Mahima Duggal

Mahima Duggal serves as a Doctoral Researcher and Representative of Doctoral Researchers at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), specifically within the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies. Her work focuses on global orders and foreign policies with specialization in EU engagement with the Indo-Pacific region.

Her research interests span International Relations, EU-Asia Relations, and Indo-Pacific Strategic Studies, examining evolving diplomatic frameworks between European and Asian powers. Recent work analyzes India's relationship with Nordic countries, Taiwan's geopolitical positioning, and supply chain dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.

Her publication portfolio reveals consistent focus on bilateral/multilateral partnerships and strategic connectivity between Europe and Asia. Key thematic trends include the intersection of trade, security, and values-based cooperation in an increasingly fragmented global order.

Mahima actively contributes to policy discourse through media engagements with The Diplomat and panel discussions organized by institutions like the Institute for Security & Development Policy, where she examines India's evolving role in regional architectures including potential Quad expansion.

As Representative of Doctoral Researchers, she advocates for early-career scholars within GIGA's Doctoral Program while conducting her dissertation research on Connecting Distant Geographies: EU's Engagement with the Indo-Pacific, which examines institutional linkages between European and Indo-Pacific strategic frameworks.