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R. Vignesh

Dr. R. Vignesh is a Associate Fellow in the Military Affairs Centre. He joined MP-IDSA in August 2021 and researches on the unfolding geopolitical dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region and its implications to India’s National Security and Regional Security of South Asia.

He has a Master of Arts & Master of Philosophy in Defence & Strategic Studies from the University of Madras. He has also qualified UGC-NET for Defence & Strategic Studies. In 2016 he was awarded the prestigious Research Fellowship from the History Division, Ministry of Defence for pursuing doctoral research in the topic “New Gunboat Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific and its Implications for India’s Maritime Security”. He received doctorate degree from the University of Madras in January 2022.

Prior to joining MP-IDSA, he worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, University of Madras. He was also appointed by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) as a Lesson Writer for its senior secondary school textbooks for subjects of Military History and Military Studies.

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Attack on Sevastopol: Key Takeaways

The successful Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, Crimea on 13 September 2023 could force the Russian Navy to relocate the Black Sea Fleet to Novorossiysk on the Russian mainland, which could increase supply chain vulnerabilities.

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African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr R Vignesh’s review of the book ‘African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives’, edited by Timothy Stapleton, has been published in the African Trends Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1, January-June 2023.

  • Published: 13 September, 2023

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Two Decades of US-Taliban War in Afghanistan

In August 2021, the world was stunned by dramatic visuals of Afghan civilians running along and attempting to cling to a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 aircraft taking off from the Kabul airport in a desperate bid to flee from Afghanistan that had fallen to the Taliban. Just a month before this, in the first week of July 2021, the last of the American troops left Bagram Airfield, which had been the nerve centre of American-led military operations in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years.

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