Realigning America’s Grand Strategy: Biden Will Have His Hands Full Biden has set an ambitious agenda to reinvigorate US global leadership by pursuing a proactive grand strategy. He will, however, have to reckon with the legacy of Trumpism that has made a significant imprint on American foreign policy. A. Vinod Kumar November 27, 2020 Issue Brief
Post-Abe Japan’s Ties with the United States Despite change in leadership in Japan, the new Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide looks set to continue the policies of his predecessor, Abe Shinzo. Both domestic and external factors may affect policies. Abhijitha Singh November 24, 2020 IDSA Comments
Decoding Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 The Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2020), which supersedes the Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 (DPP 2016), is a sincere effort by the Ministry of Defence to improve the capital procurement procedure. Amit Cowshish November 20, 2020 Issue Brief
The Forgotten Fact of “China-Occupied Kashmir” There is a need to widely disseminate China’s insidious role as an illegal occupier of Kashmir’s territory, including its territorial grab in the trans-Karakoram tract, in order to raise public awareness of the issue – both in India and at the international level. Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy November 13, 2020 Special Feature
Can India be the Next Global Manufacturing Hub? The COVID-19 pandemic, which has revealed the inherent weaknesses in the existing global supply chain and risks of over-reliance on China’s manufacturing industry, presents new opportunities for India to rethink its industrial strategy, especially policies concerning the growth of its manufacturing sector. Kogila Balakrishnan , Saurabh Kukreja November 13, 2020 Issue Brief
Turkish Foreign Policy: From ‘Zero Problem’ to Zero Friends Turkish global power aspirations are hindered by a lack of regional influence. Ankara wishes to enhance strategic depth in the neighborhood. Deviating from a soft power approach, President Erdogan has increasingly adopted a confrontational foreign policy. Md. Muddassir Quamar November 06, 2020 IDSA Comments
U.N. Peace-Keeping: Asian, African and American Interaction November 2020 Volume: 44 Issue: 6 From the Archives Swadesh M Rana November 2020 Strategic Analysis
Aparna Pande, From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy Aparna Pande, From Chanakya to Modi: The Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy, Noida, HarperCollins India, 2020, 223 pp., Rs. 399:00 (paperback), ISBN 9789353579074 Lokendra Sharma November 2020 Strategic Analysis
Bruno Maçães, Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order Bruno Maçães, Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order, New Delhi, Penguin Viking, 2019, 194 pp., Rs. 599 (Hardcover), ISBN 9780670092307 Shrabana Barua November 2020 Strategic Analysis
Brigadier (Dr) M. P. Singh (Retd), Political Leadership and Indian Armed Forces in Diplomacy and War Book review Brigadier (Dr) M. P. Singh (Retd), Political Leadership and Indian Armed Forces in Diplomacy and War, Greenfields Publishers, Dehradun, 2019, 351 pp., Rs.1,095.00 (hardcover), ISBN 9789381089392 Satyavrat Pagay November 2020 Strategic Analysis