India’s foreign policy faces new challenges as the US shifts from calling us a “partner” to branding us “problematic.” What does this mean for India’s place in the world? Abhijit Chavda breaks it all down.

In this explosive conversation, Abhijit Chavda breaks down how Washington’s view of India has shifted from “most important partner” to “problematic.” We examine Peter Navarro’s outburst, why tariffs are no longer trade tools but geopolitical weapons, and how the deep state often pulls strings behind elected governments.

The discussion also covers Trump’s possible return and what it means for India, China’s long game of boxing us in, and the uncomfortable truth that superpowers have no friends—only interests. Abhijit explains how globalisation and the dollar are used as levers of control, why Europe is losing relevance in the emerging order, and how technology has become the new battlefield.

Finally, we turn the focus back to India: why we lack long-term strategic will, why short-term politics keeps us on the defensive, and what it would take for India to start thinking in centuries, not election cycles.

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Chapters
00:00 – Intro
07:48 – Why India Is Suddenly “Problematic” for the US
15:51 – From Partner to Pawn: Washington’s Mask Slips
24:02 – Tariffs as Geopolitical Weapons
32:09 – The Deep State and Its Global Games
40:08 – Trump’s Return: What It Means for India
48:06 – China’s Strategy: Boxing India In
56:06 – Superpowers Have No Friends, Only Interests
01:04:11 – Globalisation and the Dollar Trap
01:12:17 – Europe’s Decline in the New World Order
01:20:24 – Technology and India’s Crossroads
01:26:40 – Final Thoughts: Can India Think in Centuries?

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