Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy Ian Hall, Bristol University Press, Bristol, UK, 2019, 236 pp., £75.00 (Hardback), ISBN 978-1529204605 Bharat Wariavwalla | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Israel’s Mediterranean Gas: Domestic Governance, Economic Impact, and Strategic Implications Sujata Ashwarya, Israel’s Mediterranean Gas: Domestic Governance, Economic Impact, and Strategic Implications, Routledge, London and New York, 2019, 312 pp., Rs.1,495 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-367-37503-4 I. P. Khosla | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Eastward Engagement: From Antiquity to Act East Policy Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Draft DPP 2020 – Legacy Issues in Offset Guidelines It would be advisable to review the proposed offset guidelines keeping in view the feedback from the industry, especially the foreign vendors who carry the primary obligation to execute the offset contract, as also the legacy issues. Amit Cowshish | April 30, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Africa It is the need of the hour that India and the African countries collaborate to control the outbreak of the pandemic and to mitigate its long-term economic impact. Ruchita Beri | April 29, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Individual Rights and Collective Good: A Historical Perspective Any dichotomy between the individual rights of the people and the powers of the state has to be dealt with through a nuanced approach. Prakash Menon , Kajari Kamal | April 29, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19: Impact on Left Wing Extremism in India Although initially the Maoists suffered some setbacks due to the lockdown, their indulgence in violent incidents over the past one month indicates that they are exploiting the situation to have an upper hand vis-à-vis security forces. Rajbala Rana , Mathew Sinu Simon | April 28, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Mosaic Warfare: Redefining Future Battlefield Smaller, smarter, potent and cheaper combat entities — linked and networked – will be at the heart of future warfare. Atul Pant | April 27, 2020 | Issue Brief
COVID-19 and OPEC+ Deal The prevailing environment has underlined the importance of a balanced market to the oil producers. India has been consistently reiterating the need for oil to be priced responsibly to ensure the stability of the oil market. Shebonti Ray Dadwal , Nihar R. Nayak | April 24, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19 and India’s Defence Spending The inevitable reprioritisation of the central government’s expenditure in the coming union budgets would affect the resource allocations particularly for big ministries like the MoD, which will be forced to realign their business practices. Laxman Kumar Behera | April 24, 2020 | IDSA Comments