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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.

March 02, 2020
Delhi Riots Turned Trump’s India Visit Counterproductive
By Mohamed Zeeshan

February 18, 2020
India’s Grand Road to Nothingness in Kashmir
By Mohamed Zeeshan

February 03, 2020
Has Modi Given Up on South Asian Cooperation?
By Mohamed Zeeshan
