Rajorshi Roy

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s Op-ed ‘New Equations in Russia-North Korea Ties’ has been published in Financial Express on 22 September 2023.

The op-ed analyses North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s recent visit to Russia. ‘The summit signals a growing warmth in the bilateral relationship...it would appear that both tactical and strategic calculations are at play....it could have an impact on both the European and North East Asian security theatres, highlighting the indivisibility of global security...overlapping interests and abundant caution are likely to be the North Star of bilateral ties’, writes Dr Roy.

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• Published: 22 September, 2023

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s peer-reviewed article titled ‘India-Russia Defense Partnership: New Challenges and Future Prospects’ has been published in the special issue of the MGIMO Review of International Relations on 'Russia and India in the Evolving World Order' - Vol 16 (2).

The article analyses the ongoing trends in the India-Russia defence relationship and seeks to shed light on the evolving dynamics and challenges that both countries should address in order to sustain their defence partnership.

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• Published: 30 May, 2023

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s paper ‘India and the SCO: Calibrating a New Approach’ has been published by the Indian Parliament Library.

The paper analyses the evolution of SCO and its report card, its salience for India and what could be the way forward at a time when India has assumed the rotating annual Presidency of this Eurasian multilateral forum.

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• Published: 7 November, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s opinion piece ‘India and SCO: Navigating New Equations’ has been published in Financial Express on 15 September 2022.

There exists greater merit in India sitting inside the SCO tent, where decisions are taken on the basis of consensus, thereby making India a Eurasian stakeholder, rather than sitting outside…..India’s membership of SCO inherently strengthens multipolarity in Eurasia, writes Dr Roy.

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• Published: 15 September, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s chapter ‘Exploring An Indo-Russian Congruence in the Indo-Pacific’ has been published as part of the book ‘The Great Game in the Indo-Pacific: A Pivot to India’ (Knowledge World, New Delhi), edited by Air Marshal Anil Chopra.

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• Published: 25 May, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s article ‘Deciphering Weaponization of Information in Russia-Ukraine Conflict’ has been published in ‘The Financial Express’ on 30 March 2022.

Emphasis on an effective communication strategy has, unsurprisingly, seen the emergence of competing narratives…Evidently, the gloves are off in the race to be heard. In this, information as well as disinformation, often rooted in insidious propaganda, have emerged as vital elements of the wartime toolkit, writes Dr. Roy.

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• Published: 30 March, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s article ‘Russia-Ukraine crisis: Escalation in Eastern Europe and Implications for India’ has been published in ‘The Financial Express’ on 23 February 2022.

‘At first glance, Russia’s formal recognition defies logic...nevertheless, there appears a certain method to this seeming madness…it is unlikely that Moscow will be the first to blink….this has seen India walk a diplomatic tightrope’, writes Dr. Roy.

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• Published: 23 February, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s article ‘China’s Ukrainian Gameplan’ has been published by the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA) on 23 February 2022.

‘China’s position appears more nuanced than what meets the eye. And a boiling European pot suits Beijing in multiple ways’, writes Dr. Roy.

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• Published: 23 February, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s article ‘Normandy Format: Key to De-escalation of Tensions in Eastern Europe?’ has been published in WION on 11 February 2022.

‘A silver lining amidst ongoing tensions in eastern Ukraine is the revival of the Normandy Format…Nevertheless, it would be premature to envision a cessation of hostilities in Eastern Europe…It can only be hoped that keeping channels of communication open is an indication that perhaps there could be an alternative to military conflict’’ writes Dr Roy.

https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/normandy-format-key-to-de-escalat...

• Published: 11 February, 2022

While India may not be a major actor in Central Asia yet it remains an important vector in the regional calculus of the Central Asian Republics. India’s multi-alignment should hold it in good stead in navigating the opportunities and challenges in a region which lies at a proverbial stone’s throw from New Delhi.

• Published: January 27, 2022
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