How can Japan make a difference in the contest for influence in the #GlobalSouth? Join our panel at Japan House London: 🔹Ken Jimbo 🔹Rebecca Nadin 🔹 @chietigj.bsky.social 🔹Chair: Ben Bland 📅 27 Jan ⏰ 18:30-19:45 +🍸reception 📍 Japan House & online Register⤵️ www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/the...

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to chair a @chathamhouse.org webinar discussing #SouthKorea’s foreign policy. Our wide-ranging discussion covered how recent volatility in the country’s domestic politics has affected its foreign policy. Watch it here: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

With 2025 drawing to a close, here are our #Top10 #AsiaPacific Programme outputs, covering everything from #SouthChinaSea to #ChinaIndia, China's tech rise to South Korea's foreign policy. 🌟🌏We wish you all the best for the festive period and New Year ahead! 🌏🌟

A productive week of meetings in Beijing discussing the ongoing reset in the #China-#India relationship, Beijing’s “iron-clad”/ “all-weather” relations with #Pakistan, China’s role in #SouthAsia and how Beijing sees India’s engagement with the US, Russia and Europe. @chasiapacific.bsky.social

Interviewed in the @chathamhouse.org ‘The World Today’, I discuss politics in #Bangladesh ahead of the parliamentary election and July Charter referendum in February after which the country will revert to democracy following the ‘Monsoon Revolution’ in 2024: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

As India's Prime Minister Modi embarks on visits to Jordan and Oman this week, @chietigj.bsky.social explains why India's engagement with the #MiddleEast reflects New Delhi's changing worldview, in his 2024 piece for @warontherocks.bsky.social.

The rhetoric and optics of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to India last week may have alluded to the strength of the India-Russia relationship - but it does not hold the geopolitical heft it once did, writes @chietigj.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.

How will South Korea navigate its myriad foreign policy challenges under the Lee Jae-myung government? Join our webinar with: 🔹Kuyoun Chung 🔹Edward Howell @chathamhouse.org 🔹Sang-Yoon Ma 🔹Chair: @chietigj.bsky.social 📅11 Dec ⏰09:30 GMT 📍Online Register here! 👇 www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

'For India, Putin’s visit demonstrates that New Delhi maintains a diversified foreign policy that is not beholden to whims of the Trump administration. For Russia, it shows that Moscow is not isolated despite Western sanctions.' @chietigj.bsky.social discusses #PutininIndia with The World 👇

Last month, Pakistan approved a constitutional amendment giving its army and army chief unprecedented powers. It could also have serious implications for regional tensions and fan the flames of border insurgencies, writes our Associate Fellow Farzana Shaikh for @chathamhouse.org.

This week, Russia's Vladimir Putin will visit India. His trip aims to reaffirm New Delhi–Moscow relations – just as Donald Trump applies pressure to downgrade them, writes @chietigj.bsky.social in his new @chathamhouse.org expert comment.

Strained India–US relations under Trump 2.0 test India’s strategic autonomy, writes @chietigj.bsky.social in the latest issue of @eastasiaforum.bsky.social.

The #IndiaUS relationship has gone from strength to strength in the post-Cold War period. However, this progress came to a halt under the second Trump administration. My article in the East Asia Forum Quarterly magazine discusses this: @chasiapacific.bsky.social eastasiaforum.org/quarterly/

Happy to see my @foreignpolicy.com article trending. You can access it here for free without a subscription with this gift link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/26/i... @chathamhouse.org, @chasiapacific.bsky.social

A pleasure hosting a delegation from the Centre for Contemporary China Studies, the Indian MEA think tank on China at @chathamhouse.org in partnership with the UK FCDO. Our discussion covered #China-Europe relations and #maritime security, exploring areas of convergence between #India and Europe.

#India will need to develop a more pro-active rather than passive strategic autonomy if it seeks to become less vulnerable to the whims of the Trump administration (or any other country). My article in @foreignpolicy.com discusses this: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/26/i...

India’s commitment to strategic autonomy has been both a boon and burden for its foreign policy. But 2025 has demonstrated the hubris of this position. @chietigj.bsky.social explains why India needs to redefine its strategic autonomy in his op-ed for @foreignpolicy.com 👇

We were delighted to host Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister (2014-2024), Government of India, for a closed-door discussion this morning on the state of Indian politics and the role of women. Chaired by @chietigj.bsky.social.

A pleasure hosting a @chathamhouse.org roundtable discussing #India's macroeconomic outlook and the dos/ don'ts of business in India with Veena Venugopal (India Business Editor at the @financialtimes.com) and Cyril Shroff (Managing Partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas). @chasiapacific.bsky.social

I discuss the back-to-back terror attacks in New Delhi and Islamabad this week on @skynewsrss.bsky.social. The situation remains highly precarious following recent hostilities between #India and #Pakistan in April-May: @chathamhouse.org, @chasiapacific.bsky.social news.sky.com/video/india-...

Last week I hosted a @chathamhouse.org webinar discussing the #Pakistan-#Saudi defence pact with Talmiz Ahmad (former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia), Farzana Shaikh from the @chasiapacific.bsky.social and Bilal Saab from @chmenap.bsky.social. Watch it here: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...

An honour and pleasure hosting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at @chathamhouse.org for a wide-ranging discussion on #India’s relations with the US, China, Russia, the UK, EU, and the country’s broader foreign policy aspirations in Asia, the Global South and in the changing global order:

"India is surrounded by an arc of instability." @chietigj.bsky.social (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) writes for @foreignpolicy.com on the challenges facing India's global ambitions amid the widespread instability in South Asia ⤵️

A pleasure giving evidence to the UK House of Lords 'International Agreements Committee' on the #India-#UK free-trade agreement. I discuss the FTA negotiation, bilateral relations, and the geopolitical context (particularly #India-#Russia relations). Watch it here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

The juxtaposition of the volatility in South Asia with New Delhi’s tendency to downplay regional developments demands scrutiny that has often been lacking in discussions about Indian foreign policy, Chietigj Bajpaee argues. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/i...

There is a proclivity by the Indian foreign policy establishment and western governments to frame #India as a global power while downplaying its obligations as a regional power. However, as my article in @foreignpolicy.com argues, this is not sustainable: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/i...

In two interviews for the @abcnewsbot.bsky.social ‘Rear Vision’ podcast and @dgquarterly.bsky.social magazine, I discuss the recent reset in #China-#India relations and deterioration in #India-#Pakistan relations, respectively. Listen here and read in the comments: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

How could the new Saudi–Pakistan defence pact reshape power dynamics across the #MiddleEast & #SouthAsia? Join our webinar with: 🔹Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad 🔹Farzana Shaikh 🔹Bilal Y. Saab 🔹Chair: @chietigj.bsky.social 📅 30 Oct ⏰ 12:00 GMT 📍 Online 🔗 www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...

India has announced the reopening of its embassy in Afghanistan amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the Taliban and Pakistan. But can this rapprochement last? @chietigj.bsky.social explains all in his latest @chathamhouse.org expert comment 👇

Another momentous week for the #India-#UK relationship. I discuss the key achievements in the following thread along with sharing my earlier analysis on the bilateral relationship: @chathamhouse.org, @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/modi...

The downturn in US-India relations has reaffirmed India's need for a diversified foreign policy. But, in its quest to maintain an equidistant foreign policy, has New Delhi developed an aloof foreign policy? Read the latest from @chietigj.bsky.social for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social 👇

Is strategic autonomy a boon or burden for #India? Recent India-US tensions vindicated India’s strategic autonomy. But is an equidistant foreign policy an aloof foreign policy? My article in the @lowyinstitute.bsky.social ‘The Interpreter’ discusses this: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

🚨Last chance to sign-up for tomorrow's webinar with Da Wei @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social, @jkynge.bsky.social, @chietigj.bsky.social and Yu Jie @chathamhouse.org to discuss China’s leadership in a multipolar world. 📅 4 Sept ⏰ 13:00-14:00 BST 📍 Online Register here ⬇️

I spoke to the BBC World Service ‘Newshour’ programme about the state of the #China-#India relationship amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO) Summit (from 34 minutes onwards): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Narendra Modi’s attendance should be seen as the culmination of efforts by India and China to reset relations after a fraught period. Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) analysis on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit for @chathamhouse.org ⤵️

Misunderstanding the relationship between India and China comes at a cost for the US and its interests across the region. Read the analysis by @chietigj.bsky.social (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) 👇 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming visit to China is an important milestone for the #IndiaChina relationship. My article in the ‘China-India Brief’ discusses the achievements and constraints in normalizing relations between both countries: @chathamhouse.org, lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/publicat...

Spoke to the BBC World Service’s ‘Newshour’ programme about the implications of the latest round of Trump tariffs on India for relations between New Delhi and Washington (from 8 minutes onwards): @chathamhouse.org, @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Special attention should be paid to the summit between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in China at the end of this month. Read @chietigj.bsky.social and Yu Jie's latest analysis on China India ties for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️

My article in @foreignpolicy.com (with Yu Jie) argues that Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming visit to China is not only important for the bilateral relations but also to the broader global order as both countries practice their own form of strategic autonomy: foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/27/s...

Last week saw visits by the Chinese Foreign Minister to #India and Indian Foreign Minister to #Russia amid ongoing tensions in the #India-US relationship. I discuss this in several media interviews. First one here for DW’s ‘Global Eyes’ podcast. Others in comments: youtu.be/zRwdnFa0br4?...

Following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to India this week, what lies ahead for the China-India relationship? In their @chathamhouse.org publication, @chietigj.bsky.social and Yu Jie explain how #ChinaIndia relations will shape Asia and the global order ⬇️

Frictions over tariffs have pushed New Delhi to reaffirm its strategic autonomy and engage with China and Russia — but the US is still India’s key partner long-term. Read @chietigj.bsky.social (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest for Chatham House ⤵️

My interview for Deutsche Welle discusses the state of the Indo- #US relationship in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s tariffs on #India and outreach to Pakistan, and broader implications for New Delhi’s foreign policy, including relations with #Russia and #China: youtu.be/Xd9LoQ1QkoY?...

In his podcast interview with @thetimes.com's World in 10, @chietigj.bsky.social unpacks the complexities of the India-US relationship considering whether New Delhi will reduce its reliance on Russian oil in the face of US tariffs.

'The India-Russia relationship is in a "managed decline", losing Cold War-era strategic importance, but Russia will remain a key partner for India for the foreseeable future.' @chietigj.bsky.social shares his take on #IndiaRussiaRelations & Trump's #TariffsOnIndia with BBC News ⬇️

Has the shine come off the #USIndia relationship? @chietigj.bsky.social discusses the latest regarding the US #TariffsOnIndia with BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight (from 16:24).

Despite pressure from the Trump administration, India is not going to abandon its longstanding relationship with Russia. Read my @chathamhouse.org ‘Explainer' on the #India-#Russia relationship and the following thread on the most recent #India-US tensions: www.chathamhouse.org/2024/10/indi...

President Trump’s 25% #tariffs on India is likely to be bluster to secure a favourable trade deal. However, the damage is done in eroding optimism about the #India-#US relationship. My article in the Lowy Institute’s ‘The Interpreter’ discusses this: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Just as India once served as Britain’s ‘jewel in the crown,’ so the UK can be seen as India’s gateway to the West. My article in ‘India's World’ discusses this in the context of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the UK: indiasworld.in/modi-in-lond...