UCAVs can impose a major decision dilemma on the adversary and act as a part of a combined arms offensive in the air, in their role as ‘loyal wingman’ for manned fighter jets.

• Akshat Upadhyay |
• July 31, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

The paradox of South Africa being formally neutral on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, yet parallelly deepening military relationship with Russia, is continuing to strain US–South Africa relations.

• Abhishek Mishra |
• July 31, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

The suggestions being offered to rein in the advancements in AI need to move into the domain of regulation, to ensure that the unwarranted effects of these technologies do not spill over onto the modern battlefield.

• Akshat Upadhyay |
• July 28, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

India’s participation in mini-lateral frameworks together with the US and its West Asian allies has been a transformative development in its West Asia policy.

• Deepika Saraswat |
• July 21, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Policy-makers need to recalibrate modernisation programmes from the earlier focus on traditional military capability needs to a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic hybrid war-fighting capabilities.

• Harinder Singh |
• July 21, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

The African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia coincided with escalatory actions by both the antagonists.

• Mohanasakthivel J |
• July 13, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Indonesia can emulate best practices from neighbouring countries like Malaysia vis-à-vis deradicalisation programmes to further reduce recidivism rates.

• Lakshmi Priya Vijayan |
• July 13, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s May 2023 electoral victory reinforces the dominance of political Islam in Turkiye’s politics, despite economic crises.

• Tejusvi Shukla |
• July 12, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Japan’s proposal to host a NATO liaison office in Tokyo is facing objections from NATO members like France, who view it as a distraction from the alliance’s core task of ensuring security in Europe.

• Arnab Dasgupta |
• July 10, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Prigozhin’s rebellion has cast serious reservations about the future of Wagner in Africa, and by extension, Russia’s influence on the continent.

• Abhishek Mishra |
• July 05, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments