Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

IDF’s Subterranean Challenge: Profiling Gaza Metro, Hamas’s Centre of Gravity

The subterranean infrastructure is the pivot of Hamas’s irregular warfare strategy and allows it to undertake both offensive and defensive operations and has been assessed as one of its centres...

Rajneesh Singh |
December 28, 2023 |
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The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Implications for Regional Security

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reignited in 2020, continues to undermine regional security.

Jason Wahlang |
December 22, 2023 |
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Israel–Hamas War 2023: Beyond IDF’s Military Operations Lie Israel’s Intractable Challenges

While Israel is determined to destroy Hamas, terrorist groups are known to survive the loss of their leaders and members.

Rajneesh Singh |
December 01, 2023 |
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Israel–Hamas Conflict: Between Legitimate Combat and Inadmissible Violence

The complexity of the challenge in the Israel–Hamas conflict should not deter from the need to uphold humanitarian law and minimise the suffering of civilians by both the protagonists.

D. Padma Kumar Pillay |
November 28, 2023 |
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Mahabharata: A Strategic Overview

The Indian way of conceptualising war, employment of force, use of diplomacy, guidance for soldiering and capability development has a long and rich tradition that emerges from texts like the...

Vivek Chadha |
November 22, 2023 |
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan: Unravelling Pakistan’s Enduring Threat

The 4 November 2023 attack on the Pakistan Air Force base by an affiliate of the TTP highlights the threat posed by the group to the Pakistani state.

Rajneesh Singh |
November 16, 2023 |
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Nawaz Sharif’s Return and Prospects for India–Pakistan Relations

Nawaz Sharif's statements on forging 'good ties' with India after his return to Pakistan are unlikely to translate to any meaningful forward movement in bilateral ties.

Priyanka Singh |
November 16, 2023 |
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Philippines and Shifting Dynamics in the South China Sea

The intensification of China’s hard-line territorial claims in the East and South China Seas, matched by its unilateral actions, are threatening regional peace and stability.

Temjenmeren Ao |
November 07, 2023 |
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Muizzu as the Eighth President of the Maldives: Implications for India-Maldives Relations

President Mohamed Muizzu will continue security and defence cooperation with India and unlikely to cancel ongoing infrastructure projects.

Gulbin Sultana |
November 06, 2023 |
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Technology Development Fund: Opportunities and Challenges

The Technology Development Fund (TDF) is an important Grant-in-Aid Scheme of DRDO under Technology Management Cluster, for the purpose of inculcating defence R&D culture in private sector.

Arvind Khare |
November 03, 2023 |
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Monsoon and Climate Change Threat in the Indian Ocean Region

Increased collaboration among countries of the Indian Ocean Region on atmospheric and ocean studies is essential to tackle the challenge of climate change-induced vulnerabilities.

Manoranjan Srivastava |
November 01, 2023 |
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Reforms in Indian Aviation/Drone Technician Certification Policy

The certification process needs to be made agile and transparent for enhancing skilling to meet the requirements of the Indian aviation manufacturing and the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry.

Rajiv Kumar Narang |
October 31, 2023 |
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Semiconductor War: Assessing the Strategies and Impact of US Led Technology Decoupling

The United States and its allies have taken significant steps in recent years to decouple from China in the field of advanced chip manufacturing.

Rajneesh Singh |
October 26, 2023 |
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Japan’s Supplementary Defence Budget

Japan’s new supplementary defence budget focuses on hardware, personnel and bases.

Arnab Dasgupta |
October 18, 2023 |
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Attack on Sevastopol: Key Takeaways

The successful Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, Crimea on 13 September 2023 could force the Russian Navy to relocate the Black Sea Fleet to Novorossiysk...

R. Vignesh , Abhay Kumar Singh |
October 04, 2023 |
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India’s Deep Sea Mining Endeavours: A Search for Climate Solutions in Deep Waters

India is developing reliable deep-sea mining technologies and platforms to tap ocean resources to address its need for rare earth minerals that increasingly power renewable energy sources.

Manoranjan Srivastava |
September 27, 2023 |
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लोकतंत्र और यथास्थितिवाद के बीच थाईलैंड

थाईलैंड में लोकप्रिय लोकतांत्रिक मांगों के बरक्स वर्चस्वशाली शासन संरचना ।

Om Prakash Das |
September 25, 2023 |
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Pakistan’s Multifaceted Political Crisis

Pakistan is going through a multifaceted political crisis with political elites not able to evolve a consensus on a range of issues, including the conduct of general elections.