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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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December 18, 2020

Russia Tests Anti-Satellite Missile: US

By Abhijnan Rej
This is the third Russian ASAT test this year.
December 17, 2020

China’s Moon Mission Returns to Earth as Some Call for Greater International Space Collaboration

By Abhijnan Rej
The Chang’e-5 becomes the first mission since 1976 to bring lunar samples back to earth.

December 17, 2020

India Inches Forward to Block Chinese Telecom Equipment

By Abhijnan Rej
A new directive to issue “trust source” certification for telecom equipment paves the way for a ban on Chinese 5G solutions.

December 16, 2020

Vandalized iPhone Plant Highlights India’s Torturous Economic Path

By Abhijnan Rej
Under- and overregulation of markets have both introduced their share of problems in the Indian economy.

December 16, 2020

US Sanctions Turkey Over Russian Air Defense System, Raising Questions and Concerns

By Abhijnan Rej
US sanctions on Turkey’s main defense acquisitions agency has raised questions about American nuclear weapons in the country – and whether a similar fate will befall India next year.
December 14, 2020

Indian Military Pushes Ahead with War Stockpiling

By Abhijnan Rej
Absent clear political assessment around the possibility of a large-scale conventional conflict, the Indian armed forces have had to make do with ad hoc measures.

December 12, 2020

As Biden Picks Austin for Defense Secretary, Nagging Fears Resurface

By Abhijnan Rej
If Biden changes course on China, relatively speaking, could India-U.S. relations be affected?
December 12, 2020

US Navy Outlines Long-Term Shipbuilding Plan

By Abhijnan Rej
The report adds details to a plan introduced by now former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.

December 11, 2020

The Trump National Space Policy: What’s New in Principles and Goals

By Abhijnan Rej
The new space policy differs from the one issued by the Obama administration in interesting but unsurprising ways.

December 11, 2020

Indian Foreign Minister Speaks at Event on Rebalancing at Home and Aboard

By Abhijnan Rej
Jaishankar’s remarks offer a glimpse into India’s future trajectory. Which may not make some happy.

December 10, 2020

EU Non-Profit Unearths Massive Indian Disinformation Campaign

By Abhijnan Rej
The revelations show how India seeks to spread disinformation, leveraging identify theft and murky media networks.
December 09, 2020

China Aiding Rebel Groups in India’s Northeast: Report

By Abhijnan Rej
While Indian officials periodically raise the specter of China aiding insurgents along the India-Myanmar border, hard evidence to support these claims remains thin.

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