German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Dr. Manjeet Pardesi

Former Visiting Fellow

Short CV

Since 08.2024: GIGA Associate
05.2024 - 07.2024: GIGA Visiting Fellow
03.2023 - 05.2023: GIGA Visiting Fellow
2023—present: Associate Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Current Research

Power, Ideas, and International Order
Historical International Orders in Asia
The Sino-Indian Rivalry

Countries and Regions

Asia/the Indo-Pacific

Dr. Manjeet Pardesi

Former Visiting Fellow

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GIGA Focus Asia | 1/2026

Ten Things to Watch in India in 2026

In 2026, trade negotiations with the US and EU will need to be balanced by India with the demands of its BRICS presidency amid a shifting global order. Complex ties with China and the US, state elections, and tensions with the South Asian country’s diverse neighbours will test the ruling government.

Soumya Chaturvedi

Mahima Duggal

Dr. Sharinee Jagtiani

Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra

Dr. Manjeet Pardesi

Dr. Johannes Plagemann

Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

Prof. Dr. Chanchal Kumar Sharma

Dr. Alex Waterman

Global Studies Quarterly | 12/2022

Decentering Hegemony and “Open” Orders: Fifteenth-Century Melaka in a World of Orders

This article explains the differences between centered and decentered systems (world orders) by adopting a relational approach to international relations.