Aparna Pande appears on Unconventional Knowledge by GIS to discuss India’s strategic autonomy and multi-alignment, and how instability in the Middle East is testing New Delhi’s ability to balance relations. She also examines the country’s energy dependence, and argues that a prolonged conflict could force it to shift from neutrality toward more explicit alignment.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)