In Our Defence

Decoding Trump's Israel-Gaza Peace Plan and India's Tightrope Act | S3 | Ep 26

In Our Defence

Show Notes

Two years after Oct 7, a US-brokered ceasefire takes hold in Gaza: living Israeli hostages are freed, the IDF pulls back to a predefined "yellow line," leaders fly into Sharm el-Sheikh to toast Donald Trump, and we hear talk of a "new Middle East." But how durable is this peace and what do we make of India's tightrope act?

In this episode, Dev Goswami and national security expert Sandeep Unnithan break down:

- What the Gaza deal actually does and what it carefully avoids

- Can deal ensure lasting peace or is this yet another ebb in the decades-long cycle of violence

- Who governs Gaza next: PA technocrats, an interim force, or a messy vacuum

- Whether two years of devastation have become recruitment fuel for Hamas or its successor

- What's at stake for India and why PM Modi chose to skip the Egypt summit

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Produced by Taniya Dutta

Sound Mixed by Rohan Bharti

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