Jagannath P. Panda

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's online featured article ‘After Sixth Plenum, China Belongs to Xi Jinping’ is published by ‘The National Interest’, Washington DC, on November 27, 2021.

The article looks at how for Xi Jinping, the sixth plenum resolution has further strengthened the foundation for his bid for a third term in office, while putting him as a tall leader in CCP’s historical “leadership image” canvass. The article answers the question: what do the sixth plenum and the passage of the sixth plenum resolution indicate about the future of Xi’s political authority and leadership, and more importantly, China’s role in the regional security architecture?

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• Published: 27 November, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Asia's Next Page column ‘Japan's Planning on Taiwan: Mitigating Beijing's Gray-Zone Warfare’ has been published in Japan Forward on November 24, 2021.

The piece argues how heavily compromised cross-strait relations pose a threat to Japan, whose national security is intrinsically linked with that of Taiwan.

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• Published: 24 November, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored book chapter ‘Between Business and Balance: India-Japan in Africa vis-a-vis China’ has been published in Kenneth King and Meera Venkatachalam (eds.) India's Development Diplomacy & Soft Power in Africa (James Currey: Boydell & Brewer; UK & USA).

The chapter argues that though at a nascent stage, the India-Japan partnership in Africa has mostly been aimed at augmenting India and Japan’s national interests while promoting a ‘liberal and value-based order’ in the wider Indo-Pacific, ensuring a region devoid of autarkic and unilateral policies.

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• Published: 18 November, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-edited book ‘Quad Plus and Indo-Pacific: The Changing Profile of International Relations’ is published under Taylor & Franscis, Routledge.

This book explores how the Quad Plus mechanism is set to reshape the global multilateral economic and security co-operations between Quad partner countries and the rest of the world. With the Quad partners – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – seeing deteriorating ties with China, the book provides a holistic understanding of the reasons why Quad Plus matters and what it means for the post-COVID Indo-Pacific and Asian order. It goes beyond the existing literature of the global Post-COVID reality and examines how Quad Plus can grow and find synergy with national and multilateral Indo-Pacific initiatives. The chapters analyze the mechanism’s uncharacteristic yet active approach of including countries like South Korea, Israel, Brazil, New Zealand and ASEAN/Vietnam for their successful handling of the pandemic crisis, thereby reshaping the new world’s geopolitical vision.

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• Published: 12 November, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's column ‘Asia's Next Page’ titled ‘AUKUS: Reinvigorating Tokyo's Military Thinking?’ has been published by Japan Forward on October 26, 2021.

The piece argues that Japan’s exclusion from the grouping is particularly startling considering that it is a key U.S. treaty ally and aligns with all three members on several points, including threat perceptions on China.

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• Published: 26 October, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-edited special paper ‘AUKUS: Resetting European Thinking on Indo-Pacific?’ Has published by the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), Stockholm in October 2021.

The special publication brings together a number of experts from Europe and Asia to discuss the implications of AUKUS for Europe. The prime aim of this publication is to discuss the real motives and objectives behind the AUKUS. More importantly, it examines the fallout of the AUKUS on Europe and how it will impact or influence the European future outlook toward the Indo-Pacific.

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• Published: 26 October, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Can Japan Take Forward the B3W Ahead?’ was published as a FOKUS paper at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), Vienna.

The paper argues that theoretically, for Japan, promoting by incorporating relevant B3W proposals in the EPQI initiatives leaves room for much synergy: both ventures ultimately seek to bridge the gap between “quantity” and “quality”. The B3W can emerge as a venture that greatly furthers Japan’s infrastructure diplomacy by looking at areas beyond conventional sources of connectivity.

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• Published: 20 October, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored piece ‘Europe, post the AUKUS’ has been published in The Sunday Guardian on October 17, 2021.

The piece essentially argues that regardless of its challenges to transatlantic ties, AUKUS has opened a window of opportunity for Indo-Pacific countries India and Japan, and the EU, to deepen their partnerships.

• Published: 17 October, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘What Kishida as Japan PM Means for India and China’ has been published in ‘The Sunday Guardian’ on October 03, 2021.

The piece argues that Kishida is highly likely to take Abe’s Indo-Pacific legacy ahead. This was accentuated with his victory speech post winning the LDP presidentship wherein he stated that ‘realisation of a free and open Indo-Pacific’ is a key priority and challenge.

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• Published: 3 October, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘The Quad’s Survival Depends on Managing Security and Trade Troubles’ has been published in ‘The National Interest’, Washington DC, on October 03, 2021.

The article argues that while the United States faces an intense power competition with China in the global sphere, India faces a similar contest for primacy in its neighborhood. Therefore, it is more important than ever that both states support each other and garner support from their like-minded partners. They should build the Quad into a force and expand the bloc of countries over time to ensure the longevity of its plans and implemented actions.

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• Published: 3 October, 2021