Deciphering Russia’s Afghan Policy Maintaining security and stability in Central Asia seems to be a key pillar of Russia’s Afghan calculus. By positioning itself as an interlocutor of the Taliban, Russia aims to project... Rajorshi Roy | August 31, 2021 | IDSA Comments
India and Taliban The unfolding horror in Afghanistan appears foreboding for India, as for the rest of the world, considering that a war-ravaged Afghanistan can well become a global terrorism hub under the... Sarosh Bana | August 30, 2021 | IDSA Comments
India’s National Hydrogen Mission and Prospects for Cooperation with GCC India and GCC share convergence of ideas and interests along with the political will to collaborate in the hydrogen energy sector. There is a need to provide impetus to the... Lakshmi Priya | August 27, 2021 | Issue Brief
Framing Japan’s Economic Security Agenda The COVID-19 pandemic has situated the policy conversation on economic security at the centre stage of national security calculus not just in US and Europe but also in Japan. For... Titli Basu | August 25, 2021 | IDSA Comments
What Beijing’s Expanding Digital Silk Road Means to India? The Digital Silk Road can give China the power to shape global digital governance norms in its favour and the political, economic and strategic tools to be a technological hegemon,... Jagannath P. Panda | August 24, 2021 | Issue Brief
Public Procurement Framework in India The GFR 2017 permit individual ministries to issue detailed instructions to address the needs and complexities of procurement carried out by them. The question is whether those principles and rules... Amit Cowshish | August 19, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Implications of Political Dissonance in the Maldives The domestic politics of the Maldives might significantly change if the position of the MDP government weakens. It might change the flavour of India–Maldives bilateral relationship and will also have... Anand Kumar | August 13, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has not succeeded in adding any additional universal stigma to nuclear weapons. It lacks the support base needed for replacing the Cold War... Rajiv Nayan | August 11, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Viable Alternatives Required to Replace Existing Procurement Procedures If existing procurement procedures are a hindrance in acquiring state-of-the-art defence materiel expeditiously, a case needs to be made out, based on demonstrable drawbacks of the existing system for a... Amit Cowshish | August 10, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Build Back Better World Initiative: A Partnership Against or Beyond China? Envisioned as a sustainable alternative to China’s BRI, US-led Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative seeks to narrow down infrastructure deficit in the developing world. However, with their several distinct... Jagannath P. Panda | August 09, 2021 | Issue Brief
