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Derek J. Grossman

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National security and Indo-Pacific analysis @RANDCorporation. Professor @uscdornsife. Words in @foreignpolicy, @NikkeiAsia, @foreignaffairs, etc. Views mine.

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India doesn’t specify the number, but confirms fact that it lost at least one fighter jet during military clashes versus Pakistan. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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China is smiling today as India finally admits that Pakistan shot down at least one Indian fighter jet, using Chinese-built military systems. aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/31…

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"The drones and missiles have been stilled after India and Pakistan’s brief but intense military battle this month. But the two neighbors have turned up the heat on another longstanding conflict, over the sharing of water." nytimes.com/2025/05/31/wor…

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“Indian police have arrested scores of people for ‘sympathising’ with Pakistan, a month after the worst conflict between the arch-rivals for decades, a top government official said on Sunday.” scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

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“President Volodymyr Zelensky said China has stopped selling drones to Ukraine and Western countries while continuing to supply them to Russia…” kyivindependent.com/china-suts-dro…

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China sends India a not so thinly veiled message through one of its proxies: if New Delhi doesn’t meet obligations with Pakistan under Indus Waters Treaty, then Beijing can threaten India via its upstream riparian advantages, i.e. by stemming flow of Brahmaputra.

China sends India a not so thinly veiled message through one of its proxies: if New Delhi doesn’t meet obligations with Pakistan under Indus Waters Treaty, then Beijing can threaten India via its upstream riparian advantages, i.e. by stemming flow of Brahmaputra.
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Unvarnished take from Australian govt source, paraphrased: not sure why the Americans believe it's a great strategy to put a seemingly arbitrary figure up in lights, phrased almost as a demand, at a time when Australian voters are already very sceptical about this Administration

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Especially since India-Pakistan clashes last month, Indians have repeatedly asked me why Washington continues to maintains a strategic partnership with Islamabad. There are several good reasons, even as US-India ties ascend. I explain for Nikkei Asia. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Why-th…

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Taiwan must be inspired by Ukraine's audacious, creative, and apparently very successful asymmetric strikes on Russian strategic targets. China may wonder what Taipei has up its sleeve. At a minimum, Taiwan could use drones, stand-off missiles, cyber, and special forces.

Taiwan must be inspired by Ukraine's audacious, creative, and apparently very successful asymmetric strikes on Russian strategic targets. China may wonder what Taipei has up its sleeve. At a minimum, Taiwan could use drones, stand-off missiles, cyber, and special forces.
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"Trump cautioned that continued tensions between India and Pakistan could jeopardise progress. 'And I wouldn't have any interest in making a deal with either if they were going to be at war with each other.'" indianexpress.com/article/world/…

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Will India express solidarity with Kremlin after Ukraine's spectacular asymmetric strikes on strategic targets across Russia? Or might recent strengthening in Russia-Pakistan ties be a stumbling block? How durable is India-Russia strategic partnership? I'm genuinely curious.

Will India express solidarity with Kremlin after Ukraine's spectacular asymmetric strikes on strategic targets across Russia? Or might recent strengthening in Russia-Pakistan ties be a stumbling block?

How durable is India-Russia strategic partnership?
 
I'm genuinely curious.
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Philippine defense secretary to Chinese officials: “To envision a China-led international order, we only need to look at how they treat their much smaller neighbors in the South China Sea, which runs counter to the ‘peaceful rise’ they initially promised."bloomberg.com/news/articles/…