Axel Nordenstam

Axel Nordenstam

Associate Fellow

Axel Nordenstam is an Associate Fellow at the UI Asia Program and a PhD Candidate in International Relations, Stockholm University. His research encompasses EU-India relations, Indian foreign- and climate policy, and the Indo-Pacific.

Previously, he has worked as an Analyst with the UI Asia Program, and as an Intern at the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi and Human Rights Watch in New York. He has also served as President for the Swedish Association of International Affairs and on the Executive Committee of the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS). In 2021, he was listed as Top 40 Under 40 Europe India Leaders.

Nordenstam holds a MA (with Distinction) in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Bath, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin. He also holds a B.Sc in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg.

His pieces have been published by UI, Springer, T20, the EU Delegation in New Delhi, Economic Times, 9Dashline, Society and Defence (Folk och Försvar), Utrikesmagasinet.

Latest publications:

2023. India-EU Climate Relations: Mapping Diplomatic Engagementsin Xavier, C. & Nachiappan, K. (Eds). Tracks to Transition: India’s Global Climate Strategy. (pp. 75-85). Centre for Social and Economic Progress. 

2023. Jobs, Growth, and Sustainability: The Case for a G20 Task Force on Integrated Climate Actions, T20 (with Shuva Raha, Prayank Jain, and Kinshu Dang)

2023. Sweden’s EU Presidency and the Indo-Pacific: A letter from Stockholm, 9Dashline

Book chapter

2021. ‘What Strategies can do for Strategic Partnerships: Lessons from the EU’s Strategy on India’ in EU-India Relations: The Strategic Partnership in the Light of the European Union Global Strategyedited by Philipp Gieg et al., Springer. (with Henrik Chetan Aspengren)

Policy papers

2021. A Shared Understanding of India’s Climate Policy? Insights from a Survey of Indian Climate Experts, UI Paper, No. 5 2021, Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI).

2021. Circles of EU-India Engagement: How India Cooperates with Member States on Global Issues, UI Paper, No. 1 2021, Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). (with Henrik Chetan Aspengren and Emil Lidén)

2019. The Partnership Shift: Analysing the European Union’s Strategic Engagement with India, UI Paper, No. 9 2019, Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). (with Henrik Chetan Aspengren)

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