Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti Pattanaik’s article ‘Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla's Visit and India-Bangladesh Relations’ has been published by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) on September 15, 2020.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti Pattanaik’s Commentary, ‘The Doha Intra-Afghan Dialogue’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on September 15, 2020.

There is an urgent need for a peaceful transition in Afghanistan. India would like to see an Afghanistan which is at peace with itself. This will ensure regional security. Like Afghanistan, India too, has a lot of stake, writes Dr. Pattanaik.

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Associate Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s Commentary ‘India-China Talks at the SCO Meeting’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on September 11, 2020.

The commentary analyses India’s commitment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that underscores its desire to strengthen its cooperation in Eurasia.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti Pattanaik’s Issue Brief ‘India-Bangladesh Relations: Bridging the Gap while Marching Forward’ has been published by the Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on September 11, 2020.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Anand Kumar’s article on India-Bangladesh relations has been published in Hindi daily ‘Amar Ujala’ on September 11, 2020.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. M. S. Prathibha’s Op-Ed piece ‘For Xi, dissent but no crisis’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on September 09, 2020.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has detractors but there is no alternative at the moment in China. At least for now, there are no suitable candidates, who the CPC believes can take up the challenge of reforming the Chinese system. As of now, Xi is not going anywhere, writes Dr. Prathibha.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Beijing's Stake in Tokyo's Swinging Political Wind’ has been published in Japan Forward on September 08, 2020.

The piece argues that as U.S.-Japan relations pause momentarily, China recognizes an opportunity to push forth its own agenda and leverage a neutral, if not favorable, diplomatic strategy in Tokyo in a post-Abe period.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh’s article, ‘India-DPRK Relations: New Delhi Keeping Channels of Communication Open with Pyongyang Regime,’ has been published in Strategic Vision 9, no. 46 (June 2020).

Strategic Vision (ISSN 2227-3646) is a joint publication of Taiwan Center for Security Studies (TCSS), Institute of International Relations (IIR) in National Chengchi University (NCCU), and the National Defense University (NDU), Taipei.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Opinion Piece ‘What supply chain resilience means for Australia-India-Japan ties?’ has been published in Kyodo News on September 03, 2020.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Future of the post-Abe India-Japan partnership’ has been published by Asia Times.

The piece deals with critical issues by raising a few points that India found in Abe’s Japan a major economic and strategic ally. Abe championed India-Japan bilateral and multilateral synergy while nurturing a great friendship between the two like-minded nations. However, whether this synergy can survive will depend on his successor’s outlook.