Harsh V Pant

To decode, 🇨🇳 chokepoint politics read '‘Chokepoint Politics’: China’s Rare-Earth Statecraft and India’s Search for Strategic Autonomy' the latest publication by @orfonline that I co-authored with Amit Ranjan Alok. n/n orfonline.org/research/-chok…

OPINION | The Battle for Hormuz: Power, deterrence, and global order moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/t…

.@ProfHarshVPant ✍️ ईरान की आंतरिक राजनीति में कट्टरपंथी और उदारवादी धड़ों के बीच मतभेदों की चर्चा तेज़ है। माना जा रहा है कि कट्टरपंथी गुट, जिसकी अगुवाई इस्लामिक रिवोल्यूशनरी गार्ड कॉर्प्स (IRGC) करता है, क्षेत्रीय तनाव बढ़ाकर युद्धविराम को कमजोर करने की कोशिश कर सकता है। #Iran #Hormuz #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #Security orfonline.org/hindi/research…

The July issue of @orfonline Defence Cable is out! From naval indigenisation and India’s drone ecosystem to AI-enabled warfare, #RIMPAC2026 and shifting airpower balances in #SouthAsia , this edition maps the trends reshaping modern conflict. @ProfHarshVPant @samirsaran or-f.org/39546

Iran's greatest strategic asset isn't just its missiles—it's geography. Control of the northern coastline of the Strait of Hormuz gives Tehran the ability to disrupt one of the world's busiest energy chokepoints without seeking outright naval dominance: @ProfHarshVPant or-f.org/39361 #Geopolitics #Hormuz #MiddleEast

The Strait of Hormuz proves that geography still shapes global strategy. Iran doesn't need to close the waterway completely—creating uncertainty alone is enough to disrupt shipping, raise insurance costs, and send energy markets into turmoil: @ProfHarshVPant or-f.org/39361 #EnergySecurity #MaritimeSecurity #Geopolitics

.@ProfHarshVPant ~ अमेरिका और ईरान के बीच फिलहाल टकराव टल गया है, लेकिन दशकों पुराना अविश्वास अब भी बरकरार है। इसलिए यह समझौता स्थायी शांति का अंत नहीं, बल्कि कठिन कूटनीतिक बातचीत के एक नए दौर की शुरुआत माना जा रहा है। जानिए, इसके रणनीतिक, आर्थिक और क्षेत्रीय प्रभाव क्या हो सकते हैं। #Iran #USA #Diplomacy #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #GlobalSecurity #InternationalRelations orfonline.org/hindi/research…

”After nearly a decade of heavy political and financial investment, what has emerged is a cautionary tale rather than a #nextgenerationcombataircraft capable of #defending Europe against adversaries.” In my latest @orfonline , I analyse the collapse of the #FrancoGerman #FCAS programme and its implications for European security and #strategicautonomy at the very moment the continent needs it most. @ProfHarshVPant orfonline.org/expert-speak/e…

Happy to see my chapter with Prof. Hsiang-Wen Huang, @TAIWANoac, on 🇮🇳-🇹🇼 tech cooperation to advance partnerships for a secure maritime future, in the recently published @OceansDialogue GP Series Volume. @ProfHarshVPant @anushastweets 🔗 lnkd.in/gwPNvhmR

When it comes to national security, South Asian countries, today, are:  1) Becoming outward looking to confront new threats 2) modernising military 3) Diversifying their foreign policy. My latest special report for @orfonline orfonline.org/research/evolv… @ProfHarshVPant

.@ProfHarshVPant ✍️ ब्रिटेन में सप्ताह की शुरुआत एक बड़े राजनीतिक घटनाक्रम के साथ हुई, जब प्रधानमंत्री कीर स्टार्मर ने इस्तीफा दे दिया। यह घटना केवल नेतृत्व परिवर्तन नहीं, बल्कि उन चुनौतियों का संकेत भी है जो राजनीतिक अस्थिरता, जनविश्वास और सरकारों की दीर्घकालिक नीतियों को लागू करने की क्षमता के सामने खड़ी हैं। #UnitedKingdom #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics #PoliticalStability #Democracy #Governance #Geopolitics orfonline.org/hindi/research…

Has India fundamentally changed the Pakistan deterrence equation? Watch @ProfHarshVPant explain how India challenged decades of Pakistani nuclear coercion, reshaped escalation dynamics, and signalled a new approach to deterrence in South Asia. youtube.com/shorts/AQbaMjb… #IndiaPakistan #NuclearDeterrence #SouthAsia #SecurityStudies #StrategicAffairs

#RaisinaDialogue2026 | Can #India meditate? As global power shifts beyond the Cold War binary, can #India balance ties with #Russia and the #US to shape a viable triangular framework in a fluid #geopolitical order? Watch Alexander A. Dynkin, @MatthewFoldi, @ProfHarshVPant and Cary Johnston discuss. @MEAIndia youtube.com/watch?v=-FoMBf…

Is #India ready for #China ’s naval rise? Prof Harsh Pant says this rivalry won’t be decided by the number of #warships, but by factors including #underwater visibility, access to ports and logistics, surveillance and intelligence. bit.ly/4vrvYrD #Navy #IndianOcean

Drones, satellites, and persistent surveillance make concealment increasingly difficult. Mobility, dispersion, camouflage, deception, and rapid adaptation are becoming more important than static firepower: @ProfHarshVPant or-f.org/39272 #UkraineWar #MilitaryStrategy #Warfare

.@ProfHarshVPant, @sayantan_h ✍️ क्या भारत की विदेश नीति की दिशा अब युवाओं की सोच से प्रभावित हो रही है? ORF के विदेश नीति सर्वेक्षण 2025 से संकेत मिलता है कि सुरक्षा, पाकिस्तान और वैश्विक साझेदारों को लेकर भारतीय युवाओं की बदलती राय भारत के वैश्विक दृष्टिकोण और कूटनीतिक प्राथमिकताओं को नया आकार दे रही है। #ForeignPolicy #India #Youth #ORFSurvey #Geopolitics #Diplomacy #InternationalRelations orfonline.org/hindi/research…

The West Asia crisis bears proof of Iran weaponising its geography, writes Harsh V. Pant. #IranWar‌ #geopolitics @ProfHarshVPant @leo_mukherjee telegraphindia.com/opinion/geogra…

Read my latest analysis on China's hukou reform to understand the new strategy. h/h #China #India #Trade #Manufacturing orfonline.org/expert-speak/b… @ProfHarshVPant | @orfonline

US-Iran MoU: it buys time for both warring sides but the geopolitical implications are already apparent livemint.com/opinion/online…

#India-#US ties witnessed a sharp perception shift in 2025. Satisfaction among Indian youth dropped from 83% to 56%, amid tensions over tariffs, Russian oil imports, and claims surrounding the India-#Pakistan ceasefire: @ProfHarshVPant & @sayantan_h or-f.org/39249