Krzysztof Iwanek
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Past articles by Krzysztof:
Why Even in a Crisis India May Not Block Maritime Trade With China
The same sea lanes that China depends on serve India’s friends and partners as well. → Read More
A Constant Game of Outmaneuvering: New Indian Texts on the Relevance of ‘Arthashastra’
“Arthashastra” shows how governance can be described through non-Western notions and that certain rules of politics are eternal. → Read More
Imran Khan’s US Conspiracy Theory: A Close Examination
Khan has not provided any evidence that Americans toppled his government; meanwhile, the Pakistan opposition has been agitating for a no-confidence vote for months. → Read More
The Great Debate Over India’s Neutrality in the Ukraine War
Commentators are split into critics, who stress both interests and values, and defenders, who focus only on interests. → Read More
In Trade, China Has a Sharp Edge Over India, and Sharp Things Can Be Weaponized
It is not an Indian boycott of Chinese goods that would be a real challenge for New Delhi, but Beijing’s blocking of exports to India. → Read More
No Dragons in the Title Please: A Survey of Indian Scholarship on Indo-Chinese Relations
The long tradition of scholarship on Indo-Chinese relations is finally encountering growing interest in the subject. → Read More
Power is Power: What’s India’s Problem with Chinese Equipment in its Power Plants?
India is not completely dependent on Chinese technologies in its power plants, but New Delhi wants to further decrease what reliance does exist. → Read More
Japan Steps in to Support India Against China in South Asia
The Quad may still be a mist-covered structure but Indo-Japanese cooperation against China is becoming more concrete. → Read More
Sputnik Over Delhi: Production of Russian Vaccine Kicks Off in India
India’s COVID-19 vaccine production reflects its critical global position. The country is manufacturing its own, plus European, American, and Russian, vaccines. → Read More
The Taliban’s Careful Cheerleaders: Pakistan’s Statements on the Fall of Kabul
Islamabad has always secretly supported the Taliban. Now it is laying the ground to do so openly. → Read More
Trial by Pandemic: Uttar Pradesh Polls Big Test For BJP
The 2022 elections in UP may indicate whether the BJP’s popularity has been dented in any way by the pandemic. → Read More
Mingled Faiths, Separate Peoples: Pew Research Center’s New Survey of Indian Religious Communities
The study confirms that a figurative marriage between religious concepts does not have to inspire literal marriages between religious groups. → Read More
How Can India Cooperate With NATO?
In its relations with NATO, New Delhi will strive to eat the Chinese cake and keep the Russian one. → Read More
A European FTA With India Is Not a Counterweight to China
There is currently no way for India to take China’s place in the European Union’s economic relations. → Read More
Growing Duality: Polish Opinions on China and Why They Matter
A recent survey suggests that that Poles are becoming increasingly skeptical about China. → Read More
Is the Term ‘South Asia’ Correct?
When should we use the word “India,” and when should we use “South Asia”? → Read More
How Can Less Powerful European States Enhance Their Relations With India?
The less influential European countries need to work out “less strategic strategies.” → Read More
Restoring Ties by Restoring Monuments: Indian Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Conservation of sacred sites is an important aspect of India’s diplomacy toward Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. → Read More
When Did India’s BJP Lose Its Hawkishness on China?
To diplomatically stand up to China, all the BJP needs is to do is to revive some of its past rhetoric. → Read More
Post-Politics or the Politics of Posting: Indian Politics on the Web
What does India’s ruling party’s guidebook tell us about the era of social media we live in? → Read More