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Prashant Kumar Singh

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Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh follows the strategic and domestic affairs of China. He is also a keen follower of state and society in Taiwan. And he has a deep interest in India’s engagement with East Asia.His current research project is “Foreign Relations and Security in Xi Jinping’s Chinese Dream”.

Dr. Singh joined the MP-IDSA in 2009. He obtained his PhD and MPhil degrees in 2009 and 2004, respectively, from the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS), School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He is a recipient of the prestigious CCS Grant for Foreign Scholars (2016) by National Central Library (Taiwan), Taiwan Fellowship (2014) and National Huayu Enrichment Scholarship, Taiwan (2011-12). Dr. Singh has been invited to speak at renowned institutes including Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER), National Central Library (NCL), National Chengchi University (NCCU), National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Council of Advanced Policy Studies (CAPS), Taiwan Think Tank and Tamkang University [all in Taiwan]; China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) in China, Asia Centre in France, and Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Thai Nguyen University in Vietnam.

He has High School/Intermediate-level of fluency in Mandarin Chinese.

Detailed CV

Other Publications

  1. Prashant Kumar Singh, ‘Hong Kong in 2019: Fragility of the One Country-Two Systems Arrangement,’ East Asia Military Monitor (EAMM) 2, no. 6 (November-December 2019): 5-10.
  2. Prashant Kumar Singh, “Korea in India’s Look and Act East Policy,” in Major Powers and the Korean Peninsula: Politics, Policies and Perspectives, ed. Titli Basu (New Delhi: KW Publishers, 2019), 283-315. (ISBN 978-93-89137-15-6).
  3. Prashant Kumar Singh, “Resurfacing of Divergence in India-China Relations,” in East Asia Strategic Review: China’s Rising Strategic Ambitions in Asia, ed. M.S. Prathibha (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2018), 35-72. (ISBN 978-93-86618-65-8).
  4. Prashant Kumar Singh, “China and South Asia: Deepening of Engagement,” in China’s Transition under Xi Jinping, ed.J.P. Panda (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2016), 277-313. (ISBN 978-81-8274-907-8).
  5. Prashant Kumar Singh, “China’s Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean,” in China Year Book 2014, ed. Prashant Kumar Singh (New Delhi: Magnum Books, 2015), 211-234. (ISBN 978-93-82512-26-4).
  6. Prashant Kumar Singh, “Cross-Strait Relations in 2013,” in China Year Book 2013, ed. Naval Jagota (New Delhi: Magnum Books, 2014), 113-127. (ISBN 978-93-82512-24-0).
  7. Prashant Kumar Singh, “China’s Foreign Relations across the Geographies in 2012,” in China Year Book 2012, ed. Rukmani Gupta (New Delhi: Magnum Books, 2013), 75-87. (ISBN 978-93-82512-03-5).
  8. Prashant Kumar Singh and Rumel Dahiya, “China: Managing India-China Relations,” in India’s Neighbourhood Challenges in Next Two Decades, eds. Rumel Dahiya and Ashok K. Behriya (New Delhi: Pentagon Security Press, 2012), 55-94. (ISBN 978-81-8274-687-9).
Research Fellow

Publication

Prashant Kumar Singh’s Chapter ‘Evolution of India’s Electronics Policy and Its Semiconductor Pursuit: A Journey That Has Just Begun’ Published in Springer Nature Link

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Prashant Kumar Singh’s chapter ‘Evolution of India’s Electronics Policy and Its Semiconductor Pursuit: A Journey That Has Just Begun’ has been published in Springer Nature Link on 20 February 2025.

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Prashant Kumar Singh’s Article ‘The fallacy of Chinese ‘strategy’ of five fingers of Tibet’ Published in India Review journal

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Prashant Kumar Singh’s article ‘The fallacy of Chinese ‘strategy’ of five fingers of Tibet’, has been published in Volume 23, Issue 5, 2024 of India Review journal.

The article reviews the relevant literature published since the 1950s and seeks corroboration from contemporary experts on India-China relations, Tibet, PLA affairs and Chinese foreign policy to ascertain whether Mao propounded such a strategy and whether China ever pursued it.

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COVID-19 and Taiwan’s Bid to Re-enter the WHA: Contexts and Implications

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh’s article ‘COVID-19 and Taiwan’s Bid to Re-enter the WHA: Contexts and Implications,’ has been published in (Dong Ya Yan Jiu, East Asia Studies) 51, no.1 (June 2020): 1-48. (ISSN 1013-2546).

The article analyzes the impact of the world approbation Taiwan received for containing the outbreak in cross-Strait relations, Taiwan-US ties and Taiwan's pragmatic diplomacy with reference to its campaign to secure the invitation.

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A China-India Plus: Continuity and Novelty in an Idea

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh’s article on India-China relations, titled "A ‘China-India Plus': Continuity and Novelty in an Idea," has been published in Defense Security Brief 8, no. 2 (July 2019): 20-36. (An INDSR, Taipei publication).

The author argues in the article that although ‘China-India Plus’ proposal is novel in its format, it shows continuity in terms of underlying expectations and hope.

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Modi’s Latest Visit to Japan: The Indo-Pacific as the Template for Relations

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Prashant Kumar Singh article on PM Modi’s Japan visit in October 2018, titled ‘Modi’s Latest Visit to Japan: The Indo-Pacific as the Template for Relations’, was published in the November 2018 edition of Asia-Insights, an IIR-CSEAS-CSSAS (NCCU, Taipei) publication.

A review of PM’s visit reinforces the view that the India-Japan “special strategic and global partnership” has a deeper meaning and greater significance, with notable implications, for the regional strategic landscape, reads the article.

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