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Rajorshi Roy

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Dr. Rajorshi Roy is Associate Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. His areas of research and analysis cover the foreign, defence, security and domestic policies of Russia and the Central Asian countries. He has written extensively on these issues. He was a member of the Institute’s web editorial team during 2019-20. He was the Secretary for the Indian side of the Eminent Persons Group for Nepal-India Relations (2016-18), set-up by the governments of India and Nepal, to recommend ways to improve bilateral relations.

Dr. Roy has completed his Ph.D. from the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). His doctoral thesis explored the role of Russia’s Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) industry in shaping the country’s domestic and external discourse. He completed his M.Phil. and Masters in International Politics from JNU. Prior to joining MP-IDSA, Rajorshi worked with the Central Information Commission (CIC). He is an alumni of St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (DU).

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Publication

Rajorshi Roy’s Op-ed ‘Russia remains a critical defence partner, but a recalibration is due’ published in Moneycontrol

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s Op-ed 'Russia remains a critical defence partner, but a recalibration is due' has been published in Moneycontrol on 16 December 2024.

India’s defence and geostrategic ties with Russia are integral to its posture of strategic autonomy. A large section of India’s frontline defence equipment is of Russian origin – a legacy of more than half-a-century of defence collaboration. This partnership has led to evolution of mutual sensitivity on core interests. That said, a recalibration of defence ties is inevitable, writes Dr Roy.

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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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Unpacking The Russia-West ‘Hostage Diplomacy

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s op-ed 'Unpacking The Russia-West 'Hostage Diplomacy' has been published in 'The Financial Express' on 14 August 2024.

The prisoner swap is notable not only for its scale but also for the stakeholders involved. In doing so, Russia and the West have reprised their Cold War era toolkit of weaponising prisoners. However, the exchange should not be seen as a safety valve but a tactical ploy benefiting both sides", writes Dr Roy.

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Modi’s Visit to Russia Indicates a Reboot in the Bilateral Relationship

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s article ‘Modi’s Visit to Russia Indicates a Reboot in the Bilateral Relationship' has been published in South Asian Voices, a publication of the Stimson Center, on 17 July 2024.

The tone, tenor and scope of discussions during Modi’s visit to Russia indicate a shared desire to build new equations and expand the strategic partnership, writes Dr Roy.

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New Equations in Russia-North Korea Ties

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s Op-ed ‘New Equations in Russia-North Korea Ties’ has been published in Financial Express on 22 September 2023.

The op-ed analyses North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s recent visit to Russia. ‘The summit signals a growing warmth in the bilateral relationship...it would appear that both tactical and strategic calculations are at play....it could have an impact on both the European and North East Asian security theatres, highlighting the indivisibility of global security...overlapping interests and abundant caution are likely to be the North Star of bilateral ties’, writes Dr Roy.

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India-Russia Defense Partnership: New Challenges and Future Prospects

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s peer-reviewed article titled ‘India-Russia Defense Partnership: New Challenges and Future Prospects’ has been published in the special issue of the MGIMO Review of International Relations on 'Russia and India in the Evolving World Order' - Vol 16 (2).

The article analyses the ongoing trends in the India-Russia defence relationship and seeks to shed light on the evolving dynamics and challenges that both countries should address in order to sustain their defence partnership.

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India And The SCO: Calibrating A New Approach

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s paper ‘India and the SCO: Calibrating a New Approach’ has been published by the Indian Parliament Library.

The paper analyses the evolution of SCO and its report card, its salience for India and what could be the way forward at a time when India has assumed the rotating annual Presidency of this Eurasian multilateral forum.

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