@CarnegieEndow Sr. Fellow + Director, @CarnegieSAsia. Host of #GrandTamasha podcast. Tweeting my views on political economy + India. RTs & likes ≠ endorsements
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A new book by the British economist @vincecable examines what the rise of China and India means for the future of the world economy—and the international order. Vince is my guest on #GrandTamasha this week open.spotify.com/episode/0CT…
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China Merchants Port Holdings has withdrawn from a $392 mn logistics hub at the port of Colombo.
there’s likely more to this story than just regulatory delays etc. here’s my recent piece for @CarnegieSAsia about what’s happening in and around Sri Lanka.
carnegieendowment.org/resear…
New research: Firms respond to the mandated extension of maternity leave benefits in India by replacing female workers with male workers. This substitution is concentrated in industries with high female employment shares docs.iza.org/dp18888.pdf
Good piece by @teninthemorning on how the SIR exposes a deeper problem of how technology systems in government are used to reduce accountability and, in some cases, even subvert the law indianexpress.com/article/op…
A bit late posting my piece for @IndianExpress on #ECINET's role in autocratic digitisation
indianexpress.com/article/op…
Frames the use of IT+"quasi-legal" orders to subvert the law, challenging the view that digitisation = better accountability & transparency. 3 key concerns👇(1/n)
.@vargheseKgeorge on why the SIR might be dead without a special announcement thehindu.com/opinion/politic…
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I write for @timesofindia about the question few seem to ask: despite friction, why is India still engaging with the US?
(and no, answer is neither a conspiracy nor currying favor with US)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…
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Breaking: US President Trump says no tariffs will be placed on India and four other countries for buying Russian oil and gas
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New 2026 US House & Senate election forecasts, using all political science knowledge we could systematize, & our statistical methods from “If a Statistical Model Predicts That Common Events Should Occur Only Once in 10,000 Elections, Maybe It’s the Wrong Model” with @DannyCEbanks and @Jonathan_N_Katz. GaryKing.org/electit
We make these forecasts available (including all the input data, methods, and procedures), not only for their possible public interest, but because academics learn by making themselves vulnerable to being proven wrong. We will make no changes to our post-primary forecasts (which do not use polls) but will update two other sets on this site incorporating poll results as new ones appear. Comments on the paper or forecasts are welcome!
New from @CarnegieSAsia: Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to India, @splalwani argues that "perceptions of the political relationship have deteriorated faster than its strategic foundations." carnegieendowment.org/emissa…
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🔔Save the date and join us for our annual conference
Global Shifts, Regional Stakes: Looking Ahead to 2027
🗓️December 9 and 10
#CMEC2027
⚡️ More details here: carnegieendowment.org/middle…
"Rubio’s decision to visit Jamnagar and Mumbai rather than Delhi may not be intended to convey any symbolism. But it is difficult not to read it as a sign of things to come in Indo-US relations...India...as simply an amalgam of corporate interests."
ICYMI, @vincecable joined me on #GrandTamasha this week to discuss his new book, "Eclipsing the West." We discuss Vince’s first visit to India in the 1960s, the concept of “superstates," and India's ability to shape global order youtube.com/watch?v=wmRwFK5E…
“No SIR has ever questioned the eligibility of those who were already on the electoral rolls — that is the fundamental difference [from previous updates],” said Ashok Lavasa, a former election commissioner. ft.com/content/a26ba5dd-e298…
"When India’s police violently rounded up thousands of protesters from New Delhi over the past week, Neha Bora became not just the face of the fight to remain on the streets, but also its legs. Neha ran and ran..." nytimes.com/2026/10/15/world…
This week on #GrandTamasha, @vincecable joins me to discuss his new book, "Eclipsing the West: China, India and the Forging of a New World." We discuss three possible futures for an emerging world of "superstates" youtube.com/watch?v=wmRwFK5E…
.@FT "The Big Read" on Pakistan’s demographic time bomb ft.com/content/487d3e9e-99cc…
.@MattooShashank: "Ahead of Rubio’s visit to India next week, a delegation of top officials from the US National Security Council is expected to arrive...to lay the groundwork for a rejuvenation of the bilateral advanced technology partnership" hindustantimes.com/world-new…
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The right answer to "the Indian Question" is that skilled, hard-working immigrants are good.
slowboring.com/p/the-right-w…
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Indian-Americans are a huge success story who've powered economic growth and made our retirement system somewhat more sustainable and the country could use more people like this rather than fewer.
slowboring.com/p/the-right-w…
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A very informative chart based on the excellent new report by Prosperiti, on why India’s factories struggle to keep up with their peers in other parts of the world.
Authors: Bhuvana Anand, Pranjal Chandra, Naveena Pradeep
livemint.com/industry/india-…
