Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Occasional Paper ‘India & Mother Earth’ has been published by Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation.

The Occasional Paper outlines India's leadership role in several global initiatives.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Ashok Behuria’s commentary ‘Pandemic-induced Regional Consensus can infuse new energy into SAARC’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on February 20, 2021.

India’s enthusiastic advocacy of regional cooperation and integration should be taken into account by leadership in neighbouring states and the SAARC should be made to realise its true potential, writes Dr. Behuria.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Titli Basu’s article ‘The US’ greatest asset in East Asia may be Japan’ has been published in Channel News Asia, on February 20, 2021.

The commentary argues that the US and Japan will need to shore up their economic heft and pursue a shared commitment towards setting the rules on trade.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha's chapter ‘India and China Water Issues’ has been published in Rajiv Narayanan and Qin Yonghui (eds.) ‘India and China Building Strategic Trust’, USI, New Delhi.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Will the Quad Evolve and Embrace Taiwan?’ has been published by ‘The National Interest’ on February 17, 2021. The article argues that building consensus on Taiwan’s future will invariably be a complicated chapter for the Quad.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored commentary ‘The Quad's Future is tied to Soft Security’ has been published by the PacNet in Pacific Forum. The piece argues that rather than a mechanism aimed only at contesting China, the Quad must emerge as a soft and succinct regional cohesive grouping that promotes a culture of democratic ideals and links intellectual persuasion with the Indo-Pacific architecture to further its acceptance and institutionalization.

Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col. Rajeev Agarwal’s article ‘Revival of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Options and Possibilities’ has been published by the Vivekanand International foundation (VIF) on February 17, 2021.

The revival of the nuclear deal, unilaterally abandoned by the US in May 2018, would require more than just hope. While both the US and Iran have indicated their intentions to revive the deal, the onus perhaps lies with the US to take the first step. writes Col Agarwal.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed Piece, ‘A disengagement deal better than expected’ has been published in The Hindu on February 15, 2021.

The OP-Ed piece analyses why Pangong-Ladakh disengagement deal should be welcomed with optimism, while keeping our powder dry!

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Associate fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Chapter ‘Holocaust Denial and Minimization in the Indian Urdu Press’ has been published in the Volume ‘Conceptualizing Mass Violence: Representations, Recollections, and Reinterpretations’, edited by Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi and Dr. Priya Singh (London: Routledge).

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s book ‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted’ is published by the Penguin Random House, 2021.