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Shibani Mehta is a senior research analyst with the Security Studies Program at Carnegie India.
Her research focuses on the India-China boundary dispute with the purpose of analyzing India’s foreign and security policy decision-making. She also writes extensively on South Asian regional dynamics and minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific.
Shibani’s work has been published in the Routledge Handbook on South Asian Foreign Policy and various online news media. She is also part of policy dialogues between India, Europe, and other Indo-Pacific powers. As one of the hosts of the Interpreting India podcast, Shibani features research by women in International Security.
She is a postgraduate from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore.
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India's growing global influence is reshaping its relationships with major powers like the EU, Russia, and China. Should Europe pay attention to India as it navigates its complex ties with Russia, and the Global South?
For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Shibani Mehta is joined by Janka Oertel, director of the Asia Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), to discuss the rapidly evolving relationship between Europe and China.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Shibani Mehta is joined by Helena Legarda, lead analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, MERICS, to unravel the complexities of China's foreign policy. Helena brings her expertise on China’s defense and foreign policies, providing a comprehensive analysis of the domestic sources that drive China's international behavior.
- Shibani Mehta,
- Helena Legarda
This episode celebrates the 5th anniversary of Interpreting India, reflecting on the journey, growth, and impact of the podcast over the past five years. The hosts discuss memorable episodes, the evolution of discussions, and the enduring relevance of the topics covered. They also share insights into the future direction of the podcast, focusing on more in-depth and diverse conversations.
The militarisation of the Coco Islands by Tatmadaw, combined with the wider Chinese developments occurring inland, could pose a security challenge to India.
This piece examines the strategic implications of Bhutan’s diplomatic efforts amid its border dispute with China, highlighting the thin ice it walks on to achieve a resolution without compromising its vital relationships.
Achieving a balance between flexibility and inclusivity is crucial to ensure that minilaterals contribute to enhancing, rather than fragmenting, global governance.
Shibani Mehta and Pranay Kotasthane write on reimagining India's external intelligence service for the Information Age.
In a BBC World Service podcast, The Inquiry, Shibani Mehta discusses India-China relations, highlighting border standoffs and the history of the Line of Actual Control.