Vietnam’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy Shift Amid challenges stemming from a complex international environment, Vietnam, under its new leadership, is seeking to influence the evolving regional strategic discourse. Temjenmeren Ao | | Issue Brief
Tariff-Free but Not Barrier-Free: Africa’s Challenge in the Chinese Market China’s zero-tariff offer on imports from African countries removes a visible barrier while leaving the deeper trade imbalance untouched. Mohanasakthivel J | | IDSA Comments
AI-Generated Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Implications for Future Warfighting Cyber security is no longer about protecting networks but about preserving combat power. Karanbir Singh Brar | | IDSA Comments
India–Cyprus Relations: From Comprehensive to Strategic Partnership India and Cyprus are transforming a long-standing friendship into a strategic partnership spanning defence, security, connectivity and economic cooperation. Abhishek Yadav | | IDSA Comments
The Making of China’s Military Power in the New Era The monograph aims to bring Chinese perspectives and debates to the analyses of military reform. It explores and analyses the way China has shaped its military power, to counter challenges... M.S. Prathibha | | Monograph
China Pursues ‘National Strategic Integration’ for its Centenary Goals China is building a strategic system to integrate all its national strategies and develop strategic capabilities to accelerate its economic and security goals. Abhishek Kumar Darbey | | IDSA Comments
Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Key Takeaways The New Delhi Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting reinforced the framework's practical mechanisms for shaping the Indo-Pacific's political and economic architecture. Simran Walia | | IDSA Comments
The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Courses for its Future The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in May 2026 underscored the Quad’s continuing relevance as a provider of regional public goods and services in the Indo-Pacific. Arnab Dasgupta | | IDSA Comments
The Deepening India–South Korea Cooperation in Arms Production and Shipbuilding India–South Korea relations are moving towards deeper engagement in strategic industries, such as arms production and shipbuilding Ranjit Kumar Dhawan | | IDSA Comments
India’s BRICS Test: Can New Delhi Hold a Fractured Bloc Together? The challenge before India’s BRICS presidency is not to eliminate internal differences but to manage them effectively enough to preserve functional cooperation. Rajeesh Kumar | | IDSA Comments