Manoj Kewalramani

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Freeman Chair in China Studies
Manoj Kewalramani

Manoj Kewalramani is the chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Research Programme and a China studies fellow at the Takshashila Institution, a leading Indian public policy education center. His research interests include Chinese politics, foreign policy, approaches to new technologies, and addressing questions of how India can work with like-minded partners to deal with the challenges presented by China's rise. Manoj is the author of Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance (Bloomsbury India, 2021), which discusses China’s political, diplomatic, economic, and narrative responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. He also writes a weekly newsletter, Eye on China, which tracks developments in China from an Indian perspective, and a daily newsletter analyzing news coverage and discourse in the People's Daily. Prior to joining Takshashila, Manoj spent over a decade working as a journalist in India and China, where he also helped set up digital newsrooms and train young journalists.

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Pekingology

Sino-India Relations

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair in China Studies Jude Blanchette is joined by Manoj Kewalramani, Fellow for China Studies and the Chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution. They discuss interpreting Beijing's actions and Sino-India relations. 

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Manoj Kewalramani — August 8, 2024

CSIS Pekingology

Building International Support for Taiwan - Report Launch

Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies for the rollout of its new report on how Washington can craft a compelling narrative to build international support for Taiwan while also avoiding limiting engagement through overly militaristic framings of the challenge.

Event — February 14, 2024

China's New Government Takes Over: Takeaways from China's Annual Legislative Session

CSIS China experts – Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette, Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy, and China Power Project Director Bonny Lin - will provide analysis and commentary on China's 2023 National People's Congress (NPC). What are the key takeaways from this year’s NPC? How will the session impact how the U.S., and the world more broadly, interacts with China?

Event — March 21, 2023