German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

Research Programmes

Global Orders and Foreign Policies

Dissertation

Connecting Distant Geographies: EU's Engagement with the Indo-Pacific

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

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GIGA Focus Asia | 4/2024

Taiwan’s New President: Priorities and Challenges

Taiwan’s newly inaugurated President William Lai has pledged to steer a steady course in domestic, cross-Strait, and foreign policy. This GIGA Focus Asia assesses the challenges he will face between navigating a divided government, acute pressure from China, as well as a global landscape in flux.

Adhiraaj Anand

Mahima Duggal

Dr. David Kuehn

GIGA Focus Asia | 3/2024

India after the 2024 Elections: Trends and Implications

The outcome of India’s 2024 national elections will define its future course as a democracy. Examined are the key factors and trends likely to influence India’s politics and policies in the coming years.

Mahima Duggal

Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra

Dr. Johannes Plagemann

Adhiraaj Anand

Prof. Dr. Joachim Betz

Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

Other Chapter Contribution | 08/2023

India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Where Does South Korea Stand?

Although India-South Korea ties have been limited and fragmented, the mutual recognition of the Indo-Pacific strategic space provides new momentum to their partnership. This paper explores how South Korea is positioned in India's Indo-Pacific outlook and identifies areas with potential for greater bilateral engagement.

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

Routledge Studies on Think Asia | 06/2023

India’s Position in a New US-China Cold War: Pointed Alignment Strategy and Middle Power Diplomacy

The tensions between the US and China have required India to rethink its foreign policy priorities and recalculate its regional and global strategy. It has raised several questions about how India will navigate the great power competition in its backyard. This chapter argues that India shares notably distinct power equations with US and China, which will influence the course of foreign policy trajectory.

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

Routledge Studies on Think Asia | 08/2022

India-Japan Connectivity Outreach to ASEAN: Forging Trilateral Cooperation

This chapter traces India and Japan’s connectivity outreach to ASEAN within their respective national frameworks and policies. It argues that as New Delhi and Tokyo look to emphasize the ‘global’ dimension of their partnership, active collaborations with the ASEAN can be an ideal step forward.

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

The Diplomat | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 12/03/2024

Sweden Joins NATO: Implications for the Indo-Pacific

As NATO looks eastward with an eye on China, Sweden’s accession will also impact Indo-Pacific countries.

Panel discussion | 07/02/2024

South Korea, India, and the Emerging Quad Plus Calculus

South Korea, India, and the Emerging Quad Plus Calculus, Online Event Organisers: Institute for Security & Development Policy, Korea Foundation Mahima Duggal (Panelist)

What modes of engagement can we envision between South Korea and the Quad? While the Quad is not yet ready to become a Quint, expanding functional cooperation through adaptive engagement that suits the flexible structure of the Quad can be crucial.

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

Panel discussion | 07/12/2023

New Supply Chain and India-Korea Global Connect: Can the EU Become a Partner?

New Supply Chain and India-Korea Global Connect, Stockholm Organisers: Institute for Security & Development Policy Mahima Duggal (Speaker)

This event brought together Korean, Indian, European/Swedish, and Japanese experts to discuss the new supply chain connection between India and South Korea, factoring Europe in the Indo-Pacific as a possible region of global cooperation.

Mahima Duggal

Doctoral Researcher

Mahima Duggal

Research Programmes

Dissertation

Mahima Duggal

Publications

Taiwan’s New President: Priorities and Challenges

India after the 2024 Elections: Trends and Implications

India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Where Does South Korea Stand?

India’s Position in a New US-China Cold War: Pointed Alignment Strategy and Middle Power Diplomacy

India-Japan Connectivity Outreach to ASEAN: Forging Trilateral Cooperation

Media Contributions

Sweden Joins NATO: Implications for the Indo-Pacific

Lectures

South Korea, India, and the Emerging Quad Plus Calculus

New Supply Chain and India-Korea Global Connect: Can the EU Become a Partner?

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