India, Russia and the World | Conversation with Happymon Jacob

'India is more powerful today than ever before in its history.' Can that power now translate into real global influence?

Happymon Jacob, author of 'India After Nonalignment' and Founder-Director of the Council for Strategic & Defence Research (CSDR), joins Runjhun Sharma, Head of News at RT India, for the latest episode of the weekly podcast - India, Russia and the World with Runjhun Sharma.

Jacob says non-alignment is dead and India now wants to act as an independent pole in a multipolar world. He argues the world cannot afford to take Russian oil off the table and points to US double standards. He also argues that while better India-Pakistan ties may not be realistic anytime soon, dialogue cannot stop and India should talk to Pakistan for its own interests. On BRICS, Russia-India-China cooperation and the Indus Waters Treaty, he lays out where India’s ambitions meet its limits.