Varun Sahni
@ProfVarunSahni
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Latin Americanist by training, nearly three decades teaching International Relations, and now obsessed with the interface of society, technology and education.
Goa, India
Joined September 2021
We are celebrating in lovely Coorg. I last came to what was then Mercara as a little boy with my parents and younger brother. They have all passed on… but I feel their presence today.
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25 years… and counting. I know that I have lucked out and am so grateful to @sanromansylvia for a life replete with meaning, texture, and happiness.
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One of the most memorable days of my life! On his 90th birthday, wishing HH The Dalai Lama, global icon of compassion and courage and steadfast leader of the Tibetan people, many more years to shower his wisdom upon a world that needs him more than ever. Tashi Delek!
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Looking at the rapid changes in world politics and economy, we need to ask if this is a period of power transition or system transformation, or both, or neither. My sense is that we are witnessing the playing out of both processes — but they are imperfect and mutually permeable.
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Today is my last day at JNU. The campus is looking especially pretty this afternoon. I am going to miss this place so much. I am choosing to leave JNU sooner than I need to, but 30 years and 25 PhDs awarded is a good run, and new adventures await @sylviaarriaga66 and me.
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A lovely tribute to my father by @AnchitGupta9 and #IAFHistory. I loved my father, but I also loved having him as my father. My Papa was a wonderful man who cherished his years of flight testing in the Indian Air Force.
It is with profound sadness that I share the passing of Air Marshal Ripu Daman Sahni (Retd.), who left us this morning at the age of 96. Commissioned into the Indian Air Force in 1950 with the 51/52 Pilot Course, he began his illustrious career in the transport stream, serving
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This promises to be a fascinating conference. I am looking forward to moderating Session 4. @AmitavAcharya will be presenting, Siddharth Mallavarapu and @atulm01 will be the discussants. Well done, @symbiosistweets!
The world order is undergoing a tectonic shift. Is India ready to lead? Let us rediscover International Relations from India’s perspective at #IRC2023 Register here: https://t.co/jo9Kzcgo7s
@MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @symbiosistweets
#India #AcademicTwitter #IndiasStrategicCulture
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My doctoral supervisor and my most recent academic collaborator, dining together in the city in which I did my doctoral research. Bravo! Mi director de doctorado y mi colaborador académico más reciente, cenando juntos en la ciudad en la que hice mi investigación doctoral. ¡Bravo!
Con mi amigo Laurence Whitehead, @NuffieldCollege, @UniofOxford, gran teorico d las transicione democraticas, en #BuenosAires , Congreso Mundial d Ciencia Politica, #IPSA2023 . Hoy modero mesa sobre #NoAlineamientoActivo ! 17:30, Aula Magna Cardenal Pirono. @DianaTussie
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A great day for Indian sports. Cdr Abhilash Tomy @abhilashtomy, naval aviator, perhaps the finest sportsperson that India has produced, has taken the lead in the Golden Globe Race @ggr2022. With 28,989 NM sailed and 1,174 NM still to go, everything to cheer for. Truly inspiring!
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This should be a really insightful exchange of ideas about an increasingly relevant theme and global trend @SAIIA_info @Siderop @jorgeheinel
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English translation: Girl in a kayak with her granny. The lady in sari, ready to try something new. New India.
Niña con su abuelita en un kayak. La señora en sari, lista para intentar cosas nuevas. La nueva India.
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Amidst pieces usually arranging chronology in name of opinion, this piece by @ProfVarunSahni is refreshing. Laden with theoretical postulates, yet simple and accessible.
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In a period of extreme strategic uncertainty, India’s challenge: Diplomatic dexterity alone can help navigate the mutually contradictory Quad, G20, and BRICS groupings
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My article in today’s @IndianExpress on the “second life” of Quad
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In a period of extreme strategic uncertainty, India’s challenge: Diplomatic dexterity alone can help navigate the mutually contradictory Quad, G20, and BRICS groupings
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How wonderful, @SalmaBava. So proud of you, @Bundesverdienstkreuz!
Thank you @GermanyinIndia @AmbAckermann for the honour to host @Bundeskanzler in an interactive session with a cross section of young Indians! @DrSJaishankar @SanjayVermalFS @eoiberlin @JNU_official_50
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In severely time-constrained circumstances, the last panel in the @IIC_Delhi conference, chaired by Deepak Bhojwani, offered valuable insights on common challenges for India and LAC countries. Bravo @svaradarajan @Ashnarainroy and Aparajita Gangopadhyay.
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A superb end to a fine conference. Un magnífico final para una excelente conferencia. Um final soberbo para uma excelente conferência.
Addressed the valedictory session of the international conference: “Connected Histories,Shared Present” at India International Centre. Impressed to hear the many cross-cultural experiences between Latin America, the Caribbean and India that were shared here.
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Addressed the valedictory session of the international conference: “Connected Histories,Shared Present” at India International Centre. Impressed to hear the many cross-cultural experiences between Latin America, the Caribbean and India that were shared here.
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@AusHCIndia @AusAirForce @IAF_MCC @DefenceAust @CAF_Australia @SpokespersonMoD @hqwaciaf @PIB_India Fantastic to see the broadening of bilateral cooperation between India and Australia. May well emerge as the most important strategic partnership in the Indo Pacific in this century @LowyInstitute @Rory_Medcalf @cgisydney @aiidelhi @ProfVarunSahni @AusHCIndia @amitabhmattoo
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