Changing State Perception of Nuclear Deterrence in Japan and South Korea With increasing North Korean nuclear and missile threats, and Chinese nuclear force modernisation, the prospects of indigenous nuclear weapons acquisition by Japan and South Korea cannot be ruled out. Abhishek Verma , Arnab Dasgupta August 03, 2023 Issue Brief
DDoS Attacks and the Cyber Threatscape Organisations must develop distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) response plans and promote a culture of cyber hygiene among their workforce. Rohit Kumar Sharma August 01, 2023 Issue Brief
S-70 Okhotnik UCAV Debuts on the Russia–Ukraine Battlefield UCAVs can impose a major decision dilemma on the adversary and act as a part of a combined arms offensive in the air, in their role as ‘loyal wingman’ for manned fighter jets. Akshat Upadhyay July 31, 2023 IDSA Comments
South Africa’s Rhetoric of Non-alignment in Focus The paradox of South Africa being formally neutral on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, yet parallelly deepening military relationship with Russia, is continuing to strain US–South Africa relations. Abhishek Mishra July 31, 2023 IDSA Comments
US Voluntary Code of Conduct on AI and Implications for Military Use The suggestions being offered to rein in the advancements in AI need to move into the domain of regulation, to ensure that the unwarranted effects of these technologies do not spill over onto the modern battlefield. Akshat Upadhyay July 28, 2023 IDSA Comments
India’s Arctic Endeavours: Capacity Building and Capability Enhancement India needs to adopt a whole-of-nation approach, involving industry, academia, and think tanks, to build a comprehensive institutional base on Arctic issues. Anurag Bisen July 27, 2023 Policy Brief
Khalistan Movement: Recent Activities and Indian Response The inaction of countries like Canada to rein in the Khalistani separatists have been straining their relations with India. Abhishek Verma July 26, 2023 Issue Brief
India’s Turn to Mini-lateralism in West Asian Context India’s participation in mini-lateral frameworks together with the US and its West Asian allies has been a transformative development in its West Asia policy. Deepika Saraswat July 21, 2023 IDSA Comments
Hybridity in Warfare: A Compelling Dimension in Modern Wars Policy-makers need to recalibrate modernisation programmes from the earlier focus on traditional military capability needs to a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic hybrid war-fighting capabilities. Harinder Singh July 21, 2023 IDSA Comments
US Cluster Munitions for Ukraine: Military Context and Legal Considerations The provisions of the Convention on Cluster Munitions are not relevant in the extant case of supply of dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM) to Ukraine. Abhay Kumar Singh July 14, 2023 Issue Brief