The Morning Brief

The Economic Times

To make sense of the week’s hottest stories in business, economy, politics and markets, journalists from the Economic Times chat with reporters and industry leaders in this thrice-weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) podcast.

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The Morning Brief

Episodes (911)

Monday US–Israel vs Iran: The War That Could Ignite the Middle East
Feb 27th AI Has Entered the Classroom. And Your Child's Mind.
Feb 26th Stuart Russell and Yoshua Bengio on Why AI Could Make us Irrelevant, then Extinct

The Morning Brief

Mar 2, 2026
26½ minutes
23 MB

From January’s protests in Iran to coordinated US–Israel strikes and widening retaliation, this episode maps how internal unrest morphed into a geopolitical flashpoint. Host Anirban Chowdhury and ET’s Executive Editor (Politics) Pranab Dhal Samanta break down the escalation ladder: is this about regime change, deterrence, or domestic politics in Washington? Can Iran’s clerical system withstand external pressure without fracturing internally? We examine oil volatility, Hormuz risks, Gulf street sentiment, and the proxy chessboard. We also assess China and Russia’s limited but strategic positioning. Finally, where does India stand — balancing energy security, diaspora protection, and strategic re...

The Morning Brief

US–Israel vs Iran: The War That Could Ignite the Middle East

The Economic Times

00:00 -25:34