Rakesh Sood
@rakeshnms
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Diplomat, Strategic Affairs Analyst, Photographer, Father
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Joined September 2014
US tariffs on India are not b’coz of trade imbalance or Russia oil purchase, it is b’coz Modi-Trump bromance has soured. But India-US relns are larger & driven by national interest and will survive the ups and downs of the bromance.
Exclusive: #India’s former Ambassador Rakesh Sood speaks on #Modi, #Trump, China, and Russia. Plus, Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh on rebuilding a nation in crisis. Watch the full episode of Global News Today. #GNT @rakeshnms
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India-China relns were frozen after 2020. Thaw began with Kazan meeting btw Modi-Xi in Oct ‘24. But given the boundary question where only disengagement has happened, no deescation and de induction & growing China-Pak security ties, warming up of ties is unlikely. My take
How much of #Xi’s rhetoric resonates with #Modi? Rakesh Sood, Former Indian Ambassador, offers his perspective. #GNT @rakeshnms
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2/2..& have been driven by natl interests, with patient diplomacy; not believing one’s own propaganda but building supporting constituencies in business & industry, media, Congress & civil soc. Emotions is not soln, following natl interest is. I write for @htTweets
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6 months ago, #Modi was celebrating successful meeting with #Trump in #WhiteHouse but today, there is disenchantment. Imp to recall that India-US relns opened a new chapter after the Cold War ended, in 1990s….1/2 India US Ties: Up Close, and Personal
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Published in Hindustan Times on August 13, 2025 Six months ago, at the White House, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi were describing each other as ‘great’ and ‘dear’ fri…
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Good ties between ldrs can help but cannot replace natl interests. To give these primacy only brings in egos & pomp. Modi and Trump egos have now come in the way of realising the natural promise of India-US relns. I write for @htTweets
#Opinion | National interests and patient negotiations have to guide bilateral relations and treaties. Read more about it: https://t.co/Q24hdUoI7r
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Privileged and delighted to start off the @spaceSARABHAI conversations on geopolitics and technology. Thanks to @suz_moonwalker
🎧 Listen to the first episode now: A conversation with Amb. Rakesh Sood @rakeshnms about nuclear technology, non-proliferation, disarmament, export controls and the evolving global threat portfolio. https://t.co/zdbGh6fGMf
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If India can play cricket with Pakistan, why can’t it trade? Why can’t it allow travel?
Top class piece on the duplicity of GOI and BCCI on Asia Cup. The BJP has been ducking this issue. Not one BJP leader addressed this question during the debate on Op Sindoor. Is BCCI or its VP more powerful and influential than the GOI?
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…. 2/2…and in 2008, 1.2 trillion and 33 billion against 4.6 trillion and 83 billion. We ignored this, How far can tactical adjustments go? And China understands this shift.
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In last 15 years, NPCIL has commissioned 2 Russian VVERs (2x1000 MW) and one 700 MW PHWR at Kakrapar. At this rate India won’t reach 20GW by 2047, against goal of 100 GW. https://t.co/ejRJRHh4Ca I write for @TheHindu
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Published in the Hindu on July 23, 2025 If India is to meet its ambitious target of 100GW of power generating capacity by 2047, it needs foreign partners as well as private entities to participate …
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Brilliant piece. @SushantSin
While the government clings to a domestic narrative of strength against China at the border, the ground realities are inconveniently stark. The Sino-India border is neither normal nor dispute-free. Writes @SushantSin Read more here: https://t.co/hf4wbVyAoQ
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India needs a change of mindset to go through the comprehensive set of reforms- policy, legislative in the Atomic Energy Act, Liability law, tariff regulation and an independent regulatory authority.
In his latest for @the_hindu, @rakeshnms argues, "If India is to meet its ambitious target of 100 GW of power generating capacity by 2047, it needs foreign partners as well as private entities to participate in the nuclear sector, which has been till now completely under the
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..2/2..FDI policy, Tariff regulation for managing disputes; and creating an autonomous regulatory authority. And time lines when these policy steps will be completed. Without it, the tgt will remain just that, a distant goal.
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India announced an ambitious goal of 100 GW of nucl power by 2047, up from 8.1 GW. To achieve it, needs - change of mindset; involvement of pvt sector; foreign partners; policy reform; amending Atomic Energy Act, Liability Law,.1/2 I write for @TheHindu
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Published in the Hindu on July 23, 2025 If India is to meet its ambitious target of 100GW of power generating capacity by 2047, it needs foreign partners as well as private entities to participate …
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Israel unwilling to accept another nucl power in West Asia. Hit Osirak reactor in Iraq in 1981 and Syrian reactor in 2007 and now in Iran, hoping for regime change but it opens a Pandora’s box….. Remaking the Nuclear Order in West Asia
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Published in The Hindu on July 8, 2025 While both the U.S. and Israel agree that Iran cannot be allowed to have a bomb, Mr. Netanyahu goes one step forward to deny Iran any nuclear capabilities. Ho…
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Iran’s ldrs have now realised that the threshold state is a dangerous place to be in. It doesn’t deter Israel which is a nucl wpn state. And Bibi @IsraeliPM is determined to keep Israel as the only nucl power in West Asia I write for @TheHindu
Both US & Israel agree that Iran can’t be allowed to have a nuke; but Bibi @IsraeliPM opposes any talks or deal & favours regime change in Iran, however messy. I write for @TheHindu Remaking the nuclear order in West Asia -
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Both US & Israel agree that Iran can’t be allowed to have a nuke; but Bibi @IsraeliPM opposes any talks or deal & favours regime change in Iran, however messy. I write for @TheHindu Remaking the nuclear order in West Asia -
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strategically distracts from domestic issues by creating international crises, maintaining power and control.
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Neither the Supreme Ldr’s fatwa against nucl wpns nor clean chit by IAEA that Iran isn’t making nukes, can satisfy Netanyahu. Iran is learning the hard way that being a nucl threshold state isn’t safe anymore https://t.co/lXCXcJb3vV via @theprintindia I write for @ThePrintIndia
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Iran’s nuclear journey has been long and tortuous. It began under the Shah’s regime in the 1950s to become a symbol of scientific progress and a source of nationalist pride.
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Thank you @BDUTT for moderating and to @tca_raghavan and @Ajaybis and @TheQuorumClub for a great conversation
As Modi reveals why he said no to meeting Trump in Washington ( even as Munir was scheduled for lunch with the US President) dont miss this stellar conversation with @tca_raghavan @Ajaybis @rakeshnms at @TheQuorumClub on Borders, Backchannels, Op Sindoor & India vs Pak & more
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After consistently denying aircraft losses, first Air Marshal Bharti mentions on 11 May that “…losses are part of combat….”; on 31 May CDS states “..important to know why the jets were down….”. Such coy admissions don’t help shape narrative!
Breaking news: As CDS says. Important for military to see why an Indian jet (s) went down. For government, it is important to come out with more information, and for trolls to stop targeting journalists for reporting about it.
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To establish deterrence, India must strengthen deterrence by ‘denial’-improve intelligence, surveillance & penetration of terrorist groups to block & plan for such attacks; enhance deterrence by ‘punishment’-raise the pain of punitive action. I write for @CSDR_India
🚨🚨India's counter-terrorism strategy has evolved from diplomatic protests to kinetic retaliation against Pakistan-sponsored attacks. But as we declare a "new normal", does this approach actually establish deterrence between nuclear neighbors? @rakeshnms deals with this
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