Prime Minister Modi’s Europe Visit: An Analysis While the Russia–Ukraine crisis has given India the impetus to engage more proactively with European states, the need is to maintain and build on the momentum, in the pursuit of mutual benefit and prosperity. Anandita Bhada | May 30, 2022 | Issue Brief
India–Bhutan Hydropower Cooperation and Bhutanese Economy Hydropower cooperation between India and Bhutan should not only help achieve the larger aspirations of the Bhutanese people for peace, prosperity and happiness but also further strengthen bilateral bonds. Opangmeren Jamir | May 26, 2022 | IDSA Comments
NATO’s AI Push and Military Implications NATO countries are adopting Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) to maintain their strategic advantage and to mitigate transnational threats. Sanur Sharma | May 24, 2022 | Issue Brief
Spain’s Policy Shift on Western Sahara Spain extending support to the 2007 Moroccan plan of granting an autonomous status to Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty is a significant foreign policy shift. Anandita Bhada | May 19, 2022 | IDSA Comments
India’s Maritime Security: Five Concerns There are five fundamental deficiencies in India’s maritime security mechanism that will need to be addressed by the newly appointed National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC), to prevent a recurrence of a 26/11 scenario. Anurag Bisen | May 18, 2022 | Issue Brief
Chinese News Media Narratives on the Ukraine Crisis The Chinese news media has peddled dual narrative of vilifying the West and glorifying China’s supposed mediatory role in the Russia–Ukraine crisis. Mayuri Banerjee | May 17, 2022 | IDSA Comments
US-China Strategic Competition and Converging Middle Power Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific The 21st century’s central economic nexus will be centred on the Indo-Pacific region. Simultaneously, the intensifying US-China competition in the Indo-Pacific is deepening. Regional middle powers must negotiate this competition to ensure their interests remain intact. This article applies a realist framework to analyse the strategic alignment of Australia, Japan, and India in response to the great power competition. It examines the strategy each middle power is pursuing to protect their interests and the motivations behind their approaches. Stephen R. Nagy | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
China and South Asia: Changing Regional Dynamics, Development and Power Play China and South Asia is a collection of essays on Chinese foreign policy in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region. It covers China’s diplomatic, political, economic, social, and cultural interactions with the South Asian states, the regional balance of power and power asymmetries, and cooperation, competition and conflicts in the region. China’s rise as an economic power has led to increasing interactions in infrastructure development and connectivity as well as trade and investments with the regional countries. Sudeep Kumar | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
The Shining Legacy of Shinzo Abe It is with deep anguish that I write to express my heartfelt sorrow on the tragic and untimely passing away of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The cruel hand of an assassin has snatched him away from us, leaving a huge void in the Japanese political firmament as well as on the international stage. Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Salafism and Political Order in Africa In recent decades, Africa has emerged as one of the epicentres of jihadi terrorist groups. Scholars, analysts and policymakers have sought to unravel the factors underlying the presence, growth and spread of these groups. They have raised concerns about the spread of Salafi-jihadism, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Sindhu Dinesh | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
