"I wouldn't advise anyone to do a degree in America right now"

That's what one Indian H1B visa holder just told me

I spent the last week speaking to several Indians on H1B visas

🧵on the panic among Indians in the US For the last few weeks, I've been talking to Indians on H1B visas

For decades, Indian students arriving in America were able to find jobs with companies that sponsored them for H1-B visas and then for green cards

H1B holders tell me that dream is over - and has been for a while

A vital Indian asset in the Middle-East is in trouble

Chabahar Port in Iran was India's answer to China in the Indian Ocean

But US sanctions are now threatening this crucial project

🧵 For over 20 years, India has had its sights set on Chabahar Port in Iran

The port was once seen as a gateway for India to supply goods to Central Asia and Europe

For a decade now, India has tried to develop the port

But US sanctions on Iran have slowed its efforts down

Trump is sending one of his closest advisers as Ambassador to India

Sergio Gor is among the most influential men in Washington

And his new job offers India and America a chance to mend their ties

🧵 Today, President Trump announced 38-year old Sergio Gor will be his nominee for Ambassador to India

Here's why that matters

1⃣. Gor currently heads the powerful White House Presidential Personnel Office

That says a lot since his job is among the most important in Washington

India is losing a key battle against Pakistan in America

Both nations are spending millions to access the Trump administration

BUT Pakistan is outspending India 3 to 1 in this fight

🧵on this story Lobbying has been a feature of politics in America for decades

In exchange for a hefty fee, elite lobbying firms help foreign governments shape narratives and gain access to the hallways of power in America

Pakistan has hired 6 of these firms to lobby for it in Washington DC

Donald Trump is breaking the India-US relationship

A massive crisis now threatens one of the world's most important strategic partnerships

🧵on the Trump-India saga So if you're just tuning in, welcome!

The India-US relationship is in free fall

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on India (plus an unspecified "penalty" for buying Russian energy)

This was just the latest in a series of jolts to the relationship

India once joined a partnership to challenge the West

India worked with Russia and China to reshape the world order

Russia and China now want to revive this forgotten alliance

🧵on the Russia-India-China triangle Over the last few months, we've seen something interesting happen

In June, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the time was right to revive the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral forum

And this week, China said it would be open to discussing the idea

I interviewed one of America's most senior strategists

We talked about India, America and the threat from China

His big argument: India and America are not ready to take on China

🧵 This week, I sat down with Dr. Ely Ratner

Ratner served as President Biden's Assistant Secretary of Defence for the Indo-Pacific from 2021 to 2025

He handled America's alliances and partnerships (including with India) even as China's military power grows

Here's what he told me

The Air India Kanishka bombing could have been stopped

Canada was told about the attack and did nothing

The consequence: 329 lives lost on June 23, 1985

🧵on this story On 23 June 1985, Air India 182 (also known as "Kanishka") flying from Toronto to London exploded

A bomb placed in the plane's baggage hold caused the explosion

All 329 people on board - Indian & Canadian citizens - were killed

It was the worst terror attack in Canada's history

Meet Jason Miller - India's $1.8 million asset in Washington

India just hired Miller on a big contract to lobby for its interests in America

He's expected to help India counter Pakistan and engage with Donald Trump

🧵on this controversial figure Last month, news broke that India's Embassy in Washington DC hired SHW Partners LLC to lobby for it with the Trump administration

The firm - helmed by former Trump adviser Jason Miller - will be paid a monthly fee of $150,000 by the Indian government for its services

India is clashing with a major NATO power

Turkey has allied with Pakistan and challenged India over Kashmir for decades

BUT now, India is pushing back hard

🧵on India and Turkey Turkey is one of West Asia's most powerful nations

It is a part of NATO, has a GDP of over $1 trillion and is a major player in global politics

But for decades, India and Turkey have had a difficult relationship

This is the story of that relationship

India is facing a dangerous new coalition

They call themselves the Three Brothers Alliance

Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan are working together to challenge India

🧵 In 2021, Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan met for a key summit in the city of Baku

They walked out of the summit with plans to build closer political, economic and military ties

Over the last four years, their quasi-alliance has come to be known as the "Three Brothers Alliance"

India's military response to Pakistan is finally here

25 minutes of precision strikes, 9 terror camps destroyed, dozens of casualties

Here's everything we know about Op Sindoor🧵 On early Wednesday morning, the Indian Armed Forces launched a series of precision strikes across Pakistan

According to the military, 9 targets were hit and destroyed

These include Jaish-e-Muhammad headquarters in Bahawalpur, a Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke and other camps

Pakistan will never stop fighting India

Its foreign policy is built on one obsession: stopping India's rise

One theory explains why Pakistan just can't change

🧵on why Pakistan is the way it is Since 1947, Pakistan has been India's biggest security problem

Pakistan has launched four wars against India

It has backed insurgencies in Punjab, Kashmir and the Northeast and sponsored terror attacks on Indian soil

But, these policies have devastated Pakistan

India just froze the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan

It's a move that could wreck Pakistan's economy and society

🧵on why this is a big deal The Indus Waters Treaty was signed b/w India and Pakistan way back in 1960

The agreement was brokered by the World Bank

Now, the big problem was how to split the waters of the Indus River Basin

The area has several major rivers: the Indus, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Beas and Jhelum

India just ordered a historic retaliation against Pakistan

The Modi govt took 5 major decisions to punish Pak for the Pahalgam attack

Here's all you need to know about it 🧵 India's Cabinet Committee on Security concluded its meeting today

India has decided to punish Pakistan for sponsoring the Pahalgam terrorist attack with a 5 point retaliation plan

Here's what it said

Donald Trump just launched a new global trade war

Here's all you need to know about how Trump's tariffs impact India

🧵 Today, US President Donald Trump announced "reciprocal tariffs" on countries around the world

Tariffs are taxes imposed by a country on goods imported from another country

Trump believes US goods are unfairly tariffed by trade partners - which hurts American businesses

Bangladesh is replacing India with its biggest rivals

For 15 years, Dhaka was India's closest friend in Asia

But Muhammad Yunus is now rapidly improving ties with Pakistan and China

🧵on why India is worried about Bangladesh Ever since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's govt in Bangladesh, India has been faced with a problem

Bangladesh's interim govt - led by economist Muhammad Yunus - has pushed for closer ties with Pakistan

Here's just a short list of what both countries have done together

India has a key diplomatic tool to help its geopolitical rise

They call it "disaster diplomacy"

India uses it to help friends and even rivals like Pakistan fight natural disasters

🧵as India sends aid to Myanmar Today, India began an operation to supply humanitarian relief to Myanmar after an earthquake killed over 1000 people

Operation Brahma is simply the latest in a string of global disaster relief ops

Over 20 years, India has developed a unique ability to respond to these crises

India's most valuable strategic project is stuck

20 years ago, India started building a highway to connect Asia and counter China

But a brutal conflict is standing in India's way

🧵on this story This project is the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway

The idea was first proposed back in 2002

The plan was for a 1360 km highway to link Moreh in India's Manipur to Thailand's Mae Sot

Existing road networks could then connect India to Vietnam and all of SE Asia

India and America fought a secret war together

Their spies spent years destroying one enemy

That enemy was Communism in India

🧵on this battle This story begins in 1957

In that year, the Communist Party of India won a stunning victory

It defeated the ruling Congress Party in Kerala's state election

The CPI then formed the first non Congress govt in any part of India since 1947

Pakistan's Gwadar Port was meant to be a nightmare for India

China wanted to use the port to counter India's navy

BUT, this strategic asset in Balochistan is now in chaos

🧵 Gwadar was once just a small fishing village

Located in Balochistan, Gwadar belonged to the Sultanate of Oman

In 1954, a US geological survey found that Gwadar was suitable for a deep-water port

In 1958, Pakistan purchased it from Oman for $3 million