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Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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Professor, strategic thinker, author and commentator
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Sep 6, 2022
    In its centennial anniversary issue released today, @ForeignAffairs has a special review section, "Books for the Century." My book, Water: Asia's New Battleground, has been named as one of the six essential Asia-Pacific books published over the century.
    Books for the Century: Asia and Pacific
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Jun 2, 2022
    Zelensky admits Russia now holds one-fifth of Ukraine, the largest country entirely within Europe. What he didn't acknowledge is that Russia controls Ukraine's industrial heartland, 90% of its energy resources (including all of offshore oil), and its critical ports and shipping.
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Feb 27, 2022
    The West wants India to condemn Russia's invasion but which Western leader has condemned China's aggression against India or urged China to pull back its forces? Biden hasn’t uttered a word, and his State Department on Feb. 3 urged India and China to find a "peaceful resolution"!
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Jun 6, 2022
    Some Muslim states that have been mute on China's assault on Islam, including incarcerating over a million Muslims and confiscating Korans, have played up the anti-Muslim remarks of two Indians now expelled from the ruling party. Is it because they perceive India as a soft state?
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Feb 24, 2025
    In India, a call to any mobile number will not go through until one has heard a silly, cybercrime-related message that says it has the home ministry's approval. The nuisance, which began long ago, delays emergency calls. Are those in power losing touch with the pulse of Indians?
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Aug 16, 2022
    When a small, bankrupt nation like Sri Lanka delivers a diplomatic slap to New Delhi by hosting a Chinese surveillance ship at its commercial port of Hambantota, it is a stunning reminder of both India's feckless foreign policy and receding influence in its strategic backyard.
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    Sep 19, 2023
    Canada and India are friends, not foes. But Trudeau, with his political alliance with Sikh radicals in Canada, has brought bilateral ties with India under increasing strain. After being chastised by Modi during his recent New Delhi visit for being soft on Sikh terrorists, Trudeau
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    May 10, 2025
    Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory has long been an Indian political tradition. Here are just a few examples: 1948: India takes the Jammu and Kashmir issues to the UN and then agrees to a ceasefire when the Indian Army is marching toward victory. 1954: Without any quid
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Feb 22, 2022
    If India, in Trudeau-style, had declared a national emergency and crushed peaceful protests, it would have faced some Western sanctions. But Trudeau's lurch to authoritarianism has been whitewashed by Western elites who rarely practice what they preach, including on human rights.
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Jun 16, 2022
    India's noisy democracy breeds resistance to any reform, including deploying fitter, younger troops. New recruiting rules will help cut soldiers' average age from 32 to 25. The best of the best will secure permanent soldier positions; the rest can join police and other services.
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Apr 24, 2021
    Thanks to COVID-19, many nations learned hard lessons about China-reliant supply chains. And the Quad agreed to build resilient supply chains. But now, thanks to Biden's hoarding of vaccines and raw materials, many nations are learning hard lessons about US-reliant supply chains.
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Mar 4, 2022
    From his hideout, Zelenskiy said by video, "Russian troops are shooting at a nuclear power plant," claiming Russian tanks had shot at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Western media began reporting the plant was on fire. It turns out that the fire was at a nearby training building.
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Apr 26, 2021
    One of journalism's basic rules: Be sensitive while reporting on grief and tragedy. Yet large sections of the Western media have abandoned that rule while covering India's Covid disaster. They draw encouragement from India's own unethical media which swarms victims like vultures.
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    Dr. Brahma Chellaney
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    Sep 23, 2023
    India has officially labeled Canada an international terrorist sanctuary — “a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organized crime,” in the words of the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. mea.gov.in/media-briefing…
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