Political Changes in Nepal and Bhutan: Emerging Trends in Foreign Policy in Post 2008 Period The two Himalayan states—Nepal and Bhutan—adopted a new political system in 2008. Nepal upgraded the existing multiparty system by excluding the monarchy. Therefore, Nepal had Constituent Assembly elections in May... Nihar R. Nayak | 2021 | Monograph
Principled but Evolving: India’s Approach to Multilateral Peace and Security India's multilateral approach has been influenced and guided by multiple strategies, interests, values and has transformed significantly through the decades. However, most foreign policy scholars have argued that India has... Rajeesh Kumar | 2021 | Monograph
Leveraging Cyber Power: A Study of the Approaches and Responses of the Major Powers The monograph looks at how major powers have tried to pursue three objectives in cyberspace, viz. (1) strengthening or enhancing national cyber defences, and (2) striving to shape the international... Cherian Samuel | 2021 | Monograph
Intersecting Geo-economics and Geopolitics: Nord Stream 2 and Europe Nord Stream 2, a Russian undersea gas pipeline project that intends to deliver natural gas from Siberia to Germany, currently sits at an intersection of several geopolitical and geo-economic cross-currents... Swasti Rao | December 10, 2021 | IDSA Comments
China’s Inconsequential Bid to Sign Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty Showing readiness to sign the SEANWFZ treaty seems to be a low-cost, high-return proposition for Beijing. It could be a calculated symbolic gesture having no bearing on the region’s precarious... Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | December 09, 2021 | IDSA Comments
India–Russia Cooperation in Indian Ocean Region, Arctic and Russian Far East India–Russia cooperation in the Indian Ocean and the Arctic, including the Russian Far East, could give strong thrust to their deepening engagement. However, there is a need for heavy lifting... Anurag Bisen | December 06, 2021 | Policy Brief
Developments in Pakistan: The More Things Change… As the civilian political space shrinks and the capacity of the state gets hobbled by political dissension and internal resistance from forces armed with an alternate blueprint for action, Pakistan... Ashok K. Behuria | December 03, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Defence Procurement in India: A Historical Perspective Defence procurement in India needs to adopt a mix of procurement avenues in which the indigenous solutions, foreign equipment and futuristic R&D continue together in a balanced manner. Considering that... Manish Rana | December 02, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Beijing’s Lead in Renewable Energy: Why India Needs to Introspect? As India’s strides in the renewable sector are increasingly gaining pace, it gives an opportunity to assess what potential challenges and opportunities arise for India in the face of China’s... Mayuri Banerjee | November 30, 2021 | Issue Brief
ASEAN–India Summit 2021: Outcomes and Prospects The 18th ASEAN–India Summit reaffirmed commitment to shared values and norms that underlie ASEAN–India Dialogue relationship that started in 1992, i.e., the commitment to support ASEAN Community building and strengthening... Udai Bhanu Singh | November 29, 2021 | Issue Brief
