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The shine has come off the Modi-Trump bromance (and perhaps the India-US relationship) Claims of ideological affinity between the world’s oldest and largest democracy won’t be enough.

President Trump’s 25% #tariffs on India is likely to be bluster to secure a favourable trade deal. However, the damage is done in eroding optimism about the #India-#US relationship. My article in the Lowy Institute’s ‘The Interpreter’ discusses this: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Modi in London: A Mirror to India’s Evolving Ties with the West | India's World Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK last week—his first in five years and fourth as prime minister—is a milestone for the relationship bet ...

Just as India once served as Britain’s ‘jewel in the crown,’ so the UK can be seen as India’s gateway to the West. My article in ‘India's World’ discusses this in the context of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the UK: indiasworld.in/modi-in-lond...

Modi visit marks elevation of India–UK relationship, but risks and ambiguities remain The new free trade agreement will bring opportunity for British and Indian economies. Working towards genuine strategic partnership should be the next step, regardless of lingering issues.

The UK-India free trade agreement brings opportunities for the UK and Indian economies. Working towards a genuine strategic partnership should be the next step.

Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) analysis of 🇬🇧🇮🇳 relations for Chatham House ⤵️

Foreign involvement fans the flames of India–Pakistan tensions As Islamabad and New Delhi seek to capitalise on great power competition amid multiplying opportunities for strategic leverage, third-party involvement risks complicating and escalating tensions.

My article for the East Asia Forum discusses how #India–#Pakistan relations remain prone to internationalization amid the risk of superpower ‘spillover’ during periods of hostility: eastasiaforum.org/2025/07/22/f...

Why the Indo-Pacific should be a higher priority for the UK Using Britain’s alliances and networks for greater impact

How can the UK better 'join the dots' across its bilateral relationships and other interactions in the #IndoPacific? 🌏

Chatham House experts Ben Bland, @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social and @chietigj.bsky.social explain all in their new @ChathamHouse report 👇

How can the UK develop a more effective and enduring approach to the #IndoPacific?

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A pleasure joining a panel discussing developments in #Bangladesh in the UK Parliament (my second time presenting in parliament in one month!). My remarks covered the country’s evolving political environment, the #Rohingya issue and #India-Bangladesh relations:

Back-to-back BRICS and Quad meetings highlight India’s increasingly difficult balancing act India’s balancing act between the West and the Global South demonstrates the agility of its foreign policy. But this act is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain in a fragmented global order.

India’s participation in the upcoming BRICS Summit and recent Quad meeting demonstrate India's agile foreign policy, but also the challenge of balancing its role as a reformist and status quo power. My @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment’ discusses this: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/back...

Live Webinar - 'An Asian NATO: Pipedream or future security network?’ YouTube video by The Democracy Forum

A pleasure joining ‘The Democracy Forum’ debate on prospects for an Asian NATO. My remarks focused on #India’s position on the #Quad ahead of this week’s Foreign Ministers’ meeting and India hosting the Quad Summit for the first time this year. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/xZunYWn...

A pleasure speaking at the inaugural ‘India Dialogue’ in Rome co-organised by the Istituto Affari Internazionali think-tank and Indian embassy in Italy. The wideranging discussion covered the opportunities and challenges facing the #India-#Europe relationship ( #IMEC, #Russia, #China, #NATO):

India and Pakistan are on a global charm offensive, but is it worth listening? Both sides have a story to tell but dialogue appears to be a dead end.

Having had the opportunity to interact with the delegations from India and Pakistan, one thing becomes abundantly clear: dialogue is a dead-end as both countries talk past each other. My article in the @lowyinstitute.bsky.social ‘The Interpreter’ discusses this: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

A pleasure giving a briefing in the UK Parliament on our recently published research paper on the #China-#India relationship. A special thanks to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the British Group of the Interparliamentary Union for hosting us:

@chathamhouse.org hosted Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adivsor of #Bangladesh. The wideranging discussion covered the country’s politics, economy and foreign policy. In a private conversation with Professor Yunus, @chasiapacific.bsky.social discussed Dhaka’s position on broader geopolitical developments

A week after meeting an all-party parliamentary delegation from #India, @chathamhouse.org hosted a senior delegation from #Pakistan (led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari) to discuss recent (and ongoing) India-Pakistan tensions:

India’s relationship with China is misunderstood – here’s why that matters Washington and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but first they must realize how much India depends on and shares with China, writes Chietigj Bajpaee.

There are 3 key misconceptions about the #China-#India relationship: seeing it only through the border issue; viewing India as a counterbalance to China; and downplaying China and India's shared worldviews. Read my article in the @theworldtoday.org: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

A pleasure speaking at #Exporttag2025 in Vienna, #Austria on the opportunities and challenges facing the #Indian economy and how European companies can navigate the country’s dynamic (but sometimes difficult) business environment:

In conversation with HE Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of Bangladesh Professor Yunus discusses the key challenges and opportunities impacting on Bangladesh’s future.

@chathamhouse.org will host Muhammad Yunus, #Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor next week (11 June). The wideranging discussion will cover the country’s return to democratic rule, reviving its economy and managing relations with India, China and the West. Join here: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

A pleasure to chair a panel on #India’s democratic credentials as a source of soft power at the Bridge India conference last week with Dr SY Quraishi (former Chief Election Commissioner), Pradyot Manikya (founder, TIPRA Motha party) and Vinesh Chandel (director, Indian Political Action Committee):

A pleasure having dinner with the #ASEAN ambassadors last week. While it is far from perfect, in a world where unity among likeminded countries is breaking down, it was refreshing to see the camaraderie of #SoutheastAsia. If only other regions (including #SouthAsia) could follow in their footsteps

A pleasure to join on a panel discussion on how states are responding to a changing global order, focussing on #India. This builds on my chapter in a recently published @chathamhouse.org report on the same subject: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/comp...

An honour and pleasure to speak at a conference on ‘India and Visions of World Order’ at Cambridge University with India’s leading foreign policy scholars. I had the opportunity to present on a panel on the #China-#India relationship with the great C. Raja Mohan, Tanvi Madan, and Sonia Singh:

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India-Pakistan: How will tensions evolve? As India and Pakistan engage in a new round of hostilities, experts look into the long-term implications for stability in the region and what the crisis means for both countries.

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Despite the #India-#Pakistan ceasefire, the situation remains precarious. In the absence of political dialogue, it is not a question of if but when hostilities resume. Read my @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment’ and join our event next week (19 May): www.chathamhouse.org/2025/05/indi...

"The relationship is clearly in a new normal."

@chietigj.bsky.social (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) on India-China relations in the aftermath of the 2020 border clashes.

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Independent Thinking: Can India and Pakistan step back from the brink? Marion Messmer, Chietigj Bajpaee and Stephen Farrell join the podcast to discuss the cross-border strikes between India and Pakistan.

Podcast | Can India and Pakistan step back from the brink?

@mgmessmer.bsky.social, @chietigj.bsky.social and @farrellreporter.bsky.social join @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social
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India–UK free trade agreement signals deepening bilateral relations But New Delhi’s policy of strategic autonomy – and its brewing conflict with Pakistan – may hamper cooperation in some areas.

The #India-#UK free trade agreement (FTA) needs to be seen in a broader geopolitical context, coming at a time of global economic uncertainty. My @chathamhouse.org 'Expert Comment' discusses the strategic importance of the FTA for the India-UK relationship: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/05/indi...

Modi’s deadly bombing strike on Pakistan goes to the heart of India’s great dilemma | Chietigj Bajpaee A military attack on the same day as a trade deal with the UK reveals a nation keen to strut the world stage, but hampered by regional enmity and history, says Chietigj Bajpaee of Chatham House

India faces conflicting priorities of an emerging global power being held hostage to the unresolved scars of its past. My article in @theguardian.com discusses this in the context of ongoing tensions between #India and #Pakistan over #Kashmir: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“It remains to be seen whether this limited tit-for-tat exchange suffices in appeasing both countries domestic political constituencies.”

@chietigj.bsky.social (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) on the military clashes overnight between India and Pakistan in Kashmir.