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Ms Anuttama Banerji

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Ms Anuttama Banerji is a Research Associate at the Indian and Regional Maritime Security (IRMS) cluster where she assesses the impact of the maritime geostrategies of the Americas’ in general and the United States in particular on those of India. She has held Visiting Fellowships with the Stimson Center (USA) and NIICE (Nepal) respectively. Her core research areas include India-US defence cooperation along with water and maritime security in South Asia. Her recent journal publications have appeared in Strategic Analysis and the Journal of the United Services Institution of India. Her work has also been published widely in leading national and international media outlets like the Asian Age, Deccan Herald, Greater Kashmir, Lowy Interpreter, South Asian Voices, South China Morning Post, The Diplomat and the 09DashLine among others. She is a polyglot and is fluent in French and Urdu in addition to her native Hindi and Bengali. On the academic front, she holds Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK and Jawaharlal Nehru University in India.

Areas of Research

  • Water & Maritime Security
  • South Asia
  • International Relations Theory

Experience

  1. South Asia Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center, United States of America ( January 2023 – January 2024)
  2. Research Analyst, International SOS (India) Private Limited (February 2022- May 2023)
  3. Research Assistant, Council for Strategic and Defense Research (October 2020-March 2021)
  4. Assistant Information Officer, High Commission of the Republic of Singapore in India (July 2019 December 2019)
  5. Foreign Policy Lead, Office of Indian Member of Parliament, Kaliabor, Assam Mr. Gaurav Gogoi (October 2016 – October 2017)

Education

  • M.Sc. International Relations, London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom (2017-18)
  • M. A. Politics with International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University (2014-16)
  • B.A. (Hons.) History, Hindu College, Delhi University (2011-14)

All Publications

NMF PublicationsOther PublicationsJournal Articles / Book ChaptersPresentations
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STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

Author:         The term “strategic communication” has emerged as a buzzword within the existing public discourse in India.  While the term has been a part of the strategic lexicon since time immemorial, it has acquired renewed interest and piqued the curiosity of policymakers in recent times, due to the skirmishes/military strikes witnessed between […]
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APPROACHES FOR THE “INDO-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP FOR MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS” (IPMDA) TO ACTUALLY DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE

Author: The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) defines maritime domain awareness (MDA), as, “the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact (the) security, safety, the economy or the marine environment.” [1]  However, this definition is so inclusive and all-embracing in its ambit as to be well-nigh impossible to achieve.  Indeed, since there […]
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ASSESSING INDIA-US “MASTER SHIP REPAIR AGREEMENTS” (MSRAs)

Author: In July of 2023, a “Master Ship Repair Agreement” (MSRA) involving the US Navy was concluded at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, for the very first time in India.  It is of great consequence to note that it was not a Government of India’s Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) shipyard but rather, a private one, owned by M/s […]
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A Contemporary Assessment of the Maritime Impact of the India-US Foundational Agreements

Author: India has situated its maritime defence partnership with the United States (US) within a broader bilateral and multilateral framework in recent years to manage various traditional and non-traditional challenges in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).  Arguably, the US is now believed to view the IOR through a South Asian and potentially Indian lens.[1]  The US […]
  • Moving from Unequal to Win-Win Partnerships coauthored with Aude Darnal, José Miguel Ahumada, Alicia Nicholls & Hunter Slingbaum Stimson Center 03 January 2024 URL: https://www.stimson.org/2024/moving-from-unequal-to win-win-partnerships/ (Last Accessed: 25 January 2024)
  • How India And US Are Crafting A New Defence Doctrine, Shaping The New World Order ABP News Live 10 January 2024 URL: https://news.abplive.com/blog/india-us-defence-partnership-crafting-new-defence-doctrine-shaping-new-world-order-abpp-1655512 (Last Accessed: 25 January 2024)
  • Getting to the high table on space affairs (with Dr. Vivek Mishra) Deccan Herald 03 November 2023 URL: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/getting-to-the-high-table-on-space-affairs-2754618 (Last Accessed: 25 January 2024)
  • Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief: New Frontier for China-India Contestation 19 December 2023 The Diplomat URL: https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/humanitarian-assistance-and-disaster-relief-new-frontier-for-china-india-contestation/ (Last Accessed: 25 January 2024)
  • The Slow Militarization of India’s Space Sector The Diplomat 23 September 2023 URL:  https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/ the-slow-militarization-of-indias-space-sector/ (Last Accessed: 22 September 2023)
  • India’s Space Cooperation With the Middle East The Diplomat 29 August 2023 URL: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/indias-space-cooperation-with-the-middle-east/
  • India-US Space Cooperation Takes Off The Diplomat 22 June 2023 URL: https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-us-space-cooperation-takes-off/ (Last Accessed: 02 August 2023)
  • Contested Waters: The Maritime Dimension of India-Pakistan Relations? South Asian Voices 08 March 2022 URL: https://southasianvoices.org/contested-waters-the-maritime-dimension-of-india-pakistan-relations/ (Last Accessed: 22 April 2022)
  • Beyond the QUAD: Fostering stronger India-Australia ties Lowy Interpreter 16 February 2022 URL: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/beyond-quad-fostering-stronger-india-australia-ties (Last Accessed: 09 October 2022)
  • India should wean itself off Russian influence and claim its rightful place in US camp South China Morning Post 07 April 2023 URL: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216146/india-should-wean-itself-russian-influence-and-claim-its-rightful-place-us-camp (Last Accessed: 02 August 2023)
  • Banerji, A. (2023) Militarisation of Indian Space Sector: A Growing Necessity Centre for Air Power Studies Issue Brief 15
    December 2023 URL: https://capsindia.org/militarisation-of-indian-space-sector-a-growing necessity/ (Last Accessed: 21 December 2023)
  • Banerji, A. (2023) Indian Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in Nepal: Swift, Sure and Selfless December 2023 Facets of India-Nepal Relations December 2023 URL: https://niice.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Facets-of-India-Nepal-Relations.pdf (Last Accessed: 25 January 2024)
  • Jha, M. & Banerji, A. (2023) The New Cold War United Services Institution Journal July-September 2023 URL:
    https://www.usiofindia.org/pdf/20231019144718.pdf (Last Accessed: 28 October 2023)
  • Banerji, A. (2023) Subcontinental Drift: Domestic Politics and India’s Foreign Policy Rajesh Basrur Strategic Analysis DOI:
    10.1080/09700161.2023.2190617 (London: Taylor & Francis)
  • Banerji, A. (2022) Gender & Security: Seeing the Rohingya Women within the Security Lens in Gender & Society: A Multidisciplinary Approach to understand Gender in Society (New Delhi: Bluebuck Publications)
  • Banerji, A. (2021) India’s Historical French Connection Diplomacy and Beyond Plus, A Journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs, March 26, 2019 URL: http://diplomacybeyond.com/articles/indias-historical-french-connection/ (Last Accessed 09 April 2021)
  • Banerji, A. (2020) Indus Waters Treaty: Enduring Agreement in strained India-Pakistan ties 15 March 2020 India Review & Analysis Journal of Society for Policy Studies Volume 4: Issue 3 RNI: DELENG/2019/77535
  • Selected for Paper presentations titled “Rising Majoritarianism in South Asia: The Curious Case of Nadia, West Bengal” and “India’s Tryst with COVID-19: The Migrant’s Case” at British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 2023)
  • Selected for Paper presentation titled, “COVID-19 & Migrants as Social Group: The Indian Case” for the panel, “India Grapples with COVID-19 Pandemic” during the International Studies Association (ISA) Conference in Montreal, Canada (March 2023)
  • Chaired a session on “Media & Security” at Khabarhub Media Summit (online) 17 December 2021.
  • Presented an academic paper on “Impact on COVID-19 on Media” at Khabarhub Media Summit, Nepal (online) 18 December 2021
  • Presented an academic paper titled “Does Chinese IR Theory Present an Alternative to Mainstream Theory?” Nepal International Institute for Co-operation & Engagement  (NIICE), Kathmandu, Nepal 7 September 2020.
  • Presented an academic paper titled “The Genesis of the Rohingya Crisis and its impact on Adolescent Women” NIICE, Kathmandu, Nepal 7 February 2021.
  • Led the Indian Student Exchange Delegation with 5+ students to Pakistan during visit to Aitchison College, Lahore, one of Pakistan’s leading schools in November 2010
  • Organised the international conference named Community Development and Leadership Summit (CDLS) in 2010 & 2011 at Modern School, New Delhi, India with a participation of 25+ schools from Asia, Europe & Americas

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