Jordan is the Pivot to Modi’s approach to Israeli-Palestinian conflict An unstable Jordan will undermine India’s newly found nuanced and balanced approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and push it back to the insipid, ineffective and routine of yester years. P. R. Kumaraswamy | June 15, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Keeping India-US Defence Ties on Even Keel despite CAATSA Mutual and shared interests between India and the US must form the basis of an enduring solution to the quandary presented by the provisions of the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act. Amit Cowshish | June 14, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Australian Connection The government needs to focus on meeting the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard’s urgent requirements for fuel so that their existing assets could be put to optimal use rather than squander funds on procuring an additional patrol boat from an Australian company. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | June 08, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Oil Prices Stumble, but for how long? Despite the easing of international crude prices, the central government is unlikely to cut central excise duties since a cut of Re 1 would result in a loss of revenue of Rs. 10,725 crore. Shebonti Ray Dadwal | May 30, 2018 | IDSA Comments
India’s Defence and Security Priorities This Brief offers an overview of India’s long established as well as more recent external defence and security priorities, and delineates the three options available to the Defence Planning Committee under the extant economic and geopolitical circumstances. S. Kalyanaraman | May 24, 2018 | Policy Brief
Challenges in Implementing JCPOA after the US Withdrawal While Iran and its European interlocutors (along with Russia and China) can be expected to mount a tough challenge to continue to make the JCPOA work in the light of Trump’s May 8 decision to ‘withdraw’ from the agreement, it remains to be seen to what extent they can succeed. S. Samuel C. Rajiv | May 17, 2018 | Issue Brief
Iraq Elections-May 2018: Prospects and Possibilities In the present form, Prime Minister Abadi looks set to emerge as the largest block but the chances of his coalition getting the required majority are slim. Rajeev Agarwal | May 08, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Historic Summit at Panmunjom While the recent Korean Summit marks the beginning of the new era, to achieve lasting peace will require intense diplomatic efforts. G.G. Dwivedi | May 04, 2018 | IDSA Comments
The Pashtun Uprising in Pakistan: A Plea for Justice With the ever increasing support and swelling number of protesters, Pashteen changed the name of the organisation from the Mehsud Tahafuz Movement to Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a Movement for the Protection of Pashtuns. Zainab Akhter , Yaqoob-ul-Hassan | May 04, 2018 | IDSA Comments
South Asian ‘Zombie’: The futility of reviving SAARC Given the structural fragility of SAARC and its inability to promote South Asian regional integration, an attempt to reboot the organisation would be futile. Rajeesh Kumar | May 01, 2018 | Issue Brief
