Comments & Briefs

Tracing the Eastern Nagas’ Demand for Autonomy

The eastern Nagas have demanded autonomy for decades, highlighting neglect and alienation as reasons for Eastern Nagaland’s underdevelopment.

January 15, 2026

Anushka Chavan

Backgrounder

Operation Absolute Resolve and the Future of Warfare: Military Lessons for India

Operation Absolute Resolve demonstrated what a fully networked, joint and politically willed force can achieve.

January 13, 2026

A.B. Shivane

Issue Brief

IUU Fishing and Human Security in the Western Indian Ocean

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Western Indian Ocean poses a critical challenge to human security and governance.

January 12, 2026

Sharvari Devendra Patil

Issue Brief

Assessing Japan’s Diplomacy in 2025

Japanese diplomacy in 2025 underwent several paradigm shifts, each of which brought in train potentially transformative impacts.

January 09, 2026

Arnab Dasgupta

Issue Brief

Afghanistan as ‘Contiguous Neighbour’: India’s Reassertion of Its Northern Frontier

India's reference to Afghanistan as a ‘contiguous neighbour’ is a calibrated strategy to underscore the enduring nature of India’s historical connections.

January 09, 2026

Priyanka Singh

IDSA Comments

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