The Total Failure of the Recall Campaign in Taiwan The defeat of the recall motions against opposition KMT parliamentarians can be interpreted as the Taiwanese people’s message to the government to reconsider its security discourse. Prashant Kumar Singh | | IDSA Comments
How Imminent is the Next Israel–Iran War Some strategic experts fear there is a high probability of a renewed and expansive Israel–Iran war in the coming months. Adil Rasheed | | IDSA Comments
The Unease amid Newfound Warmth in Pakistan–Bangladesh Relations Pakistan–Bangladesh bilateral relations may be witnessing some warmth due to Bangladesh's changed domestic political situation, but the ghost of 1971 still casts a shadow. Ashish Shukla | | IDSA Comments
US–China Tech Rivalry: The Geopolitics of Semiconductors The growing rivalry between the US and China over semiconductors has become one of the sharpest points of tension in their bilateral relationship. Ishanya Sharma | | Issue Brief
Sergio Gor and the Future Trajectory of India–US Relations Additional responsibilities related to South and Central Asian Affairs on the new US Ambassadorial nominee could lead to diminished attention on the India–US ‘Global and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’. Ashok Sajjanhar | | IDSA Comments
Counter Drone Systems: A Primer A multi-layered counter-drone architecture integrates electronic warfare systems, kinetic hard kill systems, and emerging technologies such as Directed Energy Weapons. Brahmshakti | | IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s Nuclear Ploy Pakistan no longer gains a substantial strategic advantage from its nuclear posturing, even as it continues to view the display of a nuclear threat as a strategic tool in conflict scenarios. Rajiv Nayan | | IDSA Comments
Japan’s ‘Nuclear Taboo’ 80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki While Japan is staunchly committed to maintaining its traditional opposition to nuclear weapons, rising shades of domestic opinion are challenging decades of consensus. Abhishek Verma , Arnab Dasgupta | | Issue Brief
Stealth Frigates and India–Russia Defence Cooperation India–Russia collaboration on stealth frigates reflects the promise of defence co-production and the challenges of defence indigenisation. Rahul Wankhede | | IDSA Comments
Africa’s Quest for Modernity: Lessons from Japan and China The volume under review draws from noted scholar Ali Mazrui’s definition of modernisation, which integrates epistemic advancements with capability-based arguments. It looks to East and Southeast Asia as models for Africa’s development. As he states in his introduction, Africa ‘has to be able to conscript both China and Japan’ in service of its developmental goals (p. 5). He argues that ‘Africa can partner with China and learn from Japan’ while being cognisant of the diversity of developmental paths in East and Southeast Asia. Arnab Dasgupta | January-June 2025 | Africa Trends
