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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
India should institute regular strategic and security dialogue and conferences to discuss issues of common interests and identify priority actions for stronger cooperation with SCO countries.
The Doklam episode should prompt India and Bhutan to rethink their hitherto overlooked issue of resituating Menser and Darchen-Labrang in their academic discourse and policy positions.
In the backdrop of joining the Ashgabat Agreement, India now must enlarge the strategic role of Chabahar port for evolving an integrated transportation network involving both the INSTC and the proposed transit corridor to Central Asia.
Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on India’s Eurasia policy, titled ‘India can allocate 100 million for "special projects" in Belarus - Indian expert’ was published in Eurasia Expert on February 4, 2018.
Whither the Indo-US Defence Partnership
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.