# CAN INDIA STAY NEUTRAL? | Ep 52 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/india-a-story-in-the-making-with-loveena-tandon-6704756/can-india-stay-neutral-ep-52 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/india-a-story-in-the-making-with-loveena-tandon-6704756/can-india-stay-neutral-ep-52.md Podcast: [India A Story in the Making with Loveena Tandon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/india-a-story-in-the-making-with-loveena-tandon-6704756) Published: 2026-06-20T14:25:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ISP9703231151.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ISP9703231151.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/india-a-story-in-the-making-with-loveena-tandon-6704756/episodes/can-india-stay-neutral-ep-52 Duration seconds: 1471 ## Resource Hopes and deals aside, the US–Iran crisis continues and so does the global reshuffling of alliances. In a fragmented world, where rivals compete but still depend on each other, countries are having to rethink where they stand. India has chosen its own path from non-alignment to multi-alignment. But can it continue to balance competing powers while protecting its own interests? On India: A Story in the Making, we explore the new world order with two perspectives: Dr John Hemmings, looking from the outside in, as a geopolitical and security expert. And Azad Singh Rathore author and politician from Rajasthan, bringing a view from within India. Can India stay neutral in a world asking everyone to choose? EPISODE 52 – CAN INDIA STAY NEUTRAL? NOW LIVE ON: πŸ“Ί YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast – Smart Link: https://bingepods.com/podcast/podcast-rn7moe πŸ’¬ Join Our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/p2UYt9uV5d We thank Bridge India for facilitating this conversation in their Ideas for India event in London Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/india-a-story-in-the-making-with-loveena-tandon-6704756/episodes/can-india-stay-neutral-ep-52/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/india-a-story-in-the-making-with-loveena-tandon-6704756/can-india-stay-neutral-ep-52.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.