Carnegie India

29/09/2026

Carnegie India hosted a featuring Sasikumar Sundaram, who discussed his book Rhetorical Powers: How Rising States Shape International Order.

The seminar brought together perspectives on the role of rhetoric in international politics, with a focus on how rising states use anti-imperial and anticolonial rhetoric to engage with and shape the international order.

28/09/2026

Trump’s instinct for personal chemistry shaped the US-China summit, but Xi did not budge from Beijing’s strategic script for managing American power. Vijay Gokhale writes for The Times of India.

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As the world watched this most anticipated summit, between US and China, images that flashed on their screens carried Trump’s imprimatur. In his second presidency, he has made personalised diplomacy the central theme of American foreign policy.

28/09/2026

Charukeshi Bhatt writes for on the vulnerabilities of the world’s most critical digital lifelines, the risks facing subsea cables, and what this means for digital sovereignty and India’s cable infrastructure.

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The world depends on a small group of private stakeholders to manufacture and manage undersea cables, which carry over 99% of internet traffic and are increasingly becoming targets for sabotage.

28/09/2026

Former Ambassador Arun K Singh in conversation with Surya Gangadharan on StratNews Global, discussing the U.S.-China summit, India-U.S. relations, AI, and the evolving strategic landscape.

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President Xi Jinping wound up his summit with his US counterpart Do...

24/09/2026

The latest summary explores the cost of nuclear restraint and India’s divergent responses to China and Pakistan as nuclear rivals.

The discussion with Yogesh Joshi examined how perceptions of a rival’s aims, capabilities, and behaviour shape nuclear decision-making, and why the mere emergence of a nuclear rival does not automatically lead to proliferation.

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Carnegie India hosted Yogesh Joshi for a discussion on “The Cost of Restraint: India’s Divergent Responses to China and Pakistan as Nuclear Rivals” at the Security Studies Seminar. The discussion was moderated by Srinath Raghavan.

16/09/2026

Vrinda Sahai writes for The Indian Express on the key outcomes of India’s 2026 presidency, from the New Delhi Declaration and diplomatic engagements to the challenges of sustaining cooperation within an expanded BRICS.

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Two elements stand out from India’s 2026 BRICS presidency: The New Delhi Declaration, which managed to bring members with diverging positions under a common framework, and the diplomatic activity on the sidelines, especially the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

16/09/2026

"Timely guidelines would help companies attract investment and negotiate international partnerships." Tejas Bharadwaj speaks to Krishna Yadav from the Mint on what India's fast-growing space sector needs.

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As private companies, investors and foreign players enter India’s space sector, regulatory complexity around capital, technology, exports and national security is driving demand for specialized legal advice.

14/09/2026

Vrinda Sahai spoke on Monocle Radio's The Globalist on the significance of the Summit and the joint statement adopted by its members.

She discussed how the statement addressed key areas of disagreement, including West Asia, the Bab al-Mandab and Palestine, and highlighted the outcomes on trade, science and technology.

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14/09/2026

Vijay Gokhale in conversation with Portia Conrad and Chirayu Thakkar for an episode of Books & Banter, discussing On China: Reflections on Chinese Statecraft and the lessons from Jagat Mehta’s writings on China, India-China tensions, and China-Pakistan ties.

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What does China want, and how should India respond?In this episod...

12/09/2026

In a conversation with CNN Newsroom, Vrinda Sahai, research analyst at Carnegie India, discussed the evolving role of , its push for greater financial and economic cooperation, and the challenges posed by the bloc’s geopolitical diversity.

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