India

This article explores the increasing migration of Indian engineers to Germany for postgraduate studies. Interviews with 42 students reveal that affordable education in Germany offers a viable escape from India's challenging job market, enabling them to pursue professional goals through work experience in German engineering firms.

This paper incorporates cognitive resilience into cyber defence against hybrid threats. Drawing on insights from South and Southeast Asia, it outlines avenues for cooperation with Germany and introduces the TRUST Framework to strengthen soft power, citizen trust, and overall societal resilience.

The 2025 Paris AI Summit marked a shift from global to national AI strategies. This paper explores India’s and Singapore’s AI governance, offering insights for the EU, with a focus on Germany, on cooperating with these emerging AI powers to advance ethical, sustainable AI.

In this article, we advocate for mainstream International Relations (IR) to acknowledge the agency of ‘global thinkers’ who have been overlooked or insufficiently engaged with in the discipline. This article serves as an introductory intervention, setting the stage for further exploration of global thinkers within IR’s disciplinary core.

Trotz wüster Drohungen aus Washington rückt ein Handelsabkommen zwischen der EU und Indien näher. Es wäre ein Erfolg für die Kommission, meint unser Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest.

Beim Treffen der Shanghai-Organisation bekunden China, Russland und Indien Geschlossenheit. Doch eine neue Weltordnung zu beschwören, hält Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen für übertrieben. Europa könne noch gegensteuern – etwa mit fairen Handelsangeboten.

Organiser: Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation, South Asia (FNF South Asia), Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen (Panelist)

The objective of the webinar is to explore India’s perspective on BRICS—its strategic interests, opportunities, and leadership—while examining the grouping’s evolving dynamics, intra-BRICS relationships, and broader economic and political implications.

Organiser: The London Story Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra (Speaker)

Invited Speaker at the Panel organised by The London Story, as part of the Pakhuis De Zwijger event, to discuss how EU digital, especially AI policies shape and impact human rights and suggest solutions for fair and just AI and tech regulations.