VIDEO | Delhi: On PM Modi and China President Xi Jinping's talks, Fellow-China Studies and the Chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution, Manoj Kewalramani, says, "I think the big takeaway is that both sides are quite happy in terms of how

I just had to read Manoj Kewalramani’s analysis to get up to date on the Modi-Xi meeting yesterday trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/analysis-of-…

Yes, a meaningful SCO Summit and engagements with Russia and China. But come on... Check out the agreements India signed with Japan just ahead of the SCO Summit. Don't conflate ponds with oceans.

"'India’s fundamental response to Trump’s tariffs shld be to unleash a fresh dose of econ reforms,' writes Nitin Pai of the Takshashila Institution...Ms Madan..agrees: 'You can demand status; you can expect status; but the things that will give you status are growth & capabilities'"

A fascinating deep dive into 🇦🇺🇮🇳 relations and the Indo-Pacific with Nitin Pai Nitin Pai & others at Takshashila Institution. We discussed the #Quad, CECA negotiations and the strategic shifts shaping regional cooperation. Aus Consulate Bengaluru anwesha 🦋 anwesha.bsky.social

Well, whaddaya know? foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

India didn’t ask for this lose-lose game. Nobody in India wants a break with the United States. But nobody in India gets to make Washington’s foreign policy decisions. 2/2

Back in the ‘50s US secretaries of state Acheson & Dulles just couldn’t fathom why a very poor India was not falling in line like European & other poor countries. Ditto Kissinger & his successors. Looks like Washington still doesn’t get it.

Honored to contribute a chapter, “From Pixels to Proof: Geospatial Image Analysis of India’s Operation Sindoor,” to the book “Operation Sindoor: Before and Beyond,” published by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) and released by the Chief of Army Staff (ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY).

Great going Dr Y Nithiyanandam. Look forward to reading the book & especially your chapter. Konark RAI Tara Atul Tripathi Saurabh Todi Satyam Kushwaha, Veteran, Entrepreneur CDF 23

Pakistan's oversized nuclear arsenal and over-range missiles have been explicable for a long time. It's another matter that Washington & Western analysts didn't want to admit the explicability at the time.

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ India, which withdrew from the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) programme with Russia in 2018 over concerns about the Su-57’s underwhelming stealth and super cruise capabilities, is now looking at acquiring the same aircraft. India is examining the possibility of

I don’t think so. 1- Project Kusha should be our bet. We are good with air defence systems now. 2- S-400/500 will come with Chinese electronics. It’s going to be very problematic.

My piece on NDTV as reports say India considering Russian Su-57 fighter. India must not buy it! 🚫 IAF rejected it in the past. 🚫 Russia itself has inducted very few. 🚫 It doesn't use in its war in Ukraine. Couldn't establish air superiority. 🚫 Sanctions = Chinese parts =

The Su-57 is a bad idea. Here's why.

Re-up. Add to this point that Tarun Mehta made: total cost of rare earth magnets in a 2W is less than ₹200. With enough consistent demand from the automotive segment, China can be displaced even if the costs of magnet production increase by 2x or 3x.

For some inexplicable reason I feel like reading Greenmantle once again. #justsaying

🇧🇪 and Mokyr. Mokyr's dissertation and first papers addressed one of the key question of our econ history : why did Belgium start its Industrial Revolution much before the Netherlands, despite having similar institutions and culture ? He wrote that in the mid 70s! (1/5)

In my course on the “Economic and Political Performance of Civilizations,” which I have taught at Duke since 2008, we used to spend a week on “Lever of Riches.” A few years ago, we switched to “Culture of Growth.” Mokyr’s works on the ideas, institutions, and attitudes that drive