Ved Shinde
Biography
Publications
Ved Shinde is an MPhil scholar at the University of Cambridge and is associated with the Centre of Geopolitics. Know more here.
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.
Bhutan: Dispatch from the Hermit’s happy hills
Forests and foresight set an isolated nation apart.
Seek national security? Begin by becoming relevant
The weak needn’t suffer what they must.
