EPC Talks Geopolitics with Suhasini Haidar

06 July 2021 - EPC Talks Geopolitics with Suhasini Haidar

EPC Talks Geopolitics aims to engage globally renowned speakers, including high-level officials, practitioners, and thought leaders, in an interactive conversation on relevant geopolitical issues.

Being the largest democracy and one of the world’s major economies, India has significantly buttressed its global profile in recent years. Caught between hostile neighbours in an increasingly complex and uncertain world, India’s development and policy choices have worldwide impact. Where does India stand in the global order? What are India’s key strategic interests and what challenges does it face in the current international environment? How is COVID-19 shaping India’s role on the international stage?

In an online exchange with Ricardo Borges de Castro, Associate Director and Head of the Europe in the World Programme at EPC, Suhasini Haidar looked at India’s global role in a shifting geopolitical landscape, its engagement in Asia, in particular its relations with China, and shed light over India’s domestic record on human rights and democratic freedoms. The discussion also touched upon global democracy trends, prospects for the BRICS, and the future of India-EU relations.