New Order with Afshin Rattansi will trace how India and its allies sit at the center of a transformation in world history. Power is moving, alliances are shifting, and the rules of trade, technology, and security are being rewritten. New Order is about diplomatic architecture: The networks of power, the flow of money, and the levers of influence that determine who gains and who loses in a world of tectonic transition.
Peter Schiff explains why BRICS must reduce exposure to the US, de-dollarisation is the rise of gold
On this episode of New Order, we speak to Peter Schiff, economist and host of The Peter Schiff Show podcast. He discusses Donald Trump’s public chastising of him for pointing out prices in the US were not falling and his belief that the Trump administration got him banned from Fox News, the reason for the recent major decline in gold prices, and why gold is likely to continue rising, the real source of US inflation and why it isn’t the rising energy costs, why de-dollarization by BRICS nations will mean the remonetization of gold, Trump’s U-turn on charging 20% tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, his explanation for the economic rise of China, why other nations will follow Russia’s example of de-dollarization, why BRICS nations must reduce exposure to US markets, and much more.
John Perkins: Trump’s economic hitman presidency & threat to the Global South as US empire declines
On this episode of New Order, we speak to former economic hitman John Perkins, author of ‘Confessions of an Economic Hit Man’ and ‘Art of the Steal: Trump and the Economic Hit Man Presidency’. He discusses how Donald Trump laid the ‘economic hitman’ system out in the open with his brazen corruption, how Trump has become the ‘jackal’ with his kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and the disaster that has been his war on Iran, how Prime Minister Narendra Modi views India’s position in the multipolar world, the ‘four pillars’ of Trump’s economic hitman presidency and how India has avoided the debt pillar, how US mistakes around the world have fueled the rise of the power of China globally, why de-dollarization is inevitable as US hegemonic power wanes and the threat of increased violence from the US empire, and much more.
Ex-Indian foreign intel. chief: Russia, China, and India acting together would be a formidable bloc
On this episode of New Order, we speak to the former chief of India’s Research and Analysis Wing, Vikram Sood. He discusses why Prime Minister Narendra Modi isn’t personally attending the funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei, Trump’s potential pivot to Ukraine after the war on Iran, whether India is in a better position to deal with threats from the Trump administration, why Russia, China, and India working together could be a formidable power bloc and send a powerful message to the world, the internal and external pressures India faces, the weaponization of human rights by the West, the importance of soft power for India such as film and culture, the importance of the Chabahar Port in Iran for India’s national security, and much more.
Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode!
BRICS ‘up and running’: How India will navigate US-Iran conflict and tensions with Trump – C. Uday Bhaskar
On this episode of New Order, we speak to retired Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar, director of the Society for Policy Studies. He discusses the importance of BRICS for India and his belief that the organization is finally ‘up and running’, why BRICS has not made any public statements against the US as it attacks and targets BRICS members, the growing realization about the threat of US economic warfare against India, his assessment of how India has played the US-Israeli war on Iran as Pakistan emerged as the chief negotiator between the US and Iran, the status of the Chabahar Port and the North-South Corridor after the war on Iran, the future relationship between India and Iran including on matters such as energy, India’s increasing credibility as a security partner for BRICS nations, and much more. Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks Afshin Rattansi questions from you, the viewers. You can send your questions to @AfshinRattansi on X. They may be answered on next week’s episode! And a question for you: Should BRICS have a maritime security agenda, given the disruption to West Asia’s sea lanes?
India doesn’t want to be pulled into any US war on China over Taiwan – Amb. Kanwal Sibal
On this episode of New Order, we speak to Ambassador Kanwal Sibal, former Ambassador of India to Russia, France, Egypt and Turkey, and Former Foreign Secretary of India. He discusses the dropping of ‘Indo’ from the US’ Indo-Pacific Command and what this signals for US-India relations, India’s desire to not be pulled into any US-China confrontation over Taiwan, the US killing of 3 Indian sailors in the Strait of Hormuz and the lack of any apology from the US, why QUAD is now dying a slow death, India’s view of the future of the North-South Corridor and whether the corridor was deliberately targeted during the US-Israeli war on Iran, how India will deal with increased tariffs and sanctions threats as the Trump Administration pivots back to the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine, why global south countries such as India and Brazil were invited to the G7 Summit, and much more. Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions which you the viewers have for Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode! And lastly, a question for you, the viewers: India chairs BRICS and was just at the G7. Do you think India can keep balancing both worlds or will it be forced to pick a side by 2030?
India has become a truly global power, the time has come to strengthen BRICS – Dr. Andrey Kortunov
On this episode of New Order, we speak to Dr. Andrey Kortunov, political analyst at the Valdai International Discussion Club. He discusses the state of India-Russia relations and India’s power in the world today, the RELOS Agreement and why the US failed to break away India from Russia, the limits of US power proven by the war on Iran, whether the US can continue hampering Russia’s oil exports by cancelling waivers, why India will define the future of the Quad, the importance of the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi and why it is time to strengthen its institutions, the state of Russia’s campaign in the proxy war against NATO in Ukraine, his prediction for when the war will end, and much more. Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode! And a question for you the viewers: Do you expect the Ukraine proxy war to end in 2026?