COVID-19: Projecting the National Security Dimensions of Pandemics National security—in its traditional sense—is associated with the protection of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a state, as well as its critical interests abroad. However, the lethal nature of... Segun Oshewolo , Agaptus Nwozor | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
COVID-19: A Testing Time for UAE–India Relations? A Perspective from Abu Dhabi Responses against COVID-19 have become one of the defining aspects of the modern-day state system that is testing the organic capacity of nations in particular and the international community in... Arabinda Acharya | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Impact of COVID-19 on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The global onslaught of COVID-19 pandemic continues as uncertainty swirls around the global economy signalling a slowdown. It is still uncertain how long it will take to arrest the spread... Md. Manuar Mukarram | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
SAARC COVID-19 Fund: Calibrating a Regional Response to the Pandemic The convening of a video conference of the SAARC leaders by the Indian Prime Minister on March 15 to initiate a regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic came as a... Smruti S. Pattanaik | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Georgia 2008: Conflict Dynamics in the Cyber Domain The article focuses on the Five-Day War, which took place between Georgia and the Russian Federation in August 2008. This war provides the first example of use of cyber-attacks during... Miroslav Mareš , Veronika Netolická | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Deepening Critical Infrastructures in Northeast India: People’s Perspective and Policy Implications Northeast India continues to be an industrially underdeveloped and infrastructurally deficient region. The poor condition of infrastructure in the region demands serious attention. Studies in the region reveal that a... Raile Rocky Ziipao | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Revisiting the Discourse on Strategic Culture: An Assessment of the Conceptual Debates Strategic culture as a concept is generally understood as pertaining to the influence of the cultural dimension in national strategy. The concept rose to prominence due to the inability of... Anand V. | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Ladakh: India’s Gateway to Central Asia Ladakh is one of the largest administrative units in India, in terms of its territory. Due to its contiguity with Xinjiang and Tibet and its close proximity to Central Asia,... K. Warikoo | May 2020 | Strategic Analysis
Draft DPP 2020 – Legacy Issues in Offset Guidelines It would be advisable to review the proposed offset guidelines keeping in view the feedback from the industry, especially the foreign vendors who carry the primary obligation to execute the... Amit Cowshish | April 30, 2020 | IDSA Comments
Individual Rights and Collective Good: A Historical Perspective Any dichotomy between the individual rights of the people and the powers of the state has to be dealt with through a nuanced approach. Prakash Menon , Kajari Kamal | April 29, 2020 | IDSA Comments
