Kanwal Sibal criticizes Trump for maintaining penalty tariffs on India despite reduced oil purchases, calling it damaging to India-U.S. relations. He warns that rising public anti-U.S. sentiment could make future diplomacy more difficult. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G0NeIIswr4

Kanwal Sibal says India had committed after 1998 to forego future nuclear tests to avoid complicating international relations. But with global tensions rising, the Ukraine war, nuclear threats from neighbors, and U.S. testing, India may have no choice but to respond. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G0NeIIswr4

Kanwal Sibal argues that U.S. pressure on India is irrational and hypocritical, noting that Trump has exempted allies like Germany, Britain, Hungary, and Japan while the U.S. itself continues importing key Russian materials. He argues India is being unfairly singled out even though the U.S., Europe, and Japan continue financing Russia. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G0NeIIswr4

In this interview, Hindol Sengupta talks to Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary of India, about the shifting dynamics of global power, India–U.S. ties under Trump, the decline in Russian oil imports, and the strategic implications of renewed nuclear testing. Ambassador Sibal shares deep insights on America’s internal political fissures, the rise of new political voices in the U.S., and what a post-Trump world could mean for India and global geopolitics. From trade tensions and tariff battles to nuclear strategy and domestic polarization in America, this conversation explores the hard questions shaping today’s international order. Chapters - 0:00-0:40 Opening 0:48-8:33 Declining Russian oil, growing U.S. trade: where does India stand? 9:42-16:44 Why won’t Trump roll back tariffs on India? 17:18-21:28 If the U.S. Resumes Nuclear Testing, Will Others Follow? 21:52- 23:33 Should India Test If America Does? 25:04-31:30 How Fragile Is American Society Today? 32:14- 37:18 What Will America Look Like After Trump? 37:20-37:43 Closing #india #usa #shortsviral #explorepage #trump #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #tradewar #interview #hindolsengupta #foreignaffairs

Abhijit Iyer Mitra explains that terrorists usually come from middle-class backgrounds with time, resources, and access to online radicalisation, not from the poorer “ordinary people” who may riot but rarely turn to terrorism. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7o9YnqWxZg

Abhijit Iyer Mitra says India has already signalled its displeasure to Turkey, starting with expelling Çelebi and leveraging aviation pressure and apart from Erdogan’s Bayraktar links, Ankara now clearly understands the message. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7o9YnqWxZg

Abhijit Iyer Mitra says Turkey gains nothing strategically from Pakistan, and even Turkish insiders don’t understand the partnership, speculating it may be driven by personal financial dealings that benefit powerful families, not nations. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7o9YnqWxZg

Abhijit Iyer explains that today’s Taliban is far more politically aware and independent from Pakistan than in the 1990s, evolving from ideological students into pragmatic actors now seeking closer alignment with India. Watch the full interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7o9YnqWxZg