The past two weeks have been so dreadful for me. My entire family (parents & sister) has been affected by this crisis and I just cannot stop thinking about them. I am just praying that things will get better soon.

1/ I've been helplessly watching the humanitarian crisis unfold in India. Friends' anxiety has turned to distress. Distress has turned to panic. Smart people in the US govt are working behind the scenes to help. But it's time for private deliberation to turn into public action.

Lot of talk on the scale of under-reporting of deaths in India in this Covid19 wave. My research on the 1918 influenza outbreak in India placed it as 3x i.e. about 20 million deaths instead of the 6 million reported then. A thread on how researchers calculate such stuff (1/n)

35 searching questions by Karan Thapar to our government's three top scientists on #Covid & its management to which the Indian people deserve answers we've never been given: thewire.in/government/que…

My field observations: 1. Women and welfare dominate 2. Modi not a positive (may have been a negative) 3. BJP needs to clean up its language. A lot of comments were openly misogynistic. That hurt. . hindustantimes.com/analysis/in-be…

A vital read!

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The ruckus over #AUKUS makes one thing clear: "Balancing" is back! That will make Realists excited. Why? Time to #KeepRealismReal [THREAD]

My piece in today's TOI on the need for an inter state migration council. #IndiaMoving

Global governance scholars: New paper alert! @jenniferhadden and I explain why global environmental governance has become so complex, using the lens of organizational ecology (OE). Short thread doi.org/10.1093/isr/vi…

Is Putin bluffing about invading Ukraine? Will he "deescalate" at the last moment? No. Here's why. [THREAD]

As Ukrainian defenders heroically repel Russian invaders, humanitarian situation is worsening. There are reported shortages of medicines, including tactical medicine kits, fuel, in some places, even food. The world must step up and help Ukraine with that

This is exactly the "backed into a corner/nothing to lose" scenario that worries many. [SHORT THREAD]

Spare a thought for the non-Ukrainians caught up in Putin’s war. Ukraine is home to lots of African students, Central Asian migrants and more. Scene from Lviv train station today 👇

This thread reveals all the racism black, brown and non Caucasians have been subject to for years where our lives have weighed feather light in largely white run narratives and military action.Sab yaad rakha jayega…..

1/6 There is still a lot of talk about Russia shifting to the yuan so the sanction will only advance international use and status of the yuan vis-a-vis USD. This is seriously misplaced..

It's scary to even imagine what could have otherwise happened that day if not for the many brave officers and guards. They risked their lives to save democracy.

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This is so much relatable and important for the conversation on teaching and inclusivity.