Comments & Briefs

Cyclone Ditwah and Sri Lanka’s Fragile Recovery: Climate, Debt and Governance Challenges

Cyclonic storm Ditwah made landfall on Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, causing massive damage to the country.

January 08, 2026

Gulbin Sultana

Issue Brief

Trump and Greenland

President Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland appears to be driven by a desire to secure US interests in the Arctic for long-term geostrategic and economic reasons.

January 08, 2026

Ajey Lele

IDSA Comments

Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland: Implications for Alliances in the Red Sea Basin

Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland has significant implications for peace, security and stability in the Horn of Africa.

January 07, 2026

Abhishek Mishra , Afroz Khan

Issue Brief

India–US Defence Cooperation in Advanced Undersea Systems

Cooperation in the development of Advanced Undersea Systems was a common thread in India–US defence engagements in 2025.

January 06, 2026

R. Vignesh

Issue Brief

China–Japan Diplomatic Row and Beijing’s Anger Diplomacy

Beijing engaged in a sustained display of anger following Prime Minister Takaichi’s remarks that a Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan could be considered an existential threat by Japan.

January 02, 2026

Mayuri Banerjee

IDSA Comments

Four Decades of the Australia Group

The Australia Group remains a vital instrument for reinforcing international norms against chemical and biological weapons proliferation.

January 02, 2026

Aayushi Sharma

IDSA Comments

Iraq Parliamentary Election 2025: An Assessment

Iraq held its parliamentary election on 11 November 2025, the sixth after the US-led invasion of 2003.

January 01, 2026

Tabassum

Issue Brief

Elections amid Civil War in Myanmar

Myanmar’s elections are designed to legitimise control rather than transfer power.

January 01, 2026

Om Prakash Das

Issue Brief

Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Views on India’s Nuclear Quest

Prime Minister Vajpayee not only led India across the nuclear rubicon overtly but also worked to secure international legitimacy in the nuclear domain.

January 01, 2026

Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Issue Brief