Happy Birthday, Sir Curtly Ambrose!

This is by far the most balanced and sensible analysis of the issue I have come across

Thoughts on India's Kaladan Project and issues of connectivity in conflict zones. Despite failing deadlines and overshooting budget, these projects should not be discarded as they attempt to break a spiraling chain of conflict. For The Telegraph TTOpinion telegraphindia.com/opinion/projec…

"Israel's current strategy is to use punishment to instil a mortal fear of retaliation in its enemies. The problem with this strategy is that it yields diminish too soon. Solidarity is an antidote to fear, especially as one generation gives way to another."

New Publication: I write on India's security and defence policies in the newly edited volume on 75 years of India's Foreign Policy, edited by Prof Partha Pratim Basu and Prof Tanwir Arshed out with Springer Nature Check out: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

My first book, The Nehru Years: An International History of Indian Non-Alignment, is out soon.

Japan's increasing economic and security investments in South Asia has potential for transformative effects on the region. But with South Asia's troubled barriers, this complementarity might result in a low-equilibrium trap. Writing for Asian Confluence asianconfluence.org/publication-de…

A very insightful, comprehensive and measured discussion. It goes much beyond the title or the quote singled out.

Loving the India A vs England Lions broadcast. It almost feels like the cricket I grew up watching. Straight-forward (not EA 07) camera-angles, commentators actually talking about the game(!), no star obsession and no annoying commercials. #INDvsENG

Australia and South Africa have such contrasting cricket personalities. Aussies can win from anywhere. Proteas can lose from anywhere. Match worthy of a final. #WtcFinal2025 #AUSvsSA

Walking past the city on a rainy afternoon. Kolkata, June 2025.

This test match is the best advertisement for 5-day test matches. #INDvsENGTest #ICC

What does the emerging nexus of China-Pakistan-Bangladesh mean for India and South Asian geopolitics? I deal with this question in my piece for The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

I take a broader view of security and the issue of illegal poppy cultivation in India-Myanmar borderlands. The onus is on livelihood, social polarization and mobility. Thank you to K Yhome for his inputs! Writing for the Asian Confluence asianconfluence.org/publication-de…

Excited to contribute for the upcoming Routledge Handbook of Maritime India. I draw on Indian imageries of the Bay of Bengal (as a defence theatre, as a transport corridor and an institutional space) and how they shape its engagements in these waters. taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

India and China are renegotiating a bilateral order. EAM Jaishankar's visit is a step that brings in the simultaneous approach: cooperate wherever you can, compete elsewhere. I discuss this for The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

South Asia's structure will invariably invite extra-regional intervention. India's engagements should reconcile and stay clear of contrasting visions of alarmism and generosity. I discuss some points for a pragmatic South Asia policy for The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/opinio…