Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

India needs to build a defence-industrial ecosystem that reflects its long-term national objectives.

The revised labour laws in GCC countries have both positive and negative effects on the Indian diaspora residing in these countries.

President Putin accepting the credentials of the new Afghan ambassador marks the culmination of Russia's paced rapprochement with the Taliban.

Hangor-class submarines can expand the Pakistan Navy’s ability to sustain an underwater presence.

The January 2026 South Korea–China summit meeting produced minimal progress on the Yellow Sea maritime boundary issue.

The 2025 United States National Security Strategy (NSS) reflects a shift in how the US defines and pursues its national interests.

Operation Absolute Resolve demonstrated what a fully networked, joint and politically willed force can achieve.

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Western Indian Ocean poses a critical challenge to human security and governance.

Japanese diplomacy in 2025 underwent several paradigm shifts, each of which brought in train potentially transformative impacts.

Cyclonic storm Ditwah made landfall on Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, causing massive damage to the country.