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The Second Trump Administration and Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia remains a key partner for the US given that both sides have multiple shared interests.

Temjenmeren Ao

Issue Brief

March 24, 2025

China’s Road to Great Rejuvenation: From Opening Up to New Quality Productive Forces

Beijing sees New Quality Productive Forces (NQPF) (comprising big data, AI and other disruptive technologies) as key to national rejuvenation.

Mayuri Banerjee

Issue Brief

March 20, 2025

The Jaffar Express Hijack and Shrinking State Writ in Balochistan

The Jaffar Express hijack has exposed the fact that as far as Balochistan is concerned, the writ of the Pakistani State has shrunk.

Ashish Shukla

IDSA Comments

March 19, 2025

Japan–India–Africa Business Forum: A Collaborative Path to Sustainable Growth

The Japan–India–Africa Business Forum focuses on infrastructure development, industrial cooperation and capacity-building in Africa.

Abhishek Mishra , Simran Walia

IDSA Comments

March 18, 2025

Egypt’s Gaza Reconstruction Plan

While the Egyptian Gaza reconstruction plan is perceived as more realistic than Trump’s ‘Riviera in the Middle East’ proposal, it does not sufficiently address Israel’s concerns.

Hirak Jyoti Das

IDSA Comments

March 13, 2025

PM Modi at AI Summit 2025: Shaping India’s AI Vision for the Future

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation at the AI Summit 2025 highlighted India's commitment to promote responsible innovation.

Rahul Panwar

IDSA Comments

March 12, 2025

The P-75I Saga and India’s Submarine-Building Journey

The P-75I programme can be regarded as an inflection point for strengthening India’s defence industrial ecosystem for achieving ‘atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in submarine technology.

R. Vignesh , Abhay Kumar Singh

Issue Brief

March 12, 2025

Japan’s Territorial Disputes and their Management

Japan’s territorial disputes and the strategies it employs to manage them offer valuable insights into the practice of its security policy.

Arnab Dasgupta

Issue Brief

March 11, 2025

Trump’s Outreach to Putin has Implications for the Baltics

President Trump’s style of handling the Ukraine crisis has security implications for the Baltics.

Anshu Kumar

Issue Brief

March 10, 2025

Russia’s Central Asian Gas Gambit

The Trilateral Gas Union, involving Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has gained traction due to gas shortages which exposed the limitations of existing energy infrastructure.

Dalvi Sethi

IDSA Comments

March 07, 2025