"Chinese army is in conflict with Xi Jinping on the India question. Most people don't know this" - Amb Shukla

An interview given by Ambassador Shukla to Mr Hindol Sengupta of Global Order on recent developments. The viewer will find a detailed analysis of the real issues underlying the Russia-Ukraine war, including the pivotal importance of Crimea. The interview also covers India-China relations, where it explores the tensions between President Xi and the People's Liberation Army over India. President Xi would prefer a settlement of the border dispute, but the PLA is opposed, and has successfully blocked any forward movement so far.

Ambassador Prabath P Shukla in talk with Hindol Sengupta at Global Order

In this brilliant wide-ranging conversation, Ambassador Prabhat Prakash Shukla (Retd.), diplomatic advisor to three Indian prime ministers and India’s former ambassador to Russia, talks to Hindol Sengupta about,

• the wisdom of India’s response to the Ukraine war

• why Russia cannot serve India’s purpose in the long-run

• why he doesn’t believe that America is a declining power and the importance of Indo-American partnership

• the hypocrisy of the West and its so-called ‘values-based partnership’

• why Chinese President Xi Jinping is in conflict with his own army on the India question

• and China’s poly-crisis of growth, water and food.