Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Has the US changed its stance on Kashmir? Why does Sheikh Hasina want to return to Bangladesh despite facing death threats? And is “talk-talk, fight-fight” becoming the new normal in West Asia?
In this episode of Geopolitics with Swasti, ThePrint’s Consulting Editor, International & Strategic Affairs, Dr Swasti Rao, answers these questions and unpacks the shifting geopolitical order — from the contradictions within the MECCA defence pact and the Saudi-Turkey rivalry to NATO’s changing role after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
She also explains why Turkey is unlikely to leave NATO, whether India and Japan can deepen defence cooperation, and what China’s push for “normalisation” with India really means.
0:00 Ad and Intro
1:48 Is US Ambassador’s Sergio Gor’s visit to Kashmir and does it reflect a policy change ?
7:12 Controversy around Sheikh Hasina and India’s foreign policy towards Bangladesh
11:20 Why does Pakistani Army hate Imran Khan ?
16:30 “Talk Talk Fight Fight” becoming the new Normal in the Gulf
20:35 Points of Friction between Saudi Arabia and Turkey
29: 30 What is NATO’s future in a shifting world order
36:40 India - Japan strategic cooperation during Trump era
42:37 India - China Ties, Visa, trade and border dispute
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Has the US changed its stance on Kashmir? Why does Sheikh Hasina want to return to Bangladesh despite facing death threats? And is “talk-talk, fight-fight” becoming the new normal in West Asia?
In this episode of Geopolitics with Swasti, ThePrint’s Consulting Editor, International & Strategic Affairs, Dr Swasti Rao, answers these questions and unpacks the shifting geopolitical order — from the contradictions within the MECCA defence pact and the Saudi-Turkey rivalry to NATO’s changing role after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
She also explains why Turkey is unlikely to leave NATO, whether India and Japan can deepen defence cooperation, and what China’s push for “normalisation” with India really means.
0:00 Ad and Intro
1:48 Is US Ambassador’s Sergio Gor’s visit to Kashmir and does it reflect a policy change ?
7:12 Controversy around Sheikh Hasina and India’s foreign policy towards Bangladesh
11:20 Why does Pakistani Army hate Imran Khan ?
16:30 “Talk Talk Fight Fight” becoming the new Normal in the Gulf
20:35 Points of Friction between Saudi Arabia and Turkey
29: 30 What is NATO’s future in a shifting world order
36:40 India - Japan strategic cooperation during Trump era
42:37 India - China Ties, Visa, trade and border dispute
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