Comments & Briefs

Shenzhou-22: China’s First Crewed Spaceflight Emergency Response

China has demonstrated the ability to ensure continuous human-occupied space station operations, even during emergencies.

November 27, 2025

Ajey Lele

IDSA Comments

Warfare and Its Environmental Impact

Wars and armed conflicts not only cost human lives but also inflict enormous damage on the environment.

November 26, 2025

Opangmeren Jamir

Issue Brief

China’s ‘Socialist Modernisation’ Gains Momentum

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee’s core focus was on ‘High-quality Development’ in pursuit of China’s ‘Socialist Modernisation’.

November 25, 2025

Abhishek Kumar Darbey

Issue Brief

G20 Johannesburg Endorses Critical Minerals Framework

The US's absence from the 2025 G20 discussions on critical minerals weakens collective efforts to counterbalance China’s influence.

November 24, 2025

Ajey Lele

IDSA Comments

Mutual Defence Treaty between PNG and Australia: Key Aspects

The Pukpuk Treaty aims to create a shield against China's excessive influence on the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific.

November 24, 2025

Zeeshan Ali

IDSA Comments

Analysing Trump’s Nuclear Rhetoric

Satellite imagery and expert analysis reveal significant expansion of nuclear testing sites in Russia, China and the US.

November 24, 2025

Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

IDSA Comments

China’s Ambition to Reform Global Governance

China’s deepening acrimony with the West and its neighbours will be important determinants of the success of China’s global governance agenda.

November 21, 2025

Mayuri Banerjee

IDSA Comments

Trump’s ‘America First’ AI Policy

President Donald Trump has comprehensively restructured the US federal government’s role in regulating the development of artificial intelligence.

November 21, 2025

Khyati Singh

Issue Brief

Technology, Armoured Forces and Future of Warfare

The weapon of the future is not a missile or a drone but the network that binds them together.

November 20, 2025

Karanbir Singh Brar

Issue Brief

Economic Warfare and National Security Strategy

Economic warfare has emerged as a central instrument of statecraft in the 21st century.

November 20, 2025

Shailendra Gavade

Issue Brief