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Shruti Pandalai

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Shruti Pandalai is an Associate Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, primarily working on issues closely related to India’s national security and foreign policy. Attached with the Centre for Military Affairs, she has worked on projects requiring research and recommendations for the National Security Council Secretariat, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs. India’s strategic thought and practice, its military history – the wars of 1962 and 1965 and their impact on contemporary foreign policy, emerging challenges to national security and forecasting and scenario projection are some of the themes she has worked on at MP-IDSA. She has also published widely on the subject of Media and National Security, looking at the larger issues of strategic communication in diplomacy and conflict resolution in India.Previously, Shruti was a broadcast journalist, a News Anchor and Senior Correspondent with a leading national English news network specialising in international affairs. She contributes columns/op-eds/blogs to leading national and international publications on matters of national security, foreign policy and on the media.She has most recently been honoured with the MP-IDSA President’s Award 2015 for her research paper on India’s 1965 War with Pakistan and how it shaped the geopolitics of South Asia.She is part of many emerging leaders fora including the New America Foundation’s South Asia 2020 initiative, the Global Young Leaders Programme “The Asian Forum of Global Governance 2017” organised jointly by the ZEIT-StiftungEbelin und GerdBucerius, Germany and the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, and was also among the first batch of Raisina Young Fellows participating in the MEA-ORF annual Raisina Dialogue 2017. She is an alumna of St Xavier’s College Calcutta, The Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, and The Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London.

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Publication

Shruti Pandalai’s Article, ‘Raisina Dialogue: A huge global geopolitical churn pushes India to be more agile’ Published in Money Control

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai's article, ‘Raisina Dialogue: A huge global geopolitical churn pushes India to be more agile’ has been published in Money Control on 01 April 2025.

Ms Pandalai’s review essay argues that ‘India is agile, looking for partners and possibilities recognising that fundamental changes are afoot in the global order and the churn is here to stay.’

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

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Shruti Pandalai’s Op-ed Piece ‘As Modi meets Trump, the premise and promise of US-India ties’ Published in Money Control

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai's Op-ed ‘As Modi meets Trump, the premise and promise of US-India ties’ has been published in Money Control on 12 February  2025.

Ms Pandalai argues that PM Modi’s Washington visit is primed to create new avenues for cooperation, manage expectations and align ecosystems to ensure ties stay the course.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

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Shruti Pandalai’s Review Essay ‘India’s Indo-Pacific Approach in 2024 and Vision for 2025: Building on Regional and Global Influence’ Published in South Asian Voices

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai’s Review Essay ‘India’s Indo-Pacific Approach in 2024 and Vision for 2025: Building on Regional and Global Influence’ has been published in South Asian Voices on 31 December 2024.

India's 2024 Indo-Pacific strat focuses on the Quad, BRICS and diverse partnerships, while eyeing key priorities for 2025: tech edge, economic integration and neighborhood stability, says Ms Pandalai.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

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The Quad Is Quietly Adapting Methods of Security Cooperation

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai’s article ‘The Quad Is Quietly Adapting Methods of Security Cooperation’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 12 October 2024.

Don’t overlook the incremental build-up of security cooperation within the Quad – like Exercise Malabar, says Ms Pandalai.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

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Who Sets the Agenda? Does ‘Prime Time’ Really Pace Policy?

At a time when the country is seeing crises - political, social and moral, the role of the media is rising in perception as never before. But how much does 'prime time' in the era of 24 hour news coverage actually impact policy? This monograph unpacks the perceived influence of the media in specific foreign policy episodes and argues that while it has introduced accountability and real-time responses to issues, it still has not been able to establish long term policy impact.

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Combating Terrorism: Evolving Asian Perspectives

  • Publisher: Pentagon Press
This anthology of essays traverses a wide range of issues exploring the inconsistencies in the global war on terror, and brings together diverse perspectives from eminent academia, practitioners, technologists and civil society from Asia. It takes the conversation beyond the academic realm by delving into first person accounts from authors who are living and fighting terrorism in the heart of conflict zones in the region.
  • ISBN: 978-93-86618-81-8,
  • Price: ?.1245/-
  • E-copy available

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