India and the UAE: Progress towards ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ The way forward for New Delhi is to seize the momentum and develop a strategic partnership with the UAE to safeguard its core national interests while avoiding regional entanglements. Md. Muddassir Quamar | July 05, 2018 | Issue Brief
Return of the Persian Puzzle While it is necessary to identify and shore up the convergence of interest between India and Iran, it is equally important to recognize differences and pitfalls. P. R. Kumaraswamy | July 05, 2018 | IDSA Comments
Unmanned Trans-Atlantic Journey – A New Beginning Will the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight of a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle change the course of aviation and tilt the balance in favour of unmanned aircraft? Kishore Kumar Khera | July 02, 2018 | IDSA Comments
China’s contingencies and globalisation China’s Contingencies and Globalisation was initially published as a special issue of the Third World Quarterly and consisted of papers presented at the Seventh Annual Global Studies Conference at Shanghai... Rajiv Ranjan | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Analysing China’s soft power strategy and comparative Indian initiatives Soft power has become a new currency of power in international relations. It assumes more significance with countries that are sovereign equals but vulnerable to dominance and hegemonic actions by... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Nexus of Global Jihad The emergence of Al Qaeda on the global stage marked a shift, in more ways than one. Amongst these, it was perhaps the ability to run a corporatised terrorist organisation,... Vivek Chadha | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Kautilya’s Arthashastra: an intellectual portrait: the classical roots of modern politics in India The generalist reader, as also those interested in indigenous historical knowledge, owes a debt of gratitude to Professor Subrata K. Mitra and Dr. Michael Liebig for bringing out this remarkable... Jayant Prasad | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Pashtun Nationalism in Search of Political Space and the State in Pakistan Pakistan is undergoing political turmoil once again. Once again an elected prime minister was first removed in July 2017, and then barred from fighting elections for life on April 13,... Nazir Ahmad Mir | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Qatar Crisis and the Deepening Regional Faultlines In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar. They accused Qatar of supporting extremist and terror groups in the region, having close ties... Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
Whither Oil Prices? India’s Choices President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal has sent oil prices soaring again. Even prior to the May 8, 2018 announcement, after falling to below $30 a... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | July 2018 | Strategic Analysis
