On February 2, 2026, Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House, gave the inaugural talk to the UAE Young Leaders and Zayed Scholars on India’s foreign policy. The talk, titled ‘New Uncertainties, New Opportunities’, focused on India’s role as a balancer between various blocs, and it’s focus on a forward trajectory. The Zayed Scholars are on an immersion course in India, to understand and witness, first hand, its myriad dimensions.