Dr Jason Wahlang, is a Research Analyst, at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. His area of research includes peace and conflict, and foreign policy focusing on post-Soviet states particularly Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. He has published in academic journals and web portals.
He has completed his MPhil from the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and his dissertation was on “The Role of Identity in the Rise of the Secessionist Movements in Russia: A Case Study on Chechnya 1991-2004”.
He has completed his PhD from the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. His doctoral thesis focused on the “Politics of Memory and the ‘Armenian Genocide’’’. He received his Doctoral Degree in August 2022.
Before joining MP-IDSA, Dr Jason worked as a Research Intern at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi and Research Assistant at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi.
As the rebel forces, including those affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have taken over Syria, Russia can expect mounting challenges to curb rising terrorism back home as it fights the military challenges in Ukraine.
Armenia hosted the 28th World Congress on Innovation and Technology (WCIT) from 4 to 7 October 2024, with issues relating to artificial intelligence being the key theme.
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Jason Wahlang and Ms Saman Ayesha Kidwai’s co-authored article ‘The Rise of the Far Left and Far Right in German Politics’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 24 October 2024.
Germany has increasingly been beset with the rise of ‘isms’ due to the extremist narratives promoted by the far-left and far-right political, say the authors.
Armenia–France ties are now shaping regional geopolitics in the Caucasus, and their bilateral relationship has become more meaningful after the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Geopolitical and geo-economic reasons account for the Central Asian nations, barring Tajikistan, following a multi-vector approach towards the Afghan Taliban regime.