Far from just another interview show, this is conversation shaped by experience. Because foreign policy is not just theory. It must be lived. Hosted by India’s former external affairs minister, the show offers a rare window into how the world is understood by those who have helped shape it. The seasoned statesman draws on decades of diplomacy, law, and international negotiations as host. Don’t miss the conversation.
In Conversation with Salman Khurshid: Sanjaya Baru, policy analyst and former media adviser to Indian PM
In the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, Sanjaya Baru, author, policy analyst, journalist, and former media adviser to Indian PM Manmohan Singh, argues that India needs to stop looking at its diaspora only through the lens of remittances and soft power. He points out that Indians abroad are increasingly facing anti-immigration sentiment in the West, just like Africans and Muslims. On the global economic order, he says the West’s weaponization of trade and energy proves exactly why the world needs non-Western blocs like BRICS. And on India-Russia ties, he believes the relationship needs to go well beyond defense and oil – into new products and deeper people-to-people connections.
In conversation with Salman Khurshid: Former managing director of Proctor & Gamble Gurcharan Das
Gurcharan Das, author, columnist and the former managing director of Proctor & Gamble (worldwide), joins Salman Khurshid for the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid. He’s a real partition child, born in Pakistan but having to move to Delhi after partition. He still vividly remembers the violence and bloodshed he saw while moving from one country to another and since then he has always been suspicious of religion entering into public space. He says the course of his life and career changed from engineering to liberal sciences after he discovered Russian literature. He considers himself neither a leftist nor a right-winger, he’s in the middle and according to him it’s a lonely place to be.
In conversation with Salman Khurshid: American studies professor C. Raja Mohan
C. Raja Mohan, distinguished professor of American studies at Jindal Global University in Delhi and a well-known foreign policy analyst, joins Salman Khurshid for the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid. He says that in the 1990s, being a nuclear power opened up India’s engagement with the US, Pakistan and Japan. Its economic rise has improved its capacity and capability to deal with the world. On India-Russia relations, he stresses the fact that there is a robust political and military relationship, but notes that economic ties have dipped.
In Conversation with Salman Khurshid: former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad
In the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad explains what happened after the 9/11 attacks and what’s unfolding in West Asia today. He says Pervez Musharraf turned against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden under US pressure, while Washington overlooked Pakistan’s actions against India. On Iran’s nuclear program, he argues the issue was largely driven by Israel, with no solid proof from the US. Looking ahead, he believes the US has lost trust in the region, creating space for Russia and China to expand their role.
In Conversation with Salman Khurshid: Economist Surjit S. Bhalla
In this episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, economist and former executive director of the IMF for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, Surjit S. Bhalla outlines India’s evolving role in the global economy. He says the growing focus on India is driven by China’s rise, pointing to its dominance in global manufacturing and the trade imbalances it has created. Bhalla adds that India is central to this moment, and its demographic trajectory, especially a later fertility decline than China, positions it to supply the world with human capital, labor and technological capability.
In conversation with Salman Khurshid: Former two-time Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari
In this episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, former two-time Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari joins Salman Khurshid, Former External Affairs minister of India, for a candid chat on how geo-politics and diplomacy have evolved over the last four decades. Ansari explains why Russia is justified in its stand against Ukraine’s NATO membership ambitions. Regarding India-China relations, he’s of the opinion that India misjudged China in the late 50s when Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai visited India to seek a solution to India-China disputes but was rebuffed by top Indian leaders of that time; this eventually led to the India-China war of 1962.