Leo Wigger

Global Geopolitics @zenith_online | associate partner at @candid_fd for Eurasia and South Asia | @soas Alum. | originally from Hamburg | Football

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

"India has about 25 years to go from a $3000 per capita 'lower-middle' economy to a $15,000 per capita 'upper-middle' economy. This will need an 8 per cent dollar-denominated CAGR for the next 25 years" https://t.co/An1ozZITam

[Daniel Gerlach @DanielGerlach1]

Die erste Spielfilmproduktion der Candid Foundation: „Caucasian Blues“ mit Autoren, Darstellern, Team-Mitgliedern aus Georgien, Armenien und Aserbaidschan. Regie: Oliver Müser https://t.co/1rVd98tk26

[Leo Wigger @LeoWigger]

Im Hintergrund lodert ein Feuer. Willkommen in Berlin.

[Leo Wigger @LeoWigger]

Fast leerer BER, aber eine absurd lange Schlange an der Passkontrolle. Entgeisterte Blicke, klickende Kameras, höhnisches Gelächter. Leider kein Einzelfall mehr, sondern gefühlt die neue Normalität. Was läuft da schief bei der @bpol_b?

[Leo Wigger @LeoWigger]

Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly president - The Washington Post https://t.co/JWpFTL9Hv4

[Leo Wigger @LeoWigger]

Khalilur #Rahman is running as a Global South voice at a time of deep multilateral crisis. Kakouris, however, started campaigning earlier and more systematically — giving Cyprus a real institutional edge. Rare open race. Interesting one to watch 2/2

[Leo Wigger @LeoWigger]

Who’s next after #Baerbock at the #UNGA? Tomorrow’s election is actually competitive for once: Cyprus career diplomat Andreas #Kakouris vs Bangladesh’s FM Khalilur 1/2

[Vijay Gokhale @VGokhale59]

My piece in today’s Times of India on India’s prospects in QUAD on the eve of high level meeting at month end.

[Daniel Gerlach @DanielGerlach1]

Ein großes Libanon-Dossier zur Gegenwart und Zukunft eines Schlüssellandes im Nahen Osten. Investigative Recherchen, erstklassige Reportagen, Analysen, Kultur, Fußball und die kuriose Geschichte des ersten arabischen Heimcomputers.
https://t.co/1Vo4ubxhGP

[Dipanjan R Chaudhury @DipanjanET]

The Quad Foreign Ministers meet in Delhi in May last week to be held after US President's China visit will seek to balance Beijing’s growing ambitions and keep the momentum going for the group at a time when the Summit remains uncertain— My report

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

Glowing @TheEconomist column about the revolution inside India's statistics ministry: Since Mr Garg took over he has created a calendar of data releases, cleared the backlog of surveys, sped up the pace of data-gathering & organised dozens of consultations https://t.co/TG1xbenpIK

[Chatham House @ChathamHouse]

India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty significantly erodes the stability it had provided but also underscores how water can be instrumentalized as a tool of conflict.
https://t.co/epXo8yjd2J

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

Excl: UAE-Iran differences and India’s plans to dilute language on Israel-Palestine derail joint statement at BRICS meet.While UAE-Iran acrimony was expexted, delegates were surprised by Delhi moves, opposed by almost all others. Reporting @the_hindu https://t.co/DLRrmsplxL

[Dipanjan R Chaudhury @DipanjanET]

India plans global diplomatic push across Europe, Africa, BRICS and Quad: From Africa summit to PMs Europe trip to BRICS FM meet to possible Quad FM meeting to visits by leaders from Vietnam & Cyprus, May will be month of intense diplomacy — I report

https://t.co/cluiV5RhSm

[Shantanu S @shansebolo.bsky.social @shansebolo]

Sanctions: An official confirmed that the transfer of the stake owned by India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL), to a local company was under discussion, but had not been effected yet.
https://t.co/OyyLOMnlc0

[Bloomberg @business]

Germany and India are set to finalize their $8 billion submarine deal within the next three months, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. https://t.co/pW3feBRJDk

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

7 weeks into the war, India fails to bring consensus on BRICS statement, issues "Chair statement" expressing "deep concern" over War in West Asia after meeting of BRICS-MENA envoys. @janusmyth reports
https://t.co/J8ftUbyZ9q

[Dipanjan R Chaudhury @DipanjanET]

India pitches for wider financial sector engagement with Africa: stakeholders can explore more active engagement with institutions such as the African Development Bank, Afrexim Bank, and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development — My report — https://t.co/ieTXGnoCl3

[Kabir Taneja @KabirTaneja]

"India will host Foreign Ministers-level meeting of the BRICS grouping in May. The meeting will be the first occasion when officials of Iran and the United Arab Emirates will be “face to face” since the conflict began." https://t.co/GlxWWvKMq2