🎧 On the latest episode of #InterpretingIndia, @srinathraghava3 is joined by Ashley J. Tellis as they discuss the origins and nature of the current Sino-Indian border confrontation. Listen to the podcast now: interpreting-india.simplecast.com/episodes/asses…

On the persistent political blindspots of India's China Policy: End of make-believe indianexpress.com/article/opinio… via The Indian Express

In a significant move, the Indian govt, w/o naming China, has banned 59 [Chinese] mobile apps "which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order" [no. 1 on the list: #TikTok]

China’s love affair with the piano has flourished in the past century—four-fifths of the world’s pianos are now made in China. How did China make the Western instrument its own? econ.st/2DG1L3r

1. The power of journalism lies with the people. I am happy to report that my recent The New York Times story about farmer suicides in India has unleashed a wave of support from readers around the world. nytimes.com/2020/09/08/wor…

1/ Confused about what's happening on the China-India border? This week on #GrandTamasha, Ashley J. Tellis Carnegie South Asia is a picture of clarity. Some highlights follow: grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/ashle…

I think some people are a bit confused about how the shell game works in this great piece of The New York Times reporting on the Trump Organization, so here's a quick model that will hopefully clarify it a bit: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The Chinese Communist Party’s big plenary session is just about to begin in Beijing. Thinking about this important event, & the many challenges China faces, I'm struck by how much triumphalism is evident in the public pronouncements of the leadership. [THREAD]

"While the world was distracted by the drama of the U.S. election, Xi quietly unveiled an economic strategy fit for a new Cold War." My first Noema Magazine essay on "dual circulation" — China's deeply pessimistic vision of future decoupling [1] noemamag.com/chinas-radical…

Production lines in India making at least 160m doses of covid vaccine a month may soon come to halt econ.st/3amm96N

Two members of India's national scientific taskforce on COVID-19, said that this year, the body met on 11 January, and then on 15 April and 21 April, after India was hit by the surge. Vidya reports: bit.ly/3dDkYSu #COVID19

🚨NEW: “What is Twitter? Can I get my wife hospitalised using that?” Akhil Prasad who stood outside Gangaram Hospital in Delhi said when I asked if he had looked for help on Twitter. My ground report for Entrackr and a 🧵entrackr.com/2021/04/what-i…

There isn't enough ink in the world to do justice to the massacre allowed to happen in #India . It is the greatest moral failure of our generation, I write for The Atlantic theatlantic.com/international/…

Phoenix TV posted this comic to simplify MCC in Nepal for the Chinese readers. Here's a thread on some of the interesting parts:

In my latest article in Foreign Affairs, I explain why 2020 was an inflection point in India-China relations and why there's no going back to business as usual: foreignaffairs.com/china/china-ha…

.The New York Times: South Asia’s monsoon is inextricably linked, culturally and economically, to much of Asia. Climate change is making it increasingly violent and erratic. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Through hard work over many years, USIP has assembled arguably the best South Asia team of any institution in the US. It is expertise that will not easily be reassembled ever again. Let’s hope Congress does not let Trump eliminate this part of Reagan’s legacy so flippantly.