ECOWAS Leadership Transition: Between Symbolism and Substance ECOWAS can reassert its role as a central driver of West Africa’s economic integration and political stability with sustained political will and coordinated policy implementation. Mohanasakthivel J | | IDSA Comments
The Trump Administration and Alliance Burden Sharing President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to alliance burden sharing has resulted in US alliance partners increasing their contributions for collective defence requirements. Khyati Singh | | IDSA Comments
Myanmar’s Rare Earth Elements: Conflict Dynamics and Supply Chains Amid the civil war, Myanmar’s rare earth elements have become a flashpoint for regional and global resource politics. Om Prakash Das | | Issue Brief
The Israel–Iran War and the Nuclear Factor The Israel–Iran War has raised serious questions regarding the credibility of the IAEA and highlighted structural deficiencies in the NPT. Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | | Issue Brief
Defence Diplomacy through the Prism of Soft Power: US–India Defence Partnership India’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh’s mention of the term ‘Defence Diplomacy’ (DD) during his address at the Commander’s conference in April 2024,1 and its discussion in the Indian Defence Diplomacy:... Parama Sinha Palit | January-March 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Guiding Principles of Indo-US Strategic Partnership: Strategic Autonomy or Strategic Interest? The Indo-US strategic partnership has been a long project that is soon going to be a quarter of a century old. While the Kickleighter Proposal of 1991 sowed the seeds... Chintamani Mahapatra | January-March 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
The Race for Tech Supremacy between US and China: Implications for the World, US and India The unravelling race for tech supremacy, as a microcosm of the macro trade war between US and China, can be depicted as Tech Race 2.0. In some ways, this is... Varaprasad S. Dolla | January-March 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Balancing Strategic Partnerships and Sovereignty: The Impact of Technology Transfer Concerns on India–US Defence Cooperation India–US defence cooperation has grown significantly, driven by shared interests in the Indo-Pacific region. However, technology transfer remains problematic due to India’s focus on strategic autonomy and US concerns over... Abraham Ename Mınko | January-March 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
India–US Defence Cooperation: Opportunity to Achieve Technological Superiority for Indian Armed Forces Over the years, India has set up comprehensive infrastructure for the manufacture of defence equipment. Although considerable growth has taken place in indigenous capabilities, India is largely dependent on foreign... A.K. Srivastava | January-March 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
Enhancing Interoperability and Strategic Convergence: India–US Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific The strategic partnership between India and the United States has increasingly focussed on joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts in the Indian Ocean Region. Cemented by India’s 2016... Shayesta Nishat Ahmed | January-March 2025 | Journal of Defence Studies
