Comments & Briefs

The Changing Landscape of India–Germany Defence Cooperation

The India–Germany defence partnership is increasingly focusing on co-development, co-production, technology transfer and supply-chain resilience.

June 24, 2026

Shayesta Nishat Ahmed

IDSA Comments

The Iran War and Türkiye’s Emerging Role in Corridor Dynamics in West Asia

Türkiye has positioned itself as a critical logistics and energy hub linking Asia, the Gulf and Europe.

June 24, 2026

Deepika Saraswat , Abhishek Yadav

Issue Brief

Ten Years of the South China Sea Arbitral Award

The 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea in favour of the Philippines continues to shape maritime governance and strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.

June 23, 2026

Simran Walia

IDSA Comments

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy: An Analysis

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy elevates drug cartels and ‘violent left-wing extremists’ to centrality, alongside the traditional Islamic threat.

June 22, 2026

Khyati Singh

IDSA Comments

The 11th NPT Review Conference (2026) Was Doomed to Fail. What Did We Miss?

The estrangement in US–Russia bilateral nuclear dynamics is often overlooked when discussing the inevitability of the 2026 NPT Review Conference's failure.

June 19, 2026

Hina Pandey

IDSA Comments

President Hlaing’s Visit to India and Strategic Diversification Policy of Myanmar

Myanmar's outreach to India reflects a search for strategic diversification rather than a departure from its China–Russia axis.

June 18, 2026

Om Prakash Das

Issue Brief

India and China’s Economic Engagement in Sri Lanka Post-2022 Crisis

India, Sri Lanka’s largest trading partner and a major source of FDI, is increasingly strengthening its economic engagement with the island country.

June 15, 2026

Himanshu Kulkarni

Issue Brief

Regional Turbulence and Cross-Strait Ties

Japan–Philippines negotiations on maritime delimitation could have implications for cross-Strait relations.

June 12, 2026

Prashant Kumar Singh

IDSA Comments

Deteriorating GCC–Iran Relations amid Renewed Tensions in West Asia

As regional tensions persist, GCC–Iran relations are entering a period of heightened uncertainty and strategic recalibration.

June 11, 2026

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

Issue Brief

Vietnam’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy Shift

Amid challenges stemming from a complex international environment, Vietnam, under its new leadership, is seeking to influence the evolving regional strategic discourse.

June 10, 2026

Temjenmeren Ao

Issue Brief