IDSA Comments

Japan made great strides towards developing an independent foreign policy, even as it hewed closer to the Global North’s positions on the burning issues of 2023.

• Arnab Dasgupta
• December 21, 2023
• IDSA Comments

Maldives’ foreign policy has witnessed a shift from ‘India First’ under former President Ibrahim Solih to ‘India Out’ that was central to Mohammed Muizzu’s presidential campaign.

• Tejusvi Shukla
• December 13, 2023
• IDSA Comments

The Philippines became the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member state to sign a defence pact with Japan.

• Sriram Vellore
• December 06, 2023
• IDSA Comments

Social media platform usage during course of counter-terror operations can lead to adverse fallouts.

• Shashank Ranjan
• December 01, 2023
• IDSA Comments

There is now a forward-looking embrace of science and technology cooperation in India–US relations.

• Cherian Samuel
• November 30, 2023
• IDSA Comments

ChatGPT’s potentially exploitative use by violent non-state actors can undermine human and state security.

• Saman Ayesha Kidwai
• November 22, 2023
• IDSA Comments

Hamas and its affiliates, along with other hacktivist groups, have conducted numerous cyber operations against Israeli targets.

• Rohit Kumar Sharma
• November 17, 2023
• IDSA Comments

Chinese scientists successfully carried out tasks at the North Pole onboard their first domestically built polar ice-breaker Xuelong 2.

• Bipandeep Sharma
• November 10, 2023
• IDSA Comments

ASEAN’s recent initiatives towards the Indo-Pacific help cement its centrality further while maintaining the grouping’s autonomy.

• Yukti Panwar
• November 10, 2023
• IDSA Comments

Southeast Asian nations’ responses to the ongoing violent conflict between Israel and Hamas are influenced by historical, domestic, demographic and strategic factors.

• Om Prakash Das
• November 08, 2023
• IDSA Comments