New Order with Afshin Rattansi

Once a week, Afshin Rattansi's show New Order will trace how India and its BRICS allies sit at the centre of a transformation in world history.Power is moving, alliances are shifting, and the rules of trade, technology, and security are being rewritten. How are India and the wider Global South navigating the new alignments?Which partnerships are emerging? And how do these structural changes ripple across the world into the streets, into the villages, into the markets, the boardrooms, and metropoles alike?New Order is not just about headlines. It is about diplomatic architecture: the networks of power, the flow of money, and the levers of influence that determine who gains and who loses in a world of tectonic transition. Because what we are witnessing is not just turbulence. It is a fundamental reordering.

New Order with Afshin Rattansi is a news podcast hosted by Afshin Rattansi, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Afshin Rattansi hosts New Order with Afshin Rattansi, a news show with 22 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Prof. John Mearsheimer: GREAT FEAR in the US that China will be the World’s MOST POWERFUL Country

  Sep 27, 202628 minS3

  On this episode of New Order, we speak to John Mearsheimer, Professor of International Relations at the University of Chicago and the Host of the ‘Offensive Realism’ podcast. He discusses why he believes the United Nations has been irrelevant in international relations, the likelihood of UN Security Council reform to include members such as India, Japan, Brazil, Nigeria, and others, President Trump’s view that any criticism of Israel is a criticism of the United States, how the US poisoned relations with India in 2025 and New Delhi walking on a fine line between the US and BRICS, India’s growing economic relations with China in contrast to New Delhi’s view that China remains the principal threat to India, his view on the renewed conflict between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia and the reports Trump advised Saudi Arabia to strike a Houthi-controlled airport, the US failing to defeat the Houthis, Russia’s escalating bombing campaign against Ukraine after reported backlash in the Russian elite against Vladimir Putin for not waging the war vigorously enough, and much more. Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode! Chapters (00:00:00) - Global South Warning After Trump's UN Threats (00:00:43) - Guterres's Legacy and UN Reform Hypocrisy (00:01:58) - Mearsheimer: The UN's Real Power (or Lack Thereof) (00:04:21) - Security Council Membership Politics (00:06:32) - BRICS Declaration and Fear of Antagonizing US/Israel (00:09:03) - India's Balancing Act with US Tariffs and Russian Oil (00:10:54) - India-China Rivalry and Threat Perceptions (00:13:47) - Himalayan Border Dispute and Nationalism (00:16:58) - Saudi Arabia, Houthis, and Trump's Refusal to Intervene (00:20:19) - Russia's War in Ukraine and Elite Sentiment (00:23:37) - Negotiations vs Military Solution in Ukraine (00:24:42) - Social Media Q&A: Ukraine as Israel 2.0 and India's Sovereignty

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  Episode #2

  The US & Israel Have Shown COMPLETE CONTEMPT for India’s Interests (Prof. Anatol Lieven)

  Sep 21, 202628 minS3

  On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He discusses the dramatic decline of the United Nations thanks to the United States ahead of the UN General Assembly, India’s bid for a Security Council seat and the warming of relations between India and China, the US’ and Israel’s contempt for India’s interests by launching the war on Iran, the energy crisis facing the US & Europe amid the proxy war on Russia through Ukraine and war on Iran, the scenarios which could lead to Vladimir Putin directly retaliating against NATO, the urgent need to remove Kaja Kallas from her position as the EU Foreign Policy Chief, the growing trend of BRICS nations getting rid of US dollar-denominated treasuries, the worrying development of China’s oil reserves depleting, and much more. Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode! Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro: UN General Assembly and Global Power Shifts (00:01:27) - India, China and the Battle for UN Security Council Seats (00:05:03) - US-Israel Contempt for India's Interests and Chabahar Port (00:07:35) - Ukraine, Russian Energy, and European Hypocrisy (00:09:44) - Risk of Escalation Between Russia and NATO (00:11:35) - EU Leadership and Prospects for a Ukrainian 'Victory' (00:14:27) - China's Cautious Rise and the End of US Hegemony (00:15:41) - China's Weapons, Oil Reserves, and Middle East Calculus (00:17:11) - De-dollarization and BRICS Divisions (00:21:46) - Multi-vector Politics and the Future of Western Powers on the UN (00:25:22) - Audience Q&A: Debt, Sanctions, and US Troops in Europe (00:27:53) - Closing Remarks

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  Episode #1

  BRICS Summit 2026: The West is Declining, But STILL DANGEROUS (Prof. Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr.)

  Sep 14, 202628 minS3

  On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., former Vice-President of the New Development Bank and former Executive Director for Brazil at the International Monetary Fund, as leaders gather in New Delhi for the BRICS+ Summit. He discusses why BRICS has become a hot ticket with Russia, Iran and China at loggerheads with the West, why India is moving closer to China after Donald Trump's tariffs, how BRICS plans to link its payment systems as an alternative to the Western-controlled SWIFT, why the New Development Bank still lags far behind the IMF, how the IMF and World Bank act as political instruments of the United States and Europe, what Venezuela's fate means for Cuba and the rest of Latin America, why the freezing of Russia's reserves sped up de-dollarisation, what is at stake for BRICS in Brazil's upcoming election, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction: BRICS Summit in Delhi (00:02:15) - BRICS' Practical Results and Iran's Backing at SCO (00:05:00) - Venezuela, Brazil, and the Limits of BRICS Military Support (00:08:11) - Is Economics Political? BRICS vs Military Alliances (00:09:04) - India's Shift Away from the US and Toward China/Russia (00:11:31) - Future Currency and Payment System Integration (00:13:31) - Break (00:13:36) - Payment Systems Deep Dive and New Development Bank Struggles (00:16:38) - IMF/World Bank as Political Instruments vs NDB's Neutrality (00:19:44) - War, Cuba, and the Acceleration of De-dollarization (00:22:32) - Western Decline, Fear of BRICS, and Brazil's Election Stakes (00:25:51) - Viewer Questions: BRICS Purpose and Trade Dynamics

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  Episode #11

  Africa in the Multipolar World SHOULD & MUST Speak With ONE VOICE (Prof. David Monyae)

  Aug 25, 202628 minS2

  On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. David Monyae, Director of the Center for Africa-China Studies and Professor of Political Science at South Africa’s University of Johannesburg. He discusses the need for African unity as the world leaves unipolarity, why Donald Trump has pushed Africa towards emerging powers such as Russia, China, and Brazil, South Africa’s foreign policy objectives as it faces increasing threats from the United States, what to expect as the US’ hegemony continues to erode, what active measures BRICS should take, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - New Order: The New Global Power (00:01:42) - David Monnier on the SADC and Brics (00:04:03) - Africa's foreign policy under Trump (00:14:16) - BRICS Summit: South Africa's Strategy (00:24:28) - BRICS and Solar Geoengineering

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  Episode #10

  BRICS is a SUPER-COALITION in the Making, America’s Missteps Fuel Its Rise (Sarang Shidore)

  Aug 17, 202628 minS2

  On this episode of New Order, we speak to Sarang Shidore, Director of the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute. He discusses the US’ 100% tariff threats against India to force an end to Russian oil purchases and how India hasn’t backed down, India’s foreign policy strategy balancing the United States and rising powers such as Russia, why a BRICS common currency is a fantasy and why it isn’t even needed to circumvent the dollar, the moves to build alternatives to SWIFT and speed up de-dollarisation, the reasoning for the targeting of the Chabahar Port in Iran, the state of BRICS power today and how the US’ mistakes fuel its rise, Europe’s lack of credibility and hypocrisy over its lectures to India over purchasing Russian oil, and much more.

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