Ved Shinde
Biography
Publications
Ved Shinde is an Indian writer and researcher on international affairs. He has an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and has studied at St Stephen’s College, New Delhi. Previously, he was associated with the Asia Society Policy Institute and the American Enterprise Institute.
Arms and influence: Southeast Asia’s missile powerplay with India
Defence exports have become a tangible component of India’s strategy in Southeast Asia.
Pivot to the West: India’s changing trade strategy
Even for a country of India’s economic size, not prioritising exports is unviable.
T20 diplomacy? The virtues of Test cricket in uncertain times
Finding political wisdom in sport’s long game.
A grand bargain between Trump and Xi?
Despite a focus on domestic imperatives, neither leader has lost sight of the higher goal of becoming numero uno.
The British, Bombay and businesses in Indian foreign policy
It’s helpful that India’s international economic aspirations neatly dovetail with the ambitions of business magnates.
The riotous return of the mercantilists
Trump’s tariffs mantra has changed the zeitgeist – but to a habit nations have long held.
Indians are streets ahead of their government in foreign policy
In terms of partners, Delhi is multi-aligned, but where would most Indians prefer to migrate?
A reckoning with empire
Two very different volumes on the legacies of imperialism expose the parallax of coloniser and colonised.
Why Modi will go to Moscow
Many in the West will be annoyed by the sight of India’s PM shaking hands with Vladimir Putin, but they should remember the shadow of China’s leader.
