My piece in today's @htTweets:
'Dichotomy in Xi's China: Discipline vs efficiency'
Can tighter Party discipline improve governance without undermining local initiative, policy feedback and adaptability?
#iimindore #China #XiJinping #FifthPlenum #HindustanTimes
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Pleasure to participate in the 19th #AICCS at Nagaland University, Lumami.
Theme: “AI, Emerging Technologies, and Ethics in the Global South: India–China Perspectives.”
My intervention: India's AI Imperative—From Adoption to Indigenous Capability.
#IndiaAI #ChinaStudies
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Why does China's Fifth Plenum matter?
Party discipline, military leadership changes and political continuity are central to understanding its significance.
I explain the issues and their implications in @IndianExpress.
[Link] :indianexpress.com/article/ex…
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Can Xi Jinping's China reconcile political discipline with economic dynamism?
As the Communist Party of China convenes its Fifth Plenum, an important question concerns the relationship between political centralisation and economic initiative.
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China's industrial strength contrasts with weak domestic demand and mounting trade pressures. Can technological competitiveness deliver sustainable growth?
My article in @livemint examines this dilemma and its global implications.
[Link]:livemint.com/opinion/online-…
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What happens to India if the US and China learn to compete and coexist simultaneously?
One consequence may be visible in China+1. US-China tensions can create opportunities for India, but they will not automatically deliver investment.
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My recent op-ed in The Hindu | “The paradox of de-Sinification in global production”
Factories can move. Industrial ecosystems are much harder to relocate.
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Two recent pieces on Xi Jinping’s US visit and what it tells us about the changing US-China relationship:
In The Indian Express | Why the Trump-Xi bonhomie doesn’t mean an end to US-China rivalry
In Moneycontrol | The new US-China equilibrium
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My latest in Hindustan Times: 'The race to avoid tomorrow’s technological dependencies'
Link : hindustantimes.com/opinion/t…
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My latest in Mint:
India’s China dilemma is not simply about reducing imports.
China Shock 2.0 is increasingly a capability shock.
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The real test of de-risking is whether dependence on China can be converted into domestic capacity to innovate, manufacture and scale—and ultimately, greater strategic choice.
livemint.com/opinion/indias-…
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My latest essay in The Interpreter looks at three responses to geopolitical fragmentation:
Japanese firms → diversification
Chinese firms → localisation
SpaceX → de-Sinification
I use 'de-Sinification' to mean removing Chinese inputs from the supply chain itself.
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The larger question: how much geopolitical separation can industrial networks economically sustain?
Link: lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…
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The goal isn't to predict the next crisis. It's to build the capability to navigate it.
foundingfuel.com/article/mak…
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Geopolitics is in the boardroom. But awareness is not capability.
In my new @FoundingF essay titled 'Making Geopolitics a Business Capability' I propose a 4S framework for firms
Privileged to address the Senior Command Course at the Army War College, Mhow, on “From Chokepoints to Chips: Geoeconomics in Contemporary Strategic Competition.”
#iimindore #armywarcollege #Geoeconomics #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity
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My latest article in @businessline:
How National Security Shapes Business Strategy
Why geopolitics is becoming central to corporate strategy—and why resilience is the new competitive advantage.
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My latest article in @EastAsiaForum:
"China's Changing Vision of Globalization"
The piece argues that Beijing has never viewed globalization as an end in itself, but as a means to build national capabilities, technological strength, and strategic autonomy.
Link in comments
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My latest in @TheTribune:
China's New AI Diplomacy
China's launch of the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO) at WAIC signals a strategic shift—and carries important implications for the Global South and India.
🔗 Link in comments.
#AI #China #AIGovernance #WAIC
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My latest in @AsiaTimesOnline:
How China's Rise Changed the Logic of Globalization
Why has a China that benefited enormously from globalization become increasingly concerned with dependence and strategic vulnerability?
Link: asiatimes.com/2026/07/how-ch…
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