Khyati Singh

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s paper ‘Screening the irregular war: cinematic historiography as a strategic narrative in post–9/11 counterinsurgency’ has been published in the Small Wars and Insurgencies Journal on 04 February 2026. The paper examines how post–9/11 Hollywood war films – specifically Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and American Sniper (2014) – function as strategic narratives that construct a historical memory of irregular warfare significantly divergent from archival records, writes Ms Singh. 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 Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘The Great Abdication: How America’s Retreat Is Ceding the Global South to Its Rivals’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 30 January 2026. By closing down its principal soft power agency the United States is creating a significant power vacuum in the Global South, writes Ms Singh. 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 Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s book ‘Cyber Leviathan: Digital Strategies in International Relations’ has been published by KW Publishers. The Book examines how cyberspace is transforming power, sovereignty, and security in the twenty-first century. 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 Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘When AI Meets the Battlespace: The U.S. Dilemma of Innovation, Risk, and Strategy’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 10 January 2026. Artificial intelligence is not just coming to the battlefield; it is a full-scale structural change, says Ms Singh. 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.

The issue of the Taiwan Straits lies at the core of tensions governing the relationship between two great powers: the United States and China. Amidst the economic and technological developments of China came a strong wave of aggressive military modernization that took the world by surprise. This development, as was speculated, had its spillover effect and saw force posturing and power projection across the Indo-Pacific region.

• Khyati Singh |
• May-June 2025 |
• Strategic Analysis

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article “Why Washington’s ‘With Us or Against Us’ doctrine no longer works on New Delhi” has been published in Firstpost on 21 December 2025. India is an ally of the West, arguably the most important long-term partner in countering Chinese hegemony in the Indo-Pacific, but it seeks equitable partnership, not hierarchical subservience, writes Ms Singh. 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 Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘Information Warfare Laboratories: Comparing Russian Disinformation Operations in Romania and Potential Expansion to Moldova and Georgia’ was published in Vol. 24, no. 2 of the quarterly journal ‘Connections’. The article examines the information warfare efforts of the Russians in Romania as a model for understanding how these operations can be configured to suit Moldova and Georgia. 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 Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘The ‘Silicon Drain’: When US Tech Sovereignty Erodes Taiwan’s Shield’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 06 December 2025. The Trump administration is making its way through negotiations for yet another trade deal with Taiwan. However, this trade deal is going to be different, as officials will start to demand more than just factories, says Ms Singh. 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 Analyst Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘America’s Multi- Domain Operations at 250: A Strategy, Concept or Mirage?’ has been published by the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS) on 26 November 2025. The United States (US)Army marks its 250th year in 2025, and places Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) as the vision for warfighting in the future. Despite this, MDO remains more of a concept than a concrete strategy, filled with aspirations but enmeshed with institutional constraints and the abstraction of doctrines, writes Ms Singh. https://capssindia.org/americas-multi-domain-operations-at-250-a-strategy-concept-or-mirage/ 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.

President Donald Trump has comprehensively restructured the US federal government’s role in regulating the development of artificial intelligence.

• Khyati Singh |
• November 21, 2025 |
• Issue Brief