Deepika Saraswat

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s commentary 'Rhetoric Without Commitment: China Promotes its Interests in US-Iran Conflict', has been published by Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, Shiv...

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘The US-Iran MoU: The Peril and Promise has been published in India's World on 24 June 2026. On 17 June, US...

The Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye reflects a broader shift towards region-led security architecture in West Asia.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• September 01, 2026 |
• Issue Brief

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

• Deepika Saraswat, Abhishek Yadav |
• June 24, 2026 |
• Issue Brief

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA), signed on September 17,2025, is a dramatic development amidst a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape in West and South Asia. Pakistan’s strategic elite has...

• Deepika Saraswat |
• September-October 2025 |
• Strategic Analysis

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘Looking beyond regime change in Tehran was published in Hindustan Times on 13 February 2026. Iran places national independence and resistance...

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘Will the Islamic Regime Survive in Iran? Was published in India's World Magazine on 6 April 2026. Washington and Tel Aviv...

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘The changing calculus of the conflict in West Asia’ was published in Hindustan Times on 3 April 2026. The stakes for...

Iran is fighting a ‘war of balance’, using controlled horizontal escalation as a tool to impose sufficient costs on the US and its regional partners.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• March 23, 2026 |
• IDSA Comments

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘War on Iran: The Price of Syrianisation’ was published in Open Magazine on 6 March 2026. The threat of territorial dismemberment...