PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, AND CITATIONS
JUNE 2026
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was part of a panel discussion titled “Who speaks for the Global South? Counting the Cost“, on Al Jazeera English, on 21 June 2026.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Climate Change and the Future of Central Asia-South Asia Connectivity”, The Diplomat, June 11, 2026.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Kashmir’s Uneasy Calm: Silent Guns, Muted Hope”, The Diplomat, June 02, 2026.
MAY 2026
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India, China, and Claims over Tawang: Views From a Field Visit to Arunachal Pradesh”, The Diplomat, May 22, 2026.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India’s Bangladesh Policy Quagmire: Big Brother’s Recalcitrance and the Chinese Embrace”, The Diplomat, May 08, 2026.
APRIL 2026
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “BRICS: Can India Lead a Bloc Without a Cause?”, The Diplomat, April 18, 2026.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “China’s Emergence as a Backroom Mediator”, The Diplomat, April 08, 2026.
MARCH 2026
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India’s Iran Blind Spot and the Gulf War: A Litmus Test of Strategic Autonomy”, The Diplomat, March 19, 2026.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India and Canada Reset: Pragmatism Takes Precedence Over Recriminations”, The Diplomat, March 06, 2026.
FEBRUARY 2026
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Weaning India Away From Russia? Take a Leaf from the French Playbook”, The Diplomat, February 25, 2026.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Ceasing Imports of Russian Crude: India Pays the Piper”, The Diplomat, February 07, 2026.
JULY 2025
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India-EU Relations: Charting New Vistas for Climate Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”, The Diplomat, July 4, 2025.
JUNE 2025
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza featured in a panel discussion on “Israel-Iran War: How are Asian heavyweights reacting to the hostilities?“, on France24 English TV channel, June 20, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Understanding India’s Strategic Game With the Taliban in Afghanistan”, The Diplomat, June 20, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “Where does India stand on Israel-Iran conflict? Its SCO opt-out offers clues”, South China Morning Post, June 18, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “Why India refused to join SCO condemnation of Israel’s attacks on Iran”, Al Jazeera, June 16, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece was reproduced on the website of The European Geopolitical Forum, “Uzbekistan’s Connectivity Outreach: Will India Re-Connect With Its Central Asia”, June 6, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Uzbekistan’s Connectivity Outreach: Will India Re-Connect With Its Central Asia Policy?”, The Diplomat, June 1, 2025.
MAY 2025
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s paper on “Global Conflict, Stability, and Human Development” was published in a compendium on “India Think Tank Forum 2025: Shaping a Resilient Global Order” convened by the Observer Research Foundation at 7th India Think Tank Forum 2025 in February 2025, under the theme, “Shaping a Resilient Global Order” in New Delhi.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Connectivity and Energy Cooperation Key to Boosting India-Azerbaijan Relations”, The Diplomat, May 9, 2025.
APRIL 2025
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “Terror Attack Shatters Kashmir’s Myth of Peace: Voices From the Valley”, The Diplomat, April 25, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “India boosting Sri Lanka ties amid growing China rivalry”, Deutsche Welle, April 7, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India’s Lagging Attempts to Contain Pollution: Bridging the Climate Commitment Gap”, The Diplomat, April 2, 2025.
MARCH 2025
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “The Limits of Trump’s Deal-making in Afghanistan”, The Diplomat, March 13, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “With Trudeau gone, can Canada and India patch up relations?”, Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India’s Nascent Blue Economy: Structural Constraints and Climate Change Challenges”, The Diplomat, March 13, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “India’s answer to China’s belt and road starts to take shape?”, South China Morning Post, March 8, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “‘Business must go on’: why India is reaching out to the Taliban”, South China Morning Post, March 2, 2025.
FEBRUARY 2025
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “The Fraying of the Taliban’s Counternarcotics Efforts”, The Diplomat, February 26, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “Are India and EU growing closer as global alliances shift?”, Deutsche Welle, February 26, 2025.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for The Diplomat. “India’s 2025 Budget: A Missed Opportunity to Meet Climate Targets”, The Diplomat, February 13, 2025.
NOVEMBER 2024
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece in the Diplomat Magazine. “India’s Leap of Faith in Afghanistan: Tango With the Taliban”, The Diplomat, November 13, 2024.
JULY 2024
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “What’s behind India’s uneasy silence on Bangladesh riots?”, Deutsche Welle, July 30, 2024.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece in the Diplomat Magazine. “Supply Chain Disruption: A Key Trigger for India’s Plea for Climate Change Action”, The Diplomat, July 18, 2024.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was interviewed on the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by the Iranian ASRIRAN media on July 7, 2024. For the full interview in Persian, click here. (For the English version, Google Translate can be used, but it does not translate the content exactly.)
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece in the Diplomat Magazine. “A Grand Bargain with the Taliban in Doha”, The Diplomat, July 5, 2024.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “Modi to meet Putin: What to know about India-Russia ties?”, Deutsche Welle, July 5, 2024.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece for the Middle East Institute, Washington D.C.. “Surrendering to the Taliban in Doha: The UN’s volte-face on Afghanistan”, Monday Briefing, Middle East Institute. July 1, 2024.
JUNE 2024
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece in the Diplomat Magazine. “India’s Spurning Strategy Toward China: Contestation in Indo-Pacific”, The Diplomat, June 21, 2024.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza’s opinion piece in the Diplomat Magazine. “Afghanistan Under the Taliban: No Country for Women”, The Diplomat, June 14, 2024.
MAY 2024
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “Indo-Russian Diplomatic Maneuvers in Afghanistan: A Strategic Path Forward”, Sputnik News, May 17, 2024.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza was quoted in, “Is India taking a risk with Iran Chabahar port deal?’, Deutsche Welle, May 15, 2024