Comments & Briefs

Assessing PRAHAAR: India’s First Counter-Terror Policy

‘PRAHAAR’ comprises a ‘whole of government’ and ‘whole of society’ approach to combat the threat of terrorism.

September 24, 2026

Adil Rasheed

Issue Brief

Xi–Trump Summit: The Limits of Transactional Diplomacy

The Xi–Trump summit is unlikely to reset US–China relations, but may produce limited transactional agreements on trade, rare earths, AI and chips.

September 24, 2026

Swati Arun

Issue Brief

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.

September 23, 2026

Abhishek Mishra

Issue Brief

China and the Critical Minerals Race

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

September 23, 2026

Anveshi Bisht

IDSA Comments

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.

September 18, 2026

Hina Pandey

IDSA Comments

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.

September 18, 2026

Aayushi Sharma , Ajey Lele

Issue Brief

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.

September 17, 2026

Cyrus Ghosh

Issue Brief