Michael Kugelman ✓

@MichaelKugelman · Washington DC · joined 03 Nov 2011

Senior Fellow, South Asia @AtlanticCouncil. Writer of @ForeignPolicy's weekly South Asia Brief. Nonresident Senior Fellow @AsiaPacificFdn. Ex-@thewilsoncenter.

244 554Followers

3 063Following

21 570Posts total

298.1KViews on collected posts

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Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman3 Sep

Nepal’s floods provide strong incentives for Nepal to work more closely w/neighbors to try to reduce future threats. This may sound unrealistic, given the lack of cooperation in South Asia. But in this case there’s cause for hope. I explain @ForeignPolicy: https://t.co/fNPwHJ0L5E 6.9K views · 25 likes · 6 reposts · 5 replies Open on X →

Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman1 Sep

@MichaelKugelman There is only one fundamental reason the Indus Waters Treaty is in crisis: Pakistan’s continued support for cross-border terrorism against India. Everything else—the dispute-resolution mechanism, arbitration, legal interpretations, procedural disagreements—is sec 2.3K views · 19 likes · 3 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman1 Sep

The other reason the IWT is in deep crisis: India is holding the treaty in abeyance for reasons having nothing to do with the treaty itself. It is leveraging the treaty and its upper riparian status to pressure Pakistan to rein in cross-border terrorism. 16.4K views · 86 likes · 7 reposts · 35 replies Open on X →

Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman1 Sep

There are two reasons why the Indus Waters Treaty is facing its most serious crisis. One is that its dispute resolution process, which had long been accepted & respected by both parties, is itself now in dispute. This is essentially why India rejected the int’l court’s decision. 120K views · 434 likes · 45 reposts · 71 replies Open on X →

Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman25 Aug

In this new @IndianExpress op Ed, I argue that Sergio Gor’s Kashmir-is-an-important-part-of-India comment is likely more about his ongoing efforts to bolster US-India relations than it is about anything having to do with Kashmir. There’s no reason to think it’s a new US policy. h

14.3K views · 115 likes · 18 reposts · 23 replies Open on X →

Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman22 Aug

The political temperature is rising in Pakistan. The govt has defied a Supreme Court order meant to address what’s long been PTI’s biggest concern-Imran Khan’s health. PTI mobilizations are possible, which today’s announcement of army deployments in Rawalpindi likely anticipates. 41.2K views · 1.7K likes · 458 reposts · 72 replies Open on X →

Michael Kugelman ✓@MichaelKugelman19 Aug

Since arriving in Delhi in January, Gor has pursued the singular goal of patching up ties w/India. This comment will certainly help. But does it reflect actual policy? If so, it would go against years of US policy on Kashmir & risk spoiling a resurgent relationship w/Pakistan. 97K views · 647 likes · 97 reposts · 112 replies Open on X →

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7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views16 421this account4 635median for 100K–1M

Reach, %6.71%this account1.76%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %0.88%this account1.35%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	16 421	4 635	3.54×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	6.71%	1.76%	3.82×
Engagement rate	0.88%	1.35%	0.66×

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97K19 Aug

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120K1 Sep

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Engagement rate per post

0.88%19 Aug

5.42%22 Aug

1.09%25 Aug

0.46%1 Sep

0.78%

1.04%

0.52%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.35%.

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Likes72.8%3 029 in total

Reposts15.2%634 in total

Replies7.7%320 in total

Bookmarks4.3%180 in total

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