Jagannath P. Panda

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.
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• Published: 26 February, 2021

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.

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• Published: 17 February, 2021

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.

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• Published: 17 February, 2021

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.

The piece argues that the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s opposition to an expanded G7 format is likely drawn on several concerns. Japan’s desire to remain the only Asian power in the grouping and sustain robust relations with the US without any impediments – thereby limiting the extension of G7 membership status to India, Australia and South Korea – remain important factors guiding Japan’s disapproval of an expanded G7. Considering Japan’s unsteady and historically tense and fractious ties with South Korea, Tokyo’s refusal is likely based on Seoul’s proposed inclusion in the framework. At the same time, Japan’s decision is based on its dualist approach to global and regional frameworks, by which it seeks to maintain its national strategic interests and possibly its global leadership image.

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• Published: 29 January, 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.

The book focuses on China’s future under Xi Jinping’s authoritarian leadership by examining various facets of the political, economic, social and foreign policy trajectories of contemporary China. It assesses Xi Jinping’s power dynamic as the ‘core’ leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and analyses the impact of Xi’s signature domestic policies which demonstrate his political authority within the domestic sphere. Moreover, the book presents Xi’s pro-active, assertive and action-oriented outlook as a foundation for China’s diplomacy in the ‘new era’. Bringing together an international set of experts in the field who explore critical facets of China under Xi Jinping that deeply influence the regional as well as the global order, the book investigates the impact of Chinese initiatives such as the grand Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Importantly, the book illustrates US-China relations and outlines how this relationship will intensify in the post-COVID-19 era, which is poised to be one of the biggest challenges and turning points of the ‘Asian Century’.

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• Published: 22 January, 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.

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• Published: 22 January, 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.

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• Published: 15 January, 2021

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.

The article argues that a move from Trump to Biden for Japan is poised to have positive effects for the US-Japan alliance. Nonetheless, it is vital for Suga and Biden to work towards creating a personal camaraderie, not unlike the one Abe shared with leaders like Obama (and even Trump), in order to pursue an open and mutually beneficial future for the US-Japan partnership.

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• Published: 11 January, 2021

Research Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Op-Ed ‘India-China relations to stay contrarian in 2021’ has been published in 9DASHLINE on January 04, 2020.

The piece argues that while India and China may seek to cooperate in some multilateral arenas, such as the international challenge of climate change and organisations like the BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), there will be little space for collaboration on a bilateral level, making continued rivalry between both major Asian powers a foregone conclusion.

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• Published: 4 January, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda guest edited a Special Issue on ‘China, the US, and Major Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific’ for the Journal of Contemporary China, Volume 30, Issue 127, 2021. The issue has articles from the American, Japanese, Korean along with Indian (Dr. Panda's) scholars. It covers the China-US power rivalry and how China perceives the region of Indo-Pacific.

Dr. Panda's article 'China as a Revisionist Power in Indo-Pacific and India's Perception: A Power-Partner Contention' argues that debate concerning China’s emergence as a revisionist power had taken a more direct shape under the Donald Trump administration in the United States. Such a debate is not as prevalent in India even though New Delhi began perceiving Beijing’s assertive rise long-ago with caution.

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• Published: 1 January, 2021