Economist Jeffrey Sachs delivers a scathing assessment of Donald Trump’s foreign policy, warning that the US-Israel war with Iran has pushed the world into extraordinary danger. In this exclusive Hindustan Times interview, Sachs discusses escalating Middle East tensions, Netanyahu’s political future, the Gaza war, the prospects for Palestinian statehood, and why he believes Washington’s approach to Russia and Ukraine has failed. He also analyses Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy, NATO expansion, the shifting global balance of power, and India’s growing education challenge. Can diplomacy prevent a wider global conflict as geopolitical tensions intensify?