Defending Japan: National Security Agenda 2022 Japan is manifesting refreshing confidence drawing from its resolve to push the envelope of positive pacifism while determining the strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific. Titli Basu | January 06, 2022 | IDSA Comments
Looming Spectre of Conflict in Eastern Europe? Kremlin’s increasingly assertive stance on the troop build-up along the Russia–Ukraine border can be viewed as not just prompted by Ukraine’s potential NATO membership but also as Russia underscoring its... Rajorshi Roy | January 03, 2022 | IDSA Comments
Lebanon: A Country Stuck in Multiple Crises Prolonged political crisis, social unrest, pre-existing economic misery, and outbreak of a diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and the Gulf countries have left Lebanon in a debilitated state. Systemic reforms to... Jatin Kumar | January 01, 2022 | IDSA Comments
Xi Jinping’s ‘Chinese Dream’: China’s Renewed Foreign and Security Policy Publisher: Routledge Taylor & Francis The author analyses the influence of Xi’s 'Chinese Dream' on China’s foreign relations and security postures. Xi Jinping’s rise has led to a paradigm shift... Prashant Kumar Singh | | Book
1971 India-Pakistan War: 50 Years Later Publisher: Pentagon Press India’s decisive and historic victory in the 1971 India–Pakistan War is considered to be one of the landmark geopolitical events in the history of the sub-continent. One... Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy , Bipin Bakshi , Vivek Chadha | | Book
Indo-Bangladesh Talks on Sharing of the Ganga Waters A major irritant in Indo-Bangladesh relations has been the question of sharing Ganga waters between the two countries. Though negotiations for the settlement of the problem have been going on... O.N. Mehrotra | January 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Bangla Desh and Our Policy Options It is necessary to have a detached and realistic assessment of the military situation in Bangla Desh. During the last one week, our press reports were over-optimistic and these reports... K. Subrahmanyam | January 2022 | Strategic Analysis
India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends ‘We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow’, thus spoke Lord Palmerston... Masih Ullah Khan | January 2022 | Strategic Analysis
Conundrum of an Island: Sri Lanka’s Geopolitical Challenges Sri Lanka, one of the most strategic islands in the Indian Ocean, is mired in several domestic political, security and strategic challenges since the end of the armed ethnic conflict... Gulbin Sultana | January 2022 | Strategic Analysis
EU-Turkey Relations: A New Direction for EU Foreign Policy? Turkey’s desire to be part of the European state system goes back to the Ottoman era. The Ottoman elites began to recognize the need for military, technological and administrative modernization... Yatharth Kachiar | January 2022 | Strategic Analysis
