Panelists: Dr. Anuradha Chenoy, formerly Professor and Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. John Cherian, Consulting Editor, The Frontline; and Amb. Meera Shankar, former Indian Ambassador to USA and Prof. Ashis Nandy, Trustee, IIC

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian

We are witnessing the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.  Despite declarations of `all support' to Ukraine, U.S. and NATO have made it clear that they would not send troops to Ukraine to fight Russia.  This is because the West does not want to wage a war against Russia for reasons not difficult to understand, India has abstained at the Security Council on a U.S. motion vetoed by Russia.  The panelists will discuss the genesis of this crisis, its implications for geopolitics in general, and especially for India's relations with U S A