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Chietigjb
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Sentient humanoid, IR scholar, Political analyst, PhD, Hindu Jedi, trekkie, amateur astronomer, @chasiapacific.bsky.social, @chathamhouse.bsky.social
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A pleasure to chair a discussion with the lead negotiators of #India-#UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Nidhi Mani Tripathi (Indian High Commission) and Lyle Wilton (UK Department for Business and Trade) sponsored by the Confederation of Indian Industry. @chasiapacific.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Ahead of the election in #Bangladesh join me on 10 Feb for a webinar with Jon Danilowicz (former US Deputy Chief of Mission, Dhaka), Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan (Assistant Professor, Dhaka University), Joseph Allchin (former Bangladesh correspondent, Financial Times): www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...
Bangladesh 2.0: Can the 2026 elections provide democratic renewal?
After former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ousting in August 2024, Bangladesh has emerged as a test case for democratic transition and regional power politics.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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A pleasure to be quoted in a UK parliamentary committee report on the #India-#UK trade agreement after giving evidence to the House of Lords last year. I discuss how the broader geopolitical context has shaped the trade deal and the bilateral relationship: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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After the "mother of all trade deals" was concluded last week between India and the EU, we now have the "father of all trade deals" between #India and the #USA. A few observations in the comments along with a @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment' I wrote last year: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/08/trum...
Trump’s tariffs put strain on US–India ties, but relations will endure in the long run
Recent friction has pushed New Delhi to reaffirm its strategic autonomy and engage with China and Russia, but the US is still India’s key long-term partner.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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India is hoping a new democratically elected government in Bangladesh will help improve bilateral relations. But identity politics in both countries could derail progress, writes @chietigj.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.
India wants to reset relations after Bangladesh elections. It will be easier said than done
India is hoping a new democratically elected government in Bangladesh will help improve bilateral relations. But identity politics in both countries could derail progress.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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It was great to be back at Japan House last night for our event on Japan's role in the #GlobalSouth.

Many thanks to our speakers Rebecca Nadin @odi.global, Ken Jimbo, @chietigj.bsky.social and Ben Bland, and to Japan House London for hosting us!
January 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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An important week for the #EU-#India relationship as both sides conclude the "mother of all trade deals". I discuss this with The Economist, BBC, and France 24, among others. Here is my interview with Deutsche Welle: @chathamhouse.org, @chasiapacific.bsky.social youtu.be/Tsno-n0Ez5I?...
EU-India trade deal: Partners or a hedge against US, China? | DW News
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January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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While trade negotiations have taken years, the EU–India relationship is finding newfound urgency as the US challenges the rules-based international order.

Read @chietigj.bsky.social's latest analysis⤵️
EU and India seek closer relations as Trump upends global order
European leaders will be attending the EU–India Summit in New Delhi where they may sign a long-negotiated trade deal and other agreements that strengthen ties. But underlying sources of friction remai...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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My @chathamhouse.org Expert Comment discusses the upcoming visit of the European Commission and Council presidents to India to attend the country’s Republic Day and #EU-#India Summit, which may also include the announcement of a long-negotiated #trade deal. www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/eu-a...
EU and India seek closer relations as Trump upends global order
European leaders will be attending the EU–India Summit in New Delhi where they may sign a long-negotiated trade deal and other agreements that strengthen ties. But underlying sources of friction remai...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Bangladesh 2.0: Can the 2026 elections provide democratic renewal?

Join our expert panel:
🔹 @j-allchin.bsky.social
🔹 Jon F. Danilowicz
🔹 Chair: @chietigj.bsky.social

📅 Tuesday 10 Feb
⏰ 13:00-14:00 GMT
📍 Online

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January 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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2025 was a tale of two narratives for #India with successes on the political and economic front while navigating its most challenging foreign policy year. The lines will becoming more blurred in 2026. My @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment’ discusses this: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/line...
The lines between India’s foreign policy, domestic politics and economy will become increasingly blurred in 2026
It will become increasingly hard for the Modi government to offset foreign policy setbacks with domestic successes as the full impact of US tariffs starts to bite.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Last month I discussed the #China-#India relationship in Beijing. I came away with a sobering assessment of the bilateral relationship, which I discuss this in the @lowyinstitute.bsky.social ‘The Interpreter’: www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Beijing’s view of China–India relations
A visit to Beijing reveals faultlines in the China-India relationship, and a few stereotypes.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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How can Japan make a difference in the contest for influence in the #GlobalSouth?

Join our panel at Japan House London:
🔹Ken Jimbo
🔹Rebecca Nadin
🔹 @chietigj.bsky.social
🔹Chair: Ben Bland

📅 27 Jan
⏰ 18:30-19:45 +🍸reception
📍 Japan House & online

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www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/the...
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to chair a @chathamhouse.org webinar discussing #SouthKorea’s foreign policy. Our wide-ranging discussion covered how recent volatility in the country’s domestic politics has affected its foreign policy. Watch it here: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
South Korea rethinks its foreign policy: Is it ditching the US for China?
How will South Korea navigate its myriad foreign policy challenges under the Lee Jae-myung government?
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December 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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With 2025 drawing to a close, here are our #Top10 #AsiaPacific Programme outputs, covering everything from #SouthChinaSea to #ChinaIndia, China's tech rise to South Korea's foreign policy.

🌟🌏We wish you all the best for the festive period and New Year ahead! 🌏🌟
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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A productive week of meetings in Beijing discussing the ongoing reset in the #China-#India relationship, Beijing’s “iron-clad”/ “all-weather” relations with #Pakistan, China’s role in #SouthAsia and how Beijing sees India’s engagement with the US, Russia and Europe. @chasiapacific.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Interviewed in the @chathamhouse.org ‘The World Today’, I discuss politics in #Bangladesh ahead of the parliamentary election and July Charter referendum in February after which the country will revert to democracy following the ‘Monsoon Revolution’ in 2024: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Bangladesh needs a democratic reset. Will the election deliver it?
In the country’s first electoral test since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power, a continuing cycle of ‘revenge politics’ and economic instability dampen hopes for democratic reform, writes James Orr.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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As India's Prime Minister Modi embarks on visits to Jordan and Oman this week, @chietigj.bsky.social explains why India's engagement with the #MiddleEast reflects New Delhi's changing worldview, in his 2024 piece for @warontherocks.bsky.social.
India’s Engagement with the Middle East Reflects New Delhi’s Changing Worldview
In the early 1990s, India responded to the end of the Cold War with a new “Look East” policy, which it subsequently rebranded as “Act East” in 2014.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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The rhetoric and optics of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to India last week may have alluded to the strength of the India-Russia relationship - but it does not hold the geopolitical heft it once did, writes @chietigj.bsky.social for @theguardian.com.
Look behind the pomp of Putin’s New Delhi visit. The India-Russia relationship has weakened | Chietigj Bajpaee
Modi voiced words of respect, but he is resisting an anti-western, anti-Ukraine stance, despite the foreign policy contradictions, says Chietigj Bajpaee, a senior fellow at Chatham House
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December 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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How will South Korea navigate its myriad foreign policy challenges under the Lee Jae-myung government?

Join our webinar with:
🔹Kuyoun Chung
🔹Edward Howell @chathamhouse.org
🔹Sang-Yoon Ma
🔹Chair: @chietigj.bsky.social

📅11 Dec
⏰09:30 GMT
📍Online

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www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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'For India, Putin’s visit demonstrates that New Delhi maintains a diversified foreign policy that is not beholden to whims of the Trump administration. For Russia, it shows that Moscow is not isolated despite Western sanctions.'

@chietigj.bsky.social discusses #PutininIndia with The World 👇
Putin visits India to strengthen ties - The World from PRX
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Thursday to meet with his counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Stepping off the plane, it was all hugs and handshakes between the two leaders...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Last month, Pakistan approved a constitutional amendment giving its army and army chief unprecedented powers. It could also have serious implications for regional tensions and fan the flames of border insurgencies, writes our Associate Fellow Farzana Shaikh for @chathamhouse.org.
Pakistan’s 27th constitutional amendment moves it one step closer to authoritarian rule
The new bill gives Pakistan’s army and army chief unprecedented powers. It could also have serious implications for regional tensions and fan the flames of border insurgencies.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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This week, Russia's Vladimir Putin will visit India. His trip aims to reaffirm New Delhi–Moscow relations – just as Donald Trump applies pressure to downgrade them, writes @chietigj.bsky.social in his new @chathamhouse.org expert comment.
Putin’s India visit aims to reaffirm New Delhi–Moscow relations – just as Trump applies pressure to downgrade them
US pressure aims to choke off Russian oil supplies to India. Modi and Putin are seeking to deepen cooperation in other areas. But in the long-term, relations are in a managed decline.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Strained India–US relations under Trump 2.0 test India’s strategic autonomy, writes @chietigj.bsky.social in the latest issue of @eastasiaforum.bsky.social.
Managing industrial subsidies | East Asia Forum
Industrial policy has returned to the mainstream, with subsidies as an increasingly popular policy instrument of choice. While East Asia is deeply invested in
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December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The #IndiaUS relationship has gone from strength to strength in the post-Cold War period. However, this progress came to a halt under the second Trump administration. My article in the East Asia Forum Quarterly magazine discusses this: @chasiapacific.bsky.social eastasiaforum.org/quarterly/
The Quarterly | East Asia Forum
East Asia Forum Quarterly is the quarterly magazine of East Asia Forum. EAFQ provides a platform for top-tier analysis, research, and policy commentary.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM