Pakistan', UAE, Show up at Trump's Peace Board Event, India Stays Away I What Next? I Modi I Barkha

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Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump has been relentlessly reshaping global geopolitics — praising some allies, berating others, rewarding cooperation and punishing defiance, often all in the same breath.

This week, the US President called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “fantastic leader” and a “great friend”, expressing confidence in a US-India trade deal. But behind the warm words, negotiations remain stuck as India refuses to compromise on protecting its domestic industries. And even as Trump flatters New Delhi, he continues to threaten steep tariffs over India’s Russian oil imports and trade with Iran.

It’s a pattern that increasingly defines Trump’s second term — not simply praise and punish, but a constant recalibration of pressure, praise and public provocation.

From Davos to Washington, Trump has unsettled allies and rivals alike. At the World Economic Forum, he delivered a fiery, confrontational speech — attacking European leaders, criticising allies, and reviving his demand to acquire Greenland. Hours later, he dialled back, easing tariff threats and claiming progress toward a future deal with Denmark. A sudden U-turn that exposed both the volatility and the transactional logic behind his diplomacy.

Now comes a new curveball for India.

Trump has invited India to be on his Gaza Peace Board. For a country that has long championed multilateralism and UN reform, is this a strategic opening… or a carefully laid diplomatic trap?

Should India enter a US-dominated security club and risk weakening the global institutions it has defended for decades? Or stay out and risk losing influence in a world where power is becoming personal, alliances transactional, and institutions increasingly fragile?

As trade talks loom, tariffs hover, and geopolitics churn, India faces choices that could shape its global role for years to come.

Join us as we decode Trump’s shifting diplomacy, the Greenland retreat, the pressure on allies, and a new global chessboard — where power is unpredictable, rules are under strain, and every move carries consequences.

Barkha Dutt speaks to,

Chidanand Rajghatta, Senior Journalist & Author,
Amb Dilip Sinha, Former Diplomat,
Terry Milewski, Senior Journalist & Author