China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life and the Making of the Modern State, 1845-1965 The process of state-building in China has taken place in phases, beginning with the efforts of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the Nationalist government (1928–1949) and later communist rule (1949- present).... Priyanka Pandit | January 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Strategic Wisdom from the Orient: Evaluating the Contemporary relevance of Kautilya’s Arthashastra and Sun Tzu’s Art of War Can non-Western sources of classical thought enhance our understanding about issues of statecraft, strategy-making, foreign policy, war and peace? Is it important to study such non-Western sources? And, can such... Akshay Joshi | January 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Saudi Arabia–Iran Contention and the Role of Foreign Actors The Sykes–Picot Agreement, the Iranian Revolution, the Gulf Wars, and other events that have unfolded after the Arab Uprising (the Arab Spring), have altered the course of West Asian history.... Vrushal T. Ghoble | January 2019 | Strategic Analysis
An Iranian Perspective on Iran–US Relations: Idealists Versus Materialists Over the past four decades, the relationship between Iran and the US has been marked by conflicts, ranging from hostage-taking and sanctions to military confrontation. The present research aims at... Mohammad Reza Chitsazian , Seyed Mohammad Ali Taghavi | January 2019 | Strategic Analysis
India–Japan Defence Ties: Building a Strategic Partnership India–Japan defence ties that began less than a decade ago have witnessed unprecedented progress. Until recently they were dominated by military exercises, training and regular dialogues, but now they are... G.V.C. Naidu , Ishida Yasuyuki | January 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Assessing India’s Engagements in the INSTC and Analysing its Implications on India’s Commercial and Strategic Interests The INSTC formalised by India, Iran and Russia at the start of the new millennium to develope an alternative transport system linking India with Central Asia and Eurasia floundered for... Sanjana Gogna | January 2019 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Big Push for Solar Energy China has managed to establish an edge in solar energy manufacturing and technology, and any shift in its solar policy is likely to affect countries looking to increase their solar... Chithra Purushothaman | December 31, 2018 | Issue Brief
Bangladesh General Elections 2018: What Next for the Opposition It remains to be seen whether AL in its third term will be able to address the issue of rampant corruption that has deeply permeated the governance structure as well... Smruti S. Pattanaik | December 31, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Bringing Capacity Building in Cybersecurity to the fore For a global build-up of cybersecurity, capacity building needs to be given much more importance than it has received till date. Cherian Samuel | December 26, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Xi Jinping’s Politics and What it Means for India There is a need to close the perception gap in India’s assessment of the state of Chinese politics, to distinguish between transformation and conflict, and respond accordingly. M.S. Prathibha | December 20, 2018 | IDSA Comments
