Modi's Presence at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Funeral Will Help India's Rise

In this analytical commentary, Pravin Sawhney examines India's foreign policy in light of upcoming diplomatic events. He argues that India's perceived status as the leader of the 'Global South' is an assumed strategic position that has yielded few tangible advantages. Instead, Sawhney proposes that for India to become a true 'great power,' it must focus on building comprehensive national power—specifically through domestic development, military capacity, and resolving border disputes. He critiques the current approach of trying to balance ties with the U.S. and China, suggesting that India's focus on the 'Indo-Pacific' concept has been downgraded in importance by the U.S., which now refers to the region as 'Asia-Pacific.' The video concludes with a recommendation for Indian leadership to prioritize normalizing relations with China and Pakistan, citing China's massive bilateral trade volume as an example of an pragmatic, necessary engagement.