Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘India-Maldives ties set for consolidation, but China remains elephant in the room’ has been published in South Asia Monitor on 12 August 2022.
The India-Maldives bilateral relationship that has been on upswing after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih came to power was further strengthened by his latest visit to India. This was the third visit of President Solih to India since 2018 where an attempt was made to boost connectivity both within the Maldives and between India and the Maldives, says Dr Kumar.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar, Dr Anand Kumar’s opinion Piece ‘How the West’s sanctions on Russia are fuelling political and economic instability–and resentment–in South Asia’, has been published in South China Morning Post, on 20 July 2022.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Why India counts in Maldivian political tussle’ has been published in ‘The Tribune’ on 14 July 2022.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on India-Afghanistan relations ‘Renewed ties’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 29 June 2022.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on the reopening of Indian Embassy in Afghanistan, has been published in Hindi daily, ‘Amar Ujala’, on 27 June 2022.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘क्वाड के एजेंडा में हिंद-प्रशांत: क्षेत्र में बुनियादी ढांचे के विकास के लिए पांच साल बेहद अहम, चीन की मनमानी पर लगेगी लगाम’ has been published in Hindi Daily ‘Amar Ujala’ on 25 May 2022.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘The power shift in Pakistan’ has been published in ‘Daily Excelsior’ on 15 April 2022.
The loss of no-trust vote is a political setback for Imran Khan. However, the political future of Imran may not come to an end after his removal from power. A lot depends on how he plays the political game here on, says Dr Kumar.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on the political future of Imran Khan has been published in Hindi daily ‘Amar Ujala’ on 11 April 2022.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Western overreach’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 31 March 2022.
The Western countries led by the US want to create a security architecture in Europe whereby Russia, an erstwhile military and nuclear power, would be a non-entity. This they want to achieve by expanding Nato until the doorstep of Russia. Obviously, this will not be acceptable to a major military power like Russia. In this exercise Ukraine has been used as a tool, says Dr Kumar.
