Comments & Briefs

The Total Failure of the Recall Campaign in Taiwan

The defeat of the recall motions against opposition KMT parliamentarians can be interpreted as the Taiwanese people’s message to the government to reconsider its security discourse.

September 02, 2025

Prashant Kumar Singh

IDSA Comments

How Imminent is the Next Israel–Iran War

Some strategic experts fear there is a high probability of a renewed and expansive Israel–Iran war in the coming months.

September 01, 2025

Adil Rasheed

IDSA Comments

The Unease amid Newfound Warmth in Pakistan–Bangladesh Relations

Pakistan–Bangladesh bilateral relations may be witnessing some warmth due to Bangladesh's changed domestic political situation, but the ghost of 1971 still casts a shadow.

September 01, 2025

Ashish Shukla

IDSA Comments

US–China Tech Rivalry: The Geopolitics of Semiconductors

The growing rivalry between the US and China over semiconductors has become one of the sharpest points of tension in their bilateral relationship.

August 29, 2025

Ishanya Sharma

Issue Brief

Sergio Gor and the Future Trajectory of India–US Relations

Additional responsibilities related to South and Central Asian Affairs on the new US Ambassadorial nominee could lead to diminished attention on the India–US ‘Global and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’.

August 29, 2025

Ashok Sajjanhar

IDSA Comments

Counter Drone Systems: A Primer

A multi-layered counter-drone architecture integrates electronic warfare systems, kinetic hard kill systems, and emerging technologies such as Directed Energy Weapons.

August 29, 2025

Brahmshakti

IDSA Comments

Pakistan’s Nuclear Ploy

Pakistan no longer gains a substantial strategic advantage from its nuclear posturing, even as it continues to view the display of a nuclear threat as a strategic tool in conflict scenarios.

August 27, 2025

Rajiv Nayan

IDSA Comments

Japan’s ‘Nuclear Taboo’ 80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki

While Japan is staunchly committed to maintaining its traditional opposition to nuclear weapons, rising shades of domestic opinion are challenging decades of consensus.

August 22, 2025

Abhishek Verma , Arnab Dasgupta

Issue Brief

Stealth Frigates and India–Russia Defence Cooperation

India–Russia collaboration on stealth frigates reflects the promise of defence co-production and the challenges of defence indigenisation.

August 20, 2025

Rahul Wankhede

IDSA Comments

Türkiye and the PKK: Disarmament and the Path Ahead

The July 2025 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) disarmament process is widely regarded as the most credible opportunity to bring the armed struggle, initiated in 1984, to a definitive end.

August 19, 2025

Abhishek Yadav

Issue Brief