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September 12, 2023: In-bum Chun, a Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, spoke to Aljazeera about the meeting between Kim and Putin. “It’s a new and terrifying world we are entering,” said In-bum Chun. “Putin will receive weapons and North Korea, [the] technology to improve its nuclear weapons’ capabilities.” You can read the whole article here.

September 12, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio P1 on Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia. Kim Jong-un has travelled to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders are expected to discuss the possibility of North Korea exporting weapons in exchange for Russian technology and goods. Listen to the […]

September 8, 2023: The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, the ‘India-Sweden Strategic Compass’. The newsletter focuses on current affairs, highlighting Sweden and India relations, India-Nordic relations, EU-India relations, domestic developments in India, and relevant international updates. The latest issue can be accessed here. Important events have taken place in […]

September 8, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was interviewed by Mirror Now on the India G20 summit Xi’s absence. “Xi Jinping skipping the G20 summit in India is showing India as an alternate power hub in Indo-Pacific reason. It’s a strategic mistake,” said Jagannath Panda. Watch […]

September 8, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in Nikkei Asia on Xi’s absence at the India G20 summit and India-China relations. One theory for why Xi will skip the event is that China seeks to undermine rival India’s efforts to present itself as a […]

September 5, 2023: Are you looking for work experience in the field of international security and development? Do you have a particular interest in Asia? Now is the time to apply for our spring 2024 internships: Specifically, we are looking for interns for our Asia Program, China Center, and Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific […]

September 5, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was quoted in Dagens Nyheter on the information that Putin and Kim are planning to meet in September. The information about the meeting is not surprising, said Niklas Swanström. These are two isolated states that do not have an abundance of options when it comes to doing […]

September 4, 2023: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on the most important news from Japan this summer.  The editors summarize important events, and they interview Klara who goes to Japan on one of the first Working Holiday visas from Sweden. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, […]

September 4, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in the South China Morning Post on India not wanting Brics to be a China-dominated forum. He said that India supported the inclusion of the UAE to “balance out Chinese influence”. “Delhi would aim to have a […]

August 29, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in KOREA PRO about where South Korea and India’s ‘relationship in progress’ stands after 50 years. “The priority of South Korea toward India and vice versa has not been very prime, primarily because the areas of interest […]