Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Industrial closures add to growing signs of stress in Europe’s economy’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 18 November 2022.
Economic concerns are to take precedence before the EU can form a consensus on further assistance to Ukraine, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s Opinion Piece ‘G20 fault lines making it hard to walk its talk. India’s presidency a chance to plug gaps’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 04 November 2022.
G20 meetings are more important for their sidelines than their outcomes. One sideline will be the first in-person meeting of UK PM Rishi Sunak and PM Modi, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Europe is discarding human rights concerns and reaching out to energy-rich Middle East’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 21 October 2022.
Gulf States’ refusal to side with the West and ramp up oil production is less about Russia and more about a fundamental tenet of pursuing national interest, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Ukraine has world’s attention but look around, 2 new flashpoints emerging for US-Russia clash’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 07 October 2022.
The Caucasus and the Balkans might witness further militarisation by Russia to hold on to its weaning influence, thereby raising stakes in the already tense environment, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Olaf Scholz’s visit to the Gulf: Energy Diversification vs Liberal Values’ has been published in the Diplomatist on 06 October 2022.
Being Europe’s largest economy, Germany needs to secure new oil and gas supplies, but at the same time, it doesn’t want to be seen as soft on human rights. Therefore, the German Chancellor’s visit is being called a diplomatic balancing act, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘The Nordic-5 is tired of China’s power-games, and Modi’s India has its eyes out’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 23 September 2022.
When China was a country that preferred to be loved, its most sustainable outreach in Europe was to the Nordics. Needless to say, its not the same anymore, says Dr Rao..
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘India must boost defence ties with Europe. Give up ‘lowest-bidder Russia’ mindset’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 09 September 2022.
The Europeans have been willing to meet DAP guidelines, but what India has not been able to convince them of is operating Russian-style joint ventures, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘NATO powers, Quad, Five Eyes, ASEAN—China’s rise is forcing nations to unionise’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 26 August 2022.
Pitch Black 2022, Australian Air Force’s biennial warfare exercise, stands out for an unusual display of enthusiasm by two EU powers, France and Germany, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Not just Russian oil and gas, China is dividing Europe—money to metals’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 12 August 2022.
While the EU realises that China will continue to be a major trade and investment partner, it needs to devise impactful economic strategies to counter Beijing’s economic coercion, says Dr Rao.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘China -Russia Cyber Cooperation and the Impact of State Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism on the Global Order’ has been published in USI’s Strategic Yearbook 2022.
