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India Roundup

India Roundup is a monthly brief that delves into significant developments in India, offering analysis of their geoeconomic implications. It unpacks the strategic nuances shaping India’s economic and political landscape, providing critical insights for corporations, and analysts. It is written by Manish Sharma, visiting research fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) and professor with Hosei University, Tokyo.
Politics and Economics
India’s Multi-alignment Play

India has embarked on an unusually vivid display of multi-alignment doctrine. In the past month India has deepened an economic emb

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
India’s Indo-Pacific Pivot

The most consequential development of July was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation trip, from 6 to 11 July 2026, covering

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Politics and Economics
Japan and India: Historic Strategic Convergence

The most consequential development over the past month was Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first official visit to India,

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security
India’s Lithography Moment and the European Tilt

May was a month in which India's strategy of widening partnerships produced some results. The signature deliverable was a lithogra

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security
Japan-India Cooperation Takes Off

The 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in August 2025 produced an unusually ambitious set of bilateral frameworks: the Economic Securi

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security
India’s Semiconductor Moment

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security
India’s Rising Gravitational Pull

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security
India and EU Sign Mother of All Deals

2026 marked a decisive moment in India’s external economic strategy....(continues below)

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security
It’s Now or Never: India’s Ambitious Reform Push

2025 marked a clear inflection point in India’s reform trajectory...(continues below)

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Manish Sharma

Economic Security
India – Japan: The Glimpse of a Shared Vision

G20 summit in Johannesburg (21–23 Nov) produced a dense set of bilateral outcomes and group initiatives that matter commercially a

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Manish Sharma

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