Manoj Kewalramani

Manoj Kewalramani is the chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution. His research interests range from Chinese politics, foreign policy and great power competition to addressing questions of how India can work with like-minded partners to address the challenges presented by China’s rise. He is the author of Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance (2021). He writes a daily newsletter tracking Chinese political and policy discourse in the People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper. He is also the host of a leading International Relations podcast: The Great Power Show. Manoj’s work has been widely covered in Indian and international media outlets. He has 

also testified before the US Congress’ US-China Economic and Security Review Commission as an expert in 2022 and 2024.