Apurva Rakesh Pandey

National Award Recipient l Alumnus-Allahabad University l History Enthusiast l Bylines in Patrika, The Telegraph, The Sunday Guardian l

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

Published in The Telegraph (@ttindia @opinion_tt) :

Examining how the Great Nicobar Project could strengthen India's strategic position in the rapidly evolving Indo-Pacific region.

@dravirmani @HappymonJacob @ShashiTharoor @leo_mukherjee @MODIfiedVikas

https://t.co/OjftjfinGO

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

My latest in The Daily Guardian explores India's evolving Indo-Pacific vision—strategic autonomy, maritime power, and diversified partnerships in an increasingly contested region.

@dravirmani @AkbaruddinIndia
@HappymonJacob @KanwalSibal
@c_aashish

https://t.co/xxhd7ivRVp

[Dr Arvind Virmani @dravirmani]

India has always had a China policy shaped by its own 50 yr experience of PLA salami slicing & proxy war. Difficult issue is of autonomy from US coercion or carrot & stick policy viz Russia. We can reduce cost/benefit ratio by integration with EU & 🇷🇺 Hitech/defense JVs in 🇮🇳

[Kanwal Sibal @KanwalSibal]

Four points on India-US relations and strategic autonomy:

1. India should deepen ties with the US, but not accept dependence.
2. Strategic autonomy remains necessary where interests diverge.
3. Russia, energy and trade cannot be viewed only through the prism of US priorities.
4. On China, India must build its own strength and preserve independent judgement, rather than over-rely on the US.

I develop this argument in The Sibal Brief:

https://t.co/dDUbbY9Hvr

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

The objective is no longer choosing sides, but avoiding strategic overdependence.

[Happymon Jacob @HappymonJacob]

In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, multi-alignment isn't about courting multiple partners as is traditionally understood. It’s about diversifying risk.

Trust is risky business.

[Happymon Jacob @HappymonJacob]

In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, multi-alignment isn't about courting multiple partners as is traditionally understood. It’s about diversifying risk.

Trust is risky business.

[The Telegraph @ttindia]

#OPINION | Despite being one of the world’s largest trading economies, nearly 70-75% of India’s transshipment cargo is routed through foreign ports, chiefly Singapore and Colombo, writes
Apurva Rakesh Pandey

#maritimetrade #Greatnicobarisland

https://t.co/aQO5DWW54P

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

@drhiteshbajpai @semeerc @anantvijay https://t.co/2VpYpIBiDc

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

Published in #TheTelegraph :
Examining how the Great Nicobar Project could strengthen India's maritime capabilities and strategic position in the rapidly evolving Indo-Pacific region.

@dravirmani @HappymonJacob @ShashiTharoor @leo_mukherjee @ShamikaRavi @c_aashish @MODIfiedVikas

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

Delighted to share that my article has been published for the first time in a regional English newspaper, Central Chronicle. The piece examines the historical, strategic & diplomatic implications of India–Israel relations in a shifting global order. @dravirmani #IndiaIsrael

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

@drhiteshbajpai @semeerc @anantvijay https://t.co/vExfzaNval

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

In international politics, outrage is rarely equal. Some conflicts become global causes, while others remain invisible — often decided by power, interests and strategic relevance.

@dravirmani @HappymonJacob @sreeramchaulia @c_aashish @HindolSengupta @semeerc

[Aashish Chandorkar @c_aashish]

Despite being one of the world’s largest trading economies, nearly 70-75% of India’s transshipment cargo is routed through foreign ports, chiefly Singapore and Colombo. This leads to longer shipping cycles, higher costs, and externalised control over critical supply chains. The GNP seeks to reverse this structural imbalance with a deep-draft port capable of handling ultra-large container vessels.

https://t.co/PyUmBfrzQD

- @ask_apurvap

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

Published in #TheTelegraph :
Examining how the Great Nicobar Project could strengthen India's maritime capabilities and strategic position in the rapidly evolving Indo-Pacific region.

@dravirmani @HappymonJacob @ShashiTharoor @leo_mukherjee @ShamikaRavi @c_aashish @MODIfiedVikas

[The Telegraph @ttindia]

#OPINION | Despite being one of the world’s largest trading economies, nearly 70-75% of India’s transshipment cargo is routed through foreign ports, chiefly Singapore and Colombo, writes
Apurva Rakesh Pandey

#maritimetrade #Greatnicobarisland

https://t.co/aQO5DWW54P

[TTOpinion @opinion_tt]

The Great Nicobar Project suggests India's willingness to become a maritime power, writes Apurva Rakesh Pandey.

#Nicobar #economy #NicobarProject @leo_mukherjee

https://t.co/mkMO90pdMu

[Dr Arvind Virmani @dravirmani]

All the standard IR concepts developed for a 20th century liberal international order are irrelevant in a Hegemonic World (dis) Order (2025+). India's governing elites are still floundering in a World in which superpower #Hegemons act like #predators extracting rents!

[Happymon Jacob @HappymonJacob]

The challenge to our strategic autonomy lies in our material vulnerability.

When a state relies on external suppliers for its energy security, and depends on competing external powers (the Middle East, China, the US, Russia, France, and Israel) to sustain its manufacturing, technological, and defense ecosystems, 'autonomy' becomes an aspiration rather than a reality.

Strategic autonomy is a function of national power rather than just political intent.

[C. Raja Mohan @MohanCRaja]

Universal Basic Capital? On AI, tech capital, and the political pressures in the US for a new social compact:

[Happymon Jacob @HappymonJacob]

I argue in my column in Hindustan Times today that it's time to revive SAARC.

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

स्वातंत्र्यवीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर जी की जयंती पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि प्रणाम।

[Arvind Panagariya @APanagariya]

Dear @RBI: Do not let the psychology of Rs 100 per dollar determine your policy response. 100 is just a number, like 99 and 101. Whether the oil shortage is short-lived or long-lived, the right response at this moment is to let the rupee depreciate. 1/6

[Apurva Rakesh Pandey @ask_apurvap]

In international politics, outrage is rarely equal. Some conflicts become global causes, while others remain invisible — often decided by power, interests and strategic relevance.

@dravirmani @HappymonJacob @sreeramchaulia @c_aashish @HindolSengupta @semeerc

[Happymon Jacob @HappymonJacob]

You ask uncomfortable questions to a diplomat: That is journalism.

The diplomat answers the questions in a manner he can: That is diplomacy.

You heckle the diplomat repeatedly & stage a walkout: That’s activism, not journalism.