Why Everyone Is Cutting Deals With India Right Now
India has embarked on a diplomatic whirlwind, signing major trade and defense agreements across Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific. From deepening military cooperation with Greece and advancing the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, to striking landmark trade deals with the EU and the United States, New Delhi appears to be positioning itself at the center of a rapidly shifting global order. As competition with China intensifies and questions grow over US reliability, is India emerging as a decisive middle power… or a future superpower? In this episode, we examine India’s strategic dealmaking, its balancing act among Washington, Moscow and Beijing, and what this diplomatic surge means for global supply chains, regional security and the evolving Indo-Pacific landscape. *Recorded on February 13, 2026 at 11am Taiwan Standard Time Host/Senior Producer: Yin Khvat Our guests: Sriparna Pathak - O.P. Jindal Global University Professor and Centre for Northeast Asia Studies Director Shen Ming-shih - Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) Research Fellow Sana Hashmi - Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Fellow
