Terrorism in the 21st century requires collective political will of all nations to combat the scourge of terror. The spectre of terror is to be tackled through specialized organizations beyond nations. Nations have to find common ground and share the responsibility and authority in addressing various dimensions, causes of terror and condemn its forms and manifestations.

Deputy Director General, IDSA, Brig Rumel Dahiya’s article on Defence preparedness, titled ‘Dealing with defence-less security system’ was published in ‘The Asian Age’ on May 8, 2016.

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu’s commentary on new governments Southeast Asia, titled ‘Challenges before the New Governments in Southeast Asia’, was published in ‘The Dialogue’ on May 6, 2016.

Distinguished Fellow, IDSA, Mr Amit Cowshish’s article on Agusta Westland deal, titled ‘A recurring scandal’ was published in The Indian Express on May 6, 2016.

OSD Outreach and Research Analyst, IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai's op-ed on the threat of Islamic States’ social media propaganda campaign in India, titled ‘ISIS in India: The Writing on the (Facebook) Wall’ was published in ‘The Diplomat’ on May 6, 2016.

India is juxtaposing its strategic position in the world by putting greater emphasis on its ties with the United States in contrast to the importance it accords to the European Union (EU). India-EU relations are getting overshadowed by the presence of China at the economy level. EU on the other hand is showing evident keen interest in transatlantic partnership with US. With India and EU looking at opposite sides and a resurgent China, it is pertinent to ask if the Indo-EU relations are withering or not.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha's article on National Waterways Bill, titled ‘National Waterways Bill: A Flow of Progress’ was published in April 2016 issue of ‘The Nationalist’.

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Titli Basu’s article on Indo-Japan relations, titled ‘Mapping India in Japan’s infrastructure agenda’ was published in the East Asia Forum on April 29, 2016.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Reshmi Kazi’s article on the Nuclear Security Summit, titled ‘Nuclear Security Summit Process (2010 – 2016) – What Next?’ was published in ‘The Dialogue’ on April 16, 2016.

Research Fellow IDSA, Dr Smruti Pattanaik’s article on Sri Lanka’s financial crisis, titled ‘Will Sri Lanka overcome its economic woes?’ was published in the East Asia Forum on April 14, 2016.