Dr Rajorshi Roy is Associate Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile [+].
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s opinion piece ‘India and SCO: Navigating New Equations’ has been published in Financial Express on 15 September 2022.
There exists greater merit in India sitting inside the SCO tent, where decisions are taken on the basis of consensus, thereby making India a Eurasian stakeholder, rather than sitting outside…..India’s membership of SCO inherently strengthens multipolarity in Eurasia, writes Dr Roy.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s chapter ‘Exploring An Indo-Russian Congruence in the Indo-Pacific’ has been published as part of the book ‘The Great Game in the Indo-Pacific: A Pivot to India’ (Knowledge World, New Delhi), edited by Air Marshal Anil Chopra.
