
Syed Akbaruddin
@AkbaruddinIndia
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Once a diplomat, now Dean, Kautilya School of Public Policy
Hyderabad, India
Joined November 2015
In the age of coercion India’s statecraft should be about: Staying plugged in, without being boxed in. ✍
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Choke points ✍ US weaponised semiconductors, China the periodic table. India must learn to turn dust into design, and ore into opportunity.
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Beijing's export controls, timed before diplomacy, reveal insecurity more than strength. By weaponising minerals, China has reminded the world why diversification is destiny.
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Festive reminder of unity in diversity On Dussehra, Sant Kabir’s verses in the Guru Granth Sahib on Lanka’s fall echo timelessly: evil fades, virtue prevails. 🙏🏽 #HappyDussehra
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𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 ✍ India is right to welcome the opening . But, must keep its eyes on the fine print. Blueprints win peace, bullet points do not.
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Tonight, cricket history was written. 🏏 India wins #AsiaCupFinal No team beat the same opponent thrice in one edition. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳
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History in sight at #AsiaCup2025 . Beating the same team thrice in one edition. Tonight could be the night. 🏏 COME ON INDIA 🇮🇳 🙏🏽
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Calculation Not Emotion Required ✍ The future will not judge India by how loudly it reacted but by how effectively it made the Saudi-Pakistan pact irrelevant to its broader ties.
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A nuclear crisis is taking shape in India’s extended neighborhood Time to let Geiger counters, not guesses, decide. ✍
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In diplomacy, leverage matters. Has the SCO Summit made a difference for India? At Tianjin, China signaled plans to play a longer game. What should India do? We must neither boycott nor sign on blind.
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It is said, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” 📖 Pakistan: Ideologies, Strategies and Interests by Amb.D P. Srivastava is a must-read for those wanting to better understand India’s adversarial western neighbour.
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Coercion Is Not the Way to Deal With India Only respect and dialogue, never coercion, will keep the India-U.S. partnership worthy of helping shape the global century. https://t.co/13YdkEc8A1
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As a 50 percent total tariff kicks in, a former Indian diplomat says there’s still time for dialogue.
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US Penalizing 1.4 Billion People For Actions of 2 Companies https://t.co/yJLVs9fy7k
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By conflating corporate trade with national policy, the White House is undermining the U.S.-India relationship.
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Indian traditions r deeply syncretic. Happy Krishna Janmashtami. 🙏🏽
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Inside the “science” of gender ideology: Researchers study 5–8-year-olds to find which toys “reveal” their gender — dolls, footballs, even blocks. “Data-driven” or dogma-directed? Check out the newest episode of the influence watch podcast to learn more
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Climate justice must not become a new form of injustice. India needs to align duty with dignity & ambition with justice.
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Just read ‘The New World’ A compelling take on global issues- world history, great power rivalry, geopolitics, AI, climate, India’s role & more. Hope to engage @rammadhav_ ji on his conceptions of Dharmocracy, Heteropolar world, Brand Bharat & much more @TNYTForum on Aug 2.
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AI Impact Summit 2026 India’s chance to show that govts can steer AI for public good.
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Treaties are built on trust. Trust cannot flow when terror does. India keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance is not vengeance, it is a consequence of Pakistan’s actions.
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