Fiona Raval

Researcher, @IPCSNewDelhi

[Bantirani Patro @bantirani_patro]

For @SAVoices, I argue that #China holds the most leverage as a #mediator in the Af-Pak conflict over Qatar/Turkey/Saudi Arabia. But its efforts may still fall short w/o sustained bilateral will.

Many thanks to @zfazli1 @andrewjgordan for their efforts! https://t.co/AQmuIHOX1w

[Bantirani Patro @bantirani_patro]

In my latest for @ThePrintIndia, I write with AVM Anil Golani @AnilGolani on the renewed importance of airbase attacks; cite recent instances (including during #OpSindoor), and map out India’s own air defence architecture.👇🏼

[IPCS, New Delhi @IPCSNewDelhi]

#IPCSCommentary | 'Myanmar: Examining the Discord between the Arakan Army’s Words and Actions'

Fiona Raval (@only_fions) asks whether the #ArakanArmy has sidelined its raison d’etre by perpetrating the same violence that necessitated its creation.

Read: https://t.co/7mlXKGDByP

[IPCS, New Delhi @IPCSNewDelhi]

"This forced disentanglement of essentially intertwined communities is not an indigenous project..."

Fiona Raval (@only_fions), Researcher, reviews 'Boats in a Storm: Law, Migration and Citizenship in Post-war Asia' by Kalyani Ramnath.

Read here: https://t.co/hVmawjKpjv

[Bantirani Patro @bantirani_patro]

In my latest for @CAPS_INDIA, I write on how the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan & its affiliates are beginning to use commercial #drones for both #ISR and #attacks against Pakistani security forces. l also map out the possibility of ISKP & Baloch insurgents using drones similarly. ⬇️

[IPCS, New Delhi @IPCSNewDelhi]

#IPCSParallax | 'The Myanmar Vote'

What does the first post-coup election conducted amidst a civil war mean for🇲🇲?

In this episode of IPCS' Parallax, Fiona Raval (@only_fions) & Ashutosh Nagda (@nagdashutosh) discuss the 2026 #Myanmar election.

Watch: https://t.co/XrDJ97XSD6

[ISDP @ISDP_Sweden]

🧭 Blog post: How BIMSTEC Can Deliver a Regional HADR Framework by Learning from SAARC’s Failures
This piece by @only_fions and @bantirani_patro argues that streamlining HADR is crucial for BIMSTEC to remain relevant and avoid sharing the fate of SAARC. https://t.co/W7BN0CxooG

[Bantirani Patro @bantirani_patro]

In this co-authored piece for ⁦@ISDP_Sweden⁩, Fiona ⁦@only_fions⁩ & I analyse why #BIMSTEC should prioritise an institutionalised #HADR framework, as well as the lessons it can learn from #SAARC’s failures in devising the same.👇🏼 https://t.co/dHUpS9AN6k

[IPCS, New Delhi @IPCSNewDelhi]

Authored by IPCS’ Fiona Raval, Siddharth Anil Nair and Tapan Bharadwaj, the report recommends regional complementarity to address natural disasters.

At the launch, Fiona Raval & Tapan Bharadwaj presented the report's key findings.

Read the report here: https://t.co/7QnSUtd3Qt

[IPCS, New Delhi @IPCSNewDelhi]

On 8 July, IPCS launched a new report—'Harmonising HA/DR in the Bay of Bengal'—at the BIMSTEC Secretariat in Dhaka.

@BimstecInDhaka Secretary General Mr. @IndraManiPR and Additional Secretary Mr. Abdul Motaleb Sarker, Director (SAARC & BIMSTEC), @BDMOFA led the launch.

[CSDR @CSDR_India]

🚨🚨NEW REPORT🚨🚨
Delighted to release our new report 'From Trees to Forests: The Evolution of India-Middle East Ties Post 2014' by @BashirAliAbbas.

Read now to understand how India's Middle East policy evolved through distinct phases—from enhancing bilateral relationships (2014) to creating regional frameworks, such as IMEEC (2024).
📊 Key insight: Policy is driven more by the strategic space available than by strategic intentions alone.
🔗https://t.co/yLur9WHk0y

@HappymonJacob @rakeshnms @MohanCRaja @Harpoonleader @LtGenHooda @ashokkkantha
@AmbTrigunayat @suhasinih
@KabirTaneja @venurajamony @dhamugaddam @saraswatisdeepi

[Bashir Ali Abbas🇮🇳🇵🇸 @BashirAliAbbas]

In my latest for @IndianExpress, I write on President Trump's unprecedented meeting with Syria's Al-Sharaa.

Why were US sanctions on Syria removed?
What does it mean for the region?

@CSDR_India @HappymonJacob @MohanCRaja @johnstanly @dhamugaddam @Harpoonleader @YashMor5

[Angshuman Choudhury @angshuman_ch]

India’s latest “pushback” of undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingya refugees violates the right to equal protection and international law.

My piece for @frontline_india:

https://t.co/wGNBfrfNKN

[Fiona Raval @only_fions]

Incredibly horrific, absolutely shameful

[shaheenabdulla @shaheenjournal]

Indian authorities have allegedly thrown 43 Rohingya refugees detained from New Delhi into international waters near the maritime border with Myanmar, forcing children, women, and the elderly to swim to safety with life jackets provided to them.

https://t.co/6hroubC8dy

[Myanmar Now @Myanmar_Now_Eng]

The death toll from the attack on a school in Sagaing’s Depayin Township currently stands at more than 20 and is expected to rise

Read more:
https://t.co/97gbKDr8Jz

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[Soumya Pillai @soumya_pillai]

Exclusive: Just two months before the Apr 22 attacks there was an unprecedented spike on Maxar's portal in orders for satellite images for Pahalgam. (1/n) https://t.co/jn05XdzJ6y

[Bashir Ali Abbas🇮🇳🇵🇸 @BashirAliAbbas]

Incomplete and misleading update.

“Operation Sindoor is an ongoing operation, and while India does not want to escalate the situation at this point, it will hit back if Pakistan strikes, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told an all-party meeting today.”

https://t.co/FW17MvQyZV

[Bashir Ali Abbas🇮🇳🇵🇸 @BashirAliAbbas]

On India's #OperationSindoor, read my latest for @IndianExpress. A short thread on the main three takeaways, in the posts below.

@MohanCRaja @LtGenHooda @CSDR_India @HappymonJacob @Harpoonleader @Ajaybis @kartha_tara

https://t.co/DLI222nAwD

[Angshuman Choudhury @angshuman_ch]

As security analysts, are we allowed to talk about the devastating human costs of imposing a water blockade in peak summers? Or is "human security" just a low hanging agenda to raise think tank funding during peacetime?

[Fiona Raval @only_fions]

Exciting chat with Dr. Ali Riaz for @IPCSNewDelhi’s Parallax.

We dig into where Bangladesh stands today. A conversation on transition, identity and the path ahead.

Watch here: https://t.co/YaxMKklfgv

[IPCS, New Delhi @IPCSNewDelhi]

#IPCSParallax | Bangladesh After Hasina

🎙️In the latest episode of IPCS Parallax, Fiona Raval (@only_fions) returns with Dr. Ali Riaz to unpack Bangladesh’s political crisis, youth-led rebellion and its shifting national identity.

Watch: https://t.co/uKU8Eig5AE