Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘China's Coast Guard Law Tests Resilience of Maritime Asia’ has been published in Japan Forward, on February 26, 2021.
The piece argues that 2020 saw China repeatedly foraying into disputed waters and putting Indo-Pacific nation-states on high-alert. The new law will now authorize China’s maritime militia to use force, dramatically raising the risk of an all-out conflict. Read More[+]
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Will the Quad Evolve and Embrace Taiwan?’ has been published by ‘The National Interest’ on February 17, 2021. The article argues that building consensus on Taiwan’s future will invariably be a complicated chapter for the Quad.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored commentary ‘The Quad's Future is tied to Soft Security’ has been published by the PacNet in Pacific Forum. The piece argues that rather than a mechanism aimed only at contesting China, the Quad must emerge as a soft and succinct regional cohesive grouping that promotes a culture of democratic ideals and links intellectual persuasion with the Indo-Pacific architecture to further its acceptance and institutionalization.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's interview with the former Japanese Defence Minister, Mr. Satoshi Morimoto has been published in ‘The Sunday Guardian’ on February 06, 2021.
The former Defence Minister of Japan said in the interview that 'the Quad members should consider inviting West European countries to join the Quad security framework with an affiliate membership status.’
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar, IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Op-Ed ‘Motives for Tokyo's reluctance on an expanded G7’ has been published by Asia Times, on January 29, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Co-edited book ‘Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping: The Future Political Trajectory has been published under Routledge: Taylor & Francis, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece 'Suga and Japan's Post-Pandemic Strategic Challenges in 2021' has been published in Japan Forward on January 22, 2021.
The piece looks at the Japan’s most pressing challenges in the coming months and how the Suga government will respond to them in 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article 'The SCRI and Strategic Advantages for the UK in Indo-Pacific' has been published in RUSI Newsbrief.
The articles argues that as the UK considers an engagement strategy with the Indo-Pacific after Brexit, the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative offers a chance to build a free-trade bloc amongst ‘like-minded nations’ and deepen strategic ties in the region.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article 'Biden and Japan's Strategic Choices' has been published in the Quarterly Report of the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, Vol. 87, January 2021.
