Digital Healthcare and Rising Cyber Concerns With digital threats becoming trickier, a more holistic approach towards cybersecurity would help create a vibrant digital healthcare environment. Kritika Roy | June 12, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Refining Draft Defence Offset Guidelines 2020 The draft offset guidelines 2020, with revamped features, is a bold attempt at attracting technology and investment as well as promoting defence exports. However, the MoD may consider further refining... Laxman Kumar Behera | June 08, 2020 | Policy Brief
COVID-19 Deepens Fault Lines in Egypt While Egypt has managed to contain the spread of the virus, the economic and political fallout of the pandemic poses a critical challenge to the stability of the country. Lakshmi Priya | June 04, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Role of PLA in COVID-19 Response The PLA’s approach to COVID-19 has shown that the military reforms have im-mensely benefited their coordination and response. It has intensified China’s desire to maintain military preparedness and the resolve... M.S. Prathibha | June 01, 2020 | Issue Brief
Role of Political Guidance for Self-Reliance in Defence Self-reliance in defence may be better realised if India’s military instrument were to be shaped by political guidance and geopolitical considerations instead of being carried away by the contemporary winds... Prakash Menon | June 01, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Abysmal Human Rights Situation in Balochistan The movement of the Baloch people is likely to continue because of the strong undercurrent of popular disaffection in the province against the Pakistan state, and the sustained enthusiasm of... Nazir Ahmad Mir | May 30, 2020 | IDSA Comments
COVID-19 in Non-GCC Countries: An Overview The pandemic continues to amplify the crisis in West Asia, making it hard for governments to cope with it individually. In the absence of a coordinated effort at the regional... Nagapushpa Devendra | May 29, 2020 | Backgrounder
Military Manpower Cost in India and the United States: A Comparative Analysis While both India and the US face similar fiscal constraints, the approach towards military manpower cost in the two countries significantly diverge. The prevailing debate in India about the imperative... Abhay Kumar Singh | May 29, 2020 | Special Feature
COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on South Africa South Africa has utilised the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to consolidate its regional leadership and augment connections with major external partners like India. Ruchita Beri | May 26, 2020 | IDSA Comments
US-Iran Hostilities in Times of Pandemic The uncertainty brought about by the pandemic would at best have a limited and short-term impact on the US-Iran hostilities. For the time being, the chances of escalation may be... Prabhat Jawla | May 22, 2020 | IDSA Comments
