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What India’s BRICS Reset Means for African Non-Alignment

African non-alignment is now practised through BRICS ministerial and consensus documents as much as through bilateral hedging.

Abhishek Mishra

Issue Brief

September 23, 2026

China and the Critical Minerals Race

International partnerships and increased technology transfers are vital to counter China’s dominance of critical minerals supply chains.

Anveshi Bisht

IDSA Comments

September 23, 2026

Is BRICS Becoming a Nuclear Minilateral?

The Delhi BRICS Declaration reflects consensus on the issues concerning all three pillars of the NPT—disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Hina Pandey

IDSA Comments

September 18, 2026

25 Years after Amerithrax: The Changing Landscape of Biosecurity

The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States led to a marked shift in national and international approaches to countering threats posed by bioterrorism.

Aayushi Sharma , Ajey Lele

Issue Brief

September 18, 2026

India–Bangladesh Land Trade: Non-Tariff Barriers

India–Bangladesh land trade continues to underperform, constrained not by the absence of preferential market access but by entrenched non-tariff barriers.

Cyrus Ghosh

Issue Brief

September 17, 2026

Xi’s Visit to the US: Managing Constructive Strategic Stability

President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to the US is another high-level attempt to stabilise bilateral ties that remain highly volatile.

Mayuri Banerjee

IDSA Comments

September 16, 2026

Changing Fault Lines in Israel–Syria Dynamics

The 18 August IDF strike on Abu Duhur airbase has heightened Israeli–Turkish tensions and complicated the fragile Israel–Syria negotiations.

Hirak Jyoti Das

IDSA Comments

September 16, 2026

How ASEAN and the Quad Are Quietly Aligning in an Era of Strategic Competition

An annual high-level QUAD-ASEAN Forum could provide a structured platform for ensuring sustained cooperation and policy coordination.

Simran Walia

IDSA Comments

September 15, 2026

China’s Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) in Focus

The GCI is one of the four global initiatives Xi Jinping put forward to pursue China’s core foreign policy concept, ‘Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind.’

Abhishek Kumar Darbey

Issue Brief

September 15, 2026