Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘China and the Quad: How Beijing is Responding to 'Containment'?’ has been published in ‘The National Interest’ on March 17, 2021.
The article argues that a synchronized Quad could prove a major hindrance to China’s regional and global designs, provided the narrative of the Indo-Pacific sustenance is maintained purposefully.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘Can Delhi-Warsaw Ties Underpin a Stronger India-EU Framework?’ has been published by ‘Wszystko Co Najważniejsze’, a Polish Opinion Monthly.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘China's Military Budget Keeps Growing: Why the World Should Worry?’ has been published in ‘The National Interest’ on March 08, 2021.
The piece argues, China’s massive military budget demonstrates the central place that China’s armed forces hold in implementing (or influencing) the country’s foreign policy.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article 'Xi's Post-pandemic Outlook on Asia' has been published in China Report (Sage), Vol.57, No.1, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘Britain's place in India's Indo-Pacific Outlook’ has been published at the Council of GeoStrategy, London, United Kingdom on March 02, 2021.
The piece argues that as India faces a more significant challenge from China over their disputed border, and intensifying US-China rivalry, London’s ‘tilt’ to the Indo-Pacific is a welcome development to New Delhi.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘China's Coast Guard Law Tests Resilience of Maritime Asia’ has been published in Japan Forward, on February 26, 2021.
The piece argues that 2020 saw China repeatedly foraying into disputed waters and putting Indo-Pacific nation-states on high-alert. The new law will now authorize China’s maritime militia to use force, dramatically raising the risk of an all-out conflict. Read More[+]
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Will the Quad Evolve and Embrace Taiwan?’ has been published by ‘The National Interest’ on February 17, 2021. The article argues that building consensus on Taiwan’s future will invariably be a complicated chapter for the Quad.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored commentary ‘The Quad's Future is tied to Soft Security’ has been published by the PacNet in Pacific Forum. The piece argues that rather than a mechanism aimed only at contesting China, the Quad must emerge as a soft and succinct regional cohesive grouping that promotes a culture of democratic ideals and links intellectual persuasion with the Indo-Pacific architecture to further its acceptance and institutionalization.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar, IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Op-Ed ‘Motives for Tokyo's reluctance on an expanded G7’ has been published by Asia Times, on January 29, 2021.
