Shruti Pandalai

At a time when the country is seeing crises - political, social and moral, the role of the media is rising in perception as never before. But how much does 'prime time' in the era of 24 hour news coverage actually impact policy? This monograph unpacks the perceived influence of the media in specific foreign policy episodes and argues that while it has introduced accountability and real-time responses to issues, it still has not been able to establish long term policy impact.

• Published: 2013
• Monograph

The monograph hopes to succeed in providing a conceptual framework to understanding this emerging challenge and draw up a set of best practices and recommendations for policy makers and law enforcement agencies to move forward with.

• Published: 2016
• Monograph

• Published: 2019
• Book

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai’s Oped ‘The Pacific Islands, an Indian counter to China’ has been published in the Hindustan Times on 25 May 2023.

Ms Pandalai writes on the significance of PM Modi’s trip to the Pacific Islands and why it matters for India’s G20 presidency and undo Pacific Vision.

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• Published: 25 May, 2023

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai's Oped ‘China is raising LAC heat as part of a plan’ has been published in ‘The Hindustan Times’ on December 23, 2022.

Ms Pandalai's Oped on the recent clashes in Tawang identifies the perils of the third country prism in India China ties and argues that in the absence of strategic trust, this constant testing of waters should worry not just India but our friends and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

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• Published: 23 December, 2022

India can carve a niche as a capacity-builder in helping the southern Pacific countries meet developmental goals and tackle climate change.

• Published: September 02, 2022
• Issue Brief

Associate Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms. Shruti Pandalai’s article “Can India and ASEAN Lean on Each Other Amid ‘Systemic’ China-US Competition?” has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 02 July 2022.

New Delhi, viewed by ASEAN as independent from both the US and China, could help build this strategic trust, says Ms Pandalai.

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• Published: 2 July, 2022

The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative aims to enhance regional maritime security via technology and training support.

• Published: June 24, 2022
• IDSA Comments

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai's article ‘The Indo-Pacific Consensus: The Past, Present and Future of India’s Vision for the Region’ was published in the special issue of 'India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs', Volume 78 Issue 2, June 2022, on the theme of ‘India@75’. The article traces the evolution of the concept of the Indo Pacific in New Delhi's strategic calculus and its pre-eminence as a theatre of geo-strategic and ge-economic opportunity.

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• Published: 23 June, 2022

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai was invited to contribute to an anthology of commentaries, published as part of the publications released as part of Raisina 2022 on 26 April 2022. Her commentary ‘Staying the Course on the China Consensus Requires Reassurances in Post-Ukraine Global Order’ argues ‘that after Ukraine, the fragility of geopolitical perceptions stand exposed. The ability of the coalition of the willing to manage the China challenge and stay focused on the Indo-Pacific theatre has been called into question. This is unfortunate, not because it is true, but because it plays into narratives of adversaries.’

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• Published: 26 April, 2022