Issue Brief - MP-IDSA

Left-Wing Extremism in Maharashtra: Counterinsurgency Strategies and Current Challenges

While Maharashtra has witnessed a significant decline in Naxal violence, tribal grievances must be addressed effectively.

Anushka Chavan |
October 09, 2025 |
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Contextualising Trump’s Bagram Pivot

President Donald Trump’s wish to reclaim the Bagram airbase could be a negotiating tactic to strike a deal with the Taliban regime.

Priyanka Singh |
October 08, 2025 |
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Red Sea Cable Cuts: Envisaging Operational Framework for Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure

The recent incidents of cable cuts in the Red Sea highlight the need to develop operational strategies in the Indian Ocean Region to secure Critical Undersea Infrastructure.

R. Vignesh |
October 07, 2025 |
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The Rohingya Crisis amid Shifting Dynamics in Rakhine

The growing armed conflict between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military in Rakhine State since late 2023 has left nearly one million Rohingya refugees stranded in camps.

Saanya Sidhra |
October 07, 2025 |
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Challenges of Integrating Foreign Fighters in Syria

Ahmed al-Sharaa’s decision to integrate foreign fighters into the Syrian army accompanies complex structural and security challenges.

Saman Ayesha Kidwai |
October 03, 2025 |
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TICAD 9 and the Indian Ocean: Prospects for India–Japan Collaboration

The initiatives announced during the TICAD9 summit in Yokohama offer a second chance to reinvigorate India-Japan collaboration in Africa.

Defence Contours of India-UK Vision 2035: Opportunities and Challenges

Vision 2035 can be expected to evolve from a roadmap into a durable pillar of the India–UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Shayesta Nishat Ahmed |
October 01, 2025 |
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China’s Contentious Relationship with North Korea: Recent Developments

Beijing’s robust economic ties do not lead it to pressure Pyongyang to denuclearise, as it prioritises the stability of the bilateral relationship.

M.S. Prathibha |
October 01, 2025 |
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Trump’s Tariffs and BRICS: Towards a Resilient Bloc?

President Trump’s tariffs have reinforced the importance of BRICS as a platform for collective bargaining and the pursuit of alternative institutional frameworks.

Rajeesh Kumar |
September 29, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk’s Killing Bares Rising Extremism in the US Body Politic

Political violence in the US has increased in recent times, with Charlie Kirk’s killing the latest instance of rising extremism in the US body politic.

Adil Rasheed |
September 22, 2025 |
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Small Modular Reactors and India: Institutional Drivers and Challenges

Given India’s future energy demand and need for clean energy, Small Modular Reactors (SMR) are a suitable option.

Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak , Bhawna Budhwar |
September 19, 2025 |
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China’s Space-Based Surveillance Capabilities

China has made notable progress in strengthening its space infrastructure to support space-based surveillance.

Abhishek Kumar Darbey |
September 18, 2025 |
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Steel Dome: Türkiye’s Envisioned Layered Air Shield

Türkiye’s Steel Dome air defence system aims to reduce foreign dependence and protect critical infrastructure.

Abhishek Yadav |
September 16, 2025 |
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Trump’s Executive Order on Deep Seabed Mining: A Critical Assessment

A new Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump on 24 April 2025 calls for enabling US access to vast reserves of mineral resources on the deep seabed space.

Bipandeep Sharma |
September 03, 2025 |
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UN Cyber OEWG Ends after Five-Year Run

The UN has taken a step forward to institutionalise cyber diplomacy, but the success of the new mechanism depends on implementation and sufficient resourcing.

Cherian Samuel |
September 03, 2025 |
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US–China Tech Rivalry: The Geopolitics of Semiconductors

The growing rivalry between the US and China over semiconductors has become one of the sharpest points of tension in their bilateral relationship.

Ishanya Sharma |
August 29, 2025 |
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Japan’s ‘Nuclear Taboo’ 80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki

While Japan is staunchly committed to maintaining its traditional opposition to nuclear weapons, rising shades of domestic opinion are challenging decades of consensus.

Abhishek Verma , Arnab Dasgupta |
August 22, 2025 |
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Türkiye and the PKK: Disarmament and the Path Ahead

The July 2025 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) disarmament process is widely regarded as the most credible opportunity to bring the armed struggle, initiated in 1984, to a definitive end.