Comments & Briefs

Iranian Nuclear Question and Israel’s Threat Perceptions

The prospects for lasting peace in the West Asian region remain minimal despite the ceasefire in the aftermath of the 12-day Iran–Israel war.

July 11, 2025

Rohit Kumar Sharma , Abhishek Verma

Issue Brief

The 12-Day Iran–Israel War and Reverberations in West Asia

The Iran–Israel war will significantly impact the future geopolitics and security in the West Asian region.

July 11, 2025

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

Issue Brief

China’s Two Sessions 2025: Influence of CPC’s Political Ideas

The Two Sessions (两会) 2025 reflected the key political ideas driving China’s pursuit of economic reforms.

July 10, 2025

M.S. Prathibha

Issue Brief

From Diffusion to Discretion: Contextualising US Pivot in Compute Control

The abrupt rescission of the AI Diffusion Framework marks a significant shift in US approach to AI policy.

July 04, 2025

Meghna Pradhan

Issue Brief

The Quad and the Critical Minerals Initiative

Strategic partnerships like the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative can play a crucial role in helping India secure access to critical minerals.

July 04, 2025

Ajey Lele

IDSA Comments

Hypersonic Weapons and Contemporary Conflicts

The use of hypersonic weapons in the Russia–Ukraine war and increasing relevance in the Middle East is reflective of a major paradigm shift in contemporary conflicts.

July 03, 2025

Amita

Issue Brief

Beyond Abstention: India, the Korean War Legacy and Contemporary Conflicts

India's astute diplomacy in the Korean War provides a powerful blueprint for engaging with today's tumultuous global landscape.

July 01, 2025

D. Padma Kumar Pillay

IDSA Comments

China’s Fighter Aircraft Development: A Brief History

China has made a consistent and gradual progress in research and development of fighter jets keeping the Soviet-designed fighter models as reference.

June 26, 2025

Abhishek Kumar Darbey

Backgrounder

How Vulnerable are Kinmen and Matsu Islands?

The probability of a standalone Chinese military action to seize Taiwan’s outlying islands—Kinmen and Matsu—is very low.

June 23, 2025

Prashant Kumar Singh

Special Feature

Trump’s Immigration Policies: An Assessment

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are in the limelight, given the first full-scale protests against these policies that have erupted in Los Angeles.

June 23, 2025

Khyati Singh

IDSA Comments