The Fractured Himalaya: India, Tibet, China, 1949-1962: Nirupama Rao, The Fractured Himalaya: India, Tibet, China, 1949-1962, Viking (Penguin), Gurugram, 2021, 609 pp., Price: INR 999.00 (Hardback), ISBN: 9780670088294 The Fractured Himalaya covers India-China relations during the initial 13-year period (1949–1962) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The author, Nirupama Rao, a former member of the Indian Foreign... Sunil Khatri | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Assessing the China Factor in the India–Australia Strategic Partnership after COVID-19 The article argues that India and Australia have a significant role to play amidst China’s expanding maritime footprint in the Indian Ocean and growing influence in the South China Sea.... Vinay Kaura , Meena Rani | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
GCC at Crossroads: Challenges Amidst Unrest in the Arab World The Arab unrest had a severe impact on the GCC, as it uncovered the existing internal fissures and limitations of the organization. Despite their success in integrating themselves on vital... Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Partnership with the United States: Fraying at the Margins? The strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and the US withstood the test of time despite occasional challenges. Even as the US dependence on Gulf oil weaned, the partnership continued due... Md. Muddassir Quamar | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Japan’s Security Reforms under Abe Shinzo: Setting the Stage for Proactivism in the Indo-Pacific? As the longest-serving Prime Minister so far, Abe Shinzo will be remembered for the unprecedented shifts he brought about in Japan’s security policies, which will most likely have a lasting... G.V.C. Naidu , Yasuyuki Ishida | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
US-China Strategic Competition and Converging Middle Power Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific The 21st century’s central economic nexus will be centred on the Indo-Pacific region. Simultaneously, the intensifying US-China competition in the Indo-Pacific is deepening. Regional middle powers must negotiate this competition... Stephen R. Nagy | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
The Shining Legacy of Shinzo Abe It is with deep anguish that I write to express my heartfelt sorrow on the tragic and untimely passing away of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The cruel hand of... Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | May 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Russia–Ukraine Conflict and Geopolitics of Data Routing The Russia–Ukraine conflict, as well as Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, draw light on the geopolitics of data routing and the usage of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) as a... Krutika Patil | April 29, 2022 | Issue Brief
Central Asia and the Ukraine Crisis The Central Asian states have had to deal with significant economic and security challenges in the wake of the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Jason Wahlang | April 27, 2022 | IDSA Comments
India–Australia Relations on the Upswing India and Australia need to take a leadership role in maritime security affairs in the two oceans and have deeper engagements with the Pacific and Indian Ocean island countries. R.P. Singh | April 26, 2022 | IDSA Comments
