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Podcast: Bharatvaarta
Episode: Cold War 2.0 Explained | Velina Tchakarova on Wars, Power & India’s Choices
Description: The world is entering a phase where crises no longer unfold in isolation — wars, supply chains, energy chokepoints, sanctions, and strategic rivalries are now tightly connected inside a rapidly accelerating global power transition.In this wide-ranging conversation, Velina Tchakarova joins Bharatvaarta to explain why we are now living through what she calls Cold War 2.0 — a far more complex confrontation than the first Cold War, shaped not just by military blocs but by technology, finance, energy systems, and strategic interdependence. 
We unpack why the United States–China rivalry now defines the international system, how the war involving Iran fits int...