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Mihir Sharma

ARTICLES BY MIHIR SHARMA

Relying upon Beijing may not turn out to be any safer. (AFP)

Trump is making China look like a safer bet for the world

3 min read . 07 Apr 2026

A change in leadership need not change how a country is governed. (REUTERS)

Gen-Z revolts in South Asia: Will these insurgents stumble on governance?

3 min read . 02 Apr 2026

Even tariffs riding on legal fiction could have trade consequences. (AFP)

Trump’s tariff probes are theatrical but this drama is a must-watch

4 min read . 24 Mar 2026

As with the pharma industry, AI players will need to tolerate clones. (istockphoto)

Anthropic’s theft complaint: AI developers may have to shrug off IP leakages

3 min read . 03 Mar 2026

Imran Khan was controversial in both sport and politics. (REUTERS)

Can cricket’s spirit save Imran Khan—and the South Asian subcontinent?

3 min read . 27 Feb 2026

India has failed to give city residents the basics: uncontaminated water, breathable air, and a government they can vote out if it fails them. (HT)

India is getting richer. So why are its cities starved of funds and democracy?

3 min read . 13 Feb 2026

Indonesia’s bet is that capital inflows won’t be deterred by its new exit barrier. (AP)

Capital controls are coming back: Indonesia’s forex curbs may not be the last

3 min read . 05 Feb 2026

India must regulate its proposed nuclear power build-up tightly. (Pixabay)

India’s challenge is to ensure that nuclear power regulations have real teeth

3 min read . 15 Jan 2026

Sheinbaum’s barriers are widely seen as a concession to Trump’s agenda. (AFP)

Trump’s got his wish: Mexico seems to be building his wall—with tariffs

3 min read . 22 Dec 2025

Asian countries may not be able to count on the US to defend the region. (AP)

America’s revised National Security Strategy is a let-down for the Indo-Pacific

3 min read . 15 Dec 2025

A constitutional amendment last week gave Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, additional powers and lifelong immunity from prosecution. (AFP)

Why Pakistan will regret letting the army tighten its grip

4 min read . 21 Nov 2025

AI could plausibly help India break out of its low-skill, low-productivity trap. (REUTERS)

India may be the biggest AI story—not for building models but for using them

3 min read . 05 Nov 2025

Indian-Americans have shown that they are Americans first. (AP)

The silence of India’s diaspora: Why have Indian-Americans not spoken up?

3 min read . 07 Oct 2025

An apathetic US seems to have led the Saudis back to Pakistan, which can offer worried former American satellites something few others will: A nuclear umbrella. (AFP)

What the Pakistan-Saudi mutual security pact says about the American world order

4 min read . 26 Sept 2025

There have been hand clasps between the two countries’ leaders before. (AFP)

India-China rapprochement: Another season of thinking?

4 min read . 04 Sept 2025

Indians in Silicon Valley have already discovered that things are a bit harder now in the Trump era. (Shouvik Das)

Are Silicon Valley CEOs of Indian origin at risk of facing what Intel’s boss is?

3 min read . 15 Aug 2025

India last had a census in 2011 and the size of its population is unknown. (AP)

Mihir Sharma: Democracy can be fraught in a country without a headcount

4 min read . 30 Jul 2025

Trump’s trade policy reset is driving India and Asean further apart. (AFP)

India’s trade pact with Asean is becoming a casualty of Trump’s tariffs

3 min read . 17 Jul 2025

Brics has little unity but US threats could rally its members together. (Bloomberg)

Brics isn’t an anti-US forum, it’s a voice of the Global South

3 min read . 10 Jul 2025

After all, profits are profits wherever they are earned. (REUTERS)

China plus one: Apple and India might need to woo not just Trump but Xi too

3 min read . 12 Jun 2025