Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘As Gaza hangs by a thread, can India play peacemaker?’ has been published in India Today on 23 February 2024.

Fate of Gaza war hangs by a thin thread of hope. US veto and Israel's impending ops in Rafah increase threat of conflict escalation, says Col Agarwal.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) RK Narang VM (Retd) authored an article ‘Aatmanirbharta is the Focus in Centre's Rs 84,000 Cr Defence Package’ that has been published on the NDTV website, on 22 February 2024.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Tech Wars or Old Battlefields: Lessons from the Recent Conflicts’ has been published by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on 21 February 2024.

Today, network-centric warfare has taken centre stage. Artificial intelligence (AI), space and cyber realms are fusing with sensors, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and beyond-visual-range (BVR) weapons on the modern battlefield, drastically reducing Sensor To Shooter (STS) kill chains, says Amb Chinoy.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajneesh Singh’s article ‘Targeted assassinations now have a buffet of tech options—flying Ginsu, drones, AI guns’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 21 February 2024.

Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Baqir al-Saadi was assassinated using a ‘flying Ginsu’ this month. It’s among the increasingly sophisticated weapon systems being used in targeted killings, says Col Singh.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘The evolution of India’s weather satellite programs’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 19 February 2024.

The time has come for IMD to look beyond ISRO and be involved in more international projects and engage India’s private industry to fulfill their requirements, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Modi govt did for India-Greece ties what others didn’t in 40 years’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 16 February 2024.

The upgrade in Delhi-Athens ties could help in the full utilisation of Greece’s strategic location as a gateway to Europe for India and the Gulf countries, says Dr Rao.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Russia-Ukraine War: Starlink Row Offers a Cautionary Tale on Role of Private Space Industry in Wars’ has been published in ‘The Wire’ on 16 February 2024.

A controversy emerged after Ukraine claimed that the Russian forces are using Starlink internet services in occupied areas. Despite Space X claiming that it has no links with Russia, the controversy refuses to die down, says Gp Capt Lele.

Assistant Director Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal discussed pathways to terminate the Gaza conflict on Gunners Shot, a channel for defence and strategic affairs, technology and welfare of armed forces personnel. The programme was aired on 16 February 2024.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘Detained Navy officials back safely from Qatar’ has been published in BlitzIndia on 15 February 2024.

The news of their release came as a huge relief for their families, who were informed after they boarded their flights back home, says Col Pillay.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Pakistan election: Who is the winner?’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 14 February 2024.
Political instability will add to the country's economic predicaments as it faces severe economic challenges, says Dr Pattanaik.

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