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Mohamed Zeeshan
Mohamed Zeeshan is a foreign affairs columnist and author of “Flying Blind: India’s Quest for Global Leadership.”
Mohamed Zeeshan is a foreign affairs columnist, consultant and author based in Washington, DC. He is a regular writer on international affairs and his key areas of interest are Indian foreign policy, Asian geopolitics and global economics. He has previously served as a consultant to the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York and advised governments in the Middle East on issues of foreign policy and economic reform. Zeeshan has previously written for The Washington Post, The Telegraph and others, and currently writes regular columns on Indian and international affairs for the South China Morning Post and Deccan Herald. His first book, titled “Flying Blind: India’s Quest for Global Leadership,” deals with India’s aspirations and interests as an emerging power and was published by Penguin in 2021. Follow him on X.

August 17, 2021
India Must Champion the Cause of Afghan Refugees More Inclusively
By Mohamed Zeeshan

August 03, 2021
India Should Articulate a Clearer Commitment to Tibetans
By Mohamed Zeeshan

July 20, 2021
India Should Talk to China About Afghanistan
By Mohamed Zeeshan

July 06, 2021
External Concerns are Driving Modi’s Kashmir Strategy
By Mohamed Zeeshan

June 02, 2021
India Should Help Smaller Powers Lead Regional Cooperation in South Asia
By Mohamed Zeeshan

May 19, 2021
India Must Rethink Its Pandemic Vaccination Strategy
By Mohamed Zeeshan

May 03, 2021
The Indian Foreign Service Must Speak Out Against Growing Politicization
By Mohamed Zeeshan

April 05, 2021
India’s Approach Toward Myanmar Will Hurt Its Credibility
By Mohamed Zeeshan

March 17, 2021
Can India Mold the Quad for Its Own Gains?
By Mohamed Zeeshan

March 04, 2021
COVID-19 Threatens to Waste India’s Demographic Dividend
By Mohamed Zeeshan

February 17, 2021
How India is Trying to Police the Internet
By Mohamed Zeeshan
