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How India and Russia got so close | India's geopolitical dilemma (1/3)

India is under massive pressure to break relations with Russia over the war in Ukraine. But can it afford to do so – and does it even want to?


Why China wants to take India's territory | India's geopolitical dilemma (2/3)

India and China are locked in the world’s biggest territorial dispute, with Beijing even claiming control of an entire Indian state. At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the most recent clashes, and experts warn that the two giant neighbours could end up in a war. The West is paying little attention.

In Part 2 of “India’s Choice,” a special series on the geopolitical dilemmas facing India, DW’s Richard Walker explains just how dangerous the threat from China has become – with the help of one of India’s leading military experts – and the choices facing the leadership in Delhi in how to deal with it.

Featuring interviews with Jay Panda, Vice President of India’s ruling BJP, Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress, military expert Sushant Singh of the Centre for Policy Research, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Tobias Lindner, Minister of State in the German Foreign Office, Lisa Curtis, former Senior Director, US National Security Council, and Garima Mohan of the German Marshall Fund.


Why India & the West are wary of each other | India's geopolitical dilemma (3/3)

With the threat from China mounting, and Russia in the grip of war, India needs friends – and the democracies of the West are the obvious candidates. But this relationship is complicated – overshadowed by the legacy of colonialism, suspicions of Western double standards, and concerns in the West that the India of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is losing its commitment to liberal democratic values.

In the third and final part of “India’s Choice,” a special series on the geopolitical dilemmas facing India, DW’s Richard Walker explains how the West is trying to recruit India for a democratic pushback against authoritarian China – and why there are lingering doubts on both sides about how close the relationship can get.

Featuring interviews with Jay Panda, Vice President of India’s ruling BJP, Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress, Hartosh Singh Bal of The Caravan Magazine, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Tobias Lindner, Minister of State in the German Foreign Office, Lisa Curtis, former Senior Director, US National Security Council, and Garima Mohan of the German Marshall Fund.