Conversation with Meera Shankar, India’s former ambassador to the United States and Germany

In the latest episode of In Conversation with Salman Khurshid, former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid speaks with Meera Shankar, India’s former ambassador to the United States and Germany.

From Trump’s tariff wars and America’s shifting global priorities to India’s ties with Russia and the future of BRICS, Shankar unpacks the forces reshaping global diplomacy. She also weighs in on the decline of SAARC, the deadlock over UN Security Council reforms, the crisis in Gaza, and the rise of economic nationalism. As global uncertainty grows, what should India’s diplomatic playbook look like? Watch the full episode to know more.