Khyati Singh

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 |
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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s opinion piece ‘Dual-Theater Competition: How the US Avoids Being Stretched Thin and Wins Where It Matters’ was published in Small Wars Journal on 01 November 2025. At times, the strategic conversation of the United States appears to be a zero-sum bargaining exercise: push the majority of assets to the Indo-Pacific Region, do away with other theaters such as the Middle East. This is an incorrect template for questioning. The right approach is not about where to invest all the assets, but rather how to best organize American power and allied industrial capabilities so that the US can deter high-end war in the Indo-Pacific while also being meaningfully involved and resilient in other regions, 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, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘Navies can’t afford expensive solutions to cheap problems’ has been published in ‘The Strategist’ on 21 October 2025.

The experience in the Red Sea implies a need to shift towards a more balanced and distributed fleet architecture, says Ms Singh.

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Research Analyst Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘Rickover’s Ghost: Can AUKUS’s Fail-Safe Culture Build a Fail-Fast Fleet?’ was published in The Diplomat on 17 October 2025. The “fail-safe” ethos of the nuclear age clashes with the “fail-fast” innovation cycle of the digital age, says Ms Singh.

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘Why the U.S. Shutdown Matters for Global Governance?’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 14 October 2025. The US government started October by entering into a partial shutdown, reflecting the deep-seated partisan divisions that shapes the contours of contemporary American politics, says Ms Singh. Read more  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 paper ‘Growth of Reusable Space Technology: Commercial Opportunities and Military Advantages’ has been published in Volume 18, No. 3 of the Journal of Strategic Security. The paper examines the evolution and implications of reusable space technology, focusing on its impact on commercial opportunities and military advantages. 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 “How Possible is ‘Mission-Impossible’: AI in the 21st Century” has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 08 Aug 2025. Artificial Intelligence is increasingly penetrating cinematic ventures, and playing to the perpetual robotic fear of human-kind, 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.

President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to alliance burden sharing has resulted in US alliance partners increasing their contributions for collective defence requirements.

• Khyati Singh |
• July 24, 2025 |
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President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are in the limelight, given the first full-scale protests against these policies that have erupted in Los Angeles.

• Khyati Singh |
• June 23, 2025 |
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