The View From Delhi

The View From Delhi

From The Jacob Shapiro Podcast by Jacob Shapiro

April 3, 2026 · 56 min · Season 1 · Episode 336

About this episode

Kabir Taneja joins Jacob Shapiro to discuss India's perspective on the US-Israel conflict with Iran and its implications for the region.

Kabir Taneja, Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation Middle East, joins the podcast for an Indian perspective on the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Jacob and Kabir discuss how ordinary Indians are feeling the economic anxiety of potential energy shortages, India's long-standing policy of non-alignment in the Middle East, its deep ties with Gulf states, and why any lasting regional resolution will ultimately require Iran's security buy-in. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Welcome (00:57) - Global Economy Worries (01:40) - Meet Kabir Taneja (02:02) - ORF Middle East Explained (03:26) - Why Dubai Matters (04:14) - India View on War (06:46) - Economic Fallout at Home (08:56) - Politics and Nonalignment (11:40) - Cooking Gas Stove Detour (12:51) - What Can India Do (13:55) - Energy Dependence Reality (15:01) - Iran Ties and JCPOA (18:25) - Trump Exit and Trust (24:58) - China Perception and Border (27:12) - Galwan Shifts Public Mood (28:36) - Russia As China Counterweight (29:28) - China Benefits From Gulf War (30:51) - Pakistan Diplomatic Surge (32:46) - Islamabad Reenters Washington (34:54) - Pakistan Security Leverage (37:21) - Asymmetric War Lessons (39:23) - India Pakistan…

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Shapiro

Guest: Kabir Taneja

Topics covered

  • US-Israel conflict
  • India's foreign policy
  • economic anxiety
  • energy shortages
  • Middle East relations
  • Iran's security

Keywords

  • India
  • Iran
  • US-Israel conflict
  • energy shortages
  • Gulf states
  • non-alignment
  • economic anxiety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Observer Research Foundation

Places: India, Iran, United States, Pakistan, Gulf, Dubai

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