India–Brazil Ties, BRICS 2025 & Indian Diaspora | Insights from Sr. Journalist Shoban from Sao Paulo

What makes Brazil a strategic partner for India?

Why is the BRICS 2025 Summit so crucial in today’s global context?

How does the Indian diaspora in Brazil stay connected and contribute to bilateral relations?

In this episode, Gaurav is joined by veteran journalist Shoban Saxena for a sweeping conversation that brings together geopolitics, culture, and lived experience.

We begin with Brazil’s rising importance for India, exploring how its strength in agriculture, energy, technology, trade, and multilateral diplomacy makes it a natural partner for India in the Global South. From there, the discussion moves to BRICS 2025, where Shoban explains why this year’s summit is positioned to reshape global governance, currency debates, and South–South cooperation.

The conversation then shifts to Indian–Brazilian cultural and economic ties, highlighting growing collaboration in IT, pharma, ethanol, AI, and infrastructure, along with the warmth and vibrancy of the Indian diaspora that keeps both cultures connected.

Shoban also shares powerful stories from his career, recounting reporting assignments across Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, his experiences around 9/11, and the geopolitical ripples created by evolving US policies in South America.

We close by reflecting on what makes South America uniquely peaceful, how global narratives are shaped, and why the idea of a united “Global Indian” identity matters now more than ever.