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Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant is professor of international relations in the Defence Studies Department and the India Institute at King’s College London.

Harsh V. Pant is professor of international relations in the Defence Studies Department and the India Institute at King’s College London. He is Director, Studies and Head of Strategic Studies Programme at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. He is also an adjunct fellow with the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC. His current research is focused on Asian security issues. His most recent book include New Directions in India’s Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis (Cambridge University Press) and Indian Nuclear Policy (Oxford University Press).

Posts by Harsh V. Pant
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March 02, 2019

The Modi Factor in Indian Foreign Policy

By Harsh V. Pant
How influence has the Indian prime minister been in steering Indian foreign policy toward change?
February 20, 2019

From Wuhan to Pulwama: What Remains the Same Between India and China Over Jaish-e-Mohammed

By Harsh V. Pant
China will continue to shield Pakistan, much like before.

February 07, 2019

Arresting India’s Drift on Afghanistan

By Harsh V. Pant
India has been relegated to the status of a reactive power in Afghanistan.

January 24, 2019

India and South Africa: Adjusting to the New World

By Harsh V. Pant
The South African president’s slated arrival in New Delhi as the Republic Day chief guest presents an opportunity.

January 10, 2019

South Asia’s Cyclical Geopolitical Trends Likely to Continue in 2019

By Harsh V. Pant
India will have to remain nimble and responsive in its neighborhood.
December 28, 2018

India Faces a New Reality in Afghanistan

By Harsh V Pant and Vinay Kaura
It's past time for India to take stock of new realities in Afghanistan.

December 15, 2018

India's Nuanced Middle East Policy

By Harsh V. Pant
The Modi government's recalibration of India's Middle East policy goes underappreciated.
December 02, 2018

India at the 2018 G20 Summit: Modi's Outreach

By Harsh V. Pant
Narendra Modi showed India's diplomatic nimbleness at the G20 summit.

November 21, 2018

India and the ‘Quad’: Forging an Innovative Approach

By Harsh V. Pant and Paras Ratna
India needs to be innovative in dealing with challenges and leveraging opportunities that arrangements like the Quad present.

November 12, 2018

The Afghanistan Conundrum: Russia’s Peace Plays and India’s Room for Maneuver

By Harsh V. Pant
Realities are changing in Afghanistan, and New Delhi must be nimble.

October 28, 2018

One More Tryst for Modi and Abe: What to Expect During the Latest India-Japan Summit

By Harsh V. Pant
India and Japan continue their strategic convergence.
October 17, 2018

Zalmay Khalilzad's Mission Impossible With the Taliban

By Harsh V Pant and Vinay Kaura
Zalmay Khalilzad has a tall task ahead of him in talking to the Taliban.

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