Research & Writing

Publications

Opinions, commentaries, research papers, and working papers on Chinese military affairs, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, and India's foreign policy.

Opinions, commentaries, and blog posts published across leading media outlets.

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Cyber-Statesmanship and The Governance Vacuum That India Must Fill

India's World
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Indian defence firms have a big opportunity in Europe’s rearmament drive

Moneycontrol
3

Chinese Checkers & Trump’s Iran War

Times of India
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OPINION

Moneycontrol
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China's Quiet Military Aid To Iran - And Why Beijing Won't Admit It

NDTV
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The JF-17 'Hype': How Pak May Be Pushing A Jet That's More Noise Than Substance

NDTV
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Why the government has increased capital spending for the defence sector - The Hindu

The Hindu
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What’s Going on with China’s PLA? - The National Interest

The National Interest
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Beijing purge shows risk of being last man standing

The Indian Express
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How Venezuela's Chinese Weapons Failed To Keep The US Away

NDTV
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US moves on Venezuela, is China next on Taiwan? - The Economic Times

The Economic Times
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The Chinese Military’s Rotten Core - The National Interest

The National Interest
13

OPINION

Moneycontrol
14

Xi has made it clear to Trump: The red line is Taiwan

The Indian Express
15

Trump, Xi have pressed pause but great-power rivalry is here to stay

Times of India
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Trump and Xi have talked. But that doesn’t mean all is resolved

The Indian Express
17

Why are China’s officials being expelled?

The Hindu
18

Reckoning with the PLA Air and Rocket Forces (p. 26)

Life of Soldiers
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The ‘one China’ policy India never wrote down

ThinkChina
20

New Delhi desires a multipolar Asia — Beijing does not

The Indian Express

Research papers, book chapters, working papers, and policy briefs.

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The Shahed Drone: Life Cycle, Supply Chain, and Lessons

Takshashila Institution
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Operation Sindoor: Military Performance and Effectiveness

ORF
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China's Quest for Military Supremacy; The PLA's Long March toward a World-Class Military: Progress, Obstacles, and Ambitions; Modernising the People's Liberation Army

Strategic Analysis Journal
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European Rearmament: Precursors, Policies, and Possibilities for India

Takshashila Institution
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Taming The Dragon: A Manifesto for a New Modus Vivendi with China

Amazon
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Sounding the Bugle: An Account of China’s Military Exercises Against Taiwan

Takshashila Institution
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The Talent Pill, Red or Blue? – Takshashila Institution

Takshashila Institution
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Faultlines & Fallouts: Impacts of a Taiwan Strait Crisis on the Indian Economy

Takshashila Institution
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Book Chapter: India's Strategic Thought on 'Responsible State Behaviour' in Cyberspace

Amazon
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New Frontiers in China’s Military Organisation – Takshashila Institution

Takshashila Institution
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The Dalai Lama Turns 90: Scenarios-Based Thinking on the Succession Issue — The Takshashila Institution

Takshashila Institution
12

A Framework to Assess India’s Economic Diplomacy in its Neighbourhood

Takshashila Institution
13

Mediation and Interference: Assessing Chinese Views & Analyses on the Latest India-Pakistan Tensions

Takshashila Institution
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Responsible cyber behaviour in the Indo-Pacific

ASPI
15

Decoding China’s Approach to Escalation & De-Escalation in the South China Sea

Takshashila Institution
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India's China Challenge – Takshashila Survey Report 2024

Takshashila Institution
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Three Political Reforms of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army under Xi Jinping: An Explanation - Pune International Centre

Pune International Centre
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India’s Island Neighbours: Assessing Ties with Maldives and Sri Lanka

Takshashila Institution
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Traffic in the Air: Drones in Modern Warfare (Takshashila Working Paper)

Takshashila Institution
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Cooperate or Compete?: What Chinese Analysts Think of India’s ‘Global South’ Leadership

Takshashila Institution