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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.

January 05, 2021
India’s Effort to Reform the United Nations Security Council Demands a New Mindset
By Mohamed Zeeshan

December 02, 2020
On Economic Reforms, Modi’s Strength Is His Weakness
By Mohamed Zeeshan

November 02, 2020
India Stands With Macron – But Not For the Same Things
By Mohamed Zeeshan

October 16, 2020
Trump Has Undermined His Own Quad Goals
By Mohamed Zeeshan

October 06, 2020
Can India Pursue the ‘Strategic Encirclement’ of China?
By Mohamed Zeeshan

September 02, 2020
India’s Identity Politics Has Reached Its Diaspora in the US
By Mohamed Zeeshan

August 03, 2020
India Cannot Rely on Russian Defense Ties Anymore
By Mohamed Zeeshan

July 01, 2020
India’s Great Firewall Against China Could Backfire
By Mohamed Zeeshan

June 02, 2020
India Should Go Global to Defend Against China
By Mohamed Zeeshan

May 14, 2020
India’s Big Test at the World Health Organization
By Mohamed Zeeshan

May 05, 2020
In Looking Beyond Its Lockdown, India Can Look to Its Past Public Health Successes
By Mohamed Zeeshan
