Jagannath P. Panda

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Archive data: Person was Research Fellow at MP-IDSA till March 2022

Dr. Jagannath Panda was a Research Fellow and Coordinator of the East Asia Centre at MP-IDSA, New Delhi. He joined MP-IDSA in 2006.
Dr. Panda is in charge of East Asia Centre’s academic and administrative activities, including Track-II and Track-1.5 dialogues with Chinese, Japanese and Korean think-tanks/institutes. He is a recipient of the V. K. Krishna Menon Memorial Gold Medal (2000) from the Indian Society of International Law & Diplomacy in New Delhi.
Dr. Panda is the Series Editor for Routledge Studies on Think Asia.
He is the author of the book India-China Relations: Politics of Resources, Identity and Authority in a Multipolar World Order (Routledge: 2017). He is also the author of the book China’s Path to Power: Party, Military and the Politics of State Transition (Pentagon Press: 2010). Dr. Panda has also edited a number of books to his credit. Most recently, he has published an edited volume Scaling India-Japan Cooperation in Indo-Pacific and Beyond 2025: Connectivity, Corridors and Contours (KW Publishing Ltd. 2019), and The Korean Peninsula and Indo-Pacific Power Politics: Status Security at Stake (Routledge, 2020).
Dr. Panda is a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Asian Public Policy(Routledge). Dr. Panda is the first South Asian scholar to receive the prestigious East Asia Institute’s (EAI) fellowship. Most recently, he was a Unification Fellow of the Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea (RoK), Korea Foundation Fellow (2018-19) and Japan Foundation Fellow (2018-19).
Dr. Panda has also received a number of prestigious fellowships such as the STINT Asia Fellowship from Sweden, Carole Weinstein Fellowship from the University of Richmond, Virginia, USA; National Science Council (NSC) Visiting Professorship from Taiwan; Visiting Scholar (2012) at University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), USA and Visiting Fellowship from the Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS) in Shanghai, China.
He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals like Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Journal of Asian Public Policy (Routledge), Journal of Asian and African Studies (Sage), Asian Perspective (Lynne Reiner: SSCI), Journal of Contemporary China (Routledge: SSCI), Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs (Georgetown), Strategic Analysis (Routledge), China Report (Sage), Indian Foreign Affairs Journal (MD Publication), Portuguese Journal of International Affairs (Euro Press) etc.
He obtained his doctorate (PhD) from the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS), School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2007. He received a Master in Philosophy (MPhil) from the Department of Chinese & Japanese Studies (now East Asian studies) and studied Master of Arts (MA) at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.

Email: jppjagannath[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone: +91 11 2671 7983

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China’s Coast Guard Law Tests Resilience of Maritime Asia

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
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Will the Quad Evolve and Embrace Taiwan?

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
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The Quad’s Future is Tied to Soft Security

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
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Motives for Tokyo’s reluctance on an expanded G7

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
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Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping: The Future Political Trajectory

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
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The SCRI and Strategic Advantages for the UK in Indo-Pacific

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
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Biden and Japan’s Strategic Choices

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
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India-China relations to stay contrarian in 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
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The Elusive Quest for an ‘Asian NATO’

The turn of the twenty-first century brought with it the miraculous economic rise of China in Asia and beyond; American strategy towards the region, denoted by the ‘pivot to Asia’ and acceptance of a ‘Pacific Century’ for the US,1 became increasingly China-centric. Building partnerships, forging security and commercial pacts with Asian countries and enhancing maritime presence across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) eventually became the fulcrum of America’s Asia strategy, with mainstream strategic perception in the United States on China becoming increasingly negative.