Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Biography
Publications
Dr Shanthie Mariet D’Souza is the founder and president of Mantraya Institute for Strategic Studies (MISS), a senior research fellow at University of Massachusetts Amherst, and visiting faculty at the Naval War College, Goa, India.
High stakes in India’s refusal to send former Bangladesh PM to trial
A carefully worded extradition treaty means New Delhi can hedge its bets, but it should be prepared for blowback.
Modi courts Putin with an eye on Trump’s disapproval
Strategic autonomy worked when Washington was indulgent. Now India must choose what matters more.
A reality check for BRICS and the lofty dedollarisation agenda
Local currency deals are growing, but a unified challenge to dollar hegemony remains a distant dream.
Will a trade deal repair India-US ties?
New Delhi’s optimism about Trump's return has given way to punitive tariffs, stalled negotiations, and diplomatic drift.
Is the India–China détente real?
Existential differences and longstanding distrust make the current normalisation of relations deeply unstable.
