Deputy Director, 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 deputy director. 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“. Manisha has been awarded as EuropeIndia40 leader as part of the 2023 class by the Europe India Center for Business Industry.
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.
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India and Europe are both looking to free themselves from dependence on China. On questions of health and technology, they should be natural allies.
No large corporation wants to miss out on India, the market is simply too big
Manisha Reuter comments why India is the new China for many large corporations
(India) rather claims to be another pole in a bigger, multipolar world order – and not in a bipolar one between China and the US
In this interview, Manisha Reuter explains how India perceives herself and the European Union
Manisha Reuter and Frédéric Grare on the tensions in the Indian Ocean
How hard can it be to create a fast track for business travellers?
Manisha Reuter criticizes the slow progress of EU visa liberalisation for Indian business travellers
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
