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Get your Neo1 here: https://neosapien.ai/shop?utm_source=dostcast&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=dostcast_podcast&utm_content=video_descriptionFull episode summary powered by Neosapien: https://dostcast.notion.site/Pankaj-Saran-Former-Deputy-NSA-Episode-Notes-3db36616963e8097a65ecde64e903d63?source=copy_link=============================================================Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Pankaj Saran spent four decades inside India's foreign and national security establishment. He served in the Prime Minister's Office under successive governments, was India's Ambassador to Russia and High Commissioner to Bangladesh, and from 2018 to 2021 was Deputy National Security Adviser under Narendra Modi. He has sat in closed-door summits with Vladimir Putin, was inside the PMO through the 26/11 attacks under Manmohan Singh, and saw up close how differently Modi and Manmohan ran the same office. Today he runs NatStrat, one of India's few serious strategic affairs think tanks. Blunt, precise, and completely uninterested in the myth-making around how power actually works.Follow Pankaj Saran on:X: https://x.com/PankajSaran11NatStrat: https://natstrat.orgTimestamps:00:00:00 – Coming Up00:01:37 – Meeting Putin Face To Face00:03:29 – Putin's Note-Card Method00:04:03 – What Putin Is Really Like00:05:34 – Manmohan Singh Up Close00:11:01 – 26/11 Hits The PMO00:13:20 – Modi Versus Manmohan Singh00:18:35 – Modi The Delhi Outsider00:19:49 – Modi The Bold Risk-Taker00:20:57 – Do Global Summits Actually Work00:24:24 – Trump's On-Camera Deal Style00:25:40 – Will India Bow To China00:27:26 – Who Controls The World's Data00:29:56 – Big Tech Bigger Than Nations00:31:27 – Decouple Or De-Risk China00:35:34 – Why India Has No Google00:36:06 – India's New Civil Defence Force00:38:53 – War Without Firing A Shot00:40:58 – The World In Five Years00:42:30 – The End Of Pax Americana00:43:41 – Why India Won't Drop Russia00:46:21 – Diplomacy Is A Chessboard00:48:57 – Who Wants India To Rise00:52:02 – What The PMO Actually Does00:57:54 – Why India Created The NSA01:01:53 – Telecom's 90% China Risk01:05:08 – Will UPSC Be Scrapped01:08:01 – Books That Shaped Him#bricssummit #bricssummit2026 #brics #modi #pmoindia #nsa ====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he’s interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: [email protected]