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Abhijnan Rej

Abhijnan Rej

Abhijnan Rej was Security & Defense Editor at The Diplomat and Director of Research at Diplomat Risk Intelligence.

His primary areas of interest are Southern Asian security, Indian defense and foreign policies, emerging technologies and military strategy.

Rej’s work has appeared in The Washington Quarterly, the US Army War College’s online journal War Room, War on the Rocks, the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, National Interest (online), Global Policy (online), Wired (online), Journal of Physics: A, and Contemporary Mathematics, along with numerous think-tank occasional papers, policy briefs, and book chapters. He was previously Senior Fellow, Strategic Studies, at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. Rej also has significant work experience as a quantitative researcher in academia and the corporate sector.

He has written for virtually all major Indian English-language media outlets, and has been quoted by the Economist, Reuters, Voice of America, CNBC, The Nation, The Australian, China Global Television Network, and Dawn, among others.

Twitter: @AbhijnanRej

Posts by Abhijnan Rej
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April 05, 2021

Russian Foreign Minister Set to Arrive in New Delhi Amid Regional Turmoil

By Abhijnan Rej
Moscow is now a major player both in India’s west and east, compounding the country’s Russia dilemma.
April 03, 2021

Space Regime in Deep Distress: Experts

By Abhijnan Rej
Capabilities, intent, geopolitics, and national economic ambitions have all stymied efforts to buttress multilateral governance of outer space, a new DRI report finds.

April 03, 2021

Chinese Alien-Hunting Telescope Now Open to Foreign Scientists

By Abhijnan Rej
However, to what extent American astronomers would be willing or able to use FAST remains unknown.

April 03, 2021

Robot Dogs to Have Their Day — on Florida Base

By Abhijnan Rej
The Tyndall Air Force Base inducted semi-autonomous robotic patrol dogs in base security role in the third week of March.

March 27, 2021

India to Make Nuclear Attack Sub Push at Expense of 3rd Carrier: Report

By Abhijnan Rej
Details of the proposal, however, remain murky.
March 26, 2021

Indian PM Modi in Bangladesh for Historic Celebrations

By Abhijnan Rej
On March 26, Bangladesh celebrated its 50th Independence Day as well as the birth centenary of the country’s founding father.

March 24, 2021

UN Rights Body Adopt Sri Lanka Resolution in Key Vote

By Abhijnan Rej
India abstained from voting while China voted against the resolution.
March 23, 2021

India-Pakistan Ceasefire Details Emerge — Along With Possibility of Joint Military Exercises

By Abhijnan Rej
New Delhi seems to be keenly interested in providing details about the February 25 ceasefire. Though, if past is precedent, what actually transpired is anybody's guess.

March 22, 2021

UAE Brokered India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Report

By Abhijnan Rej
The increasingly diplomatic active petrostate is playing a critical role in South Asian geopolitics. Recent reports add more data points in this direction.

March 19, 2021

US Defense Secretary Arrives in India as Biden Confronts Free and Open Dilemma

By Abhijnan Rej
On March 17, a powerful U.S. senator had asked Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to raise difficult questions with his Indian hosts.

March 19, 2021

Pakistan Army Chief Announces India Policy Shift in Major Speech

By Abhijnan Rej
Speaking at the Islamabad Security Dialogue, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa also provided details about his country’s new geoeconomic pivot.
March 17, 2021

India Contemplates New Freedom and Democracy Indices After ‘Hypocrisy’ Cries

By Abhijnan Rej
Ironically, India’s performance on many social and political indices has worsened under the watch of a government extremely sensitive to Western criticism.

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