Regionalism in South Asia continues to evoke intense academic interest among scholars. SAARC, an organization that was conceptualized in the early eighties, evinced both hope and despair. A hope to overcome the factitious past and move onto the path of prosperity, and the despair that was embodied in its inability to achieve its potential. The fight against poverty and the path to prosperity has mostly been an individualistic journey among countries.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S Pattanaik’s article ‘Competing for Influence: China, India and the Vaccine War in South Asia’ featured in the China-India Brief # 185, published by Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) School of Public Policy, Singapore.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s Commentary ‘US withdrawal from Afghanistan: Will dialogue hold?’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) on July 22, 2021.
As the dialogue process in Doha progresses, between the Afghan government and the Taliban; India, like the rest of the international community, hopes that Afghanistan’s violent past would not become its future.
Research Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘India-Bangladesh Relations: Enduring Challenges’ has been published in Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol. 15, No.3, July-September 2020, a special issue on ‘India-Bangladesh Relations@50: The way forward’.
Research Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik participated in a discussion on BIMSTEC on DD News. The programme was aired on April 02, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s commentary ‘Prime Minister Modi’s Historic Visit to Bangladesh’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR on March 30, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Transformational moment in India-Bangladesh ties’ has been published in ‘The Pioneer’ on March 28, 2021.
PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on its 50th Liberation day and his becoming first head of any state/Government to pay homage at Bangabandhu Mausoleum have given a fresh impetus to the bilateral relations. The spirit of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam and the Neighbourhood First policy have the potential to further cement the bonhomie between the two countries, writes Dr. Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti Pattanaik’s article ‘The Bangladesh Army: What It Costs to Remain Apolitical’ has been published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
