The DragonBear: Putin’s Choices

Raisina Files 2022 mirrors the theme of this year’s Raisina Dialogue, “Terra Nova: Impassioned, Impatient, and Imperilled.” We have identified six pillars and areas of discussion within this overarching theme to engage with critically—Rethinking Democracy: Trade, Tech, and Ideology; End of Multilateralism: A Networked Global Order?; Water Caucuses: Turbulent Tides in the Indo-Pacific; Communities Inc.: First Responders to Health, Development, and Planet; Achieving Green Transitions: Common Imperative, Diverging Realities; and Samson vs Goliath: The Persistent and Relentless Tech Wars. Together, these six pillars of the Raisina Dialogue capture the multitude of conversations, opportunities, and anxieties countries engage and grapple with.

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Editors: Samir Saran and Anahita Khanna

• The DragonBear: Putin’s Choices | Velina Tchakarova

• Forging China-Resistant Supplier Compacts | Jeffrey Jeb Nadaner

• Democracy, Technology, Geopolitics | Sameer Patil and Vivek Mishra

• Materials That Matter | Andreas Kuehn

• Scripting a Third Way: The Importance of EU-India Partnership | Amrita Narlikar

• Emerging Domains of Conflict in the 21st Century| Lydia Kostopoulos

• Advancing Trade Governance – Only for Democracies? | Renato G. Flôres Jr.

• The World in Disarray: Is This the End of Multilateralism for Trade? | Stormy-Annika Mildner

• Anticipate, Reform, and Elevate: Looking Toward W20 India 2023 | Erin Watson-Lynn

• The Pandemic at 24 Months | Sridhar Venkatapuram

• The Season of Caucuses: QUAD, AUKUS, and the Exclusive-Inclusive Duality of Indo-Pacific Asia | Rory Medcalf

• Oceanic Choices: India, Japan, and the Dragon’s Fire: How does the QUAD Work? | Satoru Nagao

• Diverging US and Indian Approaches to Europe: The Problem of Ukraine | S. Paul Kapur

• India’s Unicorn Step-Function Growth Signals the Emergence of its Innovation Ecosystem | Nisha Holla

• Exploring the Inequities of Climate Finance | Mannat Jaspal and Terri B. Chapman

• Enabling the Green Transition to be a Just Transition | Nuvodita Singh and Akshima Ghate

• Meta-Soft Power: Flipping the Scales Between Art & Culture | Nicolò Andreula and Stefania Petruzzelli