Dr R. Vignesh is Research Analyst at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr R Vignesh’s review of the book ‘African Navies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives’, edited by Timothy Stapleton, has been published in the African Trends Journal, Volume 12, Issue 1, January-June 2023.
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr R. Vignesh’s co-authored article ‘The Vanguard Brigade: An Appraisal of the United Nations’ Rapid Deployment Capabilities’ has been published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘India Quarterly’ of Sage Publishing, on 14 August 2023.
In August 2021, the world was stunned by dramatic visuals of Afghan civilians running along and attempting to cling to a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 aircraft taking off from the Kabul airport in a desperate bid to flee from Afghanistan that had fallen to the Taliban. Just a month before this, in the first week of July 2021, the last of the American troops left Bagram Airfield, which had been the nerve centre of American-led military operations in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years.
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr R Vignesh’s chapter ‘Colombo Port City and its Implications on India's Maritime Security’ has been published in Dr S Utham Kumar Jamdhagni edited book ‘India's Blue Pulse: Preparing for A Maritime Future.
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr R Vignesh’s co-authored article ‘The China Factor in Africa's Path to Liberal Democracy’ has been published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Africa Review’ of Brill Publications on 07 February 2023.
The ADMM-Plus offers India and ASEAN opportunities to develop practical collaboration on security issues ranging from terrorism, maritime threats and other non-traditional threats.
AUKUS illustrates the growing strategic depth between the US and Australia, the UK’s return to ‘East of Suez’ and Australia’s attempts to revolutionise its defence industrial base.
Rajpal Punia & Damini Punia, Operation Khukri: The True Story Behind Indian Army’s Most Successful Mission as part of the United Nations, Penguin Random House, India, 2021.
The San Diego Roadmap for AUKUS: Hits and Misses
The San Diego roadmap heralds a major step forward for the AUKUS in achieving its key strategic objective of delivering SSN capability to Australia.