Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Modi-Putin summit an opportunity to iron out differences—prioritise 5 issues first’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 28 June 2024.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘G7 summit has direct impact on India’s economy. Corporate tax to Middle East-Europe corridor’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 14 June 2024.
India is likely to have a series of bilateral meetings to brainstorm more cooperation and convergence with the West in the coming years, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘India can’t ignore Russia-China bonhomie. Pursue CNP with a grand strategy’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 24 May 2024.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is the only leader Putin has met more than 40 times in the last decade. On average, it means more than four times a year.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘What’s Xi Jinping doing in Europe? His goal is more strategic than economic’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 10 May 2024.
India should aim to get European investments that are clearly no longer going to China. That is where the dots of its efforts to save Asia from China’s dominance converge at its most basic, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Germany is trying to de-risk from China but Olaf Scholz can’t take hawkish approach just yet’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 19 April 2024.
It will be interesting to see which side actually de-risks more from the other at what cost and how it impacts geopolitics, particularly China’s backing of Russia, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Ukraine foreign minister’s visit to India opens door for Delhi to shape post-war Europe’ was published in ‘The Print’ on 29 March 2024.
The potential of Indian industries investing in Ukraine’s reconstruction alongside the larger European efforts cannot be overstated, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘India-France ties’ has been published in the latest issue of ‘Longitudes’ by Monde-IHEDN, a publication under IHEDN (Institut des hautes études de défense nationale; French National Military Academy).
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Jaishankar right to call out West’s ‘cherry picking’ on Ukraine. EU’s problems aren’t ours’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 15 March 2024.
In the case of India and Europe, Ukraine war has brought to the fore differing perceptions on critical issues of statehood, security, international law and rational choice, says Dr Rao.
Associate fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Securing Ukraine is very much part of Europe’s agenda. But when will Kyiv join NATO?’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 23 February 2024.
The Ukrainian side has made its efforts and intentions clear from the outset and is paying a huge price for it too, but NATO’s stance is far from lucid, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Modi govt did for India-Greece ties what others didn’t in 40 years’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 16 February 2024.
The upgrade in Delhi-Athens ties could help in the full utilisation of Greece’s strategic location as a gateway to Europe for India and the Gulf countries, says Dr Rao.
