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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

August 25, 2020

China’s Science Talent-Recruitment Program Draws Fresh Attention

By Abhijnan Rej

Beijing is trying to lure scientists as part of a covert technology-transfer plan. But why are so many of them falling for it?

August 24, 2020

India and US Likely to Sign Geospatial Intelligence Pact

By Abhijnan Rej

Foundational agreements such as BECA further U.S.-India military ties, though many obstacles to deeper defense cooperation remain.

August 22, 2020

India’s Frontier Paradox

By Abhijnan Rej

The more decisively India has tried to break out of its continental dilemma, the worse it has gotten for the country.

August 22, 2020

AI Defeats Human Pilot in DARPA Organized Dogfight

By Abhijnan Rej

The performance of the artificial intelligence program marks an important but modest milestone.

August 21, 2020

Imports and Influence: How India’s Foreign Policy Interacts with its Weapons Purchases

By Abhijnan Rej

The country’s arms imports are inextricably linked with its geopolitical tightrope act.

August 20, 2020

India Reduces Paramilitary Troop Strength in Kashmir in a Bid to Signal Normalcy

By Abhijnan Rej

The drawdown is in the Goldilocks Zone: big enough to be noticed, but not so large that it would jeopardize New Delhi’s grip over the region.

August 19, 2020

Australia’s Defense Strategic Update: Some White, Little Grey

By Abhijnan Rej

Australia's Defense Strategic Update is promising, but does little to solve the country's core strategic problems

August 18, 2020

Why China Should Not Fear India’s Tibet Card

By Abhijnan Rej

India's options when it comes to Tibet are limited.

August 01, 2020

Ladakh: The Anatomy of a Surprise

By Abhijnan Rej

Was India caught off guard along the Line of Actual Control? Why?

March 11, 2020

What Would Happen If China Made First Contact With Extraterrestrials?

By Abhijnan Rej

What would it mean if China were to make the greatest discovery in human history?

January 04, 2020

Qassem Soleimani’s Assassination: Lessons for India?

By Abhijnan Rej

Soleimani’s assassination puts us in uncharted strategic waters, with implications, based on interpreted lessons, for India and others.

November 27, 2019

How India Will Cope With Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka

By Abhijnan Rej

New Delhi let the election run its course in Sri Lanka.