In this episode of The Syllabus of Life, Ravi Kapoor sits down with physicist, historian and geopolitical analyst Abhijit Chavda to decode the seismic shift in West Asia after the February 28, 2026 war between the US-Israel and Iran.Did President Trump really sign a "surrender document" at Versailles? Has Iran emerged as the new regional hegemon while the US military presence in the Gulf collapsed? This is a no-holds-barred breakdown of who won, who lost, and what it means for India.From Iran's hidden missile and drone capabilities to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, from Israel's "paper dome" to the decapitation strikes that backfired — this conversation goes deep into the new world order taking shape. Ravi and Abhijit also clash over a key question: is Iran truly victorious, or has it simply survived at enormous economic cost?The discussion then turns to the bigger picture — why China may be the real winner, Pakistan's strange position as both a US asset and a Chinese interest, and India's shifting nuclear posture in light of the recent SIPRI report.A must-watch for anyone trying to understand the geopolitics of West Asia, the US-China rivalry, and India's strategic challenges in the years ahead.

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