Smruti S. Pattanaik is Research Fellow (SS) at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Behind the Afghan refugee crisis in Pakistan’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 08 November 2023.
Expelling the refugees will only exacerbate the Afghan-Pakistan relationship that is already in tatters, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Manipur, FMR and violence’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 12 October 2023.
It is easy to blame the refugees for the violence in Manipur instead of considering the poor governance, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Geopolitics dominates Maldives election’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 28 September 2023.
Maldives will remain crucial for countries with a deep interest in the Indian Ocean, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘G20 takeaways’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 14 September 2023.
It will remain a pillar of multilateral cooperation to advance the economic interests of the states, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Shortages and good neighbourliness’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 16 August 2023.
India’s food inflation rose to 11.5 percent in July due to increasing commodity prices, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s Column ‘Pakistan and Bangladesh in transition’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 02 August 2023.
The demand for a caretaker government reflects distrust between the political parties, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s column ‘श्रीलंका को फिर संवारने में मददगार बनता भारत’ has been published in Hindustan on 24 July 2023.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Navigating global power competition’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 19 July 2023.
G20 chair India is at the forefront of pushing reformed multilateralism as its foreign policy, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s column ‘IMF and South Asia’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 06 July 2023.
The IMF’s conditions will put pressure on the populist measures governments take in an election year, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s column ‘US and democracy in South Asia’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 08 June 2023.
As recent history has shown, it is people who bring change, not any external power, says Dr Pattanaik.
