IDSA Comments - MP-IDSA

Resetting Ties: Modi’s Visit Reinvigorates India–Maldives Relations

Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Male reflected the pragmatic recalibration of bilateral relations recently soured under President Mohamed Muizzu’s ‘India Out’ campaign.

Anand Kumar |
August 01, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

Salafi Al-Shabaab and Shia Houthis: Ominous Ties across the Red Sea

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

The Western Indian Ocean and Maritime Domain Awareness

Information-Sharing Platforms help achieve interoperability with friendly nations and can build effective maritime domain awareness in the Western Indian Ocean.

V Krishna Kumar |
August 01, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

Compressing the MoD’s Capital Procurement Timelines

It is necessary to eliminate or combine two or more stages and introduce AI-enabled processes at various stages to compress the MoD’s capital procurement timelines.

Amit Cowshish |
July 29, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

ECOWAS Leadership Transition: Between Symbolism and Substance

ECOWAS can reassert its role as a central driver of West Africa’s economic integration and political stability with sustained political will and coordinated policy implementation.

Mohanasakthivel J |
July 28, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

The Trump Administration and Alliance Burden Sharing

President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to alliance burden sharing has resulted in US alliance partners increasing their contributions for collective defence requirements.

Khyati Singh |
July 24, 2025 |
IDSA Comments

Creating Conditions for Utilisation of Higher Defence Outlay

Defence expenditure must be aligned with operational requirements and the MoD's capacity to utilise the funds rather than be pegged to a certain percentage of the GDP.