Ved Shinde
Biography
Publications
Ved Shinde is an incoming MPhil scholar at the University of Cambridge. He also works as a research assistant to Dr C Raja Mohan. Know more here.
![Bhutan: Dispatch from the Hermit’s happy hills](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-06/tree.jpg?itok=_y9geZ89)
Bhutan: Dispatch from the Hermit’s happy hills
Forests and foresight set an isolated nation apart.
![Seek national security? Begin by becoming relevant](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-05/chuttersnap-QkPb5g9p338-unsplash.jpg?itok=Vw-IxWeP)
Seek national security? Begin by becoming relevant
The weak needn’t suffer what they must.
![India's turbulent history newly revealed](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-04/5736676306_2f06bed921_k.jpg?itok=Y4QrfUZ3)
India's turbulent history newly revealed
Two recent history books that improve our understanding of India's present
![An Indian advantage abroad](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/GettyImages-1131268199.jpg?itok=ZragjTBl)
An Indian advantage abroad
Delhi is reinvigorating its outreach to overseas Indians - even as attracting talent from India is becoming an urgent necessity.
![Non-state actors and the phantom of asymmetry](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/Military%20drone%20comp.jpg?itok=Jeni4AEo)
Non-state actors and the phantom of asymmetry
The might of the US military no longer guarantees world order. There are new actors and new ecosystems in play.
![Cartographic aggression: Playing it the China way](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1741640011.jpg?itok=IAL3UeUK)
Cartographic aggression: Playing it the China way
By keeping the Himalayan dispute alive, China locks India on land to prevent it from going to the seas.
![Plot claims expose India-US need a better mutual understanding](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1500676468.jpg?itok=01OEZWv6)
Plot claims expose India-US need a better mutual understanding
Delhi needs to reach out to constituencies outside the policy circles in Washington.
![The Fix: Escape banality, shun labels](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/markus-spiske-Cf5kL7vcF6U-unsplash.jpg?itok=KJbsi6fv)
The Fix: Escape banality, shun labels
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
![History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/IMEC%20comp.jpg?itok=VWUnjTuO)
History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges
Renewed connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe shows how maps are temporary, but geography persists.
Pagination