Comments & Briefs

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

India’s Semiconductor Push: Defence Implications

India must work across the semiconductor value chain to achieve self-reliance, with particular focus on materials and skilled workforce.

November 20, 2025

Gourav Yadav

Issue Brief

Decline of Left Wing Extremism in India

The Maoist movement in India has shrunk both in territorial reach and ideological influence due to key government initiatives.

November 18, 2025

Abhishek Verma

Issue Brief

Trump’s Military Threat to Nigeria over ‘Christian Genocide’ by Jihadists

The threat of US intervention in Nigeria could worsen an already intractable security threat to the region.

November 17, 2025

Adil Rasheed

IDSA Comments

Sir Creek in the Crosshairs: An Analysis

Pakistan's construction of new military infrastructure on the western bank of Sir Creek has renewed attention on the long-standing boundary dispute.

November 17, 2025

Namita Barthwal

IDSA Comments

Western hydrocarbon imports from Russia since the Ukraine Crisis

The charge that India’s oil imports from Russia support its military agenda in Ukraine is irrational.

November 14, 2025

Bipandeep Sharma

IDSA Comments