Episode 191: Indian Foreign Policy amidst India’s G20 and SCO Presidency

South Asia Chat

2023 will go-down as one of the most action-packed years for India, as it assumes the presidency of not one but two inter-governmental forum, the G20 or group of 20 economies and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Both the presidencies would require India to do heavy-lifting on significant geo-political issues such as the Ukraine-Russia Conflict, US-China competition, post-conflict stabilisation in Afghanistan, and severe energy and food security crisis; however, the true challenge for India would be to bring all stakeholders on one table. In this episode of South Asia Chat, Ms. Devyani Chaturvedi, Research Analyst, ISAS, is in conversation with Dr Happymon Jacob, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ISAS to discuss what the Indian presidency means for the international order, the Global South and most importantly, India’s foreign policy.