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B.A. (Dayanidhi Maharaja Degree Science College, Odisha);


M.A. (O.P. Jindal Global University);


Ph.D. (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

Dr. Manoj Kumar Panigrahi

Assistant Professor

Email mkpanigrahi@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-4127-5276
Key Expertise Taiwan Studies, Cross-strait Relations, East Asia, Conflict Studies

B.A. (Dayanidhi Maharaja Degree Science College, Odisha);


M.A. (O.P. Jindal Global University);


Ph.D. (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)


Biography

Dr. Manoj Kumar Panigrahi is currently an Assistant Professor and co-Director of the Centre for Northeast Asia Studies, in Jindal School of International Affairs at O.P. Jindal Global University. He is also a Non-Residential Research Fellow at Taiwan NextGen Foundation, Taipei. 

He teaches courses on Taiwanese History and Politics, Cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China, East Asian Politics, Asia-Pacific Regional Development, and Peace-making in Ethnic Conflicts. His recent publication includes a monograph published in titled, “Taiwan-China Conundrum: What Can be India’s Policy Trajectories?” (October 2023) and a co-edited book titled, “Drifts and Dynamics: Russia’s Ukraine War and Northeast Asia” (August 2022). He regularly contribute articles in national and international media. 

In 2024, he was selected as a SUSI Fellow by the USA State Department to study US Foreign Policy. He has also received the Best Scholarship Recipient Student award from Taiwan's Ministry of Education Scholarship (2016-2020) because of his passion for sharing Indian culture at the grassroots level in over 100 schools delivering more than 300 lectures during his Doctoral studies.

Elective: Cross-strait Relations between Taiwan and China

Elective: Taiwan: History, Culture, and Politics

Elective: Politics of East Asia

Elective: Asia-Pacific Regional Development

Core: Conflict Management and Peacemaking

Best Scholarship Student Award (2016-2020), Ministry of Education, Taiwan

Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) Fellowship on U.S. Foreign Policy, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, 2024

Panigrahi, M.K. (2024). Impact of the Cross-strait Relations Tensions on Global South: The Case of China and Taiwan. In Adam, Hebatallah and Rena, Ravinder, Polycrisis and Economic Development in the Global South. New Delhi: Routledge. ISBN 9781032694320 (Forthcoming-November 2024).

Lecture delivered at Centre for Contemporary China Studies (CCCS), New Delhi on “India-Taiwan Similarities and Differences” on 18 April 2024.

Joined as a chair and discussant at “2024 Indo Pacific League” conducted by Asia-Pacific University, Japan on 20 April 2024.

Speaker at the “IX Foreign Policy Seminar: INDIA” conducted by Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Cantoblanco Campus, Madrid, Spain, 14 February 2024. [Online].

Participated at the 7th Indian Ocean Conference at Perth, Australia organized by the India Foundation, New Delhi and Perth US-Asia Center on 9-10 February, 2024.

Published an op-ed titled “What India’s Election Results Means” in Taipei Times on 7 June 2024.

Published a commentary “Troubled Waters” in the Philippines Daily Inquirer on 25 January 2024.

Published an article on, Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election, in the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi, on 22 May 2024.

Quoted in Central News Agency, “Indian General Elections. Can Taiwan-India relations take it to a higher level? on 5 June 2024. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202406050021.aspx

Quoted in Central News Agency, “Whether to support Taiwan to participate in WHA India: Looking forward to promoting cultural, economic and trade exchanges” on 10 May 2024. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202405100055.aspx

Quoted in Central News Agency, “Presidential election comes to an end, Indian scholars: Taiwan-India economic and trade education exchanges come first” on 14 January 2024 https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202401140140.aspx?utm_medium=app&utm_source=cna.app&utm_campaign=inapp_share

Quoted in The Print, “Pro-independence, pro-China or centrist — Taiwan poll players & how they may impact global politics” on 13 January 2024. https://theprint.in/world/pro-independence-pro-china-or-centrist-taiwan-poll-players-how-they-may-impact-global-politics/1922206/

Quoted in Jagran News, “Presidential Elections in Taiwan on Saturday, results may impact US-China tensions, but might benefit India” on 12 January 2024. https://www.jagran.com/news/national-taiwan-president-election-2024-election-results-likely-to-increase-tension-between-america-and-china-india-will-benefit-jprime-23627730.html

Joined a panel discussion on “Taiwan Presidential and Legislative Yuan Elections: Outcomes and Challenges”, conducted by the Institute of Chinese Studies on 14 February 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3c6zsJAg0o&t=1s

Joined a panel discussion on “Did China Just Lose Taiwan | Chinese Reaction on Taiwan Elections” on YouTube channel of DEF-TALKS by Aadi on 18 January 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwbIeClffo0

Published an article on, Getting acquainted with Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election candidates, in the Observer Research Foundation, on 8 August 2023.

Panigrahi, M.K. (2023). India-Taiwan Relations: Under the Shadow of China. In Gill, Don Mclain and Kumar, K.V., The Elephant’s Rise in the East (pp. 78-94). New Delhi: Adroit Publishers. ISBN 13: 978-8195654239

Panigrahi, M.K. (2023). India-Taiwan Ties: An Evolving Relationship. In Kishor, Nanda and Vaidyaraj, Prashanth, Reimagining India: In the Geopolitics of the 21st Century (pp. 229-233). Bengaluru: Vishwa Samvada Kendra. ISBN: 978-81-955958-1-5

Panigrahi, M.K. (2023). Taiwan-China Conundrum: What Can be India’s Policy Trajectories? India Foundation, New Delhi

Participant at a Panel Discussion on “Charting Sovereignty and Sovereign Rights: Cartographic Artefacts from the South China Sea Arbitration” conducted by the Embassy of the Philippines on 19 December 2023.

Podcast recorded on “How do Taiwanese people view Indians and India? on 27 November 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ImKa9ea2A&t=2669s

Lecture delivered at Faculty of Politics at University of Warsaw, on the topic, “Future of Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations”, on 22nd November 2023.

Lecture delivered at World Religion Class, University of St. Francis (Hanoi Campus), Vietnam on “Indian Religion” on 30th October 2023.

Panelist at a joint seminar, “India and South Korea in the Age of Indo-Pacific: Why Minilateralism Matters?” organized by Centre for Airpower Studies-India-Institute for Security & Development Policy, Sweden on 25 August 2023.

Speaker at the First Bilateral Workshop conducted by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and National Science and Technology Council, New Delhi, India, 11-12 December 2023.

Speaker at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland on the topic “Internationalization of JGU”, conducted by Adam Mickiewicz International Compass, Poland, 17-18 November 2023.

Facilitator at the International Postgraduate Students Conference (IPGSC) 2023 under the theme, “International Relations in the Anthropocene”, conducted by Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia, 4-5 October 2023.

“Evolving India-Taiwan Ties: Hits and Misses”, conducted by Centre for India Studies, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 27 March 2023.

“India-Taiwan Evolving Ties”, jointly conducted by O.P. Jindal Global University, National Chengchi University, Taiwan and National Technological University, Singapore, 17 March 2023.

Published a commentary “Internationalization of Cross-strait Relations” in the Philippines Daily Inquirer on 25 May 2023.

Published an article on, President Lai Ching-te’s inaugural speech: Implications for Cross-Strait relations, in the Observer Research Foundation, on 12 June 2023.

Published an article on, Racism or Cognitive Warfare: Speed Breakers in India-Taiwan Relations, in the Commonwealth Magazine, on 4 December 2023.

Published an article on, Cross-Strait Status: Foreseeing Challenges for the U.S. Foreign Policy, in the Institute for Security & Development Policy, on 7 March 2023.

Published an article on, Taiwan’s 2022 Local Elections: What Lies Ahead? in the Observer Research Foundation, on 30 January 2023.

Quoted in Australian Financial Review, “Tim Cook Courts India as Apple speeds up China Shift” on 19 April 2023. https://www.afr.com/world/asia/apple-ceo-courts-india-as-tech-giant-accelerates-china-shift-20230418-p5d1g9

Joined a panel discussion on “Taiwan Factor: India’s Dilemma of Pivoting Towards China or the U.S.” by Taiwan Plus on 18 April 2023. https://www.taiwanplus.com/originals/taiwan-talks/230418007/taiwan-factor-indias-dilemma-of-pivoting-towards-china-or-the-us

Panigrahi, M.K. (2022). Can China Emulate Russian Aggression in Taiwan? In Pathak and Panigrahi, Drifts and Dynamics: Russia’s Ukraine War and Northeast Asia (pp. 23-42). New Delhi: Pentagon Press LLP. ISBN: 978-93-90095-64-3

Moderated a session on, “Traditional & Non-Traditional Security Studies” in an International Seminar on the theme of, “India-Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific” on 12 November 2022 at O.P. Jindal Global University

Lecture delivered at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, on the topic, “Cross-Strait Relations and their Paradigms” on 20 December 2022.

Lecture delivered at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow, Indore on, “China-Taiwan Crisis: Implications for India” on 12 December 2022.

Podcast for the Centre for New Economic Studies on, ‘‘Drifts and Dynamics: Russia’s Ukraine War and Northeast Asia”, published on 11 November 2022.

Panelist at the discussion, “India’s Historic Taiwan Move” organized by Citti media on 12 October 2022.

Podcast for the Indo-Pacific Circle on, “Drifts and Dynamics: Russia’s Ukraine War and Northeast Asia”, published on 8 September 2022.

Lecture delivered at the Foreign Policy Research Institute on, “India-Taiwan Relations”, on 29 August 2022.

Lecture delivered at the Centre for Land Air and War Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi on, “The Taiwan Conundrum in U.S.-China Relations and Implications for India” on 28 August 2022.

“JGU’s Experience with MOOC”, conducted by Ministry of Education and National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 17 December 2022. [Online].

“India’s Evolving Position in the Turbulent Cross-Strait Relations”, organized by Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, 6-7 December 2022. [Online].

“Japan’s Foreign Policy Response towards Regional Dispute: A Case of Taiwan-China issue”, at Beppu, Oita, Japan, organized by Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, 2-4 December 2022.

“India’s Digitization: Hits and Misses”, organized by Al-Azhar University, Indonesia, 25 October 2022. [Online]

Published an article titled “The Dragon Setting its Sails” in the Defence and Security Alert, Volume 13, Issue 11, August 2022.

Published an article on, “Taiwan Local Elections: A Message to Self and the World”, in The Pulse, on 4 December 2022.

Published an article on, “Taiwan Studies: An Experience from India”, for Taiwan Insight (World’s largest English platform for Taiwan Studies), University of Nottingham, on 4 August 2022.

Published an article titled “Decoding China’s Contentious Territorial Claims in the Far East” in The Pulse on August 4, 2022.

Published an article titled “Taiwan Studies: An Experience from India” in Taiwan Insight on August 4, 2022.

Mentioned in the local newspaper Jagran City Sonipat with titled, “Experts arrived to check the organically grown Guavas” on 22 November 2022.

Quoted in South China Morning Post, “India, Australia ‘agree to disagree’ on Ukraine war but Quad united in desire to counter China in Indo-Pacific: analysts” on 14 October 2022. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3196031/india-australia-agree-disagree-ukraine-war-quad-united-desire?fbclid=IwAR3lCIRhAm_NvGYYCwRBtu5tZe97R_QkzBOtD2E-gNcShToXObj9j8nvnyU

Recognition by the Taiwan’s Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan, Ministry of Education on 25 August 2022. https://www.fichet.org.tw/en/what_we_do/outstanding/case/78?fbclid=IwAR0xH0UaQE7vw0IHbGQ3UxMSUfmL_1K-g3NAEA2mB9zzqW3BqmV1NkDZL2s

Got recognized by the Taiwan’s National Media, Central News Agency on the elective course offered titled, “Taiwan: History and Culture” on 21 March 2022. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202203210255.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3L1oal843qynw67HQwpl69Y-k_ogrG43b176rBTJL2Uc6J9U_6ykjzGBw

Quoted in South China Morning Post, “As Russia wages war on Ukraine, how long can India stay above the fray? on 13 March 2022. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3170228/russia-wages-war-ukraine-how-long-can-india-stay-above-fray?fbclid=IwAR1T5cC0mlvFKu8kkYW7BhZ0qS_efy5oeqPNRr6aUNSv0YtJFX_vlEHXLnw

Joined a panel discussion on “Beijing City Lockdown” by NewsX on 22 May 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Vv8WRtR08&feature=youtu.be

Research Paper - Role of Public Diplomacy in Strengthening Asian Cooperation: The Case of South Korea’s New Southern Policy and Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy in India (March 2020-December 2021)

Participant at a lecture on “Post COVID-19 International Order and Peace on the Korean Peninsula” in collaboration with the Korea Institute for National Unification and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in New Delhi, on November 4, 2021.

Published an op-ed titled “Give Taiwan’s Foreign policy a jab” in Taipei Times on 25 August 2021.

Published an op-ed titled “Look beyond the U.S. for ties on space” in Taipei Times on 26 March 2021.

Published an op-ed titled “Taiwan must build Cultural Literacy” in Taipei Times on 31 January 2021.

Published an article titled “Sports as a tool of engagement with Taiwan” in Chintan, India Foundation on 9 June, 2021.

Quoted in South China Morning Post, G7 support a boost to Taiwan’s importance but could threaten its security” on 19 June 2021. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3137950/g7-support-boost-taiwans-importance-could-threaten-its-security?fbclid=IwAR2kYqux-cn-ADzy6zJIZg_HVHSXSRNPYGhIkkR2ZeA2ucfD9rp3yiDcMWc

Panelist at a Roundtable Discussion on “Rethinking India’s Taiwan Policy: Prospects for deepening Indo-Taiwan Cooperation” on 21 May 2021.

Published a book review titled “How Negotiations End?”. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 359 pages. Edited by I. W. Zartman (2019) to Asian Politics & Policy, University of the Philippines Diliman, July 2020, pg. 491-493, Volume 12, Issue 3.

Research Paper - Japan’s Role in Cross-Strait Relations between Taiwan and China under Shinzo Abe’s Second Term (2012-2020)

Published an article titled “Taiwan’s Southbound Policy: Relations with India during COVID-19 pandemic” for Centre for Studies on South Asia and the Middle East, National Chung Hsing University on November 22, 2020.

Published an article titled “U.S Foreign Aid Giving to the Philippines in the time of Pandemic” in Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University on July 17, 2020, online at shapesea.com

Published an article titled “A Cross-cultural Taste of India” in February 2019 issue of Centered on Taipei magazine, Volume 19, No. 5.

“Mediators and Peacemaking: Case of MNLF and ULFA”, organized by the Philippine International Study Organization at Ateneo de Davao, Davao, the Philippines, on 23-24 March 2018.

Published an article titled “India Looks East” in August 2018 at Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security, Volume 7, Issue 39, ISSN: 22273646.

“Role of Mediators: Case of MNLF and ULFA”, at Taipei, Taiwan organized by WISC on 1-3 April 2017.
Email mkpanigrahi@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-4127-5276
Key Expertise Taiwan Studies, Cross-strait Relations, East Asia, Conflict Studies
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