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20 years have passed since the US-led invasion of Iraq
Back in 2003, Washington pushed India to send troops & help stabilize Iraq
After months of debate & diplomacy, 🇮🇳 refused
It was one of India's wisest foreign policy decisions
🧵on why 🇮🇳 refused to send troops to Iraq
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The G20 Summit is over
The bottom line?
India got pretty much everything it wanted
Here's everything India achieved in 10 tweets 🧵
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A senior Indian spy betrayed his country for America
RAW officer Rabinder Singh was a secret CIA agent for years
But then, India launched a mission to catch Singh
🧵on this CIA-RAW battle
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A tiny country has become one of India's most exciting relationships
Its massive oil reserves are set to make it one of the world's richest countries
It has a 350,000+ Indian diaspora & major defence purchases from 🇮🇳 lined up
🧵on how a tiny nation became vital to 🇮🇳 (1/10)
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You’re probably heard way too much about India and the G20
Most of it is just noise
Here’s all you really need to know in 10 tweets🧵
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India is making a major geopolitical gambit to connect the Middle-East
If India's plan succeeds, it may unleash billions in trade
It would help counter China's influence & secure 🇮🇳's reputation as a player in the region
🧵on the economic master plan you need to know about
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It's been a busy week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- Cabinet approves major steps to combat 🇨🇳 on border
-Air India mega-purchase of 470 planes highlights 🇮🇳's rise
-Report shows how 🇮🇳's military compares to competitors
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇(1/12)
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It's official: President Xi of China will skip the G20 Summit in Delhi
That's a terrible decision
Here's why🧵
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Israel is one of India's closest allies
But, 🇮🇳 had a hostile policy towards Israel for decades
- Refused to normalise ties till 1992
- Voted against Israel's entry to the UN
- Boycotted Israel at the Davis Cup
So how did 🇮🇳 & Israel go from foes to friends?
🧵
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It's been an action-packed week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- Historic G20 Foreign Ministers meet fails?
- Quad talks on Ukraine & terrorism
- 🇺🇸 & 🇷🇺 hold talks in New Delhi
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇(1/14)
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It's been a busy week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- Major development in 🇮🇳's ties with 🇺🇸 & the West
- 🇮🇳 pushes 🇵🇰 to negotiate changes in Indus Water Treaty
- Egypt's President comes calling
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇(1/13)
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In 1947, India's military was 100% Western made
By 2022, Moscow had become India's top defence supplier
We've heard a lot about India's dependence on 🇷🇺 weapons
But how did India pivot from an entirely Western-made military to a 🇷🇺 made one
The story begins in 1962....
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RAW once removed India's last ruling King
India's spies launched a secret operation against the ruler of Sikkim in 1973
The goal: to make Sikkim a part of India
🧵on this story
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Maldives is trending in India - for all the wrong reasons
Here's why🧵
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
- US NSA Sullivan visits 🇮🇳 to lock up jet engine deal
- Drama over Russia and China at G20 Varanasi meet
- India prepares to export UPI to Gulf countries
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Delhi was supposed to be a historic event
40 delegations, 20+ Foreign Ministers & global focus on 🇮🇳
However, global headlines allege that the meeting failed
That's not the case
🧵on the wins and losses for 🇮🇳 from the G20 FMs meet (1/15)
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India just lost a great geopolitical ally
This could endanger its dominance in the Indian Ocean
One country will benefit: China
Here's what just happened🧵
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Parliament has just criticised India's Foreign Ministry
Parliament argues that:
- 🇮🇳's diplomats are severely underfunded
- Vital foreign aid projects have been delayed
- The Foreign Service is just too small
🧵on what Parliament thinks is wrong & what needs to change👇
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A tiny country has become India’s most exciting diplomatic relationship
There’s just one problem
It is threatened by war and needs India’s support
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India is one of the only countries to directly aid Syria after the Feb 6 earthquake
The war-torn nation has seen 9 million people affected by the quakes & needs ~$400 mn in aid
The West has been accused of neglecting Syria
🧵on why 🇮🇳 helped Syria when few would (1/10)
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A vital Indian asset in the Middle-East is in trouble
The media believes Chabahar Port is India's answer to China in the Indian Ocean
They say it will unlock Central Asia & Europe for 🇮🇳
BUT, Chabahar is stuck
I visited the port last week
🧵on what's going wrong in Chabahar
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America and Russia fought a secret battle to control India
Their spies funded Indian parties, manipulated the media and stole secrets
"The whole country is for sale," said one Russian spy
🧵on the fight to influence India
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BIG NEWS: Canada exposed on Khalistan once again
Canada attacked India for killing extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
BUT, a new report shows India was right about Nijjar
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EXCLUSIVE: How China tried (and failed) to derail India's G20 youth summit in Ladakh
China tried to pressure youth organisations from G20 countries to skip the Youth20 Pre-Summit in Ladakh
🇨🇳's goal was to undermine 🇮🇳's G20 Presidency
Here's the story🧵
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Just finished Dr. Jaishankar's "Why Bharat Matters"
The central point: The world needs to get used to a nationalist India
Here's 5 insights from the book🧵
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Indians are missing a massive story
A key Indian ally is in total chaos after losing a war
Pakistan and its allies stand to benefit
Here's the story🧵
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It's been a busy week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- 🇺🇸 rejects 🇺🇦 proposal for sanctions on 🇮🇳 for buying Russian oil
- NSA Doval visits 🇷🇺
- Can 🇮🇳's "disaster diplomacy" help reset ties with a rival power?
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇(1/13)
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The world's most powerful military alliance wants a partnership with India
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO) is a 30-nation alliance led by the US
Formed in 1949, it won the Cold War in Europe
Now, NATO wants an📈role in Indo-Pac
🧵on why NATO wants ties with 🇮🇳
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It's been an action-packed week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- India to cooperate with AUKUS military partnership?
-America finally confirms Ambassador to 🇮🇳
- US Senators back India against China on Arunachal Pradesh
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
-Prime Minister completes US visit; jet engine deal done
-US semiconductor firm Micron announces $2.75 billion chip plant in 🇮🇳
-China blocks listing of 26/11 attacks accused Sajjid Mir
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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India failed to punish Pakistan after 26/11
15 years on, that is a controversial view
Here's why🧵
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5 global stories that impacted 🇮🇳 this week
- China's President Xi Jinping to meet Russia's Putin
- America threatens to ban TikTok, echoing India's policy
- US, UK & Australia push nuclear submarine pact
🧵on the 5 global stories you need to know about👇
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India's ties with one country have been a major disappointment
- 1 million troops (W Asia's most capable force)
- $65 bn in oil sales ('17)
- 88mn people
"This relationship promises a lot & delivers almost nothing," says one Ambassador
🧵on 🇮🇳's most disappointing relationship
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India once dreamt of defending Asia
India's military would police the oceans from West Asia to Singapore
That ambitious dream failed
Here's why🧵
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India's biggest diplomatic disaster took place in 1969
The first ever conference of Islamic nations was to be held in Rabat, Morocco
India was invited
BUT, 🇮🇳's delegation was booted from the summit on Pakistan's request
Parliament deemed it a "humiliation"
🧵on this debacle
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Everything is falling into place in India's quest to be a great power
- $3.5tn econ that will double by 2031
- 2.6 million+ strong military with 4th highest defence budget
-183 million+ demographic dividend
But there's one thing our foreign policy isn't getting right🧵
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5 events are shaping 🇮🇳's grand strategy this week
- PAK in free fall as showdown continues
- Time up for Turkey's Erdogan?
- US debt ceiling drama hurts world economy
🧵on 5 vital events you need to know about👇
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It's been a busy week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- Crucial G20 meet derailed by West-Russia tensions?
- Border talks w.🇨🇳 go nowhere?
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz comes calling
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇(1/14)
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
- Prime Minister speaks with Putin after Russian mutiny
- India and Canada clash again on pro-Khal1stan extremism?
- India's defence diplomacy with Southeast Asia takes a step forward
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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India has a new ally in Europe
Its aim: establish India's presence in geopolitically vital European waters
It also hopes to isolate rivals like Turkey
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China's India policy is a disaster
By mishandling India, Beijing created Asia's greatest diplomatic rivalry
China has made three mistakes when dealing with India
These mistakes caused the 1962 war and the 2020 Galwan clashes
🧵on how China gets India wrong
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Dr. Jaishankar just made a major speech on India's foreign policy
India's Foreign Minister laid out his defence of the NaMo government's 9-year track record
His bottom line: "People want to listen to 🇮🇳. They want to be seen with 🇮🇳
Here's what India's top diplomat said🧵
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India's Middle East strategy was once a mess
India was outplayed by Pakistan and sidelined by major powers
That failed policy has now changed
Here's how🧵
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Qatar has sentenced 8 Indians to death
Their suspected crime: spying on Qatar’s military
India says it’s shocked by the verdict
So what’s going on? 🧵
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: India attends pro-UKRaine donor conference (quietly)
The UKR Recovery Conference in London was held on 21-22 June
It raised $60 billion towards the reconstruction of 🇺🇦
It was also harshly critical of Moscow
Despite this, India attended the URC
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It's been a packed week for Indian diplomacy
-🇮🇳 takes on PAK during SCO Foreign Ministers meet
-US govt panel takes aim at 🇮🇳's record on minorities
- NSA Ajit Doval travels to Iran for Afghanistan talks
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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India is burying the hatchet with a key Western power
After major scandals derailed ties, New Delhi is rebooting ties
-Defence pact to be signed in May
-200,000+ 🇮🇳 diaspora to benefit from new migration deal
-Major economic investments planned
🧵on 🇮🇳's "reboot" in Europe
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My exclusive today: Foxconn and the Taiwanese government mulling plans to skill Indian workers for the semiconductor industry
If plan succeeds, 🇮🇳 could become major force in global chip wars
A short🧵(1/8)
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It's been a busy few weeks for Indian diplomacy
- India raises concerns on Chinese military with Sri Lanka
- India, France pursue purchase of submarines & Rafale fighters during PM visit
- UAE to host second foreign IIT Campus?
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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It's been a busy week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
-Attacks on 🇮🇳 embassies cause tension with the West
-Japan unveils strategy to transform Northeast & counter China
-🇮🇳 & Germany to establish dialogue on 🇨🇳
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
- 🇮🇳 & Germany move closer to crucial submarine deal
- America & 🇮🇳 holds talks on vital emerging technologies with eye on China
- 🇮🇳, France and UAE hold naval exercises
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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5 events are shaping 🇮🇳's grand strategy this week
- G7 resolves to take on China
- Crisis in Pakistan intensifies with battle lines drawn
- China unveils grand plan to⬆️influence in Central Asia
🧵on 5 vital events you need to know about👇
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I interviewed Dr. Phillipp Ackermann, Germany's Ambassador to India
We talked about:
- Plans for India and Germany to jointly develop submarines
- Germany stepping up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific
- Setting up a dialogue on China with 🇮🇳
A short 🧵(1/9)
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America and Pakistan have a rocky relationship today
However, they've had four partnerships of convenience in the last 75 years
Each of these four eras of 🇺🇸-🇵🇰 alliance has caused trouble for 🇮🇳
Strong 🇺🇸🇵🇰 ties have led to the 1965 & 1971 IND-PAK conflicts & other crises
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There's one big controversy in Indian politics which refuses to die
Did Nehru reject a seat for India at the UN Security Council?
The story goes that 🇮🇳 received two offers
One was from America in 1950 and the other from the Soviet Union in 1955
So let's start in 1950... 🧵
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Justin Trudeau just ruined Canada's ties with India
The relationship won’t recover for years
Here’s how Trudeau got India wrong🧵
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India is making a strategic play with the Indo-Pacific's smallest nations
They've got:
-A combined Exclusive Economic Zone larger than 🇮🇳's landmass
-Centerpiece in competition b/w US & China
-Massive 🇮🇳 diaspora
🧵on why 🇮🇳's Prime Minister flew to meet them last week
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I interviewed Kono Taro, one of Asia's most popular politicians
-🇯🇵's former Foreign & Defence Minister
-An architect of the Quad's revival in 2017
-Favourite to become 🇯🇵's next Prime Minister
🧵on what Kono thinks of India's role in a Taiwan crisis, the Ukraine war & China
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It's been a busy week for 🇮🇳 foreign policy
- Big win for 🇮🇳 on 🇵🇰 terrorism
- Dr. Jaishankar's crucial outreach to Sri Lanka & Maldives
- 🇮🇳's ties w. a key European country in trouble?
🧵on the top 5 foreign affairs stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇(1/16)
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So we lost the final
Here's a terrible consolation prize
A thread about India's best diplomatic tool: cricket
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Everyone is focused on the G20 Summit in Delhi
But we're missing a massive story with major implications for India
Here's the story no one is telling you about🧵
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Everyone in India is talking about Ram Mandir
But, Temples are also tools for India's soft power diplomacy from Vietnam to Abu Dhabi
Here's India's "Temple Diplomacy"🧵
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India has an overwhelmingly positive view of the United States
That's what Pew Research said in a new survey of how 🇮🇳 (& others) see 🇺🇸
Is that really what's happening?
Let's take a look at what's up🧵
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5 global stories that shaped 🇮🇳 foreign policy this week
- How a balloon took down 🇺🇸🇨🇳 ties
- 🇮🇳 ranked 4th most powerful country in Asia
- Crisis with 🇺🇸-🇷🇺 nuclear treaty threatens stability
🧵on the 5 global stories you need to know about (1/13)👇
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India is clashing with America on a vital issue
Why?
American interference threatens a crucial Indian partner
Here's the story🧵
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Justice Radhabinod Pal is a little-known figure in India
But in Japan, Pal is a national hero
At the Tokyo War Crimes trial, he argued that the West was wrong to prosecute Japan's leaders in WW II
His maverick judgement made him a controversial icon
His story begins in 1886..
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2⃣. African Union becomes G20 member
The 55-nation AU became a member of the G20 today
This was a significant move for India, which has try to project itself as a Voice of the Global South
New Delhi can now concretely point to its record of pushing developing country concerns
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An Indian Foreign Ministry official has been arrested for spying for Pakistan
This isn’t the first time its happened
Let’s talk about the Madhuri Gupta case
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
- Prime Minister to go on state visit to America
- Israel's Foreign Minister cuts short India visit
- Minister Goyal visits Canada to clinch trade deal
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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China is targeting India's oldest ally
That ally is Bhutan
China's goal: undermine India's dominance in South Asia
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India was condemned by the West for ending colonialism
On this day in 1961, India defeated Portugal and took over Goa
BUT, India was called an aggressor by Western powers
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1⃣. Consensus on Ukraine
This was THE issue that was going define how the world saw India's stewardship of the G20
That's because the grouping was divided on the Ukraine war
While Russia and China wanted to avoid discussion on Ukraine, Western nations wanted to condemn Russia
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5 events are shaping 🇮🇳's grand strategy this week
- Turkey's Erdogan wins Presidency
- US averts financial disaster with debt deal?
- Former PAK PM Khan cornered by military?
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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“India isn’t ready to be a superpower”
That’s a controversial argument
But is it true? 🧵
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Iran is trending in India - for a terrible reason
BUT, India's ties with Iran have been in trouble for years
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It's been an exciting week for Indian diplomacy
- Parliamentarians recommend economic ties with PAK
- NSA Doval discusses border crisis with China's Foreign Minister
- India gifts warship to Vietnam
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
- India and Nepal ease tensions with PM Prachanda visit
- US Defence Minister Austin to meet 🇮🇳 leadership
- Jaishankar goes to South Africa with BRICS expansion on the cards
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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It's been a busy week for Indian diplomacy
- Prime Minister goes on diplomatic blitz at G7
- Quad Leaders and Defence chiefs talk China & tech
- Jaishankar hits back at EU call for action against 🇮🇳
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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A rebel group troubles India’s economy
Its goal: to punish a key Indian partner
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It's been a packed week for Indian diplomacy
- Intelligence agencies raid 31 locations in search of London Embassy attackers
- Ariha Shah case strains 🇮🇳-Germany ties
- India to attend peace meet to end UKR war
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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Everything is falling into place in India's quest to be a great pwr
- $3.5tn econ that will double by 2031
- 2.6 million+ strong military w. 3rd highest def. spending
-183 million+ demographic dividend
But IND's diplomats admitted there's one thing we're not doing right👇(1/11)
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It was widely accepted (including by me) that India would be unable to forge a consensus on Ukraine
We were wrong
Delhi managed to get a joint declaration which will go down as THE big takeaway from this summit
It will prove beneficial to India's diplomatic reputation
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It's been an exciting week for Indian diplomacy
- India opens first foreign IIT Campus in Africa
- Political firestorm over US Ambassador's Manipur comments?
- Extremist groups target Indian diplomats in Canada
🧵on the top 5 stories from 🇮🇳 this week👇
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Henry Kissinger was the world's most controversial diplomat
His legacy is toxic for Indians
He backed Pakistan in the 1971 war and urged China to attack India
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India's military is battling a serious threat to India's economy
Rebel groups are attacking our vital trade routes
A key Indian partner might be involved
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Independent India's first diplomats were besieged by challenges
- A financial crisis plagued the country's diplomacy
- Building India's image in a world torn by war
- Thousands of citizens stranded abroad
🧵on how India's first diplomats navigated these crises👇
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My exclusive: India & NATO planning to sit down for strategic talks in March
- Focus on 🇨🇳 & Indo-Pac security
- Implications for 🇮🇳's relationship w. Russia
- What
@Chellaney
and
@RRajagopalanJNU
think this means for 🇮🇳's foreign policy
🧵on this story👇(1/14)
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You’ve probably heard way too much about why India and Canada are fighting
Bottom line: India has the advantage (for now)
Here’s all you really need to know in 10 tweets🧵
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"India is a wild beast that needs to be controlled"
Is that what The Economist wants to convey with its latest cover?
The use of lazy, "exotic" stereotypes to represent India and the developing world is rampant in Western media
Here's a few examples and why it matters🧵
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5 events are shaping 🇮🇳's grand strategy this week
- Armed takeover threatens government in 🇷🇺?
- China's Xi meets America's Blinken to reduce US-China tensions
- Saudi invites rival Tehran for summit to bury hatchet
🧵on the 5 global stories you need to know about👇
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The RSS is India's most powerful political organisation
Its top goal: India must unify South Asia
🧵on geopolitics and the RSS
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My exclusive: India & AUKUS nations in exploratory talks on advanced tech cooperation
AUKUS is the West's most potent military partnership to counter China
🇮🇳- AUKUS considering co-operation on:
- Electronic warfare
- AI & Quantum
- Undersea capabilities
Short🧵(1/10)
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There's a small country that holds the key to India's grand strategy
-Part of 🇮🇳's Great Game against rivals like 🇵🇰 & Turkey
-Major buyer of 🇮🇳's defence equipment
-Key partner in India's response to🇨🇳's BRI
🧵on the diplomatic power you've never heard about (1/11)
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5 Stories Shaping 🇮🇳's Global Strategy
- America blocks NATO membership for UKR?
- China carries out drills targeting Taiwan
- World Bank warns of "lost decade" of global growth
🧵on 5 global stories you need to know about👇
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India is fighting a diplomatic battle with a major Western country
One issue divides them: extremism
It might just wreck their relationship
Here's why you need to know about it🧵
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That country is Guyana
Guyana is a Caribbean nation on the north coast of S. America
It has a population of just 800k people w. 40% of 🇮🇳 descent whose ancestors were brought to the country as indentured laborers under the UK
There are key reasons why it matters to 🇮🇳
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Well, I'm probably two days late on this
But here's 2023 Wrapped for Indian foreign policy
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Indians are missing a massive story
After Maldives, a new "India Out" campaign is starting in a vital neighbouring country
This campaign is calling for the boycott of everything Indian
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