As the Republican Party grapples with the fallout of Donald Trump's midterm defeat, geopolitical analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra argues that the biggest beneficiary may not be any American politician but India. With Washington increasingly divided and Republicans and Democrats locked in a bitter struggle for power, New Delhi could find new room to manoeuvre. Iyer-Mitra also weighs in on the Republican succession battle, the prospects of figures like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and why the Democrats' future may depend on whether they focus on economic concerns or become distracted by ideological battles.