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Former Pentagon insider and whistleblower Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski joins us for a powerful conversation on who truly shapes U.S. foreign policy, how the military-industrial complex drives Washington’s decisions, and why elected leaders often have little control over national security strategy.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴Kw...

In this in-depth interview, Professor Nicolai Petro (University of Rhode Island) breaks down the most significant diplomatic development of the Ukraine war: the new 20-point U.S. plan that Washington, Kyiv, and major European capitals are now discussing.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴We explore the biggest questions shaping the...

In this deep and urgent conversation, Mohammad Marandi breaks down the major geopolitical shifts surrounding Trump’s new Middle East “peace plan” — and why China and Russia refused to veto the U.S.-backed resolution at the UN Security Council.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴Marandi explains why:Beijing and Moscow see the issue a...

In this explosive interview, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson delivers a blunt assessment of Donald Trump’s proposed plan for the Ukraine–Russia war, arguing that it is “dead on arrival.” Johnson breaks down why the plan cannot work on the ground, how the realities of the battlefield differ from Washington’s assumptions, and what the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine are actually preparing for next.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain...

In this deep and wide-ranging conversation, historian Rashid Khalidi breaks down the political landscape of Palestine today — from the legacy of the Oslo Accords and the failures of the PA to the rise of Hamas, the nature of armed resistance, and the meaning of Oct 7 (Al-Aqsa Flood).Malayalam translation of The Hundred Years War on Palestine: https://www.zyberbooks.com/product/palestine-yudhathinte-100-varshangal/🔴🔴🔴Support Inde...

In this in-depth discussion, we explore the evolving situation in Gaza since the last ceasefire and analyze the complex divisions within the Arab world regarding the conflict. We also examine the roles China and Russia have played—have they done enough for Palestine? Finally, join us for a friendly yet thought-provoking debate on whether anti-Zionist Jews have done enough to support the Palestinian cause. Featuring Laith Marouf, th...

In this powerful conversation, Richard Wolff breaks down two major political shocks reshaping global power: Zohran Mamdani’s breakthrough win in the U.S. and China’s victory over the United States in the tariff wars. Wolff explains what Mamdani’s win means for working people in America, the roadblocks facing the U.S. socialist movement, and why these shifts are challenging long-standing political assumptions.🔴🔴🔴Support Independe...

In this explosive conversation, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson — former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell — lays out his unfiltered analysis of today’s global flashpoints.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴Wilkerson explains why the U.S. is escalating against Venezuela, how close Washington is to a possible military intervention, and why ...

In this wide-ranging conversation, Cornel West reflects on the deeper meaning of freedom, justice, democracy, identity, and faith in our troubled times.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴We begin by asking why he chose to write a book on democracy rather than justice. West explains that, coming from the Black radical tradition, fre...

In this explosive interview, Norman Finkelstein warns Zohran Mamdani: “Confront the NYPD — or get eaten alive.”We break down what Finkelstein believes is the real challenge facing New York’s newly elected progressive leader.

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Finkelstein argues that Mamdani’s greatest obstacles are NYPD police power...

In this episode, I speak with Carl Zha about the deeper meaning behind the U.S.–China tariff war and why China ultimately won while the United States lost. We break down the economic logic, political strategy, and global consequences of this turning point in world history.

🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴We discuss how the tariff...

In this episode, KJ Noh joins India & Global Left to break down the real meaning of the recent Xi–Trump talks — beyond the headlines. We explore why China surprised the United States, why “Round One goes to Beijing,” and what leverage each side truly holds in this evolving geopolitical contest.We also look at the deeper strategic competition shaping U.S.–China relations, the power shifts happening underneath the diplomacy, and ...

In this powerful conversation, Iranian scholar Mohammad Marandi joins India & Global Left to unpack the decline of U.S. empire in the Middle East and the emergence of a new multipolar regional order.From Gaza and Iraq to Iran and the Persian Gulf, Marandi explains how decades of U.S. wars, sanctions, and interventions have eroded Washington’s influence — paving the way for new alliances led by China, Russia, and regional powers...

Economist Jostein Hauge joins India & Global Left to discuss the resurgence of industrial policy across the Global North — from the U.S. and Europe’s push to “bring manufacturing back home” to the deep implications this shift holds for the Global South.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴We explore the limits of Western reindust...

What defines global capitalism today? Are we moving into a new age of techno-feudalism, or is monopoly capitalism still the dominant force?In this in-depth interview, John Bellamy Foster, editor of Monthly Review and leading Marxist thinker, joins India & Global Left to unpack the core structure of global capitalism, imperialism, and the new global economic order.Foster challenges the popular idea of “techno-feudalism,” arguing...

Canadian author and journalist Arnold August joins India & Global Left to share insights from his recent trip to Tibet (Xizang) — challenging dominant Western narratives about China’s western region. We discuss the crisis of late capitalism, the 1959 transformation of Tibet, and how China’s model of socialist modernization balances development with ecology, tradition, and cultural diversity.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to re...

Historian and author Vijay Prashad joins India & Global Left to discuss the growing U.S. and Israeli escalations — from Gaza and Palestine to Venezuela — and whether BRICS is willing or able to confront imperialism.We explore how the United States projects military, financial, and media power across the Global South, the limits of BRICS solidarity, and what a genuine anti-imperialist front might look like in today’s multipolar ...

In this powerful conversation, journalist and historian Ramzy Baroud joins India & Global Left to discuss how Palestinian resistance in Gaza has shaken imperial power to its core. Drawing from his own family’s experience of exile and struggle, Baroud reflects on the Palestinian refugee question, the devastation and reconstruction of Gaza, and the enduring Israeli occupation.We also explore the unity of Palestinian resistance, t...

In this episode of India & Global Left, Laith Marouf joins us to discuss what the Gaza ceasefire really means for the future of Palestinian resistance. We explore how the ceasefire and prisoner exchange are reshaping the balance of power in Palestine, their ripple effects across Lebanon and the wider West Asian region, and what they reveal about the limits of Israeli power. The conversation also examines how Gaza has exposed th...