Baghdadi’s Elimination: ISIS Down but Not Out The ISIS may be down but not out as it is in the process of regrouping. A large number of their cadres are known to have survived. Any relaxation of... G.G. Dwivedi | November 13, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Significance of SDGs and India’s Evolving Global Role India has demonstrated a bold commitment to multilateralism. On all three parameters – ideational, diplomatic and institutional – India’s role is a continuation of a long lineage. As for the... Arpita Anant | November 08, 2019 | IDSA Comments
ISIS Crisis: Unknown ‘Caliph’ of an Absent Caliphate The possibility of total decimation of ISIS gives the world an opportunity to take the fight against global terror to several localised jihadist groups operating across the world, before they... Adil Rasheed | November 05, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Xi’s Nepal Visit Reveals a Grander Chinese Himalayan Approach President Xi’s Kathmandu visit sets a new parameter for the China-Nepal ties, moving away from the traditional interstate relations based on simple bilateral modes of engagement. Beijing seems to be... Jagannath P. Panda , Mrittika Guha Sarkar | November 04, 2019 | IDSA Comments
Saudi Drone Attacks: A Preliminary Military Evaluation The September 14 strikes targeting Saudi oil refineries demonstrated an exceptional level of mission accomplishment that is possible with drones today. In the coming times, drones are likely to get... Atul Pant | November 01, 2019 | IDSA Comments
BRICS-EU: Bilateral Partners and Global Rivals The BRICS group has gone a long way from being the simple acronym to becoming global political player. While it remains undecided whether the BRICS will evolve into a comprehensive,... Elena Maslova , Mark Entin | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Washington’s ‘America First’ Global Strategy and Its Implications for the BRICS The article explores America’s evolving policy towards BRICS in the context of the Trump administration’s new ‘America First’ global strategy. Even though the BRICS grouping has not become an anti-systemic... Vitaly Kozyrev | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
BRICS in the Post-Liberal World Order: A New Agenda for Cooperation? Perspectives from South Africa Given complexities currently underpinning multipolar realities of the international system, it seems that a pluralist internationalism is becoming a strategic consideration for a post-Western world order. This warrants new agendas... Francis A. Kornegay , Sanusha Naidu | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
What is BRICS for China? This article studies China’s approach to BRICS. It argues that China sees BRICS as a major asset in its effort to become a major world power and to reform the... Alexander Lukin , Fan Xuesong | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
BRICS and the Evolving Russia-India-China Security Agenda Russia India and China are paying more and more attention to international security issues. They have developed a broad common security agenda via cooperation through two international institutions created by... Maxim Bratersky , Georgy Kutyrev | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
