Archive · 13 Sep 2026
India Balances Major Powers Through BRICS and Diplomacy
This program looks at how India works with many powerful countries at once.
Some of these countries, including China, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, have different interests.
BRICS brings several of them together in one group.
India must manage these relationships carefully.
The discussion also looks at the war in West Asia.
It asks questions about aggression and cooperation between countries.
It examines how global organizations and governments should work together.
The host, Zakka Jacob, asks whether India is showing especially skilled diplomacy.
Global Roundtable examines India’s diplomatic balancing among competing major powers.
The discussion focuses on India’s relationships with China, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and other countries.
BRICS is presented as a grouping that brings together countries with differing interests.
The program addresses the war in West Asia, aggression, global governance and international cooperation.
Times NOW’s Zakka Jacob asks whether India’s approach represents a masterclass in diplomacy.
- Who
- India, along with China, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and other major powers, is at the center of the discussion; Zakka Jacob presents it.
- What
- A Global Roundtable discussion examines India’s strategic and diplomatic balancing through BRICS and its relationships with major powers.
- When
- The article does not specify a date; it references BRICS 2026.
- Where
- The discussion appears on Times NOW’s Global Roundtable; no physical location is specified.
- Why
- The program explores how India navigates competing interests, the war in West Asia, questions of aggression, global governance and cooperation.
- Program
- Global Roundtable
- Main subject
- India’s diplomatic balancing
- International grouping
- BRICS
- Countries highlighted
- China, Iran and the United Arab Emirates
- Regional conflict discussed
- The war in West Asia
- Presenter
- Zakka Jacob
- Broad issues
- Aggression, global governance and cooperation