IDSA Comments

The China–Africa Peace and Security Forum: Practical Outcomes or Same Old Rhetoric?

China’s security engagement in Africa has grown to encompass aspects relating to police and law enforcement cooperation, conflict mediation, and professional military education.

Abhishek Mishra
September 06, 2023
IDSA Comments

Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the EU

Sweden’s presidency contributed significantly to addressing the EU’s economic and security challenges.

Karan Phular
August 29, 2023
IDSA Comments

IRGC’s FTO Designation and JCPOA Revival

The JCPOA revival, to some extent, will continue to depend on the US’s stand on the IRGC’s designation.

Harshit Sharma
August 28, 2023
IDSA Comments

Coup in Niger: Implications and Impact

The coup in Niger has deep regional and international implications and may lead to increase in major power contestations in the region.

Ruchita Beri
August 22, 2023
IDSA Comments

Defence Public Sector Units and Exports

While defence public sector units have been making efforts to increase their marketing footprint, they will have to succeed in a highly competitive export market.

Strengthening Resilience: Atmanirbhar Bharat and Tackling Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

The complexity and interconnection of global supply chains has heightened the realisation of the need for supply chain resilience and self-reliance in production.

Rajneesh Singh
August 17, 2023
IDSA Comments

Saudi Arabia and the Russia–Ukraine War

The Saudi offer to mediate in the Russia–Ukraine War is the latest instance of Riyadh’s dynamic and forward-looking foreign policy.

Nuclear Weapons Use in Japan and the Status of Nuclear Disarmament

Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use, dreadfully experienced in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has had little policy impact on concluding a genuine nuclear disarmament convention.

Rajiv Nayan
August 14, 2023
IDSA Comments

BRICS Summit and ICC Warrant against Putin

The controversy regarding President Vladimir Putin’s participation in the BRICS Summit at Johannesburg due to an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court highlights the geopolitical overtones and inadequacies of the ICC in the contemporary world.

Saurabh Mishra
August 14, 2023
IDSA Comments

Turkiye’s Support of Sweden’s NATO Accession and Implications

Erdogan extracted significant concessions while maximising Turkish national interest by supporting Sweden’s accession into NATO.

Abhishek Yadav
August 04, 2023
IDSA Comments