The Balloon Incident and the Fragility of US–China Ties US–China relations have become increasingly contentious due to a variety of issues spanning trade and economics to military and geopolitical concerns. Esha Banerji | April 06, 2023 | IDSA Comments
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023: Boost to the Construction of Strategic Infrastructure The proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act of 1980 will allow for speedy completion of infrastructure projects in the border areas. Pushpita Das | April 06, 2023 | IDSA Comments
The Metastasising ISKP Menace for India The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for last year’s botched Coimbatore and Mangalore blasts in an attempt to show its expanding influence, which raises serious concerns for Indian security agencies. Adil Rasheed , Poorna Ghosh | April 05, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Improving Global Food Security: The Impact of the Black Sea Grain Initiative The Black Sea Grain Initiative has played a vital role in bridging the demand and supply gap and providing a degree of stability to the growing global food insecurity. Richa Kumaria | March 27, 2023 | Issue Brief
India’s Quest for Renewable Energy and the Gulf Countries India has deepened renewable energy cooperation with countries of the GCC in the last few years. Jatin Kumar , Guncha Prakash | March 24, 2023 | Backgrounder
The Corporatisation of Ukraine War: A Case of Unfolding Asymmetry in Military Power The power of crowdsourcing budgetary support, technology, training, and logistic wherewithal, while at war, has emerged as an important lesson in the Ukraine war. Harinder Singh | March 22, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Clean Energy Transitions in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges Even as Vietnam has Southeast Asia's largest installed solar and wind power capacity, coal will continue to be the country’s primary source of energy till 2030. Shubham Rai | March 21, 2023 | IDSA Comments
A Need for an Autonomous Agency for Overseas Development Assistance There is a need for India to establish an autonomous agency to execute overseas development assistance programmes. D. Padma Kumar Pillay | March 15, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Historic 7 March 1971 Speech of Bangabandhu* “My brothers, I have come before you today with a heart laden with sadness. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
The Indian Test and the Nuclear Game Rules It is possible to argue that India’s nuclear strategy seems to have changed, but this does not necessarily at present mean a change in the fundamentals of India’s nuclear policy as these were outlined in the late 1940s and the 1950s. The nuclear test appears to have damaged the NPT, and the test implies a re-orientation in India’s relations with China and the Super Powers. Ashok Kapur | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
