Shruti Pandalai

The narrative of ‘the return of geopolitics’ to the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is gaining traction in the larger discourse of the Indo-Pacific, primarily driven by the anxiety over People’s...

• Shruti Pandalai |
• 2026 |
• Monograph

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...

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...

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...

India and China both have a long history of engagement based on their asymmetric power capabilities, differences in threat perceptions and international status. Given these three aspects of asymmetry, this...

• Haans J. Freddy |
• May-June 2024 |
• Strategic Analysis

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...

Australia’s pursuit of strategic equilibrium has become the defining feature of its foreign policy in recent times.

• Shruti Pandalai |
• 26 April 2024 |
• Issue Brief

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai’s Oped ‘The Pacific Islands, an Indian counter to China’ has been published in the Hindustan Times on 25 May 2023. Ms Pandalai...

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai's Oped ‘China is raising LAC heat as part of a plan’ has been published in ‘The Hindustan Times’ on December 23, 2022....

India can carve a niche as a capacity-builder in helping the southern Pacific countries meet developmental goals and tackle climate change.

• Shruti Pandalai, Akash Sahu, Shruti Sharma |
• September 02, 2022 |
• Issue Brief