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Ved Shinde

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.

Articles by Ved Shinde (29)

Ved Shinde 15 Dec 2025

Arms and influence: Southeast Asia’s missile powerplay with India

Defence exports have become a tangible component of India’s strategy in Southeast Asia.
Ved Shinde 15 Jul 2025

Pivot to the West: India’s changing trade strategy

Even for a country of India’s economic size, not prioritising exports is unviable.
Ved Shinde 23 Apr 2025

T20 diplomacy? The virtues of Test cricket in uncertain times

Finding political wisdom in sport’s long game.
Ved Shinde 2 Apr 2025

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.
Ved Shinde 12 Feb 2025

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.
Ved Shinde 10 Jan 2025

The riotous return of the mercantilists

Trump’s tariffs mantra has changed the zeitgeist – but to a habit nations have long held.
Ved Shinde 19 Dec 2024

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?
Ved Shinde 8 Aug 2024

A reckoning with empire

Two very different volumes on the legacies of imperialism expose the parallax of coloniser and colonised.
Ved Shinde 3 Jul 2024

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.