Satvik Pendyala

Hello, DMs seem to be closed rn but would definitely be interested in chatting.

Yoon was just vaccinating South Korea against future coups. Need a minor coup that the institution can beat to prevent major ones

It's on us to build herd immunity

China's manufacturing share of employment (NBS estimate) peaked over a decade ago - at a much lower development level than other countries had reached when they experienced the same peak nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/27153...

Very interesting result in Sri Lanka! Dissanayake's mandate only grows by getting 62% of the vote.
But don't expect the party's pro-China stance to take the island for a repeat of Hambantota.
The party itself is moderating it's stance on India and reaching common governance objectives with Delhi

This result probably has Dhaka, Kyiv, and Taipei all planning contingencies.

Tel Aviv and Moscow happy that their gambles paid off

and leaving Delhi and Beijing more unsure and nervous than they probably know what to do with.

The Case for a Quad Technology Trade Agreement — ORF America By Satvik Pendyala The revival of the Quad has yet to see success in international trade or more specifically rebalancing global supply chains. Could a Quad Technology Trade Agreement be the soluti...

"A deep, yet narrow trade agreement that focuses on the critical technology supply chain may be the path to derisk while maintaining market competitiveness. Such an agreement.. would provide a legal framework for Quad’s tech trade interests"

Read my latest
#quad

orfamerica.org/orf-america-...

Dr. Basrur' book has been invaluable to me and my research goals. Excited to read this!

While the Indian govt performs public hawkishness to an audience, the IFS is tries slowly push this under the rug. Whether Canada receives the signal on this is unclear. Is Ottawa looking for a recantment? Im personally confused on what Trudeau's bringing up India with third countries actually means

9DASHLINE — The US-India partnership after Modi’s visit to Washington Written by Satvik Pendyala and Nathaniel Sher. As the United States adapts to rising strategic competition with China, it has sought to strengthen ties with New Delhi as a key partner in the Indo-Pa...

"India’s... great power aspirations don't start and stop at the Sino-Indian border... the United States losing a kinetic conflict with China... would exacerbate India’s own vulnerability to Chinese domination"
https://www.9dashline.com/article/the-us-india-partnership-after-modis-visit-to-washington

"The United States’ approach to the [Indian Ocean] region is still, however, piecemeal... The United States has also been slow to extend cooperation to other Indian Ocean states. "
Check out my latest op-ed for Asia Unbound at CFR!
https://www.cfr.org/blog/gaps-us-approach-indian-ocean-security