Agnipath: Addressing the Manpower Challenges of the Indian Armed Forces The Agnipath scheme provides an opportunity for the armed forces to leap into the next generation of warfare with a manpower that can embrace technological challenges. D. Padma Kumar Pillay June 21, 2022 IDSA Comments
Security and Foreign Policy Priorities of Australia’s New Labor Party Government The new Labor Party government in Australia is likely to show continuity on AUKUS and Quad initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, while policy approaches on Pacific Islands and China, as also on climate change, may get a re-look. R.P. Singh June 15, 2022 IDSA Comments
China’s Response to Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Beijing’s pushback against the Washington-backed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is likely to result in an intense regional geo-economic competition. Mayuri Banerjee June 15, 2022 IDSA Comments
Decoding Turkey’s Foreign Policy Recalibration in West Asia The change in Turkey’s foreign policy approach in West Asia underlines a desire on part of Ankara to eschew confrontationist politics. Md. Muddassir Quamar June 14, 2022 IDSA Comments
Multidimensional Peacekeeping Protection Mandate and Recalibration of the UN Military Peacekeepers The United Nations has introduced a layered approach to UN peacekeeping operations (PKOs) with wide-ranging enablers based on many reviews. Accordingly, a new resolution on the protection of civilians (POC) was adopted by the UN Security Council in 1999. The study attempts to understand the complexities of multidimensional PKOs, POC, 2019 policy, specific role of the UN military force and the need for new structuring and training of the UN military presence in the mission areas. Kulwant Kumar Sharma July-September 2022 Journal of Defence Studies
Ukraine’s Nuclear Disarmament Decision and Security Assurances Ukraine’s security predicament in the face of the Russian military onslaught brings into focus the vacuity of big power security assurances in the absence of legally binding security guarantees and treaty commitments. Mukesh Kumar June 10, 2022 IDSA Comments
Assessment of India’s UN Missions and Impact on Host Nations Multifunctional peace operations under the umbrella of United Nations (UN) have become an integral part of the global society to the extent that they are now one of the major regulating institutions of international relations. M.A.J. Fernandez July-September 2022 Journal of Defence Studies
Erdogan’s Nuclear Rhetoric While Turkey’s nuclear ambitions are not new, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's nuclear rhetoric is in the backdrop of Turkey's deteriorating regional security situation. Kushal Agrawal June 01, 2022 Issue Brief
Prime Minister Modi’s Europe Visit: An Analysis While the Russia–Ukraine crisis has given India the impetus to engage more proactively with European states, the need is to maintain and build on the momentum, in the pursuit of mutual benefit and prosperity. Anandita Bhada May 30, 2022 Issue Brief
India–Bhutan Hydropower Cooperation and Bhutanese Economy Hydropower cooperation between India and Bhutan should not only help achieve the larger aspirations of the Bhutanese people for peace, prosperity and happiness but also further strengthen bilateral bonds. Opangmeren Jamir May 26, 2022 IDSA Comments