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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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)