Programme Manager, Asia programme
EU-India relations; India-China relations; European Indo-Pacific policy
German, English, Gujarati (conversational), Spanish (conversational), Chinese (basic)
Manisha Reuter is the Asia programme manager. She is working on India-EU relations, China-India relations and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific. Upon joining ECFR in August 2020, Reuter worked for the Asia Program of The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Moreover, she has gained professional experience working for the Bosch Foundation’s Fellow Program as well as in the German Research Council (DFG) funded project “A BRICS-Variant of Capitalism? Challenges to the Stability of the Economic Model of Larger Emerging Countries, a Case Study of Brazil and India“.
Reuter holds a BA in political science and business psychology from the University of Lüneburg, Germany and the Hong Kong Baptist University, China, as well as an MA in International Studies/ Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
India’s dependency on Russia has left it reluctant to publicly criticise Putin’s war on Ukraine. Rather than pressure India to pick a side, the EU should show India that it is a serious geopolitical partner.
It will take more than just strong support from France, Germany, and the Netherlands to ensure that the new EU strategy for the Indo-Pacific is effective in the long term
The EU’s and India’s willingness to fulfil the untapped economic potential of their relationship indicates that their positions might still quite far apart but, for geopolitical reasons, they want to reach a compromise
What are the prospects for a closer EU-India relationship following the upcoming EU-India Leaders Summit?
China’s growing assertiveness is already driving closer cooperation among democracies. The EU should now incorporate the Quad more directly into its strategic thinking and activity.
The EU has taken a major step forward in protecting its interests from harmful foreign investments and takeovers. Follow ECFR’s new tracker to keep up to date with this important geopolitical challenge.
India and Europe are both looking to free themselves from dependence on China. On questions of health and technology, they should be natural allies.
India’s dependency on Russia has left it reluctant to publicly criticise Putin’s war on Ukraine. Rather than pressure India to pick a side, the EU should show India that it is a serious geopolitical partner.
The EU’s and India’s willingness to fulfil the untapped economic potential of their relationship indicates that their positions might still quite far apart but, for geopolitical reasons, they want to reach a compromise
China’s growing assertiveness is already driving closer cooperation among democracies. The EU should now incorporate the Quad more directly into its strategic thinking and activity.
The EU has taken a major step forward in protecting its interests from harmful foreign investments and takeovers. Follow ECFR’s new tracker to keep up to date with this important geopolitical challenge.
India and Europe are both looking to free themselves from dependence on China. On questions of health and technology, they should be natural allies.
It will take more than just strong support from France, Germany, and the Netherlands to ensure that the new EU strategy for the Indo-Pacific is effective in the long term
What are the prospects for a closer EU-India relationship following the upcoming EU-India Leaders Summit?
The crisis could be a moment to recognize India’s legitimate security interests and look at what are its dependencies and needs, and how we can help reduce its dependencies on Russia
Manisha Reuter comments on the promise of greater EU-India cooperation in the aftermath of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, especially in the defense realm
Frédéric Grare and Manisha Reuter’s report on the European vision of the Indo-Pacific is quoted in Le Monde
The China briefing portraits Manisha Reuter
It would be naive to believe that the EU and India will get closer on their own just because external pressure is growing
Many of the barriers that have hampered an effective economic partnership between the EU and India will not simply go away, believes Manisha Reuter
The UK is in desperate need to replace many of the EU’s international trade agreements and look for partners to cooperate on security, climate change and digitalization
Manisha Reuter discusses Britain’s motivation to find new partners in the Indo-Pacific region after Brexit
