Refugees, Border and Identities: Rights and Habitat in East and Northeast India Anindita Ghoshal, New Delhi: Routledge, 2021, Hardback, ISBN: 9780367706951, Price: INR 1495.00, pp. 310. Smruti S. Pattanaik July 2021 Strategic Analysis
Transformation of Middle Powers with the Decline of World Hegemony: The Case of Turkey Turkey is widely considered to be a middle power in the international system. The authors apply hierarchical, behavioural and ideational approaches to the foreign policy of Turkey: each of the three unveils specific features of Turkey as a middle power in the post-hegemonic world. It is argued that the behavioural approach to studying middle powers should be updated to distinguish ‘benign’ and ‘revisionist’ middle power strategies. The factors contributing to Turkey’s transition from being a benign middle power to being a revisionist one are holistically investigated. Ali Emre Sucu , Ivan Safranchuk , Alexander Nesmashnyi , Qosimsho Iskandarov July 2021 Strategic Analysis
The Formation of the Indian Diaspora The Indian Diaspora is one of the world’s largest overseas groupings. The Diaspora is considered India's 30th state with over 30 million overseas Indians. This article outlines the main strands of its formation, from the first movement of indentured workers and subsequent phases of migration of skilled professionals to the West and of workers to the Persian Gulf. They remain the single–largest contributor of foreign exchange and development in the country. Understanding its formation is an essential step for studying the Diaspora and engaging with it. This article aims to do that. D. Padma Kumar Pillay , T.K. Manoj Kumar July 2021 Strategic Analysis
India and the Geopolitics of UNSC Permanent Membership The United Nations completed 75 years of its existence in 2020. The last 75 years have been a roller coaster ride for this global institution mandated to maintain peace. However, the UN has received widespread criticism for not reforming its various institutions, particularly the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The G-4 nations which includes India, have led the call for accelerating the long-awaited reform process. Vinay Kaura , Chakravarti Singh July 2021 Strategic Analysis
Challenges for Ebrahim Raisi’s Presidency The tenure of Ebrahim Raisi as Iran's President is not likely to be a smooth sail, considering the immense challenges that lie ahead on both domestic and foreign policy fronts. Prabhat Jawla June 25, 2021 IDSA Comments
Oman’s Renewed Economic and Political Challenges The recent protests in Oman over economic slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic pose a major economic and political challenge for Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said, the new ruler of Oman. Lakshmi Priya June 25, 2021 IDSA Comments
Outcomes of the First Biden-Erdoğan Meeting While Ankara can take respite in President Biden’s decision to continue discussions on contentious issues, it would have to invest more diplomatic capital to overcome the challenges facing its relations with the US. Md. Muddassir Quamar June 21, 2021 IDSA Comments
Testing Times for Democracy in Nepal The public faith in the constitution and political system in Nepal has eroded drastically in last one year. However, for now, all eyes are set on whether the Supreme Court would validate the President’s May 22 action. Nihar R. Nayak June 17, 2021 IDSA Comments
History through a Fissionable Lens: 35 Years of the Chernobyl Disaster Even as nuclear safety protocols and processes have been strengthened since the 1986 disaster, learning from Chernobyl should be a continuing, ongoing process. Anushka Saxena June 10, 2021 IDSA Comments
Adopting Armed Forces Ethos for National Pandemic Recovery The armed forces ethos and sacrificial ideology needs to be earnestly adopted by all our citizens in their individual capacities to help in faster national pandemic recovery. Rajiv Bhalla June 07, 2021 IDSA Comments
