The Elusive Quest for an ‘Asian NATO’ The turn of the twenty-first century brought with it the miraculous economic rise of China in Asia and beyond; American strategy towards the region, denoted by the ‘pivot to Asia’... Jagannath P. Panda | January 2021 | Strategic Analysis
The KMT’s Predicament: Cross-Strait Relations and Taiwan’s Domestic Politics On October 6, 2020, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (parliament) passed two important Resolutions, moved by the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). These sought to ensure ‘US military aid in combating... Prashant Kumar Singh | January 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Strategic Use of Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam’s External Relations with Major Powers The article focuses on analyzing the ‘Cam Ranh policy’ of the Vietnamese government as well as the implementation of this policy since 2002 via its relations with major powers such... Pham Thi Yen | January 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Modeling Attribution of Cyber Attacks Using Bayesian Belief Networks The article makes an attempt to bring to the fore the various factors which are considered in the due process of attribution of a cyber-attack and the correlation of credible... Munish Sharma | January 2021 | Strategic Analysis
The Sino-Indian Geopolitics and Maritime Security of the Indian Ocean Region The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is a prominent arena in international politics, in terms of trade, tourism, population, among other aspects. Several countries, some unconnected geographically, have shown interest in... Sainandan S. Iyer , Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay , Sridhar D. Iyer | January 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Erdogan’s New Foreign Policy Volte Face It remains to be seen to what extent Turkish President Recep Tayyeb Erdogan’s recent efforts to mend broken regional ties and address concerns over domestic policies will succeed. Adil Rasheed | December 23, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Remembering Bangladesh’s Liberation War India and Bangladesh fought together “in the defence of human liberty”, in the words of Sheikh Mujib ur Rahman, to liberate Bangladesh, fifty momentous years ago. Smruti S. Pattanaik | December 16, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Political Uncertainty in Lebanon Disagreements on cabinet positions continue to hamper the formation of a new Lebanese government, even as the country is going through socio-economic turmoil, compounded by the pandemic and the Beirut... Jatin Kumar | December 14, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Helping Start-ups Cross the ‘Valley of Death’: The Main Challenge for iDEX The iDEX has made a commendable effort at putting a defence start-up ecosystem in place. The challenges ahead include maintaining momentum, obtaining funding, and accessing toolsets and data sets. Cherian Samuel | December 11, 2020 | Issue Brief
Hefajat-e-Islami and the Politics of Islamism in Bangladesh The street power of the ulema groups in Bangladesh is pushing the government to further Islamise the social sphere, which will pave the way for the ultimate political success of... Smruti S. Pattanaik | December 11, 2020 | Issue Brief
