New Pew Research Center polling on Indo-Pacific concerns over China's territorial disputes.

My latest for The Hindu assesses China’s critical minerals curbs, looking at the frequent moves and countermoves and the reasons behind! thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…

The massive financial assistance India has announced for cash-strapped Maldives ($360 million in immediate aid and $400 million more in a currency swap deal) will help avert a debt default. Indian government-owned bank SBI has also bought $100 million worth of Maldivian bonds.

Our statement on developments in West Asia: bit.ly/4eWukpr

Irish elections: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael set to retain power: the two centre-right parties are expected to hammer out a coalition deal and seek a third partner eurac.tv/9Xyr

From ⁦Financial Times⁩ reader. It’s quite the list #SouthKorea

Do you know the person in a Saree walking with Nobel laureates Julian Schwinger and Abdus Salam? She is particle physicist TK Radha who had a brief but impressive career in the 1960s. After here PhD in IMSc, Chennai Oppenheimer invited her for a visit to IAS. She then did a

Analysed some interesting things in my latest story on the trade-average weighted tariffs India has imposed on its imports. For example, while India's imports have increased to around $700 billion, its average revenue earned from tariffs has grown from 6.2% in 2013 to 12%

U.S.-China Brawl Takes Center Stage in Global Trade War—A 20-year trade imbalance between the two economies is at the center of Trump’s tariff battle Jason Douglas wsj.com/economy/trade/… wsj.com/economy/trade/…

I write how Yunus regime driven by ideology rather than pragmatism took suicidal steps preceding India’s decision to revoke transhipment for Bangladesh. RMG sector has termed move as retrograde ⁦ET Politics⁩ ⁦Pankaj Saran⁩

Temu Stops China Shipments to U.S. Consumers—Chinese bargain site dramatically shifts its business model as tariff exemption ends Shen Lu wsj.com/business/retai… wsj.com/business/retai…

In the medium term, Temu, like other businesses that rely heavily on manufacturing in China, faces business uncertainty. If no policy reversals come, Temu will have to adjust its business model. “But it will set them back,” Balaam said. wsj.com/business/retai…

City of Tianjin prepped for SCO summit!

One for the archives! (September 1, 2025. Tianjin, China)

The India-US partnership will survive, maybe even thrive. Despite the recent turbulence in the relationship, geopolitical realities will continue to push New Delhi to seek a closer relationship with Washington. I explain for The Diplomat. thediplomat.com/2025/09/the-in…

On dealing with a multipolar West:

“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is very conscious that he serves at Munir’s pleasure, not the National Assembly’s. As is… President Asif Zardari. In recent years, they have surrendered civilians’ hard-won privileges back to the army, and to Munir in particular.” 1/7

India’s blockbuster labour reforms on.ft.com/4rthR3i | opinion

"The 20th century was the American century. The first half of the 21st century will still be American. But I believe they will have to share the second half of the century with China and India," said former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew in 2009

Britain’s Dy prime minister David Lammy : “I know former prime minister Rishi Sunak is not just a great son of the United Kingdom, he’s also a great son of India (Rishi Sunak : ‘Son-in-law!’). my great grand mother (my mothers side) was from Calcutta (Kolkatta).