India, the Blue-Dot-Network and the "Quad Plus" Calculus

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's research article on India’s prospective inclusion in the BDN, titled ‘India, the Blue-Dot-Network and the "Quad Plus" Calculus’ has been published in the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (Fall, 2020) at the Air University, USA.

The article mainly argues that India’s prospective inclusion in the BDN is a geostrategic necessity that can pave the way for alternative global supply chain networks and quality infrastructure promotion in Asia and beyond as well as allow New Delhi to enhance its long-desired objective of “continental connect” through a “Quad Plus” calculus.

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