Trump’s return, China’s rise, and a fractured world order — three of India’s sharpest strategic minds chart India’s global game.

Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, economist Sanjeev Sanyal, and policy architect Amitabh Kant dissect the seismic shifts reshaping geopolitics — from America’s retreat from multilateralism to a likely US-China grand bargain that goes beyond trade. Sanyal provocatively argues the old architecture was already broken, pointing to India’s absence from the UN Security Council as a structural absurdity long overdue for correction.

The panel examines India’s unique positioning — a civilisational power with 1.4 billion people navigating between great-power competition — and why the Trump era, disruptive as it is, may paradoxically create space for India’s long-overdue rise in the global order.

About the Speakers:
T. S. Tirumurti is a career diplomat and former Permanent Representative of India to the UN (2020). Since joining the Foreign Service in 1985, he has held key postings in Egypt, Geneva, Gaza, and Washington, and authored three books including Kissing the Heavens.

Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, is a governance reformer and former CEO of NITI Aayog (2016–22). He spearheaded national initiatives such as Startup India, Make in India, Incredible India, and the Aspirational Districts Program.

Sanjeev Sanyal is an economist, historian, and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. He has co-authored six Economic Surveys, represented India at G7 and OECD, serves as Chancellor of Gokhale Institute, and has written several books on Indian history.

Probal DasGupta is an author, columnist, military veteran, and business leader. A former officer with the Gorkha Rifles, he is the bestselling author of Watershed 1967 and Camouflaged, and holds a master’s from Columbia University.