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New Episode dropping tomorrow. On Spotify, YouTube, and now Apple Podcasts. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to respond to every kid saying "6 7" with an explanation of "6174."

AROUND THE WORLD: Last Friday, Rachel and I talked about the U.S.-China trade ceasefire, the EU debate over Russia's frozen assets, and why the U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier to Venezuela. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMuv...

This Sunday, listen to our new Podcast 'Around the World' in which Rachel Rizzo and I contextualize developments in international current affairs in 20 minutes. Episode 2 on Ukraine talks, new Japanese PM, and the U.S.-Australia summit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVx...

Around the World #1: Where Rachel Rizzo and I talk Gaza hostage deal, US-China trade war, and French politics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_N...

ARTICLE: 5 areas of industrial policy where India and South Korea are looking to collaborate. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

NEW ARTICLE: Notwithstanding differences with the United States, India has been a more active security actor in the Western Pacific in 2025. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

This week: ORF and ORF America contributed to India Day at the UN (with a focus on SDGs), previewed next year's AI Action Summit in New York, hosted U.S.-India AI Policy Fellows in Washington DC, and released a new report of a U.S.-India AI Task Force.

Three new articles from ORF America on: 1. U.S. tariffs affecting Fed interest rate cuts: orfamerica.org/orf-america-... 2, India-South Korea industrial cooperation: orfamerica.org/orf-america-... 3. Environmental risks harming critical mineral extraction: orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

HIRING: Are you a Spanish-speaking policy professional in the United States? We're hiring a Program Coordinator for Latin America at ORF America! Details: orfamerica.org/program-coor...

Latest on tariffs, China, social media regulation, and energy security from ORF America experts: orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

A few recent updates from ORF America: 1. How does India plan to square energy security with economics, sustainability, and geopolitics? orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

A few recent analytical pieces from ORF America on India-U.S. relations, trade and tariffs, cyber security, energy transitions, EU-India climate cooperation, and U.S. AI policy. 1. What explains the sudden deterioration in India-U.S. relations? orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

What's going on between India and the United States? orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

I write in Foreign Affairs: www.foreignaffairs.com/responses/wh...

Three really interesting reads from my ORF America colleagues: 1. The digital provisions in the India-UK free trade agreement reflect a major change in India's approach to digital trade. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

New from ORF America: on the Quad, cyber intrusion, Middle East crisis, and biofuels. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

My ORF America colleague Lindsey Ford on 5 lessons from the recent conflagration between Israel and Iran for hypothetical future scenarios involving India and Pakistan: orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

Neglected to post this piece from 10 days ago, but it's still probably relevant. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

New from ORF America: why Trump's reversal on AI diffusion raises more questions than answers. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

New Comment: 3 ways in which this India-Pakistan crisis was different from 1999, 2001-02, 2008, 2016, and 2019 (tl;dr operational differences; the role of the U.S.; India's Pakistan policy) orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

Some context on recent India-Pakistan tensions in this 50 minute long conversation we hosted at ORF America: orfamerica.org/recent-event...

My colleague Ammar Nainar and I write on how to make sense of the first 100 days of a Trump 2.0 foreign policy (tl;dr Through 3 separate debates): orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

Recent commentary: orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

A really great overview of the state of play of the United States' AI policy landscape by ORF America's visiting fellow Sarah Box: orfamerica.org/newresearch/...

Some initial thoughts on Trump's tariffs:

Seeking an introductory text for India and the world?

Four book talks, a couple of podcasts, and several other engagements in Delhi and Chennai over the past 10 days, including with the National Defence College and Foreign Service Institute. #VishwaShastra

PODCAST: Joined The Grand Tamasha (hosted by Milan Vaishnav at the Carnegie Endowment) to talk about my book on India and the world. What people get wrong, some common misconceptions, and thinking ahead. grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/how...

Some thoughts on EU-India relations:

New from ORF America:

Talking to BBC World today on 4 things to look out for when India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets U.S. President Donald Trump later today.

What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and why might they matter in India-U.S. relations? orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

Later today, discussing India-U.S. relations under a second Trump administration. Video should be up by Wednesday.

Nice review of 'Vishwa Shastra: India and the World' in The New Indian Express.

Fun podcast interview on my new book on The Great Power Podcast, where we discussed what makes a great power, Indian history, and why the Global South is a real thing. trackingpeoplesdaily.substack.com/p/indias-sup...

A few thoughts on how to think through the new Trump administration, with a particular emphasis on U.S.-India relations. orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

Late last year, we brought 12 of the brightest China policy experts from the four Quad countries (Australia, India, Japan, the US) together to assess China's strategic future. This was the result: orfamerica.org/newresearch/...

Are you an IR professor putting together a syllabus? www.amazon.com/Vishwa-Shast...

My new book 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 is out: penguin.co.in/book/vishwa-... In India 🇮🇳 1. In bookstores. 2. Purchase hardcover online: amazon.in/Vishwa-Shast... 3. E-book: amazon.in/Vishwa-Shast... Internationally 🌎 1. E-book: amazon.com/Vishwa-Shast...

Now available for pre-order in India! bit.ly/VishwaShastra

Pleased to announce that my book - 'Vishwa Shastra: India and the World' - will be published by Penguin India in December. www.penguin.co.in/book/vishwa-...

Welcoming Nihal Chauhan as a new Non-Resident Fellow at ORF America. orfamerica.org/nihal-chauhan

Are you a 🇨🇳 expert from 🇦🇺 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 aged 25-40? Do you know one? If so, check out the application for ORF America's week-long programme in October in Washington DC. orfamerica.org/quad-china-t...

What is India's technology strategy? New paper from ORF America on how India is attempting to compete in areas such as semiconductors, AI, space, and critical minerals: orfamerica.org/newresearch/...

ORF America and CSIS co-organized a workshop on India-U.S. semiconductor and tech collaboration this week, featuring corporate representatives from 10 tech companies, US and Indian trade bodies, the US Depts of State and Commerce, the NSC, and the NSF.

My new article on why Taiwan matters for India: "A recent Bloomberg Economics assessment suggested that...India’s economy would suffer more than even the US" in the event of a Taiwan war. orfamerica.org/newresearch/...

ORF America at 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZO...

Thanks to USIP and ISD at Georgetown for hosting me for a panel discussion yesterday on new approaches to multilateralism. A wide-ranging discussion with distinguished former diplomats on the changing international order and the need to rethink diplomacy. www.usip.org/events/rippl...