Reimagining the Indo-Pacific

In the final episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund speaks to Dr Mana Takahashi of Kanda University, Japan, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook from the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany, and Ambika Vishwanath, co-founder of Kubernein Initiative. This episode explores the need to decolonise mainstream foreign policy discourse, and its relevance in the Indo-Pacific. Guests bring in perspectives from...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund speaks to Dr Mansi Kedia from the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi and Dr Valentin Weber from The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Berlin. This episode delves into the state of play of digital and data governance in the Indo-Pacific region, which is home to some of the larges...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund is in conversation with Akriti (Vasudeva) Kalyankar from the Stimson Center and Dr Arzan Tarapore from Stanford University. The episode explores the historical and current dynamics of multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific, the rise of new minilateral and multilateral groupings, the idea of inclusion amidst realities of exclusion, and the...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund speaks to Nikita Singla from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC and Dr Jakob Hensing from the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. This episode explores the interplay of geoeconomics and geopolitics in trade within the Indo-Pacific to see how inclusivity in trade can be viewed and defined in the re...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund is in conversation with Shreya Chakraborty from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) New Delhi and Kate Clayton from La Trobe Asia, Australia. This episode explores the need for an integrated approach to climate security in the Indo-Pacific. We hear various perspectives on climate diplomacy, understand the interlinkage be...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund speaks to Dr Angana Guha Roy from the Delhi Policy Group and Dr Alistair D. B. Cook from The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). The episode delves into the nature of human security challenges in the Indo-Pacific and its sub-regions and further explores how safeguarding human security can contribute to the idea of a pr...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund speaks to Anushka Saxena from The Takshashila Institution and Dr Felix Heiduk from The German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The episode explores the evolution of the Indo-Pacific, the role regional and non-resident powers play, the security architecture, and dynamics, and how inclusivity can be viewed and defin...

In this episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund and Ambika Vishwanath speak to Ambassador Lakshmi Puri, a former diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service, and Ambassador Gesa Bräutigam, Special Envoy for Feminist Foreign Policy and Director for Human Rights in the German Foreign Ministry. This episode is a deep dive into India’s and Germany’s approach to Inclusive Foreign Policy Making...