Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on Iraq, titled ‘Iraq at the Crossroads’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on December 05, 2019.

The article analyses the Iraqi youth’s protests against corruption, unemployment and Iranian and American meddling in domestic politics.

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Research Scholars, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses Dr. Meena Singh Roy and Mr. Rajorshi Roy’s co-authored article on SCO, titled ‘India and the SCO: A Vision for Expanding New Delhi’s Engagement; has been published the Russian International Affairs Council on December 04, 2019.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India’s relations with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, titled ‘India’s pivot to Saudi Arabia, UAE reflected in growing multi-faceted cooperation’, has been published in the South Asia Monitor on November 30, 2019.

The qualitative improvement in India’s relations with the UAE and Saudi Arabia is reflected not only in the growing political and diplomatic engagements but also in the growing economic and security cooperation, writes Dr. Quamar.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Ashok K. Behuria’s commentary on the political scenario in Pakistan, titled ‘Non-Issues Keep Pakistan Busy’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on November 23, 2019.

At a time when inflation is running high and the prices of onions and tomatoes are sky-high; leading to widespread popular disenchantment, such chronic political turbulence does not augur well either for the Imran government or democracy in Pakistan in the long run, writes Dr. Behuria

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece on ‘Beijing's ‘Asian NATO’ Maxim is Structural’ has been published as the PacNet Commentary at the Pacific Forum in Honolulu on November 22, 2019.

The piece argues that for Beijing, the arrival of the Quad 2.0 is a strategic challenge to China’s vision of regional architecture. Considering the challenges that the Quad process poses to China, Beijing’s perception is neither completely reactionary nor entirely military centric.

Research Analyst, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on Sri Lanka’s presidential elections has been published by Hindi daily ‘Prabhat Khabar’ on November 20, 2019.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Nihar R. Nayak’s commentary on Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji’s visit to India, titled ‘India-Bhutan Ties Set for Further Growth’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on November 19, 2019.

The Bhutanese Minister’s week-long visit has set a new benchmark for the bilateral ties, writes Dr. Nayak.

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Research Analyst, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s commentary on Sri Lanka’s presidential elections, titled ‘Gotabaya Rajapaksa Elected as Seventh President of Sri Lanka’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on November 18, 2019.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Adil Rasheed’s article on radicalization, titled ‘The Phenomenon of Youth Radicalization’ has been published in Toronto-based newspaper ‘Weekly Voice’ on November 15, 2019.

Many social scientists and activists have pointed out that young individuals coming from ultra-orthodox and conservative households generally have a hard time navigating their way in a society built on liberal values, writes Dr. Rasheed.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Nihar R. Nayak’s commentary on Sri Lanka’s eighth presidential elections, titled ‘SRI LANKA: Presidential elections: Will minorities become kingmakers?' has been published by Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC), New Delhi, on November 11, 2019.

As Sri Lanka is gearing towards the eighth presidential elections, national security, foreign policy and foreign investments in infrastructure projects and minority issues are once again dominating the political discourse in the country, writes Dr. Nayak.