03/03/2026
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ? ๐ฎ๐ณ๐
Rajneethi is proud to unveil our latest report, authored by thought leader Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, exploring Indiaโs evolving perspectives on security, geopolitics, and trade.
In collaboration with Friedrich Naumann Foundation India and kalingakusum, we surveyed urban elites across 46 key questions to map the future of Indiaโs strategic autonomy.
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐
โ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: India is a rising force, yet unemployment and environmental pollution remain the top domestic concerns.
โ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Foreign policy is perceived as inward-looking, with India primarily seeing itself as a leader of the Global South.
โ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐: The US retains the strongest military power, but the EU and China are viewed as the dominant economic engines.
โ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ: The US is still seen as the technological leader, with China following closely behind.
โ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ & ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐: Despite growing Western ties, Russia remains Indiaโs most trusted security partner.
โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐: There is overwhelming support for maintaining strategic autonomy, including continued trade with Russia.
โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: We found strong support for deeper economic integration with the European Union.
The report was officially launched on March 2nd, at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. ๐๏ธ
Special thanks to the distinguished panelists :
๐ Dr. Philipp Ackermann (Ambassador of Germany to India and Bhutan)
๐ Indrani Bagchi (CEO, Ananta Centre)
๐ Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva (Jean Monnet Chair and Professor, JNU)
๐ Findings presented by Dhanasree Jayaram (Assistant Professor, Department of Geopolitics and IR - MAHE)
๐ Vijay Rao (CRO, Rajneethi)
๐ Moderated by Rupam Jain
๐ฅ Want the full report ?
Link: https://lnkd.in/gbYjqDqH
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