Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘The missing links in India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, as shown by the Gaza war’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on 25 May 2024.

Any conflict situation in the Persian Gulf poses a serious threat, but there are solutions, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘As Saudi, US Near A Security Deal, A Word Of Caution’ has been published in StratNews Global on 24 May 2024.

As Saudi Arabia and the US work on a security deal, it is worth recalling similar events of 4 years back. And a word of caution not to repeat same mistakes, says Col Agarwal.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘India can’t ignore Russia-China bonhomie. Pursue CNP with a grand strategy’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 24 May 2024.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is the only leader Putin has met more than 40 times in the last decade. On average, it means more than four times a year.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘50 years of Pokhran-I’ has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 23 May 2024.

Today, while celebrating the five decades of India’s entry into the field of nuclear weaponry, it is important not to lose the site of the efforts of the scientific community towards the conduct of Pokhran-I, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘From Kautilya to Immanuel Kant: Lessons for a world at war’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on 23 May 2024.

The article highlights the relevance of Immanuel Kant's ideas and India's ancient wisdom and teachings in devising a new moral compass for a global order in disarray.

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HE Dr Philipp Ackermann, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in India, delivered a lecture on ‘Challenges in Europe and Indo-German Partnership’ at Manohar Parrikar IDSA, on 22 May 2024. The lecture was a part of the Eminent Persons Lecture Series and was chaired by Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy. It was followed by a Lively Q&A session.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat's article 'President Raisi's demise leaves Iran at a cross roads' has been published in Hindustan Times on 21 May, 2024.

Raisi’s rise to the presidency had been systematically brought about by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of a generational change in Iran’s political leadership, says Dr Saraswat.

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