Inside BRICS: Putin, Xi Jinping, and Modi | Dostcast w/ Ex-Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran

Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_description Full episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Pankaj-Saran-Former-Deputy-NSA-Episode-Notes-3db36616963e8097a65ecde64e903d63?source=copy_link ============================================================= Subscribe to Dostcast Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9 Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3T Want to suggest a guest? Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk ==================================================================== Pankaj Saran spent four decades inside India's foreign and national security establishment. He served in the Prime Minister's Office under successive governments, was India's Ambassador to Russia and High Commissioner to Bangladesh, and from 2018 to 2021 was Deputy National Security Adviser under Narendra Modi. He has sat in closed-door summits with Vladimir Putin, was inside the PMO through the 26/11 attacks under Manmohan Singh, and saw up close how differently Modi and Manmohan ran the same office. Today he runs NatStrat, one of India's few serious strategic affairs think tanks. Blunt, precise, and completely uninterested in the myth-making around how power actually works. Follow Pankaj Saran on: X: https://x.com/PankajSaran11 NatStrat: https://natstrat.org Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Coming Up 00:01:37 – Meeting Putin Face To Face 00:03:29 – Putin's Note-Card Method 00:04:03 – What Putin Is Really Like 00:05:34 – Manmohan Singh Up Close 00:11:01 – 26/11 Hits The PMO 00:13:20 – Modi Versus Manmohan Singh 00:18:35 – Modi The Delhi Outsider 00:19:49 – Modi The Bold Risk-Taker 00:20:57 – Do Global Summits Actually Work 00:24:24 – Trump's On-Camera Deal Style 00:25:40 – Will India Bow To China 00:27:26 – Who Controls The World's Data 00:29:56 – Big Tech Bigger Than Nations 00:31:27 – Decouple Or De-Risk China 00:35:34 – Why India Has No Google 00:36:06 – India's New Civil Defence Force 00:38:53 – War Without Firing A Shot 00:40:58 – The World In Five Years 00:42:30 – The End Of Pax Americana 00:43:41 – Why India Won't Drop Russia 00:46:21 – Diplomacy Is A Chessboard 00:48:57 – Who Wants India To Rise 00:52:02 – What The PMO Actually Does 00:57:54 – Why India Created The NSA 01:01:53 – Telecom's 90% China Risk 01:05:08 – Will UPSC Be Scrapped 01:08:01 – Books That Shaped Him #bricssummit #bricssummit2026 #brics #modi #pmoindia #nsa ==================================================================== Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft. He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching. With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes. Follow Vinamre: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast ==================================================================== Contact Us: For business inquiries: [email protected]