Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Can Israel and Iran Call it Quits? What About a Ceasefire in Gaza?’ has been published in Raksha Anirveda on 23 April 2024.

The continued strife between Israel and Iran gains significance, as it may turn the localised war in Gaza into a regional war. A conflict in which no western or middle-eastern power is ready to be involved in; options for Israel remains very limited, says Col Agarwal.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘Iran-Israel conflict no longer a shadow war' has been published in Hindustan Times on 22 April 2024.

Iran’s direct retaliation against Israel marks the end of the shadow war and the beginning of an uncertain future for the region, says Dr Saraswat.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘Iran, Israel, and military gambling’ has been published in Taazakhabarnews.com on 21 April 2024.

All in all, it appears that both Iran and Israel are unnecessarily taking calculated risks and any mishap could lead to a full-scale war. It is important for the powers like the US to play a mediatory role and de-escalate tensions in the region, says Gp Capt (Dr) Lele.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Germany is trying to de-risk from China but Olaf Scholz can’t take hawkish approach just yet’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 19 April 2024.

It will be interesting to see which side actually de-risks more from the other at what cost and how it impacts geopolitics, particularly China’s backing of Russia, says Dr Rao.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s chapter ‘Japan: An Anchor in India’s Economic Transformation’ has been published in Pradeep S. Mehta, Anil Wadhwa and Advaiyot Sharma’s edited book ‘Economic Diplomacy: India’s Ascendancy in the 21st Century’.

As two of Asia’s largest democracies, India and Japan have shared values that emphasise openness and transparency, rule of law, freedom of navigation and commerce in the Indo-Pacific Region, writes Amb Chinoy.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Understanding Iran’s strategic patience and why it is over now’ has been published in First Post on 18 April 2024.

Add the potency of proxies, and Iran suddenly emerges as a power like no other in the region. And, it has not yet gone nuclear!, says Col Agarwal.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal's Opinion Piece 'After Iran strikes Israel in ‘self defence’, what a full-blown conflict could look like' has been published in India Today on 15 April 2024.

The big question that remains unanswered is whether this will mark the end of it or escalate into an all-out war, says Col Agarwal.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Strategic Shield: Need to recalibrate defence diplomacy, role of military attaches in the contemporary times’ has been published in First Post on 14 April 2024.

Among the varied tasks of the military attaches, they would be expected to help achieve the target for defence exports set by the government, facilitate India’s defence procurements, secure supply chains, and mitigate causes of national security risks, says Col Singh.

Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘Prelude to conflict? Israel's Gaza exit, tense Eid and Iran's guessing game’ has been published in First Post on 11 April 2024.

It is difficult to say whether Israel has been successful in finally baiting out Iran to join battle directly this time or whether Iran was waiting for such a ‘red line’ to be crossed so that it could declare war legitimately on Israel, says Col Agarwal.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘UN Charter Limitations and enduring insights from India’s Experience of R2P in 1971’ has been published in ADGPI, Centre for United Nations Peace Keeping flagship annual journal Blue Helmet Odyssey 2024. The article reflects on the world’s first case of responsibility to protect and how the UN didn't really stand up for the refugees escaping persecution from Pakistan.