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April 28, 2026: The South China Morning Post quoted Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs and principal investigator of the “Silk Cage” project, in an article explaining why India’s Korea deal would raise concerns in China. He said India’s defense cooperation with South Korea reflected a “broader transition” […]

April 28, 2026: Jagannath Panda was quoted in the South China Morning Post on how Russian missiles could strengthen India against Pakistan’s Chinese Weapons. “For India, integrating the R-37M on platforms such as Su-30MKI or other compatible fighters cound extend engagement engagement envelopes and complicate Pakistani air planning,” said Jagannath Panda. “It may force Pakistan […]

April 24. 2026: The Institute for Security and Development Policy’s Stockholm Taiwan Center delegation—comprising Executive Director Niklas Swanström, Research Fellow Yi-Chieh Chen, and Research Fellow Maud Descamps—recently visited Taiwan to deepen its engagement and strengthen ties with longstanding partners. On April 22, building on a close relationship established in 2019, ISDP signed a Memorandum of […]

April 23, 2026: The recording of the Silk Cage Series – Webinar IV: “Corridors of Influence? The China–Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor and Beijing’s Expanding Power Architecture” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel. This Silk Cage webinar-IV explored the questions:  Is the China–Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor primarily developmental, or is it a strategic instrument within […]

April 23, 2026: Dr. Jagannath Panda, the Head of Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, participated in a panel at the CEEasia Forum 2026 in Bratislava. The CEIAS organizes the CEEasia Forum, and the theme of 2026 was “Geo-tech frontiers: Europe’s strategic stakes in the Indo-Pacific”. Many diplomats, journalists, and international experts from […]

April 20, 2026: Will South Korea’s ‘Goldilocks’ missile dent China’s Middle East arms ambitions? In-bum Chun, Distinguished Fellow and current guest researcher at ISDP, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post. “Chun In-bum, a retired South Korean Army lieutenant general, said the recent combat debut of the Cheongung-II had been a ‘transformative moment’ for […]

April 20, 2026: Last week, on April 15, 2026, the Stockholm Taiwan Center organized the “Taiwan-Nordic Forum 2026: Resilience as Defense” in Stockholm. The forum was featured in reports by the media outlet LTN, Line Today, and UDN Taiwan. The Taipei Times published an article in English about the forum: Taiwan-Nordic cooperation vital to standing […]

April 20, 2026: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was interviewed by Firstpost about why South Korean President Lee’s India visit is a strategic game-changer. “It has taken so long because India-South Korea ties were never broken, but they were often overshadowed by each side’s more immediate strategic […]

April 20, 2026: Alicia Hennig, an Associated Senior Research Fellow with the Stockholm Center for Research and Innovation Security (SCRIS), was interviewed by Ingeniøren about Danish universities’ cooperations with Harbin Institute for Technology (HIT). The two articles are available here and here (in Danish).

April 17, 2026: Deeply involved in cross-border militancy, Pakistan now presents itself as peacemaker: Jagannath Panda’s recent analysis for ISPI, titled “Right Place, Right Time? Pakistan’s Role in the US-Israel-Iran War Ceasefire”, got featured in IANS LIVE. Find the article here.