Manoj Kewalramani is the Chairperson of the Geostrategy Programme at the Takshashila Institution. His research interests range from Chinese politics and Great Power competition to addressing questions of how India can work with like-minded partners amid structural shifts in the international order.

 

Manoj is the author of Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance (Bloomsbury India, 2021) and Taming the Dragon: A Manifesto for a New Modus Vivendi with China (Rupa, 2026). 

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

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Previous affiliations:

- Senior Associate (Non-resident), Freeman Chair in China Studies, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (US) (Oct. 2021-March 2026) 

- Senior Associate Fellow at MERICS (2025)

- Visiting Senior Fellow (Nov 2023 - Feb 2024) at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore)

- Visiting Senior Fellow (November 2025) at RSIS-NTU, Singapore