Indo-Pacific nations depend on India as US withdraws? Shishir Gupta decodes

Point Blank dives into India’s high‑stakes diplomacy as Tokyo cements “strategic convergence,” Modi tours Indonesia–Australia–New Zealand, and Dhaka flirts with China over Teesta and a Myanmar corridor. We unpack BrahMos talks, Nicobar and Lakshadweep plans, and Beijing’s Indian Ocean “string of pearls” versus New Delhi’s counter‑moves.