Indian Foreign Secretary’s Visit to Myanmar Given Myanmar’s geostrategic significance and the continuing insurgency threat, disturbances in Myanmar pose a direct and serious policy challenge to India. A calculated realistic approach weighing the evolving ground situation alone will deliver the objectives of India’s foreign policy. Udai Bhanu Singh January 24, 2022 IDSA Comments
How Consequential Will be France’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union? Emmanuel Macron has been aiming high for the EU to reiterate its global positioning through a series of policy reforms. With him at the helm of the Council of the EU, there exists an opportunity to translate it into reality. Swasti Rao January 24, 2022 Issue Brief
Understanding Pakistan’s National Security Policy Document Pakistan’s NSP, the first such policy document with guidelines for achieving the set national security goals, is a hint towards breaking the inertia and embracing change to forge a more prosperous Pakistan. However, the question is whether it is possible, if Pakistan continues to remain entangled with the past. Manzoor Ahmad January 21, 2022 IDSA Comments
Kazakhstan’s Quest for Arctic Trade Route In order to maintain a semblance of balance in its ties with its two key strategic partners, Kazakhstan would perhaps have to leverage its geo-strategic importance for both Moscow and Beijing to navigate the new Arctic route. Jason Wahlang January 19, 2022 IDSA Comments
Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement: Roadmap to India’s Strategic Access in the Arctic By enabling access to logistics and support facilities at each other’s bases and ports, RELOS would enhance strategic cooperation between India and Russia, and promote their future manoeuvres in the Arctic and the Indian Ocean Region. Bipandeep Sharma January 17, 2022 IDSA Comments
Formation of Reserve Components of the Indonesian Armed Forces: SWOT Analysis The current as well as future dynamics of strategic environment are likely to face threats that are multidimensional in nature. Indonesia needs a total state defence system that integrates the capabilities of military and non-military. To actualise this ambition, Law No. 23 of 2019, along with Government Regulation No. 3 of 2021, is presently targeting the interests of the reserve components. This research analyses citizens’ role in the formulation of reserve components in land, sea, and air domains using Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis. Minan Sinulingga , Goki Sihombing , Rendy Ananta Prasetya January-March 2022 Journal of Defence Studies
Gurjit Singh, The Harambee Factor: India-Africa Economic and Development Partnership, Macmillan Publishers India Private Limited, India, 2022. ISBN (hardcover): 978-93-5455-069-0 Sindhu Dinesh January-June 2022 Africa Trends
International Law Matters: Implications of the ICJ Reparations Judgment in the DRC v. Uganda Case The ruling is considered the most detailed decision of the United Nations' top court in war compensation and signifies the occupying powers' reparation duties for damages resulting from its direct and indirect actions that violate international law. The judgement is undoubtedly historic and destined to act as a precedent for future cases. It once again establishes the fact that international law matters in situations of interstate armed conflicts. Rajeesh Kumar January-June 2022 Africa Trends
Taking Gender Seriously: African Union and the WPS Agenda Though the African Union has made significant achievements with gender related policies, national and regional action plans, and establishing numerous WPS networks across the continent, the progress is still gradual. The AU should start incorporating women candidates in their mediation selection processes and be decisive in appointing those women as envoys. Bulbul Prakash January-June 2022 Africa Trends
African Union @ 20: Addressing Peace and Security Challenges on the Continent The African Union (AU) marks its 20th anniversary this year, marking two decades of searching for African solutions for African problems. The recent COVID-19 pandemic and continuous conflicts in some parts of the region have made the going tough. It is clear that as the African Union prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2022, it should redouble efforts to address the peace and security challenges on the continent. Ruchita Beri January-June 2022 Africa Trends
