In this episode of Worldview, we explore what Japan’s first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi’s election, means for Japan-India relations, the Quad alliance, and for Japan. We also look at what’s behind PM Modi’s decision to skip the ASEAN and East Asia summits, and what this could mean for India’s engagement with the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United Nations turns 80, but who is celebrating? Amid unending wars, global trade turmoil, growing polarization, the collapse of SDG goals and stalled reforms, is it time for the UN to retire- and how would India be affected? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Days after Israel bombs Doha, Gulf leaders vow a joint defence mechanism - and Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defence pact - is the war on Gaza and the turmoil in the Gulf coming to a head, and could the impact damage India’s careful balance with the region? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on WorldView, US tariff tantrums give the India-China reset a boost- as PM Modi prepares to travel to Tianjin for the SCO summit, can India put the LAC clash, Operation Sindoor and other tensions behind it ?

The Modi government goes into Trumpshock with the US’s 50% tariff announcement this week- NSA Doval in Moscow to prepare for a Putin visit, and Modi speaks to Lula, plans a trip to China. What made trade ties sour, and have US penalties on Russian oil turned India’s foreign policy calculus around? 

The Trump administration bowls another googly with threats of Russia sanctions. Given differences over tariffs, Operation Sindoor and the ceasefire, immigration and deportations… is the India U.S. relationship in trouble and will a mini trade deal fix it? Read more here.

Despite the odds and absentees, BRICS puts up a united front, but the 10-nation grouping of emerging economies comes into Trump’s cross hairs for extra tariffs. As India prepares to host BRICS next year, what are the benefits of being in BRICS and what are the costs. We have A special interview with Brazil’s Ambassador to India up ahead. Read more here.

The Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday with a statement asserting sole control over his succession and reincarnation. As New Delhi moves to support the Tibetan spiritual leader living here in exile, and Beijing says it will enforce its approval over a successor, could India and China’s new found road to normalcy turn rough? And given the US’s position - what are the geopolitical effects of the succession debate? We have exclusive impressions from my trip to Lhasa.

Israel’s attack on Iran sets off strikes and counter-strikes, and sets not just the region but the world on edge over worries of a nuclear crisis. While the US backs Israel, Russia and China come together on Iran’s side- With thousands of Indians in both countries, Can India keep its West Asian balance, or does it have a moral responsibility to weigh in? Read more here.

Ukraine’s spider web attack shocks Russia, but doesn’t change the course of the war or of talks in Istanbul. On June 1, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that they had taken out dozens of Russian strategic fighter jets in a coordinated drone attack. Read more here.

This week on Worldview, as the government builds its international narrative post Operation Sindoor, how high did political diplomacy score? We will take a closer look at the mandate for Multi-party delegations abroad, and whether it was mission accomplished? Read more here.

After the military success of Operation Sindoor, what are India’s diplomatic challenges? How should it deal with countries that supported Pakistan during the 4-day conflict, and how damaging to bilateral ties are Trump’s claims of mediating a ceasefire despite the MEA’s denials? Read more here.

After diplomatic measures against Pakistan for the Pahalgam Terror attacks- PM Modi gives the army a free hand to prepare a military response. As the US, UK Saudi Arabia and other countries call Delhi and Islamabad to try and defuse rising tensions, can international diplomacy deter delhi – and what are India’s options and challenges ahead? Read more here.

As terrorists carried out the worst such attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir – New Delhi unleashed a number of diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), downsizing high commissions further and closing the border. With reprisal measures from Islamabad that include closing down its airspace – will the escalation over Pahalgam now become a military confrontation? Read more here.

The U.S.’s crackdown on students, visitors and illegal immigrants is beginning to test America’s ties with the world. As the Trump administration rolls up the welcome mat, how will it affect U.S. soft power in the world, and what can countries like India do? Read more here.

India prepares to put 26/11 accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana on trial for the Mumbai terror attacks, after the U.S extradited him. 17 years later, is justice for the victims of one of India deadliest terror strikes a little bit closer, and what still needs to be done? Read more here.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout earlier this week has terrified global markets. What does it mean for America’s ties with the world? Amongst dozens of countries slapped with tariffs, how has India responded and what are the diplomatic upsides and downsides of its relative silence on the issue? Read more here.

This week on Worldview, there’s a sudden spate of India China meetings as the two countries prepare to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties- and issue statements about resuming normal dialogue. As Delhi and Beijing discuss putting travel trade and visas back on track, Is India also prepared to put the LAC standoff and Galwan killings behind ? Read more here.

This week, Worldview comes to you from the Raisina dialogue. PM Modi and chief Guest New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon inaugurated it. How is India navigating Trump turbulence over tariffs, a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, and a global realignment for the transatlantic alliance and possibly the Indo-Pacific one? Read more here.

Three years since the war in Ukraine began the U.S. sides with Russia at the UN, and Zelenskyy agrees to accept a compromise mineral deal with Trump, a major European Union delegation makes an outreach to Delhi, seeking to de-risk ties with China. Is the end of the Russia-Ukraine war in sight, and will that lead to a total reshuffle of traditional alignments? Read more here.