Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-ed ‘The Rise of The QUAD’ has been published in The Indian Express on October 22, 2020.

The Quad Plus format should cater to the region’s economic needs, including infrastructure, connectivity, and capacity-building. Without generous alternatives, many countries would continue to be drawn to China, as moths to a flame, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms. Shruti Pandali’s opinion piece ‘Voices from ground Ziro: Against Chinese claims, it’s time for the Arunachali frontier to be heard’ has been published in Times of India on October 22, 2020.

As India stands firm on its resolve to improve last mile connectivity, it’s an opportune moment to mainstream voices from India’s frontiers who keep the flag flying and let them shape conversations from the ground, writes Ms. Pandalai.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. M.S. Prathibha’s article ‘PLA Strives to Become World-Class Military’ has been published in Volume 9, Issue 47, 2020, of Strategic Vision for Taiwan Security.

China’s quest to build a world-class military for the New Era is integral to achieving the Chinese Dream, writes Dr. Prathibha.

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Research analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jatin Kumar’s article on Israel and the Gulf Countries ‘, titled ‘इजराइल व् खाड़ी देशो के बीच बदलते सम्बन्ध’ has been published in the October 2020 issue of ‘Seema Sanghosh Magazine’.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Commodore Abhay Kumar Singh’s article ‘Geopolitical Churning in the Indo-Pacific and the Persistent ‘Sea Foam’ of QUAD’ has been published in Chanakya Forum on October 20, 2020.

Quad 2.0 has certainly gathered momentum with growing convergence of views among members. The debate continues regarding the future role, value and relevance of Quad construct. Even though Quad 2.0 remains a work in progress, it has served the limited purpose of political signalling, writes Commodore Singh.

Director General MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘India and the Post-COVID World’ has been published in Volume 32 of the Naval War College Journal.
Multilateralism in a post-COVID 19 world provides a strategic opportunity for India to emerge as an independent pole, writes Amb. Chinoy.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Xi's Lost Chance in Asia’ has been published in ‘The Japan Times’ on October 16, 2020.

The piece argues that if Beijing truly wants to embrace multilateralism, sovereign equality and mutually respectful partnerships to create a bright, shared future for mankind, it must situate its rise within the existing international order, by taking first Asia into confidence more than any other region of the globe.

Research Fellow, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Why the US is ill-suited to mediate India-China border dispute’ has been published in Responsible Statecraft, an online portal of Quincy Institute for Responsible Starcraft, Washington DC, USA, on October 15, 2020.

Research Analyst, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s Op-Ed ‘Sri Lanka’s ‘India-First Policy’: Should India be complacent?’, has been published in ‘The Financial Express’ on October 15, 2020.

India must engage, understand, and assist Sri Lanka in a non-reciprocal manner, but it has to ensure that it is not taken for granted under any circumstance. India should not be complacent with the policy announcement from Colombo and must insist that India’s concerns and interests should be taken due care of, writes Dr. Sultana.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh’s article ‘Future of Taiwan-India relations’ has been published in Taipei Times on October 15, 2020.

The Indian government has been positive toward economic relations with Taiwan and a facilitatory framework is already in place. The present context might further help them take their economic relations to greater heights, doing away with any residual issues that these relations might still be confronting, writes Dr. Singh.