian seafarers at risk

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 5, The U.S.' precarious electoral contest

Has China peaked? India's leading China expert and Adjunct Distinguished, Lt. Gen. S.L. Narasimhan discusses China's economy, the sustainability of Chinese global influence, the future of US-China relations, and what this means for India. He believes China will continue to be a shaping force in geopolitics, and that China and India will continue to have an interdependent bilateral relationship.

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 6, Peak China—or not

The imposition of sanctions, continuing wars and the rise of new geopolitical blocs looking to move away from western economic dependence have prompted talk of ‘de-dollarisation,’ switching from the dollar as a currency of trade and reserves. Surjit Bhalla, India’s recent representative at the IMF, explains the concept: where it emanates from, whether it’s possible and the key indicators of its sustainability or demise.

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 7, De-dollarisation

As India begins membership talks with the International Energy Agency, Senior Fellow for Energy, Investment, and Connectivity at Gateway House, Amit Bhandari joins us to talk about how we got here, what’s in it for both parties, and how the agency will adapt to the increasing strategic autonomy of India and countries like it.

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 8, India and the IEA

It is three months into Brazil’s G20 presidency, and the country is working hard on its agenda of prioritising energy transitions, reform of global governance and social inclusion. These will flow well into Brazil’s chairing of two other multilateral events in 2025 — BRICS and the COP30. Carlos Frederico de Souza Coelho, Senior Fellow at the BRICS Policy Center, talks about Brazil’s G20 agenda, its intention to advance India’s G20 efforts for global development through the forum, and what to expect from his country’s COP30 and BRICS presidencies.

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 9, Brazil's G20 Presidency: on the road

How can hyper-local, cross-border dialogue provide stability in border communities? International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Visiting Fellow at Gateway House, Purvi Patel, reflects on her recent visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, discussing how what she observed might offer insights for other complex cases such as the India-Myanmar border.

Unfolding Geopolitics | Episode 10, Hyper-local, cross-border dialogue benefits

Maldivian authorities arrested former president and current opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed under the country's anti-terror laws. Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, decodes the arrest and the current political climate in Maldives. 

The arrest of ex-Maldivian President Nasheed

Shada Islam, director of policy at Friends of Europe, evaluates the success of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent trip to Europe where he visited France and Germany. 

Modi's trip to Europe was much needed

Jabin Jacob, Assistant Director and Fellow at the Institute of China Studies, New Delhi, outlines the importance of Pakistan to China's One belt-one road connectivity strategy 

Pakistan is the ideal ground for China's One belt-one road projects

Neelam Deo, director at Gateway House, outlines how Modi's 14-16 May, 2015, trip to China further advances the economic narrative within the India-China partnership 

Modi most vocal that differences are holding back the India-China relationship

In a recent piece Christine Fair argued that the U.S. policy of appeasement to Pakistan has failed and it must instead adopt a policy of containment towards Pakistan.

In this podcast Dev Lewis sits down with Christine C. Fair, Visiting Fellow at Gateway House, to discuss how she arrived at this conclusion as well as what a policy of containment to Pakistan would look like. 

C. Christine Fair: Why the U.S. needs to contain Pakistan

On 22 June the Taliban carried out a coordinated attack on the Afghan parliament in Kabul. Sameer Patil, National Security Fellow, and C.Christine Fair, Visiting Fellow, Gateway House, sit down to discuss the significance of the attack, the security situation in Afghanistan and how India would respond if Indian investments came under attack. 

Afghan Parliament attack: Taliban fighting with ISIS for space in Afghanistan

Kourosh Ziabari, Iranian journalist, sheds some light on how the hardliners in Iran are reacting to the deal as well as why the Supreme Leader's backing will be key to the ratification of the JCPOA. 

Iran deal: Conservatives and hardliners are trying to keep a low profile

Amit Bhandari, energy and environment fellow, speaks to Dev Lewis, Gateway House, on the impact of the Iran deal on global energy markets. He also outlines why this is a window of opportunity for Indian business. 

The Iran deal opens a window of opportunity for India's energy security

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif meeting several high-level officials during his visit to India on August 14.
Neelam Deo discusses what Zarif's visit can means for India and Iran.

How will Iranian FM Zarif's visit change India-Iran relations?

Sri Lanka held their parliamentary elections on August 17.
Shortly before the official results were declared, Neelam Deo discussed how the results of the elections could influence India - Sri Lanka relations.

New Sri Lankan PM will strive for balance

Days before President Xi's first State visit to the US, the Obama administration is debating cyber-sanctions on China over the recent hacking of Government servers. 
Sameer Patil discusses the possibilities.

Cyber-sanctions on China?

Ambassador Neelam Deo discusses the recently concluded Greek Elections where Alexis Tsipras was once again reelected as Prime Minister. What does his reelection mean for Greece? Find out!


Greek elections: Tsipras' uphill task begins

Nish Acharya dials in from the United States to give his analysis on PM Modi's visit to Silicon Valley and its outcomes.

What did you think of the visit? Let us know in the comments below, or find us on twitter @GatewayhouseIND

Image Credit: Ministry of External Affairs

Modi's U.S. visit: Objectives achieved?

Gateway House is proud to host the first Think20 (T20) regional consultation meeting in Mumbai on 19 October 2015. Ussal Sahbaz, Director of G20 Studies, TEPAV discusses the importance of the meeting and other sub-forums of G20 including the objectives of Turkey's 2015 presidency.

In Conversation with Ussal Sahbaz, Director, G20 Studies, TEPAV

Parth Shah, founder, Centre for Civil Society talks about inclusive business models and how learning from behavioural economics can be applied to SMEs. 

Make markets work for the poor

With the backdrop of the third India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi from October 26-29, 2015, Sifra Lentin, Mumbai History Fellow, Gateway House, talks about the 'Bombay Rupee', the shared history of India-Africa and how their roots go beyond the peak of colonialism.

India-Africa: The lesser known history

Continuing our special mini-series on the U.S. Elections and it's foreign policy implications, Ambassador Neelam Deo discusses the changing U.S.-Russia-EU equation and how scrutiny into expenses into NATO are inevitable.

U.S. Elections: what happens to Europe?

The post-1945 geopolitical order is crumbling. The cracks are highlighted by the uncertainty posed by Trump's America, the multiple crises facing Europe, the chronic conflict and destabilisation of West Asia and the rise of China. There is a geopolitical reconfiguration underway, one which needs to be understood. Tune into The New World Order, a new podcast series from Gateway House, designed to observe, define and help you understand the changing political trends across the world. Subscribe now and be the first to hear new episodes.

(2:00) Why Trump's victory is a 'hinge moment' in global geopolitics
(4:25) The nature of the shift in global perceptions towards the U.S. post Trump
(6:40) The connotation behind terminology like 'the post-WWII global order' and 'geopolitical Bretton Woods'
(10:40) How the current geopolitical trends differ from traditional foreign policy evolutions

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The New World Order | a podcast series by Gateway House

In the Season Finale of the New World Order, we discuss the role that India can play in the new world order. With geopolitical shifts in the form of the emerging Belt and Road Initiative from China and the withdrawal of the United States from its global leadership role, India will quickly be presented with both opportunities and threats, on its journey to the New World Order.

Produced by Virpratap Vikram Singh and Arjun Chawla
Theme Music by Rohan Dalal

The New World Order | Episode 10, India's role in the New World

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