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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 RoomWar on the Rocks, the Lowy Institute’s InterpreterNational 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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January 06, 2021

Trump, China, and Foreign Policy as Theater

By Abhijnan Rej
A new op-ed by Mike Pompeo and Marshall Billingslea vividly demonstrates everything that has been wrong with Trump’s China policy.
January 06, 2021

US Ambassador to India Confirms His Country’s Role in Ladakh Standoff

By Abhijnan Rej
The outgoing Ambassador Kenneth Juster was speaking at a virtual think tank event.

January 06, 2021

2 Trips by South Asian Foreign Ministers: Between Home and Abroad

By Abhijnan Rej
In South Asia, domestic politics often interfaces with geopolitics, presenting unexpected challenges for regional powers, big and small.

January 05, 2021

India Releases Draft Arctic Policy

By Abhijnan Rej
As China makes inroads in the Arctic, India seeks to throw its hat in the regional geopolitical ring.

January 04, 2021

Iran Flexes Muscle as Trump Seeks to Restore Deterrence — Again

By Abhijnan Rej
Iran’s resumption of uranium enrichment as well as seizure of a South Korean tanker stands to needle an administration hopelessly obsessed with Tehran.
January 04, 2021

Biden’s Climate Dilemma: Whither Geopolitics?

By Abhijnan Rej
China and United States should cooperate on global risks mitigation even if it means pushing geopolitics aside. But is that possible?

December 24, 2020

5 Books to Understand 2020

By Abhijnan Rej
Geopolitical tensions on top of a pandemic has made 2020 a turning point for many countries. Here are five books to understand the year better – and what the future may hold.
December 24, 2020

Australia to Host Indo-Pacific Tech Summit in 2021

By Abhijnan Rej
The inaugural edition of the Sydney Dialogue, to be held virtually in the second half of 2021, will have India as a core focus.

December 22, 2020

Suspicious Death of Baloch Activist in Toronto Raises Uncomfortable Questions for Pakistan

By Abhijnan Rej
Karima Mehrab was outspoken in her criticism of Pakistan’s powerful military.

December 22, 2020

India-Vietnam Summit: From Normative Convergence to Substantive Cooperation

By Abhijnan Rej
The basic precepts that shape both countries’ foreign policies are similar, paving the way for a much deeper relationship.

December 21, 2020

Nepal President Dissolves Parliament in a Move Many Term ‘Unconstitutional’

By Abhijnan Rej
Nepal will hold fresh elections in April and May next year.
December 19, 2020

How India Aims to Make the Best of Bangladesh’s Independence Anniversary

By Abhijnan Rej
Bangladesh will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an independent country next year. The Modi government has good reasons to celebrate alongside in its run-up.

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