Rishabh
@rishabhyadav.bsky.social
PhD Scholar (International Studies), Jamia Millia Islamia.
Network for Advanced Study of Pakistan (NASP) Fellow 2024-25.
State Identity and Foreign policy with particular interest in South Asia
Network for Advanced Study of Pakistan (NASP) Fellow 2024-25.
State Identity and Foreign policy with particular interest in South Asia
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Rishabh
@rishabhyadav.bsky.social
· May 21
India's default response to terrorist attacks is now military action. Not only will that raise the risk of war with Pakistan, it also won’t work.
India’s Militarized ‘New Normal’ With Pakistan Is a Dead End
India's default response to terrorist attacks is now military action. That will that raise the risk of war with Pakistan, and it won’t work.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
We argue for @wpr.bsky.social that India's 'new normal' vis-a-vis Pakistan is both imprudent and dangerous that raises the stakes of the conflict without proportional benefits.
#SouthAsia #IndiaPakistan
Southasiansky
#SouthAsia #IndiaPakistan
Southasiansky
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🧵 THREAD: What the leaked Alaska summit documents really reveal (excellent scoop by @NPR) 1/
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🧵 THREAD: What the leaked Alaska summit documents really reveal (excellent scoop by @NPR) 1/
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
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Interested in different theories and conceptualization of #populism? Here are lectures by some of the leading scholars in the field, given in the context of our MSCA doctoral network @ideopop.bsky.social
The first six #lectures of our series on #Populism are now available online! Super interesting contributions on the different theorizations of populism and on how to measure it. Follow this space for more video lectures in the coming weeks!
ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/doctoral-tra...
ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com/doctoral-tra...
Lecture series - IDEoPOP
Concepts, Causes, and Consequences of Populism Session 1Introduction to populismCristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser (Catholic University of Chile)Provides an overview of developments in how populism has manif...
ideopop.populism-internationalrelations.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Interested in different theories and conceptualization of #populism? Here are lectures by some of the leading scholars in the field, given in the context of our MSCA doctoral network @ideopop.bsky.social
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The return of 🧵s!
Each weekend during the summer, I'll post (exclusively on Bluesky) a 🧵 "lecture" that uses my @wpr.bsky.social column to teach about some international relations concept.
Let's start with what can learn in this week's column!
Each weekend during the summer, I'll post (exclusively on Bluesky) a 🧵 "lecture" that uses my @wpr.bsky.social column to teach about some international relations concept.
Let's start with what can learn in this week's column!
Russia and Ukraine Are Both Still in This War for the Long Haul
With Operation Spiderweb, Ukraine demonstrated it has a lot of fight left. All that means is that the war is set to rage on.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The return of 🧵s!
Each weekend during the summer, I'll post (exclusively on Bluesky) a 🧵 "lecture" that uses my @wpr.bsky.social column to teach about some international relations concept.
Let's start with what can learn in this week's column!
Each weekend during the summer, I'll post (exclusively on Bluesky) a 🧵 "lecture" that uses my @wpr.bsky.social column to teach about some international relations concept.
Let's start with what can learn in this week's column!
We argue for @wpr.bsky.social that India's 'new normal' vis-a-vis Pakistan is both imprudent and dangerous that raises the stakes of the conflict without proportional benefits.
#SouthAsia #IndiaPakistan
Southasiansky
#SouthAsia #IndiaPakistan
Southasiansky
India's default response to terrorist attacks is now military action. Not only will that raise the risk of war with Pakistan, it also won’t work.
India’s Militarized ‘New Normal’ With Pakistan Is a Dead End
India's default response to terrorist attacks is now military action. That will that raise the risk of war with Pakistan, and it won’t work.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We argue for @wpr.bsky.social that India's 'new normal' vis-a-vis Pakistan is both imprudent and dangerous that raises the stakes of the conflict without proportional benefits.
#SouthAsia #IndiaPakistan
Southasiansky
#SouthAsia #IndiaPakistan
Southasiansky
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My chart of subjective conflict risks in South Asia over the last 40 years or so.
May 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My chart of subjective conflict risks in South Asia over the last 40 years or so.
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🚨 New book out! 🎉
Thrilled to share Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations & Future Research Directions, co-edited with @EliseInTheWoods
Exploring how gender, race & power are reshaping diplomacy.
📖 t.co/09HVZquuCX
#Gender #Diplomacy #IR #FeministIR
Thrilled to share Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations & Future Research Directions, co-edited with @EliseInTheWoods
Exploring how gender, race & power are reshaping diplomacy.
📖 t.co/09HVZquuCX
#Gender #Diplomacy #IR #FeministIR
May 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚨 New book out! 🎉
Thrilled to share Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations & Future Research Directions, co-edited with @EliseInTheWoods
Exploring how gender, race & power are reshaping diplomacy.
📖 t.co/09HVZquuCX
#Gender #Diplomacy #IR #FeministIR
Thrilled to share Gender and Diplomacy: Critical Junctures, Innovations & Future Research Directions, co-edited with @EliseInTheWoods
Exploring how gender, race & power are reshaping diplomacy.
📖 t.co/09HVZquuCX
#Gender #Diplomacy #IR #FeministIR
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To understand the May 6 election results, one must examine how Sri Lankans vote in local polls.
NPP Sweeps Sri Lanka’s Local Elections, But Vote Share Plummets
Different issues determine electoral choices in national and local government elections.
buff.ly
May 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
To understand the May 6 election results, one must examine how Sri Lankans vote in local polls.
Both sides have reached the sweet spot to claim victory and de-escalate the situation.
It remains possible that each side, having got missile strikes in, and with India having had what it can claim is the final word, could stop.
“Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said his country would “consider stopping here" if India stopped”
www.news18.com/world/will-c...
“Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said his country would “consider stopping here" if India stopped”
www.news18.com/world/will-c...
'Will Consider Stopping If...': In New U-Turn, Pakistan Minister Softens Tone As India Strikes Back - News18
The statement came as top government sources told CNN-News18 that Pakistan wants to de-escalate and has established communication with New Delhi to meet the Indian side
www.news18.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Both sides have reached the sweet spot to claim victory and de-escalate the situation.
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As China increasingly engages the Taliban, it is creating pressures within New Delhi to formulate a viable Afghanistan policy for India that does not cede more space to China, write rishabhyadav.bsky.social and Muneeb Yousuf:
As India and China square up in Afghanistan, the Taliban is set to win
In a meeting that signalled an upgrade in India’s dealings with the Taliban, India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met with Afghanistan’s acting foreign mini
buff.ly
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As China increasingly engages the Taliban, it is creating pressures within New Delhi to formulate a viable Afghanistan policy for India that does not cede more space to China, write rishabhyadav.bsky.social and Muneeb Yousuf:
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We now have:
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
NYT: "One Indian official confirmed the crash of three aircraft, but cautioned that the reasons were not clear. Two other Indian security officials confirmed reports that some Indian aircraft had gone down, but would not elaborate on the details"
May 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We now have:
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
- NYT citing an Indian official on three downed planes
- Reuters citing local gov't sources on three crashed jets, pilots in hospital
- The Hindu citing an Indian gov't official saying at least three crashed jets
These would represent heavy losses for the Indian air force.
#PublicationAlert: How do small states conduct foreign policy? In this article, I argue that #Maldives' foreign policy towards #India is rooted in contested ideas of identity and state-building processes.
#SmallStates #SouthAsia #China #SouthAsianSky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SmallStates #SouthAsia #China #SouthAsianSky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Constructing State Identity and Changing Foreign Policy of the Maldives Toward India
How does one explain the foreign policy behavior of South Asia’s small states? The conventional scholarship drawing from structural realism argues that the presence of China allows them to balance ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
#PublicationAlert: How do small states conduct foreign policy? In this article, I argue that #Maldives' foreign policy towards #India is rooted in contested ideas of identity and state-building processes.
#SmallStates #SouthAsia #China #SouthAsianSky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SmallStates #SouthAsia #China #SouthAsianSky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Like #China, #India’s primary objectives in #Afghanistan are driven by security. New Delhi wants a friendly government in Kabul that denies #Pakistan “strategic depth” in case of an India–Pakistan armed conflict, write Muneeb Yousuf and rishabhyadav.bsky.social
buff.ly/HRQsnhU
buff.ly/HRQsnhU
April 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Like #China, #India’s primary objectives in #Afghanistan are driven by security. New Delhi wants a friendly government in Kabul that denies #Pakistan “strategic depth” in case of an India–Pakistan armed conflict, write Muneeb Yousuf and rishabhyadav.bsky.social
buff.ly/HRQsnhU
buff.ly/HRQsnhU
Muneeb and I write for @himalmag.bsky.social that India and China's engagement in #Afghanistan is becoming a geopolitical competition for influence and regional primacy, forcing New Delhi to calibrate its Afghan policy.
#southasia
www.himalmag.com/politics/afg...
#southasia
www.himalmag.com/politics/afg...
As India and China square up in Afghanistan, the Taliban is set to win
In a meeting that signalled an upgrade in India’s dealings with the Taliban, India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met with Afghanistan’s acting foreign mini
www.himalmag.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Muneeb and I write for @himalmag.bsky.social that India and China's engagement in #Afghanistan is becoming a geopolitical competition for influence and regional primacy, forcing New Delhi to calibrate its Afghan policy.
#southasia
www.himalmag.com/politics/afg...
#southasia
www.himalmag.com/politics/afg...
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As China increasingly engages the Taliban, it is creating pressures within New Delhi to formulate a viable #Afghanistan policy for India that does not cede more space to China, write Muneeb Yousuf and rishabhyadav.bsky.social
As India and China square up in Afghanistan, the Taliban is set to win
In a meeting that signalled an upgrade in India’s dealings with the Taliban, India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met with Afghanistan’s acting foreign mini
buff.ly
April 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
As China increasingly engages the Taliban, it is creating pressures within New Delhi to formulate a viable #Afghanistan policy for India that does not cede more space to China, write Muneeb Yousuf and rishabhyadav.bsky.social
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In today’s @hindustan-times.bsky.social, a piece on the Supreme Court’s free speech judgment in the Imran Pratapgarhi case, and how it should inform the courts’ approach in other, ongoing free speech cases.
How the Supreme Court spoke out for free speech —
www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/how-...
How the Supreme Court spoke out for free speech —
www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/how-...
www.hindustantimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In today’s @hindustan-times.bsky.social, a piece on the Supreme Court’s free speech judgment in the Imran Pratapgarhi case, and how it should inform the courts’ approach in other, ongoing free speech cases.
How the Supreme Court spoke out for free speech —
www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/how-...
How the Supreme Court spoke out for free speech —
www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/how-...
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Hegseth's office ordered the U.S. Naval Academy to review all 590,000 books in its library for content at odds with an executive order banning “radical indoctrination” in K-12 schools, even though it is a college. MLK, Einstein books already identified for removal www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Hegseth's office ordered the U.S. Naval Academy to review all 590,000 books in its library for content at odds with an executive order banning “radical indoctrination” in K-12 schools, even though it is a college. MLK, Einstein books already identified for removal www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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If you are an Indian national or NRI or OCI with some pull in Indian media and any degree of interest in protecting vulnerable Indian nationals in the US, please get in touch. We have work to do and I need to coordinate help.
March 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
If you are an Indian national or NRI or OCI with some pull in Indian media and any degree of interest in protecting vulnerable Indian nationals in the US, please get in touch. We have work to do and I need to coordinate help.
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The US is pushing hard for more agricultural imports in India. The problem is agriculture is a huge employer in India and it's not easy to imagine the already stressed Indian labor market finding new jobs for displaced farmers.
March 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The US is pushing hard for more agricultural imports in India. The problem is agriculture is a huge employer in India and it's not easy to imagine the already stressed Indian labor market finding new jobs for displaced farmers.
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25 years later, Nimalarajan's sister Nimalarani Mylvaganam clings to hope that a new government will finally act to break the cycle of impunity for crimes against journalists. Saroj Pathirana on February 2025
The wait for justice for Nimalarajan Mylvaganam, murdered Jaffna journalist
The Sri Lankan Tamil journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam, called “the voice of Jaffna” and known for his critical reporting on government-linked paramilitary groups, was shot dead in his home in 2000.…
www.himalmag.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
25 years later, Nimalarajan's sister Nimalarani Mylvaganam clings to hope that a new government will finally act to break the cycle of impunity for crimes against journalists. Saroj Pathirana on February 2025
A comparison between state-sanctioned demolition in Palestine and India.
#SouthAsia #India #Palestine #Southasiasky
www.thepolisproject.com/research/sta...
#SouthAsia #India #Palestine #Southasiasky
www.thepolisproject.com/research/sta...
State-sanctioned Demolitions In Palestine And India
Despite different historical contexts and scales of demolitions by Israel and India, the similar nature of discriminatory and targeted demolitions mandates a comparison
www.thepolisproject.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A comparison between state-sanctioned demolition in Palestine and India.
#SouthAsia #India #Palestine #Southasiasky
www.thepolisproject.com/research/sta...
#SouthAsia #India #Palestine #Southasiasky
www.thepolisproject.com/research/sta...
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Back in stock in our webstore -- Sumit Kumar's fantastic Hinglish comic history of the Naxalite insurgency. Not quite like any other graphic novel we've ever read.
www.blaft.com/collections/...
www.blaft.com/collections/...
March 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Back in stock in our webstore -- Sumit Kumar's fantastic Hinglish comic history of the Naxalite insurgency. Not quite like any other graphic novel we've ever read.
www.blaft.com/collections/...
www.blaft.com/collections/...
"The removal or destruction of Muslim architecture, in this understanding, performs the dual role of righting perceived historical wrongs and removing the evidence of Muslim contributions and claims to Indian history" writes Bilal Ahmad.
#SouthAsiasky
frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/b...
#SouthAsiasky
frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/b...
Mosque Surveys and the Memories of Babri Masjid Demolition
From Shahi Eidgah in Mathura to Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, each mosque survey is an echo of the Babri Masjid’s legacy. Each destruction not only reshapes Indian history but also obliterates the memory ...
frontline.thehindu.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"The removal or destruction of Muslim architecture, in this understanding, performs the dual role of righting perceived historical wrongs and removing the evidence of Muslim contributions and claims to Indian history" writes Bilal Ahmad.
#SouthAsiasky
frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/b...
#SouthAsiasky
frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/b...
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How far-right victories can normalize right-wing extremism, take 112874
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
KKK distributes flyers in Kentucky telling immigrants to ‘leave now’
Documents, including phone number and invitation to ‘join us’, distributed same day Trump took office
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
How far-right victories can normalize right-wing extremism, take 112874
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hello BlueSky, nice to meet you!
The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) project, based at the University of Gothenburg, SE.
The V-Dem project is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy.
#Polisky
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The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) project, based at the University of Gothenburg, SE.
The V-Dem project is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy.
#Polisky
1(3)
January 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hello BlueSky, nice to meet you!
The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) project, based at the University of Gothenburg, SE.
The V-Dem project is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy.
#Polisky
1(3)
The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) project, based at the University of Gothenburg, SE.
The V-Dem project is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy.
#Polisky
1(3)