Assessing US Influence over India–Israel Relations: A Difficult Equation to Balance? As India’s Israel policy evolved over time, the US involvement in this bilateral relationship has been constant, albeit neither consistent nor direct. Breaking with traditional state-centric approaches, this article focuses on the key role played in shaping the nature of India–Israel ties by non-state and sub-state actors such as specific political personalities, for example Congressmen Emmanuel Celler in the 1940s and Stephen Solarz in the 1980s, as well as of pro-Israel interest groups based in the US, like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Nicolas Blarel | July 2017 | Strategic Analysis
A European Union Army: Objective or Chimera? The success of nascent efforts within the EU towards military integration will depend on the ability of members to reconcile existing commitments within the NATO framework vis-à-vis a EUA. Gautam Sen | June 30, 2017 | IDSA Comments
India-US Relations: On the Upward Trajectory The foreign policy establishment can justifiably feel upbeat with the results of the Modi-Trump meeting, which have been most gratifying especially given the uncertainties in the run-up to the visit. Ashok Sajjanhar | June 30, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Way Forward on the Gorkhaland Issue Subject to a political consensus, there may still be some scope for a solution short of a full-fledged Gorkhaland state Gautam Sen | June 29, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Unpacking China’s White Paper on Maritime Cooperation under BRI The vision document considers maritime security cooperation as a lynchpin in the MSR and attempts to redesign the existing maritime security architecture in the oceanic arena of MSR. Abhay Kumar Singh | June 28, 2017 | Issue Brief
Will the GCC Survive? It is unrealistic and naïve to expect Qatar to surrender. And it is not beyond diplomacy to work out a face-saving formula K. P. Fabian | June 27, 2017 | IDSA Comments
More than a family feud: Arab Gulf unity under stress The GCC is witnessing a massive diplomatic crisis because of Riyadh’s assertiveness, on the one hand, and Doha’s resistance to a Saudi-dominated regional order, on the other. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | June 27, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Challenges for the New Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia The real test for Bin-Salman would be to manage the three-pronged challenge of keeping royal unity intact, expediting economic reforms and ensuring regional stability. Md. Muddassir Quamar | June 23, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Ten Imponderables in the Strategic Partnership Scheme Why the objective sought to be achieved through the strategic partnership scheme could not be attained by resorting to an existing provision in DPP 2016? Amit Cowshish | June 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
A Forecast of the Modi-Trump Meeting No new initiative likely on strategic cooperation front, and complaints on H1B visa issue unlikely to fall on receptive ears since available data does not support the current Indian urban myth. G. Balachandran | June 22, 2017 | IDSA Comments
