Adil Rasheed

Multiple factors, including Egypt’s increasingly close ties with China, Russia and Turkiye, are threatening to derail the 1978 Camp David Accords.

• Adil Rasheed |
• June 13, 2025 |
• Issue Brief

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s paper ‘Deletion of Secularism from Bangladesh's Democracy’ has been published in the USI Strategic Year Book 2025. The rise of religious nativism and growing Islamist orientation of Bangladeshi polity poses potential threats to Indian security and vital interests. The radicalisation of Bangladeshi youth and their linkages with global Islamist powers and jihadist networks could fuel violence and militancy in India’s border states, writes Dr Rasheed. Read Complete Article [PDF] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

The false equivalence of Gaza with Kashmir in Pakistan’s international propaganda needs to be quashed.

• Adil Rasheed |
• June 03, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article ‘New Great Game: Why India, China should be wary of Trump’s West Asia visit’ has been published in First Post on 17 May 2025. Perhaps India should seek to decouple China from Pakistan and Turkey by reminding it of the threat posed by jihadists who may still be doing the ‘dirty work of the West’, says Dr Rasheed. Read Complete Article [+]   Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’ opinion piece ‘Pakistan’s terror subterfuge is a case for global sanctions’ has been published in News Laundry on 08 May 2025. For a long time Pakistan has a history of hoodwinking international organisations like the UN and the FATF by taking cosmetic measures to rescue its jihadist operatives and proxies, says Dr Rasheed. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article ‘Pahalgam terror attack: A sinister attempt to delay progress in the valley’ has been published in The New Indian Express on 24 April 2025.

The Pakistan army chief’s recent speeches indicate a desperate bid to fish in communal waters. But Kashmiris’ loud condemnation of the attack signals a change in the valley’s air, says Dr Rasheed.

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India–UAE defence cooperation is becoming an integral part of a flourishing comprehensive strategic partnership.

• Adil Rasheed |
• April 21, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Turkiye’s over-ambitious foreign policy based on medieval revisionism can become a threat to regional security while hurting its still struggling economy.

• Adil Rasheed |
• January 23, 2025 |
• Issue Brief

The rise of HTS and the seeming attempt by some Western states to normalise relations with this Al-Qaeda-tainted grouping is bad news for global peace and security.

• Adil Rasheed |
• January 10, 2025 |
• Issue Brief

The victory of HTS is a major triumph for Salafi-jihadist groups and raises the prospect of a larger pan-jihadist spectre.

• Adil Rasheed |
• December 17, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments