Central Hall | Is the Modi Government Dependent on Trump?

In this episode of ‪Central Hall, senior advocate and Member of Parliament Kapil Sibal leads a wide-ranging and substantive discussion on the recent India-United States interim trade framework and the India-European Union trade agreement, examining their implications for India’s economic sovereignty, national security, and strategic autonomy.

Joining him are distinguished experts Dr. Rakesh Mohan, eminent economist and former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Ambassador Jaimini Bhagwati, former diplomat and senior policymaker and Professor Jayati Ghosh, renowned development economist and public intellectual. Together, they analyze critical issues including tariff structures, agricultural market access, trade imbalances, energy imports from Russia, and the shifting geopolitical landscape, offering a balanced, evidence-based perspective on whether these agreements represent strategic opportunity or external pressure – and what they mean for India’s future.