Summary It will be an overestimation of Pakistan’s leverage to believe that Afghanistan, the ‘graveyard of empires’, one that defeated superpowers, will plainly succumb to Pakistan’s whims. Pakistan ...

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Simran Walia’s article ‘Under Takaichi, Tokyo becomes a partner of conviction for Washington’ has been published in ‘The Strategist’ on 05 November 2025.

Summary The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project risks ecological disruption and cultural displacement in a fragile, seismic and biodiversity-rich zone. Climate and seismic risk assessments, along with ...

President Donald Trump announced[i] on the Truth Social platform on 30 October 2025 that the United States will resume the ...

Ajey Lele’s article ‘How America’s revival of nuclear testing could open Pandora’s box’ has been published in First Post on 07… Continue reading Ajey Lele’s Article ‘How America’s revival of nuclear t ...

Summary A self-reliant Armed Forces Cloud will safeguard India’s military communication systems while strengthening strategic ...

The US SPEED Act 2025 illuminates how agile, outcome-based acquisition models can quicken defence procurement.

Summary India’s defence procurement continues to suffer from protracted timelines, bureaucratic bottlenecks and escalating costs. This brief highlights some key aspects of the US Streamlining ...

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay contributed a chapter to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s (GCSP) landmark publication, 30 Recipes for Peace, released to commemorate the ...