While Egypt has managed to contain the spread of the virus, the economic and political fallout of the pandemic poses a critical challenge to the stability of the country.

• Lakshmi Priya |
• June 04, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

Self-reliance in defence may be better realised if India’s military instrument were to be shaped by political guidance and geopolitical considerations instead of being carried away by the contemporary winds of COVID-19.

• Prakash Menon |
• June 01, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The movement of the Baloch people is likely to continue because of the strong undercurrent of popular disaffection in the province against the Pakistan state, and the sustained enthusiasm of the people to fight for their freedom, autonomy and rights

• Nazir Ahmad Mir |
• May 30, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

South Africa has utilised the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to consolidate its regional leadership and augment connections with major external partners like India.

• Ruchita Beri |
• May 26, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The uncertainty brought about by the pandemic would at best have a limited and short-term impact on the US-Iran hostilities. For the time being, the chances of escalation may be limited but the rivalry is here to stay.

• Prabhat Jawla |
• May 22, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities of the international system, particularly those of multilateral institutions. When the much spoken borderless threat became a reality, the multilateral institutions were found not only unprepared but acting in a self-destructive mode.

• Rajeesh Kumar |
• May 21, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

Although the new measures announced to fast-track the defence sector are significant, they do not add up to a comprehensive and overarching reforms package.

• Amit Cowshish |
• May 20, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

An informed scenario would be to release the weight of unsustainable debts, allowing the developing countries to focus on domestic sustainable development aimed at achieving climate neutrality, instead of developed countries’ over-emphasis on fossil fuel in their economic recovery packages.

• Anwesha Mohanty |
• May 19, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

Driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic challenges for India emanating from the Gulf region are highly imminent and discernible.

• Prasanta Kumar Pradhan |
• May 13, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

It might be difficult to prove any weaponisation intent or man-made origins to the SARS-CoV-2. Yet, the mass deaths and disruption caused by the virus forebodes imminent exploitation of biological agents for political ends.

• A. Vinod Kumar |
• May 12, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments