Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Ariane 6 – Europe’s long-awaited odyssey in space’ has been published in Taazakabarnews.com on 16 July 2024.

To have a larger pie into the global launch market, ISRO and India’s private space industry need to tie-up with Arianespace. Jointly both agencies can develop a model towards providing commercial launch services in multiple orbits, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘First anniversary of Chandrayaan-3 mission: When India pioneered landing on lunar south pole’ has been published in First Post on 14 July 2024.

With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, India became the first country in the world to land near the lunar south pole, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘The Long Road to Reform’ has been published in Open Magazine on 12 July 2024.

The article analyses Masoud Pezeshkian’s win in Iran’s presidential election.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Prashant Kumar Singh’s article ‘New Directions in India-Taiwan Relations: Modi’s Engagement from Tsai to Lai and Onward’ has been published in ASEAN Outlook, Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center (TASC), Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER), Taipe, on 12 July 2024.

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Abhishek Yadav’s opinion piece ‘India's Evolving Migration Governance: Progress and Prospects’ has been published in ‘The Geostrata’ on 11 July 2024.

India has demonstrated a heightened focus on enhancing labour mobility and migration governance through bilateral agreements, says Mr. Yadav.

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Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Remembering Starfish Prime’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 08 July 2024.

Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States on July 9, 1962. It was reported that the blast had disabled some satellites (around two dozen satellites were operational at the time), including a British bird called Ariel 1, the first ever satellite launched by the United Kingdom, writes Gp Capt Lele.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Macron’s snap election call could be his gravest undoing. It can’t save him from ‘cohabitation’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 05 July 2024.

The political situation in France, India’s closest ally in Europe, has stirred maximum interest and curiosity in New Delhi, says Dr Rao.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s opinion piece ‘Risks in the nuclear order in the wake of Ukraine war’ has been published in First Post on 04 July 2024.

The inability of the major nuclear powers to forge new arms control treaties that include China will have a long-term fallout on global peace and security, says Amb Chinoy.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Hasina’s India visit strengthens ties’ has been published in Kathmandu Post on 04 July 2024.

Bilateral relations have flourished, given the political will of the two countries, says Dr Pattanaik.

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BBC Bangla quoted Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik in its article ‘What India thinks about rail transit in Bangladesh and Teesta dispute’ on 03 July 2024.

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