Subcontinental Drift: Domestic Politics and India’s Foreign Policy, Rajesh Basrur, Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press The International Relations scholarship in India has rarely paid heed to domestic politics as a variable in foreign policy analysis. Most such attempts have focused on anecdotal discussions; this is... Anuttama Banerji | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
Sovereign Attachments: Masculinity, Muslimness, and Affective Politics in Pakistan, Shenila Khoja-Moolji, Oakland, CA, University of California Press Asserting sovereignty across its territories remains the primary purpose of the modern State. There exist two kinds of sovereignties: legal sovereignty and de facto sovereignty. While legal sovereignty encompasses the... Muneeb Yousuf | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power, Jacob Helberg, New York, Avid Reader Press The defining feature of contemporary international politics is the global power struggle taking place at the intersection of technology and geopolitics. This power struggle has given way to a new... Anubha Gupta | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
COVID-19 and Lessons from ‘Triple Lock’: COVID Containment Strategy of Kerala Police This Article reviews Kerala’s efforts to check the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) without additional expenditure or infrastructure and employing the state police forces. This was remarkable in the face... D. Padma Kumar Pillay , Vijay Sakhare | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Space Policy and Counter-Space Capabilities As contestation in outer space has evolved into increased militarization since the Cold War era, multiple stakeholders have come to play a significant role in shaping the international regime governing... Anushka Saxena | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
Evolution of Pakistan’s Influence Operations in Jammu & Kashmir: An Analysis Influence Operations (IOs) are tailored actions to shape perceptions of a targeted audience within the information domain. They pursue political, economic, social, or military outcomes. Their adaptable transparent nature poses... Tejusvi Shukla | March-April 2023 | Strategic Analysis
The Saudi–Iran Rapprochement The Chinese-mediated rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran puts a check on the widening gap between the two regional powers. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | March 14, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Negotiations on South China Sea Code of Conduct: Does It Matter? Negotiations between ASEAN and China regarding a Code of Conduct on South China Sea may continue to be prolonged and evasive. Om Prakash Das | March 13, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Implications of the New START Suspension Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the New START complicates efforts to revive arms control negotiations. Rajiv Nayan , Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | March 02, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Generative AI and Large Language Models: The AI Gold Rush Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT have the potential to revolutionise the way we work and live. Sanur Sharma | March 01, 2023 | Issue Brief
