“Dying to work abroad: Why Nepalese migrants are fighting other people’s wars” A fascinating read from @tweetsbyharris, an angle on the invasion of Ukraine I didn't know about. https://t.co/w8X1DefnzP
Delighted to share that a research paper I contributed to was the second most read long form produced at ORF in 2023. The paper traces recent upgrades/modernisation in the Chinese military and discusses their implications @KartikBommakan1
https://t.co/xcpGOZIyG5
In my latest for @SCMPNews, I argue why India’s electricity trade guidelines offer little geopolitical benefits in the BBIN region. Read more:
https://t.co/HdNzQ3fxp4
Victory of ‘India-Out’ faction in 🇲🇻 presidential elections is not by extension equal to ‘China-In’. I discuss this in my latest for @SCMPNews https://t.co/bAQ3bPdAkp
@AbdulMimrah However the Maldives should take a look at other more relevant examples in SA, like Nepal whose shiny new airports are struggling to remain economically viable and remain vary of Chinese eagerness to bankroll infra development
@AbdulMimrah Totally agree with you. A continuation of the present admin certainly suits 🇮🇳 more, but the deep ties that 🇨🇳 has cultivated in the 🇲🇻 will not be set back by this. There might be a lull but 🇨🇳 will remain an important balancing force to 🇮🇳 & may even be preferred for infra
For long the breeding ground for myths, recent developments on 🇲🇲’s Coco Islands with Chinese designs now signal a credible threat to 🇮🇳. This and more in this piece with @KartikBommakan1 for @orfonline
An important feature of #China’s PLA is its emphasis on using latest technologies. It has begun research & invested large sums on next-generation weaponry & technologies, such as quantum computing & #ArtificialIntelligence: @KartikBommakan1 & Harris Amjad https://t.co/hG883qjoMp
The volatile politics in the #Maldives at this crucial juncture can change the course of the Presidential race and the future of big-ticket #infrastructure in the nation in a jiffy: Harris Amjad https://t.co/0Q99dtPHsO
Maps showing 🇮🇳 and 🇨🇳 infrastructure projects in 🇲🇻 by yours truly.
Read my article for @orfonline which argues that with the Presidential Elections in 🇲🇻 the fate of these projects and Indian Ocean geopolitics also hangs in the balance.
https://t.co/2D0eZz8eiw
Replugging a commentary I wrote a year ago @IPCSNewDelhi
While the hype around #AUKUS may have simmered down, its interesting to see how #ASEAN Centrality to the Indo-Pacific is no longer the buzzword.
Would be interested in hearing what you think about the arguments I made:
#Replug | Will #AUKUS Push #ASEAN to the Indo-Pacific’s Margins?
Harris Amjad looked at how AUKUS could further erode ASEAN unity as well as risk its position of centrality in the #IndoPacific.
Read: https://t.co/tZyPKClwvE
Another of my analytical pieces on the power crisis in #SouthAsian states - #PAK , #BANG & #SRL . Here I look beyond the global shockwaves to find some culpability in domestic power policies.
https://t.co/EA0QlTZUWp
#poweroutage#energycrisis
“A momentous year in Bangladesh’s power sector has witnessed Dhaka go from boasting about a 100-percent electrification rate to experiencing daily power outages”
Read this article on Dhaka’s power crisis and its economic implications co-authored by me:
https://t.co/lgmuI1DBMs
Recently an article I co-authored with Dr Harsh V. Pant, “China’s Shadow Over South Asia”, got published in @afpc Defense Dossier Issue 35. #SouthAsia#Geopolitics
https://t.co/Q3AUeZtm9i