India A Story in the Making with Loveena Tandon

Hopes and deals aside, the US–Iran crisis continues and so does the global reshuffling of alliances. In a fragmented world, where rivals compete but still depend on each other, countries are having to rethink where they stand. India has chosen its own path from non-alignment to multi-alignment. But can it continue to balance competing powers while protecting its own interests? On India: A Story in the Making, we explore the new world order with two perspectives: Dr John Hemmings, looking from the outside in, as a geopolitical and security expert. And Azad Singh Rathore author and politician from Rajasthan, bringing a view from within India. Can India stay neutral in a world asking everyone to choose? EPISODE 52 – CAN INDIA STAY NEUTRAL? NOW LIVE ON: 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions 🎙️ Podcast – Smart Link: https://bingepods.com/podcast/podcast-rn7moe 💬 Join Our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/p2UYt9uV5d We thank Bridge India for facilitating this conversation in their Ideas for India event in London Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does a 150-year-old story of princesses tell us about identity today? When Indian, Ethiopian, European and British worlds meet, is identity something we inherit, or something we create? In this High Five India from Ep 49 of India: A Story in the Making, we explore The Last Princesses of Punjab, a story of resilience, resistance and authenticity. An India story that travelled the world and refused to fit into just one box. Full Episode: 📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/0h7EEetg9f8?is=tnQgI5GgD6UkbXZV 🎙️ Podcast – Smart Link: https://bingepods.com/podcast/podcast-rn7moe 💬 Join Our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/p2UYt9uV5d Thanks for watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new global study on gender attitudes by King’s College London and Ipsos, covering 29 countries and more than 23,000 people aged 18-75, raises some fascinating and worrying questions. ( REPORT: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/almost-a-third-of-gen-z-men-agree-a-wife-should-obey-her-husband ; https://www.kcl.ac.uk/assets/news/iwd-2026-global-charts-final.pdf ) The findings really got me thinking. If Gen Z men are becoming more traditional, in some cases even more traditional than their grandfathers while Gen Z women are becoming more progressive and identifying as feminists, what happens next? Will they struggle to find partners? And what does this widening divide mean for relationships, marriage, and the future of gender equality? In this episode of India: A Story in the Making, Leaving Men Behind, I sit down with Professor Heejung Chung, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, to unpack the findings. We talk about: • Why Gen Z men appear to be moving toward more traditional gender attitudes • Whether the “tradwife” trend on social media reflects reality • Why many young women feel men have not kept pace with change • What this could mean for relationships and family life • And why India emerges as one of the most fascinating, and complex cases in the study Some of the findings about India genuinely blew me away. If gender roles, expectations, and the changing dynamics between men and women in the Gen Z world, and how Gen X, Boomers and Millennials fit into this shift interests you, then Leaving Men Behind, is the episode for you. FULL EPISODE LIVE ON: 📺 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions 🎙️ Podcast – Smart Link:https://bingepods.com/podcast/podcast-rn7moe 💬 Join Our Discord Community:https://discord.gg/p2UYt9uV5d About the GUEST Prof. Heejung ChungDirector, Global Institute for Women’s LeadershipProfessor of Work and Employment, King’s College London (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/heejung-chung) Please do like SUBSCRIBE AND CONNECT ON DISCORD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By 2040, the world could be dealing with a wave of retired batteries, enough to fill London’s Wembley Stadium 23 times over, every single year… to what made a child feel he’s “not the right look.” This episode really is a rollercoaster of many themes woven into one episode of a British Indian journey: Both, Not Half. Dr Amrit Chandan- scientist, innovator, and CEO of Lorefully, a Birmingham boy who had to reset his A-levels, then went on to be recognised as a Forbes 30 Under 30 tech founder and win the Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation. We cut through the noise on climate and tech: the truth about EVs, the battery debate, and what “end-of-life” really means-reuse, recycling, circular design, not just binning the problem. Then we move into identity: what it feels like to be British Indian, the funny stereotypes, myths about Indian origin people in the UK, to figuring out belonging when roots are spread across three different continents across India-Kenya-UK. How a multi-generational home can feel almost radical in a world built around the nuclear family. We even get into arranged marriage, modern love… and Amrit’s one amongst many magic tricks that has kept his own marriage rock solid. A SPECIAL Thank you to Pahli Hill Bandra Bhai for Hosting India: A Story in the Making: https://pahlihillbandrabhai.com/ Both, Not Half LIVE on: 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions 🎙️ Podcast – Smart Link: https://bingepods.com/podcast/podcast-rn7moe 💬 Join Our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/p2UYt9uV5d Please do like SUBSCRIBE AND CONNECT ON DISCORD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices