P. Stobdan

India needs to use economic leverages more efficiently to build closer ties with Central Asia.

• Published: September 17, 2018
• Policy Brief

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on 17th Karmapa’s refuge in the US, titled ‘The flight of a monk’ was published by the Tribune on July 25, 2018.

The article analyses the political repercussions of Karmapa’s refuge in the US and concerns that he may never return.

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• Published: 25 July, 2018

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, titled ‘Way Ahead: Only a Perception Change Can Prevent Rise of Anti-India Sentiments in J-K’ has been published in July 2018 issue of ‘Outlook’.

The article analyses the political narrative in Kashmir which has changed after youths took over the reins of dissent.

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• Published: 9 July, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a foreign policy course-correction after realising that the strategic tilt towards the United States has not only grossly upset India’s geopolitical image but also undermined national interests.

• Published: July 06, 2018
• IDSA Comments

India appears to be failing to consider the geopolitical and foreign policy fallouts from signing the so-called foundational military pacts with the United States.

• Published: June 25, 2018
• IDSA Comments

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on SCO Summit, titled ‘Modi in Qingdao: China and Russia See SCO as Pivot for India-Pakistan Entente’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on June 9, 2018.

Though the SCO’s charter prohibits the raising of bilateral issues, Moscow and Beijing seem eager to make the organisation a pivot for closer India-Pakistan entente, writes Ambassador Stobdan.

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• Published: 9 June, 2018

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on Chabahar, titled ‘Chabahar India’s Gateway to Eurasia’ has been published by China-India Dialogue on June 9, 2018.

India’s participation in Eurasian connectivity projects will serve to address the integration process under the EAEU and the SCO in more viable ways, writes Ambassador Stobdan.

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• Published: 9 June, 2018

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on India’s regional diplomacy in SCO, titled ‘SCO Summit Will Show if Modi's ‘Informal’ Talks with Putin, Xi Were a Success’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on June 8, 2018.

For India, navigating regional diplomacy in the SCO will likely prove to be far more complex and challenging than in any multilateral forums so far, suggests the article.

• Published: 8 June, 2018

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Prof P Stobdan’s article on Government’s connectivity projects in Ladakh, titled ‘Modi’s Two Projects in Leh Can be India’s Answer to China’s OBOR’ was published in ‘The Quint’ on May 19, 2018.

Prof Stobdan argues that connectivity to Ladakh could offer a bigger strategic perspective and a historic opportunity for India to physically connect with China, Eurasia, Europe and beyond, which could be the kernel not only for broader change, but also beneficial to India’s strategic outreach to the north.

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• Published: 19 May, 2018

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman’s meeting with Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe, titled ‘What Nirmala Sitharaman’s Visit to Beijing Could Mean for India’ was published in ‘The Quint’ on April 22, 2018.

Ambassador Stobdan describes the upcoming meeting as a good opportunity to build a fresh rapport and set ties between the two militaries on track in terms of resuming military exchanges that had been put on hold before the Doklam stand-off.

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• Published: 22 April, 2018