India’s “Cockroach” protests have returned to the streets of Delhi, and just as the country faces intensifying challenges from abroad, including fallout from the Iran war and tensions with the US, China and Pakistan.
In a conversation on the sidelines of Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum in New Delhi last week, Suhasini Haidar, diplomatic editor for The Hindu, unpacks India’s shifting place in the world and Gen Z discontent at home.
00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain
03:49 “2026 has not turned out as India hoped”
08:15 India’s “Cockroach” movement
15:04 Witnessing the Delhi protests
17:27 Journalists had cameras “taken away”
18:27 Impact of the Iran war
23:06 India’s relationship with the US
24:16 The “Samosa Caucus”
25:56 JD Vance and H-1B visas
27:54 India and China
31:34 India’s place in the world is changing
32:28 Will Modi run again?
35:20 “Where were you when India was changing?”
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India in a undeclared emergency.
The Indians that were shackled and deported were not on H1B visas. They came the donkey route and were illegal with no visas.
Ms. Hasan, if you ever read this, please educate yourself in what "growth rate, GDP" etc nean to the man on the street. 1% of indians own 77% of its wealth. Who calculated this "GDP" and how ? 800 of the 1400 million indians depend on rations of $2 per person per month from the govt.
Mishal Hussain should at least have learnt to pronounce Suhasini's name correctly 😅.
Great conversation!!!!
This is not objective journalism but very subjective!
Who is pulling the strings from behind?
She just lied there because she got to talk with your world known news channel, as “children” . Did her children was on the streets? They are professional protestors and very few certain anti indian elements with regime change group was out there in the streets ! Yes India was massive democracy but not like your democracy, democracy doesn’t work in the poor countries, especially countries where if you had voters who doesn’t have education and ability to reason who is good and bad , and also multicultural societies people won’t vote for economic betterment or development, they will vote for their own religion and community, that is the TRUTH ! don’t apply general rule of well educated democracy like Nordic countries! We have issues , lots of divisions , religion, language, race , colour , caste, economic class , the one who brought up in India and got some education and lying in front of camra there , that is how our democracy! Lots of liars and lots of internal people who would destroy india for some money ! If she had previous governments at this moment, she would 4 time more for fuel for her car than now ! Liar ! You guys also know democracy doesn’t work in the poor countries, never that is the TRUTH !
India remained behind because of it's incorrect judgements about the fastest ever developments occuring on the world political stage.
The moment I read that she is associated with The Hindu, switched off and went to the comments section. Full stop😅
Poor arrangement of furniture! Haider slumped in seemed like a student answering her school principal !! The optics made all Haider said seem trite and complaing.
Former President Barack Obama has stated that 80% of the world's problems involve old men clinging to power out of a fear of death, irrelevance, and a desire to build personal monuments.
Suhasini works for The Hindu group which is anti BJP and supports extreme left for many decades. Though the group’s news paper is named The Hindu, it is anti Hindu and always encourages Muslim writers and left. Naturally she cannot talk positives of the BJP Govt.
Suhasini every year you blurt that modi is destroying india and every year india grows stronger 💪😂 Vande matharam Satyam Eva Jayathe Mensrea
Love jihadi suhasini Haider what are you saying 😂 Vande matharam Satyam Eva Jayathe Mensrea
India is versatile. The indication can go extrem beyond anyone can imagin or guess. This is such a mix bag, implies a kind of diversity dedfies all sorts expectation possible in known languages. A very very hard pursuit if any one can gather a ton of tylenol before hand.
Excellent interview
India has never been important & never will be! What Foundation of Civilization has India ever given the world? Nothing, and Indians being CEO's only shows how far our Corporations have fallen! Indians simply aren't that bright, but they do excel in running their mouth faster than they produce anything useable! Having said that, India does have potential, but it's potential India doesn't want because it's based in reality, not the delusion of India ruling the world!
Mishal Hussein is of Pakistani origin so her views are rather coloured on India.
She so dum
People with a very Minimum common sense know so called Zen G or the junk CJP protests are instigated by AAA and traitors of Bharat. Modi and his party been trying to teach discipline to the people and protect the country. Obviously traitors of Bharat won’t like it. It’s very unfortunate the so called media and intellectuals speaking on shows have no clue what’s going on.
India is in the same boat as USA/UK/Europe & many other countries.
Trump should make a list of all Indian bureaucrats kids in US and issue then notice to exit and he can get his favoured trade deal with India within a week
Super power, middle power, next episode no power.
Never knew that commenting about Manipur violence ongoing since 2023 and P.M Modi ignoring for past 3 years is censored in this YouTube channel wow
Shut up you two idiots
Shame on Mrs Haider for saying that the boundary is not demarcated with China … she fails to mention that the India has a border with Tibet and NOT China 🤣🤣🤣
Same propagandist again..
Kuch Kam ni
2 anti-India anti-Hindu women talking about India…..Can this discussion be neutral?
Missed out the main issue SIR and electroler list