Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘China-India rivalry in the Indian Ocean’ has been published in Kathmandu Post, on 14 March 2024.
Smaller countries in the region play a vital role in determining the extent of their domination, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘JVP in Sri Lankan politics’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 28 February 2024.
Revolutionary parties like Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna adopting parliamentary politics is not new in South Asia, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Pakistan election: Who is the winner?’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 14 February 2024.
Political instability will add to the country's economic predicaments as it faces severe economic challenges, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Is Myanmar Army losing the plot?’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 31 January 2024.
For the first time in its 75-year history, the military has lost large swathes of territory to ethnic groups, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘India-Maldives relations and China’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on17 January 2024.
One may see anti-Indianism spike as the Maldives holds the parliamentary election on March 17, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘South Asia’s turbulent electoral politics’ has been published in The Kathmandu Post on 3 January 2024. Elections remain only way to political change despite political parties’ misgivings about ECs, says Dr Pattanaik.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘China’s growing footprint in South Asia’, has been published in The Kathmandu Post on 20 December 2023.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Balancing India-Maldives ties’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 07 December 2023.
The Maldives has benefitted from its attempt to expand foreign relations, says Dr Pattanaik.