Research Assistants, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Muneeb Yousuf and Mohammad Usman Bhatti’s article ‘The Military Is Still Pulling the Strings in Pakistan’s Elections’ has been published in the Foreign Policy Magazine on 05 February 2024.

With opposition leader Imran Khan behind bars, the February 8 vote offers little hope for near-term stability, say the authors.

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article ‘From Wheat Subsidy to Greater Autonomy: ‘Chalo Gilgit’ Movement Raging on’ has been published by International Centre for Peace Studies, on 05 February 2024.

The Chalo Gilgit movement is catching the attention of the people and popular sentiments are hardening in favour of meeting all the 15 demands they are making on the State, says Dr Akhter.

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Afroz Khan’s article ‘Decoding the 2024 Elections Manifestos of Political Parties in Pakistan’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace Studies on 05 February 2024.

The article seeks to analyse the manifestos of the three major political parties of Pakistan.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Is Myanmar Army losing the plot?’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 31 January 2024.
For the first time in its 75-year history, the military has lost large swathes of territory to ethnic groups, says Dr Pattanaik.

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article ‘PTI’s Hobbled Race for election 2024: The Fight for Survival’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace Studies, on 30 January 2024.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Bipandeep Sharma’s chapter on 'India', has been included in the report ‘The Big Picture of Arctic Geopolitics: An actor oriented analysis’, edited by Iselin Németh Winther and Andreas Østhagen, and published by Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Oslo, Norway.

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Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece ‘Space-related incidents during Taiwan’s elections’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 29 January 2024.

There is a possibility that Taiwan could have used the opportunity of the flyover of the satellite launch vehicle to raise the China bogeyman during election time, says Gp Capt Lele.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s research paper ‘Critical drivers of EU-India Security Cooperation: Pathways for Optimizing Convergence’ has been published under the EU- IndiaThink Tanks Twinning Initiative 2022-2023.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s opinion piece ‘Beyond Macron-Modi bromance—what’s next for India-France partnership?’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 26 January 2024.

A liberal France’s endorsement of India, right after a spectacular Ram temple consecration, will be a net positive for New Delhi in Europe, says Dr Rao.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashish Shukla’s article ‘The Saga of Lifetime Dis-qualification and Re-qualification in Pakistan’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace Studies on 24 January 2024.

Given the complex nature and dynamics of inter-institutional and intra-institutional relationship, politics in Pakistan retains both the elements of unpredictability and of surprise as it is unfolding in the wake of the upcoming election, says Dr Shukla.