The Disappointment of the Belt Road Initiative

With India all set to host SCO in May and G20 later in September this year, India-US relations have become a very important topic with strategic partnerships reaching an all-time high between the two largest democracies of the world. This episode of ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash features two sessions, which includes one at Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi, March 2023 and the other recorded in January 2023. The expert panel comprises former Indian Ambassador to the United States Arun Kumar Singh and Former US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, who discuss various aspects of India-US relations in a revitalised Quad era, China’s resistance to Quad and Russia-Ukraine war during the first session, while in the second session foreign policy expert and executive director of Observer Research Foundation, USA, Dhruva Jaishankar and senior fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute, C Raja Mohan comes together with Smita Prakash to discuss the topic on a broader aspect by decoding the strengthened relationship in the light of a rejuvenated NATO, acceptance of Indo-Pacific, Ukraine War and upcoming elections in both countries.