Hard Attack on US Soft Power: The Case of USAID The proposed overhaul of the USAID raises critical questions about the future of US soft power. Khyati Singh | | IDSA Comments
ISIS in 2025: The Resurging Threat The threat of the transnational Salafi jihadist group remains a dangerously persistent and evolving security challenge. Sarika Ram Nath | | IDSA Comments
The Second Trump Administration and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia remains a key partner for the US given that both sides have multiple shared interests. Temjenmeren Ao | | Issue Brief
China’s Road to Great Rejuvenation: From Opening Up to New Quality Productive Forces Beijing sees New Quality Productive Forces (NQPF) (comprising big data, AI and other disruptive technologies) as key to national rejuvenation. Mayuri Banerjee | | Issue Brief
The Jaffar Express Hijack and Shrinking State Writ in Balochistan The Jaffar Express hijack has exposed the fact that as far as Balochistan is concerned, the writ of the Pakistani State has shrunk. Ashish Shukla | March 19, 2025 | IDSA Comments
Japan–India–Africa Business Forum: A Collaborative Path to Sustainable Growth The Japan–India–Africa Business Forum focuses on infrastructure development, industrial cooperation and capacity-building in Africa. Abhishek Mishra , Simran Walia | March 18, 2025 | IDSA Comments
Egypt’s Gaza Reconstruction Plan While the Egyptian Gaza reconstruction plan is perceived as more realistic than Trump’s ‘Riviera in the Middle East’ proposal, it does not sufficiently address Israel’s concerns. Hirak Jyoti Das | March 13, 2025 | IDSA Comments
PM Modi at AI Summit 2025: Shaping India’s AI Vision for the Future Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation at the AI Summit 2025 highlighted India's commitment to promote responsible innovation. Rahul Panwar | | IDSA Comments
The P-75I Saga and India’s Submarine-Building Journey The P-75I programme can be regarded as an inflection point for strengthening India’s defence industrial ecosystem for achieving ‘atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in submarine technology. R. Vignesh , Abhay Kumar Singh | | Issue Brief
Japan’s Territorial Disputes and their Management Japan’s territorial disputes and the strategies it employs to manage them offer valuable insights into the practice of its security policy. Arnab Dasgupta | | Issue Brief