Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s opinion piece ‘Murky political scene in Bangladesh’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 22 November 2023.

Though the government has assured a fair election, the memory of the 2018 election undercuts the hope, says Dr Pattanaik.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘Israel isn’t the first to violate laws of war. But we owe Gaza an experiment in negotiations’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 23 November 2023.

The article describes the slippery slope between legitimate combat and inadmissible violence as seen in Gaza.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Lt Col Akshat Upadhyay’s article ‘AI As A Multi-Domain Enabler For The Army’ has been published by Ananta Centre, on 21 November 2023.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on India-Maldives relations published in Hindi daily ‘Amar Ujala, on 20 November 2023.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Braverman’s exit and Cameron’s entry is good news for India. It can fast-track FTA’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 17 November 2023.

Braverman’s remark of Indians being the largest group of visa overstayers had irked New Delhi. Therefore, from India’s perspective, a change in the govt might mean fast-tracking FTA, says Dr Rao.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri co- authored a publication ‘The Future of BRICS: Between Objectives and Challenges’, published by the Stimson Centre, USA.

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Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India’s G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s opinion piece ‘Taiwan, a Malacca blockade and India’s options’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on 09 November 2023.
There are limitations to what India can do in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, says Amb Chinoy.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘Ongoing Wars and Environmental Hypocrisy’ has been published in Financial Express on 08 November 2023.
In recent times, this realisation has come after the 1991 Gulf War. During this war, around 600 Kuwaiti oil wells and facilities were put on fire, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Behind the Afghan refugee crisis in Pakistan’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ on 08 November 2023.
Expelling the refugees will only exacerbate the Afghan-Pakistan relationship that is already in tatters, says Dr Pattanaik.

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Assistant Director, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Rajeev Agarwal’s opinion piece ‘One month on - Is Israel losing the plot and friends in Gaza war?’ has been published in India Today, on 07 November 2023.

Such has been the intensity of strikes by Israel that the Hamas terror attack today seems a distant memory as the news and television are daily covered with destruction and death of thousands in Gaza, says Col Agarwal.