Rajiv Sikri
Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Rajiv Sikri served for over 36 years in the Indian Foreign Service, including roles as Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He is the author of books on Indian foreign policy, including Challenge and Strategy and Strategic Conundrums.
1shows
2appearances
58statements
19resolved
16supported
2contradicted
84%fully supported
Everything Rajiv Sikri said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Sikri: Israel's objective is to clear Gaza and seize territory
“They just want to clean up Gaza and take the territory.”
Sikri: Russia is winning in Ukraine and will not stop fighting
“Well, basically Russia is winning the war as far as I can see. And Russia has been fighting it for what, three and a half years now almost. They have also invested a lot of money, prestige, lives, and they are unlikely to stop till they have achieved their min…”
Sikri: China armed Pakistan with nuclear weapons while the US looked away
“And they have given Pakistan
[526] Rajiv Sikri: The nuclear weapons.
[528] Rajiv Sikri: They've given them the technology.
[530] Rajiv Sikri: The Chinese gave it to them.
[532] Rajiv Sikri: The Americans winked at it.”
Sikri: Pro-Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami is now running the show in Bangladesh
“The Jamaat-e-Islami, which is now running the show, is a lot of pro-Pakistani elements.”
Sikri: US sees a peaceful, dominant India as a long-term threat
“America wants to remain number one. And they do not want Any country to become a regional hegemon. Now, if India has good relations with all its neighbors, particularly big ones like Bangladesh and Pakistan, then in course of time, India will be at peace with …”
Sikri: Ukraine is gradually losing the ground war
“Ukraine is losing the war on the ground gradually, but it is losing the war on the ground.”
Sikri: Modi's mediation efforts in the Ukraine war have no practical impact
“It's only when the Americans are ready and the Russians are ready That there'll be a settlement. Mr. Modi can go and talk to Putin and Zelensky and so forth and convey messages, but it has no practical impact.”
Sikri: Slow, cautious global de-dollarization is currently underway
“There's a slow de-dollarization which is underway. Very cautious, very careful because nobody wants to get on the wrong side of America. But like India or China or Russia or other countries are trading in their national currencies”
Sikri: US weaponization of the dollar is weakening its own global dominance
“And that in my view represents a long-term danger for the Americans because this biggest tool which they have to dominate the world, they themselves are weakening it.”
Sikri: US blockage of WTO tribunal eliminated appellate dispute resolution
“For example, the Americans held up the appellate tribunal of the WTO. So now there is no appellate tribunal to which any country can go in case they have a problem.”
Sikri: US tariffs make electronics cheaper in India than the US
“Now it's amazing that today there are many products, say, electronic products or cameras and stuff like that, which are cheaper in India than in the USA because of the tariffs.”
Sikri: Russia will not unthinkingly back India over China and Pakistan
“But Russia will not, ah, unthinkingly support India. They also have their interests to look at, ah, whether it is vis-a-vis China, which is now increasingly influential on Russia. Or, ah, Pakistan, which remains, because of its geography, a very, very importan…”
Sikri: Britain Has Delusions of Great Power Status Regarding Russia
“Well, you know, Britain, ah, I think still has delusions of being a great power, you know. And, ah, I think they have a particular, ah, rivalry or antipathy towards Russia.”
Sikri: Operation Sindhu revealed open Chinese military involvement in Pakistan
“One of the things that has emerged very clearly after Operation Sindhu, Is the open Chinese involvement in in Pakistan's military and offensive and defensive capabilities.”
Sikri: India Faces One Coordinated China-Pakistan Front Rather Than Two
“Earlier we used to talk about two fronts. Now it's just one coordinated front with Pakistan as the lead player.”
Sikri: China is recalling technicians working on iPhone production in India
“They're calling back their engineers, technicians who are working on iPhone production because India is emerging as an iPhone thing.”
Sikri: Israel cannot defeat Iran given Iran's size and population
“I don't think that they can defeat Iran because, you know, given the size of Iran, the population of Iran compared to that of Israel.”
Sikri: Large-scale American casualties would trigger a global war
“Now, if, you know, a few hundred or a thousand Americans die, there will be a global War.”
Sikri: India withheld SCO defense endorsement over Pahalgam terror attack omission
“We did not endorse the Iran, their statement on Iran being attacked by Israel because they did not endorse Pahlgahm. And we did not sign on to the SCO defense minister because Pahlkam was not mentioned.”
Sikri: Pakistan's military manufactures an Indian threat to secure state resources
“The motive of the army is to feather their nest, to get all the benefits that they, in order to get a lion's share of the resources, they must have a threat.”
Sikri: Indian defenses in Jammu weakened after troops redeployed to Ladakh
“But our defenses have become weaker in the Jammu region. Partly because we have had to move some of our troops from there to the Ladakh Front after 2020.”
Sikri: Russia remains the only nation capable of destroying the US
“Russia today is the only country which has the capacity to inflict unacceptable damage and even destroy the United States.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Rajiv's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NEON SHOWLEDGER | Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs | 2 | 58 | 84% 16/19 | full record on the Neon Show → |