Rohan Mukherjee @rohan_mukh Twitter profile

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Rohan Mukherjee

2 years

My book, Ascending Order, is now available in electronic and print formats, via @CUP_PoliSci . A thread here on the book, for anyone interested in rising powers, international order, hierarchy, global governance, and status in world politics.

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 years

My dad just told me he met @iamsrk at a wedding and said my son went to the same school as you (true), and SRK said that's great we should take a selfie, and my dad said I don't know how, and SRK said don't worry I got this. I found this out today, THREE YEARS LATER.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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This meme could teach my Indian foreign policy course.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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As a friend said, "This is your biggest achievement. You've peaked." I'll take it.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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For anyone who teaches social media and modern diplomacy, a helpful screenshot to add to your slides.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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After weeks of waiting, I was finally able to see, touch, and smell a copy of my own book today. It's a strange feeling, to finally let go of something that consumed you for years on end and took unprecedented endurance to see through. I hope it will have been worth it.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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My book has a cover! Created by the incredibly talented and very cool @ganzeer . Official publication date: August 31.

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

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Life/work update: I taught my last class @yalenus today. In the new academic year, I will join @LSEIRDept , where I will continue as assistant professor. Moving from a small startup to a major IR department is both exciting and intimidating. I am looking forward to the challenge!

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Rohan Mukherjee

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To understand India's approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one has to understand India on its own terms, not only as competing with China, dependent on Russia, or partnering with the US. My contribution to the debate on India & the war in Ukraine.

9DASHLINE — Nonalignment’s long shadow: India and the Ukraine crisis

Written by Rohan Mukherjee. The political relationship between India and Russia is unlikely to suffer greatly. Indeed, it will remain an asset if India is to avert the terminal decline and collapse...

www.9dashline.com

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Rohan Mukherjee

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A special honour to learn recently that my book will receive the Best Book in Global IR award from @isanet . An award that is named after @tvpaul1 , whose considerable and diverse body of scholarship has impacted so much of the field, including my own work.

Ascending Order

Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Ascending Order

www.cambridge.org

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Rohan Mukherjee

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My father just sent me a video from 2015 of John Mearsheimer talking about Ukraine. Now I have to explain IR paradigms to him. This info war is getting out of hand, people.

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Share of local govt employees in total employment in the US/China is 5 times that of India. Local govt expenditure is 3% of total govt expenditure in India, compared with 27% in the US and 51% in China. Source: Devesh Kapur, JEP, 2020

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Rohan Mukherjee

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1 year

A bit unreal to see my book reviewed in the Jan/Feb issue of @ForeignAffairs . A terrific start to the new year.

Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions

In this excellent study, Mukherjee shows that moments when rising states emerge to challenge the dominant great power do not inevitably culminate in conflict or war.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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This quote has been misappropriated in commentary/coverage. It was not a moral argument but in fact an interest-based response to the question of how India could expect support in a future border crisis with China after not condemning or sanctioning Russia.

Stanley Pignal

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This quote from the Indian foreign minister @DrSJaishankar has proved enduring. "Europe has to get out of the mindset that Europe’s problems are the world’s problems but the world’s problems are not Europe’s" But surely this is nonsense? Every bit should be rebuffed. A 🧵

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Rohan Mukherjee

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My essay in @ForeignAffairs on how growing public and elite nationalism in rising powers can produce self-defeating foreign policy risks. This was as true of the United States in the 19th century as it is of India today.

A Hindu Nationalist Foreign Policy

Under Modi, India is becoming more assertive.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Rohan Mukherjee

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2 years

When your dad sends you an extra large shipment of alphonso mangoes that got very ripe in transit, you make mango daiquiri, obviously. Yes, that is a champagne coupe and not a proper daiquiri glass. I regret nothing.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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My book, Ascending Order, is out today in paperback (at a much lower price than the hardback). I'm grateful for the public and scholarly engagement the book has received since publication in August last year. May the conversations continue. 🙏

Ascending Order (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)

Why do rising powers sometimes challenge an international order that enables their growth, and at other times support an order that constrains them? Ascending Order offers the first comprehensive...

www.amazon.com

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Rohan Mukherjee

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I guess they can't take it back now that it's website official. Really fortunate to be part of an exciting intellectual community of top-notch research and teaching in international relations.

Rohan Mukherjee

Contact details, biography and publications for Dr Rohan Mukherjee in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Rohan Mukherjee

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For a fleeting moment today, I thought I was in the presence of greatness.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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An extraordinarily naive and apolitical account of why the term Global South is "pernicious." If conflicting interests and histories invalidate the existence of a group, we may as well give up on any collectives in domestic or global politics.

The ‘Global South’ is a pernicious term that needs to be retired

Arbitrarily dividing a complex world into simple blocs creates polarisation and retards progress

www.ft.com

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Rohan Mukherjee

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2 years

New year, new course. "Technology and International Security," an effort to bridge teaching & research for a new project, hopefully benefiting both in the process. Feedback on errors and omissions always welcome.

Syllabus: Technology and International Security (AY2021-22)

Technology is a central aspect of international security and can often decisively shape the balance of power between states as well as the outcomes of military conflicts. This intermediate-level...

www.academia.edu

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Rohan Mukherjee

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Teaching my advanced undergrad seminar on "India as a Rising Power" after a two-year hiatus. Had the opportunity to revise the reading list a bit. Always a work in progress, and open to suggested additions for future iterations.

Syllabus: India as a Rising Power (AY2021-22)

With the world’s second largest population, third largest economy, and third largest military, India is a pivotal country in Asia and the world. This course covers modern India’s history, domestic...

www.academia.edu

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Rohan Mukherjee

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Extremely grateful to @ECPR and the prize jury for this honour. I first encountered Hedley Bull's work as an undergraduate student and it left a deep and lasting impression on how I think about world politics. Very special to have my work associated with his intellectual legacy.

European Consortium for Political Research

@ECPR

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❇️ Wide-ranging ❇️ Compelling ❇️ Original ✨ THRILLED to congratulate @rohan_mukh on winning our 🏆 2023 Hedley Bull Prize for 📕 Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions ( @CambridgeCore ) 🗞️ #ECPRPrizes #IR

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@ericablueyz @iamsrk He didn't want to brag about it. 😁

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Rohan Mukherjee

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Thank you all for a tremendous response to the call for papers for the Ashoka-LSE Diplomatic Studies Workshop. Here are the 8 selected out of 120+ submissions. There were many other excellent candidates - we hope you will apply again when we convene a second round in 2025.

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

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Coming soon: Daniel Craig as the panel chair waiting for you to wrap up as you approach the 15-minute mark of your 10-minute presentation and are yet to get your main point across.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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Very grateful to the jury for the 2023 Hague Journal of Diplomacy Book Award @Hague_Jour_Dipl and to @JanMDiplo for this honour!

Jan Melissen

@JanMDiplo

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⁦I am happy to congratulate ⁦ @rohan_mukh ⁩ - WINNER of the 2023 ⁦ @Hague_Jour_Dipl ⁩ BOOK AWARD! Read the jury’s praise for *Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions*. ⁦⁦ @fggaleiden ⁩

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If you are attending #ISA2024 ( @isanet ), please come to my book roundtable thx. Only mildly terrified by the thought of @CourtneyFung , Debbie Larson, @pu_xiaoyu , and @AyseZarakol collectively taking a critical eye to the work. Moderated by the incredibly generous Jack Snyder.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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If you are a PhD student, postdoc, or asst prof working on India's diplomatic studies, esp via the disciplines of international history or international relations, please apply to the Ashoka-LSE Diplomatic Studies Workshop & share this call widely. More:

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My piece for @ForeignAffairs , on a deep cause of the "Thucydides trap": the status anxieties of rising powers and the frequent inability of great powers to accommodate them. The rules & institutions of int order could mitigate this tension, but might require too much compromise.

Foreign Affairs

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“The durability of the international order depends on whether or not its core institutions—and their architect, the United States—can create sufficient status-based incentives for China to cooperate with them.”

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In retrospect, "stay positive 👍🏽" is maybe not the best message I could have sent to my wife when she told me she had covid.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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She's a 10 but she has 120 tabs open in Google Chrome and 6,328 unread emails in her inbox.

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@MilanV Your lunch is in the British Museum now.

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Source:

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My piece for @monkeycageblog , in which I apply my research on rising powers and international order to better understand China's & India's stances on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Grateful to the folks at TMC for a thorough and speedy editorial process.

Analysis | China and India weren’t critical of Putin’s war. Did that change?

Neither country was inclined to defend a global order that denies their status aspirations, but disruptions caused by Putin's war may be forcing a rethink.

www.washingtonpost.com

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In the last month, one has heard a lot about how India is dependent on Russia, Russia is dependent on China, etc. This narrative ignores the agency of major powers and the role of statecraft in world politics. My effort to inject some nuance and complexity into the conversation.

Hindustan Times

@htTweets

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#Opinion | "The world today is interdependent but also polarised, and will retain both features going forward. To navigate, nations will need greater diplomatic skill and foresight. India has proven reserves of both" ✍️ @rohan_mukh for #HTPremium

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Jaishankar's response: (1) India-China border issue long predates Ukraine invasion. (2) Europe has been silent on many issues re:Asia. (3) India can deal with China with or without global support. (4) support for India v China will not be predicated on India's position on Russia.

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If the quote has been used since then to make moral arguments for or against Europe, that speaks more to European anxieties about Europe's identity and place in the world than the positions of Global South countries on the war in Ukraine.

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My article in @htTweets on the increasing polarization of an economically networked and interdependent world order, and how India's policy of strategic autonomy can still help navigate the new geopolitics. Also available here:

Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 years

In the last month, one has heard a lot about how India is dependent on Russia, Russia is dependent on China, etc. This narrative ignores the agency of major powers and the role of statecraft in world politics. My effort to inject some nuance and complexity into the conversation.

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@d_jaishankar Uncanny resemblance to my cat when it's one minute past feeding time.

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He further rejected the premise of having to choose between "the US axis" and "the China axis", arguing that India's decisions will be based on a balance of values and interests, ending with: "there is no country in the world that disregards its interests."

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 months

Excited to be a part of @CarnegieSAsia and the incredible community at @CarnegieEndow as a nonresident scholar. Thank you, @MilanV . Looking forward to doing some great work together.

Milan Vaishnav

@MilanV

2 months

1/ We @CarnegieSAsia are very excited to welcome three new nonresident scholars to the extended @CarnegieEndow family this month: Rohan Mukherjee ( @rohan_mukh ), Nikita Singla ( @nikitasingla17 ) & Zoha Waseem ( @ZohaWaseem )

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2 years

Further points on India-Russia-Quad: 1. Arms sales are a two-way street. Buyers have leverage too, and as one of the world's largest importers, this applies to India viz. all suppliers, Russian & Western.

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To see this more clearly, share of total Russian arms export value for top 5 recipients, 2010-2020 (SIPRI data). India: 32.2% China: 13.1% Algeria: 10.9% Vietnam: 8.0% Egypt: 6.1% India is Russia's largest buyer by a mile. In 2020, India's share was still 30.3%.

Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 years

Further points on India-Russia-Quad: 1. Arms sales are a two-way street. Buyers have leverage too, and as one of the world's largest importers, this applies to India viz. all suppliers, Russian & Western.

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It is understandable that some Western commentators are indignant, but moral haranguing is a poor substitute for arguments focusing on the real cost of the war for the Global South in terms of commodity prices, supply chain shocks, Asian geopolitical balances, etc. /End

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2 years

Endorsements for 'Ascending Order' are now up on the @CUP_PoliSci website. I am very grateful to @dlarson13 @SlaughterAM @WCWohlforth @dhnexon @tvpaul1 and Yuen Foong Khong for their generous assessments of the book. A few more thanks below.

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@parasratna @iamsrk 1987-1999!

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Is it shortsighted for a major power such as India to not counter an assault on international order? Perhaps, but as I've argued, India and China are unlikely to rush to the defence of an order that has traditionally excluded them from its inner circle.

Analysis | China and India weren’t critical of Putin’s war. Did that change?

Neither country was inclined to defend a global order that denies their status aspirations, but disruptions caused by Putin's war may be forcing a rethink.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Looking forward to co-teaching "Power Shift: The West, the BRICS and The Crisis of the Liberal International Order?" with @luca_tardelli at @LSESummerSchool this year (July). Applications are open until the course is filled. More details 👇

Short course: Power Shift: The West, the BRICS and The Crisis of the Liberal International Order?

The course is designed for anybody with a keen interest in international affairs who wishes to deepen his or her understanding of world issues.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Looking forward to moderating this @yalenus webinar, "What can the Quad do for Asia?", on 24th March 7:00pm SGT, featuring @Rory_Medcalf , @tanvi_madan , and @selinalcho . The event is open to the public. Register here:

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JOB ALERT: Yale-NUS College is looking to hire 2 lecturers in Global Affairs, specializing in foreign policy and statecraft and/or global governance and development. Positions are on a fixed term contract of up to 3 years, starting AY2022-23. More info 👇🏼

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

9 months

. @LSEIRDept is hiring. Assistant Professor, with an emphasis on race, Indigeneity, postcolonialism, or decoloniality. Please share far and wide!

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From the perspective of many Global South countries, just as it has frequently not been in Europe's interest to intervene to bring about peace in conflicts outside Europe's traditional sphere, it is also not in the Global South's interest to do so in a European conflict.

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2 years

Nothing like a judgmental cat to remind you that no matter how hard you proofread, you'll never catch all your mistakes.

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The survey results are reminiscent of Waltz 1979: "Much evidence suggests that we became sufficiently accustomed to our abnormal postwar dominance to lead us now to an unbecoming sensitivity to others' advances, whether or not they equal our own." 🧵

Did the Unipolar Moment Ever End?

A group of experts weigh in on the global distribution of power.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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@rohan_mukh

1 year

I couldn't attend #ISA2023 this year (though I'm so glad to be at #AAS2023 in Boston right now). Thankfully, I have the best colleagues and friends who sent me pictures of my book on the @CUP_PoliSci stand.

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2 years

There may come a time when the West decides to stop supporting India's rise through economic or military means due to a lack of complete alignment on values, but so long as India's economy keeps up and India remains the lesser worry in Asia, that time is not at hand. /end

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I spend one evening not looking at Twitter, and...

India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan

India said a technical malfunction led to the missile being fired into neighbouring Pakistan.

www.aljazeera.com

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Respectfully disagree. A mistake to assume an obv preference thwarted by dependence, or that India feels much ownership over a Western-led order & its principles. Policymakers in partner countries familiar w/India know this (other political actors may not). 1/

Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल

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Urgent Home Truths: India abstained out of compulsion. Its arms dependence on Russia is toxic. If it doesn't have a choice, then "strategic autonomy" is not worth its salt. India is more, not less, vulnerable to China now. My column in @HindustanTimes

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The Southeast Asia leg of @graemedblair 's tenure celebration tour is going very well indeed.

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A beautiful day in Cambridge today, my first visit in over two decades. Huge thanks to @TristenNaylor for inviting me to present new work in progress @Dept_of_POLIS @HistoryIr . I was a complete tourist and took many pictures, in addition to eating a Chelsea bun at @fitzbillies .

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Making it into a @ProfPaulPoast thread is itself a source of status in international politics. 🤩

Paul Poast

@ProfPaulPoast

1 year

What is something that Russia is wasting, France inexplicably has, and China clearly wants? Let's talk about "Status" in international politics. [THREAD]

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Thank you @CarnegieIndia for the invitation and @srinathraghava3 @d_extrovert @RRajagopalanJNU @BajpaiKanti @NabarunRoy15 for a rich and wide-ranging discussion on rising powers and international order from 1815 to the present.

Carnegie India

@CarnegieIndia

2 years

Grateful to host @rohan_mukh for a #SecurityStudiesSeminar on his book "Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions" that poses the question of when rising powers cooperate with, challenge, or try to reform an international order.

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Happening tomorrow at the #BISA2023 conference. There will be whisky, and maybe some International Relations. @MYBISA

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After 12 years of being a fan, I watched @TheNational live for the first time today, at the front of the crowd @allpointseastuk . Yes, Matt Berninger came down from the stage while singing Terrible Love, and yes, he held my hand. I will not be washing it ever again.

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New compendium on UNSC reform superbly edited by @StewartMPatrick . I argue in my essay that India values the UNSC and would like to lead it, but will increasingly turn to a more active UNGA to dilute UNSC powers in the absence of substantive reform.

UN Security Council Reform: What the World Thinks

To illuminate the shifting diplomatic landscape, fifteen scholars from around the world address whether the UN Security Council can be reformed, and what potential routes might help realize this goal.

carnegieendowment.org

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The perfect t-shirt that captures my essence does not exi...

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A short essay of mine for @diisdk , published today, looking at how the war in Ukraine is changing the geopolitical landscape in the Indo-Pacific region and how various countries are adjusting their grand strategies in response.

What are Indo-Pacific powers learning from the war in Ukraine?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has both challenged and confirmed certain widely held beliefs about international politics in the post-Cold War era.

www.diis.dk

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@rohan_mukh

2 years

A privilege to be working with such stellar colleagues.

LSE Intl Relations

@LSEIRDept

2 years

A very warm welcome to our new Assistant Professors who joined us earlier this month! Take a look at the blog below where we got the chance to get to know them better, and find out who their four dream dinner guests are...🍽 👇 Read the full interview📚

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Looking forward to doing this book talk at Oxford next week!

Oxford China Centre

@ox_chinacentre

7 months

'Rising Powers and the Politics of Status: China and India in the Liberal International Order' - Rohan Mukherjee @LSEIRDept @rohan_mukh speaking at China Centre, 24 Oct, 5pm. Event co-hosted with @AsianStudies_Ox

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3. A very quick calculation shows that while a big share of current operational equipment and big ticket items may be Russian, India's import mix in terms of value has changed substantially. (SIPRI data)

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I have a chapter, "Building Foreign Relations for Great Power Capabilities," in a new volume by Ashley Tellis, @bibekdebroy , & @MohanCRaja . The chapter identifies imp external relationships for India & examines the strengths & weaknesses of Indian FP. 1/8

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First vet visit in almost three years. Much unhappiness. But, soon to be vaxed and ready for international adventures.

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Looking forward to this panel with a terrific group of scholars at #BISA2024 @MYBISA

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@d_jaishankar @horror06 I'm afraid this is not true. India has done plenty to diversify its Russia stakes. And strategic autonomy is not autarky or self-reliance. It is the preservation of maximum options. Anti-Americanism is a legitimate charge, but a separate issue.

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Final proofs submitted for my contribution, "Leveraging Uncertainty: India’s Response to U.S.-China Competition," to the 2021-22 volume of Strategic Asia (out next month). Great to contribute to a series that I have read and referenced frequently over the years.

The National Bureau of Asian Research

@NBRnews

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STRATEGIC ASIA 2021-22: Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific (forthcoming Jan 2022) assesses the impact of U.S-China competition, pushback against globalization, & the Covid-19 pandemic on the geopolitical environment of the #IndoPacific region.

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@constantinox I admire your patience for engaging with bad takes designed not to understand an issue but rather to attract attention and drive online engagement.

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Wrote a reco letter today for an applicant to the first Quad Fellowship cohort. Whatever one may think of the Quad, creating a club of smart young people who can enjoy, build, & showcase the knowledge economies of its 4 members in a competitive global higher-ed market seems wise.

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Souvenir from a "spirited" discussion on status in world politics. Great to chat with @mkmurray78 , @AliBilgicLboro , & @Steven_m_ward . Hosted by the inimitable @dhnexon & @profptj . Looking forward to the @whiskeyIRT episode! #BISA2023 @MYBISA

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@rohan_mukh

11 months

Happening tomorrow at the #BISA2023 conference. There will be whisky, and maybe some International Relations. @MYBISA

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Combining insights from theories of clubs & theories of social identity, I develop a theory that subsumes various behaviors (cooperation, conflict, reform) & explains them based on two factors from a rising power's perspective: institutional openness & procedural fairness.

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An absolutely essential volume from a brilliant scholar at the very top of his game. I have never read something by @rahulsagar without being forced to think deeply and reconsider foundational assumptions of how the world works.

Rahul Sagar

@rahulsagar

2 years

Thrilled to announce the publication of my new book, To Raise A Fallen People: How Nineteenth Century Indians Saw Their World and Shaped Ours. It contains nearly 40 essays on international politics by important public figures in nineteenth century India.

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Rohan Mukherjee

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@d_jaishankar Not everyone can be a renowned author whose recent work is mentioned before that of a global celebrity. 🤣 I am of course leaving out the previous para where they referred to me as Banerjee.

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@rohan_mukh

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I've lived in this city for six months now. I have only one question. Why would Londoners rather get drenched than be caught dead using an umbrella? When did the brolly become uncool?

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Ultimately, the question is who gets to not only make the rules of the road but also who gets to break them with impunity. The more exclusive this group of countries is, the more it risks alienating rising aspirants and endangering the future of the international order. /END

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

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Moving is mostly about taking the Things You Might Need One Day™️ from a cupboard in one house and placing them in a cupboard in another house, no matter how many thousands of miles apart. Including the 47 different chargers, plugs, & cables whose uses no one can actually recall.

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@rohan_mukh

2 years

This is by far not the first time India has abstained or voted against UNSC action targeting violent state behavior. There is a sense among Indian policymakers that diplomacy is more effective than sanctions, censure, and intervention. See, for example, /3

Opinion | The Enablers (Published 2012)

China, Russia and India are resisting international action against Syria and Iran.

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

1 year

I had a great time talking to @LAbdelaaty about my book, Ascending Order, for @NewBooksNetwork . When she asked me what I've been working on since the book, I think I said "sleeping for six months." It's been quite a year.

Rohan Mukherjee, "Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International...

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

1 year

"This book is an important work of both theory and historical analysis that hopefully will have a significant impact on current debates about the rise of China and the fate of the LIO." Grateful for this generous review of Ascending Order in @EIAJournal .

Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions, Rohan...

Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions, Rohan Mukherjee (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2022), 280 pp., cloth 99.99. - Volume 37 Issue 1

www.cambridge.org

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@rohan_mukh

2 years

Hungary 1956 Czechoslovakia 1968 Afghanistan 1979 Crimea 2014 Ukraine 2022 India is, if nothing else, consistent in its official response where the Soviet Union/Russia is concerned.

Michael Kugelman

@MichaelKugelman

2 years

Not surprising that India isn't calling Russia out, including at tonight's UNSC meeting. In 2014, India said little when Russia annexed Crimea & abstained from a UN res. upholding Ukraine's territorial integrity. It's a consistent position. I'm sure the US grudgingly accepts it.

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On Russia: "If the landscape looks very different today, so too do India’s key partners... The Russian relationship may have defied odds by remaining incredibly steady. But it is the exception, not the rule." - S. Jaishankar (The India Way, 2020) /4

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(4) This is why fundamental change in international order has historically taken place in moments of major war or great power collapse. Short of this, it's unlikely that the P-5 will actually welcome new veto-wielding permanent members into the UNSC. /end

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 years

In retrospect, this ship 👆 has sailed (after the 2000s). The real tragedy of great power politics is that rising powers seek respect and recognition, but great powers are not in a position to provide it because it would dilute the importance/benefits of their club.

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@rohan_mukh

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What is great power politics if not the clash of national egos. Given this, the problem of international order is one of constrained optimization. Seeing the issue as zero-sum is to abdicate leadership and consign the order to fragmentation or worse.

Will Glasgow

@wmdglasgow

1 year

Here @rohan_mukh makes the case for the need to better manage China’s ego in the international system: “China’s approach to the international order depends on the extent to which the order’s rules and institutions recognize its desire for status.”

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Rohan Mukherjee

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A real treat to chat with a podcast host (Ilen Madhavji) who did substantial background research in advance to craft a very enjoyable conversation based on my book and other work. Thanks again @Hague_Jour_Dipl

Jan Melissen

@JanMDiplo

5 months

How rising powers seek status from the established international order: *Highly Recommended Podcast* with ⁦⁦⁦ @Hague_Jour_Dipl ⁩ 2023 Book Award Winner ⁦⁦ @rohan_mukh ⁩. ⁦ @isadiplomacy ⁩ ⁦ @TheorySectISA ⁩ ⁦ @fggaleiden ⁩

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India's dependence on Russian arms itself has been declining since 2012 and will accelerate if current sanctions stay for long, damaging Russian manufacturing. But I'd wager that India's vote would not have been different even at low import levels. 2/

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@rohan_mukh

2 years

4. If your dependence is trending downward but still substantial and you are unwilling to use the resulting influence, that suggests a preference and not a constraint.

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 years

. @BurntCognac and I (+ two cats) will move to London over the summer. We will miss Singapore dearly. We plan to be back frequently to see friends and former colleagues. ❤️🇸🇬

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

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"India can be a partner that supports foundational rules & norms that the United States & most other states consider non-negotiable, but cannot be pressured into signing up wholesale to US visions of order." Many imp pts here by @Kate_SdE & @ameyaprataps

US can't alienate India after it failed to condemn Russia

New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow is complicated and goes beyond what the United States wants in response to the Ukraine invasion.

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Rohan Mukherjee

@rohan_mukh

2 years

In it, I expand the chronological & analytical frames we use on rising powers, which are typically studied as rising *great* powers on the verge of causing trouble with established great powers. Unsurprisingly, most research on power shifts focuses on conflict as primary outcome.

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PS. Source of the quote:

EAM at GLOBESEC-Taking Friendship to the Next Level: Allies in the...

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