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Garima Mohan is a research fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. She focuses on the foreign and security policy of rising powers, particularly that of India, and Europe-India relations.
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Promoting a rules-based, multilateral global order is a central goal of the EU global strategy on... more Promoting a rules-based, multilateral global order is a central goal of the EU global strategy on foreign and security policy, 2016. However, with the global shift of power towards Asia, the established multilateral system and international organizations are under increasing pressure. China is at the center of this challenge. Beijing-led multilateral arrangements have economic and geopolitical implications for Europe and India alike: they threaten Europe's centrality in the Eurasian neighborhood and markets, and could posit China as the primary actor in India's near neighborhood. And yet neither partner has found an effective approach to deal with these challenges. Looking closely at regional connectivity projects including the One Belt, One Road (OBOR), or Belt and Road initiative, this policy brief argues that they present similar opportunities and challenges for the EU and India alike. By building on these convergences, the two can revive their flagging strategic partnership and gain greater influence in shaping the regional order in Asia.
Carnegie Endowment for Peace - Can India use its peacekeeping policy strategically?
This paper outlines various theoretical approaches used to conceptualize peacekeeping operations ... more This paper outlines various theoretical approaches used to conceptualize peacekeeping operations (PKO) in International Relations Theory, and compares these general approaches with Indian and Chinese participation and practices. The analysis follows two main trajectories: 1) How is peacekeeping understood in Chinese and Indian conceptions of international relations? 2) How are peacekeeping operations operationalized and carried out? While China and India tend to differ at the level of their contributions, there is a commonality of the broad theoretical underpinnings of their participation. Westphalian principles of sovereignty and non-interference remain at the core of engagement for both these actors. At the same time, as demonstrated by Indian support for the UNAMA missions and Chinese voting behavior on Libyan and Syrian missions at the UNSC, both countries have become more pragmatic in their foreign policy approach to peacekeeping as future "responsible powers". Chinese and Indian involvement in different types of missions which go beyond traditional peacekeeping thus point to a change in the international outlook and evolving foreign policy of both these countries, possibly in tandem with their rising global status and the need to utilize peacekeeping as a means of greater participation in the global governance system.
Through sustained engagement with policy makers and opinion-formers, IDEAS provides a forum that ... more Through sustained engagement with policy makers and opinion-formers, IDEAS provides a forum that informs policy debate and connects academic research with the practice of diplomacy and strategy.
• A joined-up approach, leveraging in particular the EU’s trade and development policies while cr... more • A joined-up approach, leveraging in particular the EU’s trade and development policies while creating synergies between internal and external policies, has the potential to strengthen the EU’s role as a security actor and security provider beyond crisis and conflict management.
• The EU needs a focussed approach to Asia, which is clearly wider broader than just a policy on China policy.
• This approach needs functional cooperation on security priority areas: Asian regional security infrastructure, rule of law, global commons, and safeguarding EU interests in Central Asia.
Promoting a rules-based, multilateral global order is a central goal of the EU global strategy on... more Promoting a rules-based, multilateral global order is a central goal of the EU global strategy on foreign and security policy, 2016. However, with the global shift of power towards Asia, the established multilateral system and international organizations are under increasing pressure. China is at the center of this challenge. Beijing-led multilateral arrangements have economic and geopolitical implications for Europe and India alike: they threaten Europe's centrality in the Eurasian neighborhood and markets, and could posit China as the primary actor in India's near neighborhood. And yet neither partner has found an effective approach to deal with these challenges. Looking closely at regional connectivity projects including the One Belt, One Road (OBOR), or Belt and Road initiative, this policy brief argues that they present similar opportunities and challenges for the EU and India alike. By building on these convergences, the two can revive their flagging strategic partnership and gain greater influence in shaping the regional order in Asia.
Carnegie Endowment for Peace - Can India use its peacekeeping policy strategically?
This paper outlines various theoretical approaches used to conceptualize peacekeeping operations ... more This paper outlines various theoretical approaches used to conceptualize peacekeeping operations (PKO) in International Relations Theory, and compares these general approaches with Indian and Chinese participation and practices. The analysis follows two main trajectories: 1) How is peacekeeping understood in Chinese and Indian conceptions of international relations? 2) How are peacekeeping operations operationalized and carried out? While China and India tend to differ at the level of their contributions, there is a commonality of the broad theoretical underpinnings of their participation. Westphalian principles of sovereignty and non-interference remain at the core of engagement for both these actors. At the same time, as demonstrated by Indian support for the UNAMA missions and Chinese voting behavior on Libyan and Syrian missions at the UNSC, both countries have become more pragmatic in their foreign policy approach to peacekeeping as future "responsible powers". Chinese and Indian involvement in different types of missions which go beyond traditional peacekeeping thus point to a change in the international outlook and evolving foreign policy of both these countries, possibly in tandem with their rising global status and the need to utilize peacekeeping as a means of greater participation in the global governance system.
Through sustained engagement with policy makers and opinion-formers, IDEAS provides a forum that ... more Through sustained engagement with policy makers and opinion-formers, IDEAS provides a forum that informs policy debate and connects academic research with the practice of diplomacy and strategy.
• A joined-up approach, leveraging in particular the EU’s trade and development policies while cr... more • A joined-up approach, leveraging in particular the EU’s trade and development policies while creating synergies between internal and external policies, has the potential to strengthen the EU’s role as a security actor and security provider beyond crisis and conflict management.
• The EU needs a focussed approach to Asia, which is clearly wider broader than just a policy on China policy.
• This approach needs functional cooperation on security priority areas: Asian regional security infrastructure, rule of law, global commons, and safeguarding EU interests in Central Asia.