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Dr Smruti S Pattanaik is a Research Fellow (SS) at the MP-IDSA. Her area of specialisation is South Asia. Her current research project is titled as “India’s Response to China’s Presence in South Asia: Challenges and Policy Options”.
Dr Pattanaik has been a recipient of many international fellowships. She was a Visiting Asia Fellow (Asian Scholarship Foundation, Bangkok) at the Department of International Relations, Dhaka University in 2004 and follow-up grantee in 2007, researching on politics of identity in Bangladesh. She was a recipient of Kodikara Award in 1999 (RCSS, Colombo), a Post-doctoral Fellow at FMSH (Fondation Maison des Science de l’Homme), and was attached to the Centre for International Relations and Research (CERI, Science Po), Paris. She was selected to attend the Symposium on the East Asian Security (SEAS) Program conducted by the US State Department and USPACOM in 2011. She was a Visiting Fellow (September-October 2011) at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), she was a Visiting Professor on ICCR’s India Chair at the University of Colombo for a semester.
She has lectured on India’s foreign policy and South Asia at the Colombo University, Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Asia Centre in the University of Melbourne, University of Karachi, University of Peshawar and University of Dhaka.
She was the Course Director of the India-Bangladesh Studies Programme jointly conducted by Jamia Millia Islamia and Dhaka University. She developed a course on "Political Developments in Bangladesh 1971-2010" as part of the European Union-funded project on Curriculum Development on Peace- building in Europe and South Asia, organised by the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia in 2011.
Dr Pattanaik has published more than 60 research articles in various peer-reviewed journals both in India and abroad. She has contributed more than 50 chapters in edited books, and delivered lectures on security issues both in India and abroad. She has authored a book titled Elite Perception in Foreign Policy: Role of Print Media in Influencing India-Pakistan Relations 1989-1999 (Manohar Publishers & RCSS: 2004), and a Monograph titled Afghanistan and its Neighbourhood: In Search of a Stable Future (PRIO-IDSA, 2013). She has edited two books South Asia: Envisioning a Regional Future, Pentagon Press, Delhi, (2011) and Four Decades of India Bangladesh Relations: Historical Imperatives and Future Direction, Gyan Publishing House, (2012), and two reports titled Pakistan on the Edge (2013) and Unending Violence in Pakistan: Analysing the Trend (2014). She is a member of MP-IDSA’s task force on neighbouring countries and is coordinator of Pakistan project. She writes for the Daily Star and Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh) and is on the Editorial Board of MP-IDSA’s flagship journal, Strategic Analysis published by Routledge.
Whither BIMSTEC?
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Whither BIMSTEC?’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 17 July 2024.
For Nepal and Bhutan, BIMSTEC acts as a forum to improve their foreign policy interests, says Dr Pattanaik.
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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.
Hasina’s India visit strengthens ties
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Hasina’s India visit strengthens ties’ has been published in Kathmandu Post on 04 July 2024.
Bilateral relations have flourished, given the political will of the two countries, says Dr Pattanaik.
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What India thinks about rail transit in Bangladesh and Teesta dispute
BBC Bangla quoted Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik in its article ‘What India thinks about rail transit in Bangladesh and Teesta dispute’ on 03 July 2024.
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Merry Go Round In Sri Lanka
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s column ‘Merry-go-round in Sri Lanka’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 19 June 2024.
Tamil politicians disagree on a political solution while Sinhala nationalists want to remove the 13th Amendment, says Dr Pattanaik.
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Whither India’s foreign policy?
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Whither India’s foreign policy?’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 06 June 2024.
Leading the global south has always been a priority of India’s foreign policy, says Dr Pattanaik.
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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.
Ground Realities behind the Statistics
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s review ‘Ground Realities behind the Statistics’, of Deep Halder and Avishek Biswas’ book ‘Being Hindu In Bangladesh: 'The Untold Story’ has been published in ‘The Book Review Journal’.
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Iran’s eastward push
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Iran’s eastward push’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 11 May 2024.
Iran is concerned about the presence of several countries in the Indian Ocean and wants to protect its genuine commercial interest in this region, says Dr Pattanaik.
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Muizzu’s balancing act in the Maldives
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s column ‘Muizzu’s balancing act in the Maldives’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 25 April 2024.
Several powers have hotly contested for influence in the Indian Ocean countries. However, this contest is seen as a binary in the Maldives—India vs China. Muizzu’s task will be to balance the interests of both countries and extract benefits for the Maldives.
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China-India rivalry in the Indian Ocean
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘China-India rivalry in the Indian Ocean’ has been published in Kathmandu Post, on 14 March 2024.
Smaller countries in the region play a vital role in determining the extent of their domination, says Dr Pattanaik.
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JVP in Sri Lankan politics
Research fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘JVP in Sri Lankan politics’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 28 February 2024.
Revolutionary parties like Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna adopting parliamentary politics is not new in South Asia, says Dr Pattanaik.
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