Next in Line: India’s Rising Leaders and Foreign Policy

Next in Line: India’s Rising Leaders and Foreign Policy

From Asia Insight by National Bureau of Asian Research

March 30, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 74

About this episode

This episode discusses India's emerging political leaders and their influence on foreign policy.

From the National Bureau of Asian Research, an Asia Insight miniseries examining the future of foreign policy through the lens of emerging leadership in South and Southeast Asia. This first episode features Dr. Christopher Clary of the University at Albany sitting down with Dr. Rohan Mukherjee and Mr. Bashir Ali Abbas to discuss India’s emerging generation of political leaders and the factors influencing their foreign policy outlooks from New Delhi. To view the project webpage, visit https://www.nbr.org/program/next-generation-of-leaders-in-south-and-southeast-asia/. Mr. Bashir Ali Abbas is a Senior Research Associate with the Council for Strategic and Defense Research based in New Delhi, India. His written commentary can be viewed at https://www.nbr.org/publication/continuity-amid-change-how-indias-emerging-political-leaders-will-steer-its-future-foreign-policy/. Dr. Rohan Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Nonresident Fellow at NBR. His written commentary can be viewed at https://www.nbr.org/publication/after-modi-political-leadership-and-the-future-of-indian-foreign-policy/.

People in this episode

Guests: Mr Bashir Ali Abbas, Dr Rohan Mukherjee

Topics covered

  • India
  • foreign policy
  • political leadership
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia

Keywords

  • emerging leaders
  • New Delhi
  • political outlooks

Mentioned in this episode

Places: India, South and Southeast Asia, New Delhi

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