Rahul Mishra

On 3 May 2013, Australia’s former Prime Minister Julia Gillard released the Defence White Paper (DWP) 2013, making it the sixth White Paper on defence in the history of Australia,...

• Rahul Mishra |
• November 2013 |
• Strategic Analysis

Vietnam’s president Sang’s visit to the US is historic in many ways and promises to bring in a new era of partnership through active trade relations and strategic alliance as...

• Rahul Mishra |
• September 02, 2013 |
• IDSA Comments

INS Sudarshini, India’s Sail Training Ship (STS), was sent on a commemorative expedition to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries for six months along the monsoon...

• Rahul Mishra |
• September 2013 |
• Strategic Analysis

Timely as it was, the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s five-day China visit may be considered a success on all fronts. Leading the ‘strongest Australian delegation ever’ to China, Gillard...

• Rahul Mishra |
• May 13, 2013 |
• Issue Brief

This commentary attempts to put into perspective the recent developments in India–Australia bilateral ties. It argues that economic incentives and strategic calculations have compelled Australia to get closer to India....

• Rahul Mishra |
• July 2012 |
• Strategic Analysis

The current trajectory of developments is likely to lead to the point where the US and the Sein government find ways to resolve outstanding points of contention between them, leading...

• Rahul Mishra |
• February 14, 2012 |
• IDSA Comments

The PAP needs to make itself more responsive to the common Singaporean’s demands in order to remain the single-most powerful representative of the people of Singapore.

• Rahul Mishra |
• September 30, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

Piecing together Thailand’s fractured polity and society will not be an easy task especially given that the Shinawatra government has to live up to the expectations of its supporters while...

• Rahul Mishra |
• September 20, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

To maximise gains from their bilateral relations, India and Indonesia have to tread a middle path - a mix of furthering economic complementarities while competing to attract foreign investments.

• Rahul Mishra |
• January 25, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

The cultural linkages between India and Indonesia have to be leveraged, as a foreign policy tool, to take India-Indonesia relations to the next level.

• Rahul Mishra |
• January 19, 2011 |
• Issue Brief