Adil Rasheed

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s peer-reviewed research paper 'Akbar’s Statecraft based on Aristotle’s Ethics & AI-Tusi’s Doctrine of Love’ has been published in Journal of Peace Studies (VOLUME 32, ISSUE 2, APRIL - JUNE, 2025). The main proposition in the research paper is that Akbar's state-building and statecraft was inspired by Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Vedanta philosophy and Al-Tusi's Akhlaq-i-Nasiri, an eclectic mix evident in the polity, state architecture and the socio-cultural ethos that the Mughal ruler created. Read Complete Article [+]

Notwithstanding their sectarian differences, Al-Shabaab and Houthis are in cohorts over warring with the West and its allies in the wake of the Gaza crisis.

• Adil Rasheed |
• August 01, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s research paper 'Vedanta and Tawhid: Convergences in the Conception of Godhead' has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Peace Studies (volume 31, ISSUES July-December 2024) - ISSN 0972-5563. The paper explores the principal theistic doctrines of the Hindu Schools of Vedantism (Advaitvad and Dvaitavad) and finds it remarkably in sync with the Islamic schools of Tawhid conceptions (Wahdatul Wujud and Wahdatul Shuhood). Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article 'Why Iran will still not build a nuke' has been published in First Post on 08 July 2025. The article proposes that Iran is fully aware that even a retaliatory nuclear strike on Israel could endanger the holy city of Jerusalem, the Palestinian population, and even the Shia population in southern Lebanon, after which even the Muslim world would support obliterating the nation of Iran. Thus, the Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) deterrence doctrine won’t work in this instance. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article ‘The Hands That Guard The Ayatollah Khamenei’ has been published in Outlook on 30 June 2025. The article details the institutions that keep the theocratic state of Iran strong and imbedded in Iran's polity society and collective psyche. It describes details about the the 1979 constitution, the rigged system of elections, the IRGC and it's Basij as well as Al Quds Force, the corrupt economic Bonyad Foundation as well as the inquisitorial court system that undermines human rights and promotes gender inequality. Read Complete Article [+]

Multiple factors, including Egypt’s increasingly close ties with China, Russia and Turkiye, are threatening to derail the 1978 Camp David Accords.

• Adil Rasheed |
• June 13, 2025 |
• Issue Brief

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s paper ‘Deletion of Secularism from Bangladesh's Democracy’ has been published in the USI Strategic Year Book 2025. The rise of religious nativism and growing Islamist orientation of Bangladeshi polity poses potential threats to Indian security and vital interests. The radicalisation of Bangladeshi youth and their linkages with global Islamist powers and jihadist networks could fuel violence and militancy in India’s border states, writes Dr Rasheed. Read Complete Article [PDF] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

The false equivalence of Gaza with Kashmir in Pakistan’s international propaganda needs to be quashed.

• Adil Rasheed |
• June 03, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article ‘New Great Game: Why India, China should be wary of Trump’s West Asia visit’ has been published in First Post on 17 May 2025. Perhaps India should seek to decouple China from Pakistan and Turkey by reminding it of the threat posed by jihadists who may still be doing the ‘dirty work of the West’, says Dr Rasheed. Read Complete Article [+]   Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’ opinion piece ‘Pakistan’s terror subterfuge is a case for global sanctions’ has been published in News Laundry on 08 May 2025. For a long time Pakistan has a history of hoodwinking international organisations like the UN and the FATF by taking cosmetic measures to rescue its jihadist operatives and proxies, says Dr Rasheed. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.