Comments & Briefs

The Politics of Anti-China Sentiment in South Korea

Seoul will find it difficult to overcome its trade dependence on Beijing despite growing anti-China sentiment.

April 02, 2025

Ranjit Kumar Dhawan

IDSA Comments

Yunus Turns to China: A Desperate Diplomatic Gamble?

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, facing mounting domestic challenges, has chosen to engage with China first rather than India.

April 02, 2025

Anand Kumar

IDSA Comments

The Philippines’ Horizon 3 Military Modernisation Programme

The Philippines has set aside US$ 35 billion for the ‘Re-Horizon 3’ military modernisation initiative.

March 28, 2025

Simran Walia

Issue Brief

Hard Attack on US Soft Power: The Case of USAID

The proposed overhaul of the USAID raises critical questions about the future of US soft power.

March 27, 2025

Khyati Singh

IDSA Comments

ISIS in 2025: The Resurging Threat

The threat of the transnational Salafi jihadist group remains a dangerously persistent and evolving security challenge.

March 27, 2025

Sarika Ram Nath

IDSA Comments

The Second Trump Administration and Southeast Asia

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

March 24, 2025

Temjenmeren Ao

Issue Brief

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.

March 20, 2025

Mayuri Banerjee

Issue Brief

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.

March 19, 2025

Ashish Shukla

IDSA Comments

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.

March 18, 2025

Abhishek Mishra , Simran Walia

IDSA Comments

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.

March 13, 2025

Hirak Jyoti Das

IDSA Comments