Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Sawhney Urges India to Balance Autonomy and Economic Interests
A meeting in Mumbai discussed how India should respond as global power relations change.
Pravin Sawhney gave the keynote speech.
He said the world is becoming more multipolar, with countries including the United States, China, and Russia playing important roles.
He said India should consider both its security and its economic needs.
He also pointed to Asia’s growing importance in trade, security, and connections between countries.
India buys many intermediate goods from China, and the meeting discussed the trade imbalance between them.
Sawhney said India should focus on economic growth and building technological capabilities.
He also said India should remain able to make its own strategic choices while working with different powers.
A Mumbai meeting examined India’s foreign policy in an increasingly multipolar world.
Former Indian Army officer and analyst Pravin Sawhney delivered the keynote address.
Sawhney said India should assess its strategic and economic interests as global power relations shift.
He highlighted Asia’s growing role and India’s trade imbalance and reliance on Chinese intermediate goods.
The discussion addressed strategic autonomy, economic development, technology, and India’s ties with global powers.
- Who
- Geopolitical analyst and former Indian Army officer Pravin Sawhney gave the keynote address; Feroze Mithiborwala moderated the session.
- What
- A public meeting discussed the emerging multipolar world and India’s foreign policy choices.
- When
- October 5, 2026.
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- The meeting examined how changing global power relations create opportunities and challenges for India.
- Meeting title
- The Emerging Multi-Polar World and a Critique of Indian Foreign Policy
- Organisers
- Mumbai Press Club and Hum Bharat Ke Log
- Keynote speaker
- Pravin Sawhney
- Moderator
- Feroze Mithiborwala of Hum Bharat Ke Log
- Topics discussed
- Strategic autonomy, economic development, technology, trade, and India’s relations with global powers
- Countries mentioned
- India, the United States, China, and Russia