Outcomes of the First Biden-Erdo?an Meeting While Ankara can take respite in President Biden’s decision to continue discussions on contentious issues, it would have to invest more diplomatic capital to overcome the challenges facing its relations with the US. Md. Muddassir Quamar | June 21, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Testing Times for Democracy in Nepal The public faith in the constitution and political system in Nepal has eroded drastically in last one year. However, for now, all eyes are set on whether the Supreme Court would validate the President’s May 22 action. Nihar R. Nayak | June 17, 2021 | IDSA Comments
History through a Fissionable Lens: 35 Years of the Chernobyl Disaster Even as nuclear safety protocols and processes have been strengthened since the 1986 disaster, learning from Chernobyl should be a continuing, ongoing process. Anushka Saxena | June 10, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Adopting Armed Forces Ethos for National Pandemic Recovery The armed forces ethos and sacrificial ideology needs to be earnestly adopted by all our citizens in their individual capacities to help in faster national pandemic recovery. Rajiv Bhalla | June 07, 2021 | IDSA Comments
The Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021 The IT Rules 2021 seek to address cyber security concerns of the citizens without infringing on their privacy and personal liberties, while maintaining digital sovereignty at the same time. Debopama Bhattacharya | June 04, 2021 | IDSA Comments
Iran Presidential Elections 2021 The expected victory of a hardline, conservative candidate in the forthcoming Iranian presidential elections could become a hindrance to fulfilling the country’s economic agenda and lead to greater domestic instability. Nagapushpa Devendra | June 03, 2021 | IDSA Comments
The Geopolitics of Power Configuration in South Asia: Understanding Chinese Defence Minister’s Visit to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe’s visit to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka highlights Beijing’s deepening security engagement with South Asian countries. Smruti S. Pattanaik | June 02, 2021 | Issue Brief
Imran Khan’s Single National Curriculum: An Overdose of Religion? Imran Khan’s overemphasis on further mainstreaming the religious education might result in increased conflict between his government and the opposition and also the civil society in Pakistan. Zainab Akhter | June 01, 2021 | IDSA Comments
A Multi-level Approach to Vietnam Foreign Policy: From Security Preoccupation to Middle Power Role Prior to 1995 when Vietnam joined ASEAN and normalized relationship with the United States, the overriding concern was security as could be well explained by realism. Vietnam has made several critical, strategic moves since 1995 and by 2030 the country may be able to act internationally as an emerging middle power. Le Dinh Tinh | June 2021 | Strategic Analysis
Israel’s Continuing Political Stalemate The political deadlock in Israel is set to continue, with Netanyahu failing to garner adequate support and Yair Lapid facing the deadline of June 2, 2021 to cobble together the necessary support to form a coalition government. Jatin Kumar | May 28, 2021 | IDSA Comments
