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Jagannath Panda

Jagannath Panda

Dr. Jagannath Panda is the head of Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden; and a senior fellow at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, The Netherlands.

Dr. Jagannath Panda is the head of Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden. He is also a senior fellow at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, The Netherlands.

Dr. Panda has testified to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission of the US Congress. As a Senior Expert on Indo-Pacific and China, Dr. Panda leads a Books Series with Routledge and is the series editor for Routledge Studies on Think Asia.

He is the author of the book “India-China Relations” (Routledge: 2017) and “China’s Path to Power: Party, Military and the Politics of State Transition” (Pentagon Press: 2010). Dr. Panda’s recent edited works are: “Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping” (co-edited), “Quad Plus and Indo-Pacific” (Routledge: 2021); “Scaling India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond 2025” (KW Publishing Ltd. 2019), “The Korean Peninsula and Indo-Pacific Power Politics: Status Security at Stake” (Routledge, 2020); and co-editor of “The Future of Korean Peninsula: Korea 2032 and Beyond” (Routledge, 2021).

 

Posts by Jagannath Panda
March 12, 2024

Sweden Joins NATO: Implications for the Indo-Pacific

By Jagannath Panda and Mahima Duggal
As NATO looks eastward with an eye on China, Sweden’s accession will also impact Indo-Pacific countries.

February 27, 2024

How Would India Respond in a Taiwan Contingency?

By Jagannath Panda
As bilateral ties strengthen, will India disrupt its ambiguous Taiwan policy?
February 02, 2024

Can India Leverage Taiwan’s Lai Moment?

By Jagannath Panda
Political continuity should encourage New Delhi to continue its gradual movement toward embracing Taiwan as a separate democratic entity, even without formal relations.

January 27, 2023

Where Is India in South Korea’s New Indo-Pacific Strategy?

By Jagannath Panda and Choong Yong Ahn
Seoul’s Indo-Pacific strategy converges with India’s outlook of the region, while sharing a common vision that goes beyond great power politics.

January 16, 2023

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Quest for Clarity and Global Leadership

By Jagannath Panda and Choong Yong Ahn
President Yoon Suk-yeol has consolidated his global vision for South Korea by embracing “strategic clarity” in the China-U.S. competition.

January 09, 2023

The Tawang Effect: Forecasting China-India Relations in 2023

By Jagannath Panda
Following the clash along their disputed border in December, there's little reason for optimism in China-India ties for the new year.
December 02, 2022

As G20 President, Can India Advance Its Multipolar Worldview?

By Jagannath Panda
India will use its chairmanship to address the need for better Global South representation in multilateral bodies and enhanced roles for middle powers.

September 24, 2022

India and the Kindleberger Trap: Multipolarity Amid the Taiwan Crisis  

By Jagannath Panda
Amid the China-U.S. competition, how can India (and other middle powers) ensure the provision of global public goods?

September 12, 2022

Will India and China Escape the Thucydides’ Trap?

By Jagannath Panda
A Taiwan Strait conflict could also spark a Sino-Indian war in the Himalayas.

March 08, 2022

How Is India’s Silent Diplomacy Navigating the Russia-Ukraine War?

By Jagannath Panda
New Delhi has sought to navigate between expressing veiled concern for the Russian invasion and maintaining an important strategic and security relationship.

February 23, 2022

Beyond North Korea: The Japan-South Korea-US Trilateral in the Indo-Pacific

By Jagannath Panda
The Japan-South Korea-U.S. mechanism is a crucial piece in the United States’ broad Indo-Pacific strategy.
January 26, 2022

Is ‘AUKUS Plus’ a Viable Option?

By Jagannath Panda
The absence of an Asian voice in an Indo-Pacific security alliance does not bode well. How can AUKUS include other states?

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