Climate Change and the Island States: Reimagining the International System Lokendra Sharma September 2021 Strategic Analysis
Renewed Push to Amend Japan’s Post-War Constitution: Prospects and Challenges Shamshad A. Khan September 2021 Strategic Analysis
India–Australia: Defining New Horizons of Engagement The landmark virtual summit between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Scott Morrison in June 2020 led to ties being upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Australia’s High Commissioner to India alluded to the four D’s—Democracy, Defence, Diaspora, Dosti (friendship), with increased focus on Defence. In the India–Australia partnership, the emphasis is on maritime security cooperation, Quad 2.0, the Malabar exercises as well as cyber security and intelligence cooperation. Pankaj K Jha , Shaun Star September 2021 Strategic Analysis
India’s Defence Expenditure: A Trend Analysis This article examines India’s defence expenditure over the past ten years. In so doing, it provides a public finance perspective to explain the recurring resource crunch being faced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The article reasons that a substantial augmentation of resources for the MoD in the past has faced stiff barriers due to lack of tax buoyancy and also the political, economic and other exigencies that have led to greater public spending outside the traditional areas of expenses, including defence. Laxman Kumar Behera , Pabitra Mohan Nayak September 2021 Strategic Analysis
Partnering a Rival: The Sustenance of India’s Complex Interdependence with China, 2010-20 While a worrying disrepair in the political-military strand of the equation between New Delhi and Beijing prevailed through the 2010s, its economic component witnessed contrasting instances of convergence. Bipin K. Tiwary , Anubhav Roy September 2021 Strategic Analysis
Deciphering Russia’s Afghan Policy Maintaining security and stability in Central Asia seems to be a key pillar of Russia’s Afghan calculus. By positioning itself as an interlocutor of the Taliban, Russia aims to project itself as an indispensable pole in resolving global and regional issues. Rajorshi Roy August 31, 2021 IDSA Comments
India and Taliban The unfolding horror in Afghanistan appears foreboding for India, as for the rest of the world, considering that a war-ravaged Afghanistan can well become a global terrorism hub under the Taliban. Sarosh Bana August 30, 2021 IDSA Comments
India’s National Hydrogen Mission and Prospects for Cooperation with GCC India and GCC share convergence of ideas and interests along with the political will to collaborate in the hydrogen energy sector. There is a need to provide impetus to the public and private partnerships in this sector as it has a strong potential for growth in future. Lakshmi Priya August 27, 2021 Issue Brief
Framing Japan’s Economic Security Agenda The COVID-19 pandemic has situated the policy conversation on economic security at the centre stage of national security calculus not just in US and Europe but also in Japan. For Japan, it would entail attaining “strategic autonomy” in critical supply chains at the national level, and pursuing “strategic indispensability” at the global level. Titli Basu August 25, 2021 IDSA Comments
What Beijing’s Expanding Digital Silk Road Means to India? The Digital Silk Road can give China the power to shape global digital governance norms in its favour and the political, economic and strategic tools to be a technological hegemon, posing enormous challenges to emerging economies like India. Jagannath P. Panda August 24, 2021 Issue Brief
