Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Understanding Iran’s strategic patience and why it is over now’ has been published in First Post on 18 April 2024.

Add the potency of proxies, and Iran suddenly emerges as a power like no other in the region. And, it has not yet gone nuclear!, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal's Opinion Piece 'After Iran strikes Israel in ‘self defence’, what a full-blown conflict could look like' has been published in India Today on 15 April 2024.

The big question that remains unanswered is whether this will mark the end of it or escalate into an all-out war, says Col Agarwal.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Strategic Shield: Need to recalibrate defence diplomacy, role of military attaches in the contemporary times’ has been published in First Post on 14 April 2024.

Among the varied tasks of the military attaches, they would be expected to help achieve the target for defence exports set by the government, facilitate India’s defence procurements, secure supply chains, and mitigate causes of national security risks, says Col Singh.

Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Prelude to conflict? Israel's Gaza exit, tense Eid and Iran's guessing game’ has been published in First Post on 11 April 2024.

It is difficult to say whether Israel has been successful in finally baiting out Iran to join battle directly this time or whether Iran was waiting for such a ‘red line’ to be crossed so that it could declare war legitimately on Israel, says Col Agarwal.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘UN Charter Limitations and enduring insights from India’s Experience of R2P in 1971’ has been published in ADGPI, Centre for United Nations Peace Keeping flagship annual journal Blue Helmet Odyssey 2024. The article reflects on the world’s first case of responsibility to protect and how the UN didn't really stand up for the refugees escaping persecution from Pakistan.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Middle East on brink as Iran vows massive retaliation against Israel’ was published in India Today on 05 April 2024.

If Iran retaliates directly, for the first time in decades, the ensuing conflict could spiral out of control, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Gaza war needs a smart exit strategy’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on 03 April 2024.

Ineffective UNSC resolution on ceasefire and attack on Iranian consulate in Syria signal danger of escalation, says Col Agarwal.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Atmanirbhar in defence’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on 03 April 2024.

The transformation underway in the defence industrial complex has set the stage for multiple stakeholders to rally and promote domestic technological innovation, says Amb Chinoy.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article 'Iran: Part of an ‘Axis’ or a Middle Power in (Eur)Asia' was published by NatStrat Centre for Research on Strategic and Security Issues on 01 April 2024.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) RK Narang’s opinion piece ‘For India's Drone Challenges, Lessons From The Agni-V Feat’ was published by NDTV on 31 March 2024.

The DRDO's capabilities, demonstrated in the missile programme, must be replicated in the UAV projects. UAVs, like missiles, are pivotal to the future of aerial warfare and must be prioritised to meet India's security needs. The missile programme offers several lessons in that direction, says Gp Capt (Dr) Narang.