Paras Ratna (@parasratna) 's Twitter Profile
Paras Ratna

@parasratna

International Politics. The guy next door.

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Robert A. Pape (@professorpape) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Iran is more powerful now than before the war — it controls the price of world oil and more likely to fracture the US coalition than US is to grow it. Stunning gains in 17 days

Iran is more powerful now than before the war — it controls the price of world oil and more likely to fracture the US coalition than US is to grow it.  Stunning gains in 17 days
Palantir (@palantirtech) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mobilize by Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar and Defense Lead Madeline Hart is out. America is in an undeclared state of emergency. Mobilize is a bold call to arms—to resurrect our industrial base and win the defense technology race that will define the twenty-first century.

Mobilize by Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar and Defense Lead Madeline Hart is out.

America is in an undeclared state of emergency. Mobilize is a bold call to arms—to resurrect our industrial base and win the defense technology race that will define the twenty-first century.
Atul Mishra (@atulm01) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Glad to share my paper published in Global Studies Quarterly on British colonial thought concerning India. May be of interest to people working on global histories of international thought covering sovereignty, geopolitics, and maximalist territorial projects. academic.oup.com/isagsq/article…

Glad to share my paper published in <a href="/GSQ_Journal/">Global Studies Quarterly</a> on British colonial thought concerning India. May be of interest to people working on global histories of international thought covering sovereignty, geopolitics, and maximalist territorial projects.

academic.oup.com/isagsq/article…
ACLED (@acledinfo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Iranian strikes have hit at least 22 locations across the United Arab Emirates since late February, affecting ports, airports, residential areas & energy infrastructure. ACLED records at least 46 successful strikes on the #UAE between 28 Feb-17 Mar🔎More: acleddata.com/iran-crisis-li…

Iranian strikes have hit at least 22 locations across the United Arab Emirates since late February, affecting ports, airports, residential areas &amp; energy infrastructure. ACLED records at least 46 successful strikes on the #UAE between 28 Feb-17 Mar🔎More: acleddata.com/iran-crisis-li…
Kunal Singh (@d_extrovert) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Great Indian Diplomatic Debate, 2026: Govt: stays silent because it hasn't developed capabilities for its words to matter; Opposition: believes that the morality of words matters and, so, urges speaking up. Doesn't believe in capabilities. Both united against capabilities.

Mehrzad Boroujerdi (@m_boroujerdi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking for reliable data on Iran? We’ve built a rich, research-grade resource at the Iran Data Portal—packed with electoral, economic, and social datasets. Dive in: irandataportal.syr.edu

Mohandas Pai (@tvmohandaspai) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UGC 2026 guidelines risk reverse bias in higher education The extreme left infiltrated @UGCindia,created a crisis.Data shows that complaints by SC/ST are primarily non GC yet GC targeted. Needs change, ⁦Narendra Modi⁩ ⁦Office of Dharmendra Pradhan⁩ moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/u…

Somnath Mukherjee (@somnath1978) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sarfarosh is 1 of 2 best Indian intel-espionage movies made till date (Madras Cafe is the other). The climax was primed for a sequel, wonder why it didnt happen. Got most things spot-on, incl presence of a 5th column in India...

Swarajya (@swarajyamag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Several years ago, engineers at a major Indian OEM wanted to add a simple valve to their own engine. They knew how to do it. The problem: the software running inside their own vehicle's ECU was locked. The key was in Germany. Three years later, the problem remained unsolved. 🧵

Swarajya (@swarajyamag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An Iranian missile strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG complex has triggered global alarm. For India, the immediate concern is clear: about 40% of LNG imports come from Qatar. 12 years ago, this number was 86%. India has quietly been reducing this dependence for a decade. 🧵

An Iranian missile strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG complex has triggered global alarm.

For India, the immediate concern is clear: about 40% of LNG imports come from Qatar.

12 years ago, this number was 86%. 

India has quietly been reducing this dependence for a decade. 🧵
IISS News (@iiss_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Global defence spending grew in 2025, reaching USD2.63 trillion, up from USD2.48 trillion in 2024. Spending also rose in real terms by 2.5%. This uplift was driven by strong spending increases in Europe and the Middle East. In Europe, defence-industrial developments were marked

Global defence spending grew in 2025, reaching USD2.63 trillion, up from USD2.48 trillion in 2024. Spending also rose in real terms by 2.5%. This uplift was driven by strong spending increases in Europe and the Middle East. 

In Europe, defence-industrial developments were marked
Rohan Mukherjee (@rohan_mukh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For those interested in how India's approach to global governance and multilateralism is changing (or not) during the second Trump presidency, I have a brief essay titled "Multilateralism without America?" in this excellent collection: carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/…