Ep89 India’s 2026 Dual Presidency: The Balancer State Gambit

India holds the BRICS presidency this year. That means hosting Russia, China, Iran—countries the West considers problematic at best. And yet, later this year, India is also scheduled to host the QUAD Summit—the security dialogue with the US, Japan, and Australia. The same QUAD that Beijing consistently criticizes as an "Asian NATO." The episode discussed how the cooperation of India is balancing the both and remains neutral at its stance.