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China’s Increasing Global Drone Footprint

China has become the world’s largest exporter of military UAVs and has also captured a significant chunk of the global civilian drone market.

Abhishek Kumar Darbey

IDSA Comments

November 21, 2024

Quad-at-Sea Observer Mission: Exploring the Prospects of Coast Guard Collaboration

Quad-at-Sea Observer Mission envisages the deployment of coast guard assets to strengthen the collective maritime policing capabilities of the Quad nations.

R. Vignesh , Abhay Kumar Singh

Issue Brief

November 14, 2024

ASEAN–China Free Trade Area 3.0: Why Southeast Asia Matters?

The increasing ASEAN–China economic interdependence ensures both sides have a stake in maintaining stability, despite the trust deficit.

Temjenmeren Ao

IDSA Comments

November 06, 2024

The Why and What of Non-Inclusivity and Dissensus in the Taliban ‘Emirate’

Unless the Taliban regime adopts relatively non-intrusive social policies and embraces people-centric approaches to governance, it will remain somewhat a mirror image of its old regressive self from the 1990s.

Vishal Chandra

Special Feature

November 04, 2024

History and Geopolitics in South Korea–Japan Relations: The Sado Mine Issue

The South Korean support to the designation of the Sado mine as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2024 is reflective of the recent conciliatory approach of South Korea towards Japan with regards to the colonial history.

Ranjit Kumar Dhawan

Issue Brief

November 05, 2024

ISIS: An Enduring Threat

Despite its physical Caliphate’s defeat in March 2019, ISIS remains an enduring security threat globally.

Saman Ayesha Kidwai

Issue Brief

October 30, 2024

Shia Militarism Upstages Salafi Jihadism in West Asia

Shia Iran and its proxies have captured Sunni Arab support, notwithstanding the Arab Spring sectarian carnage a decade ago.

Adil Rasheed

IDSA Comments

October 29, 2024

The 2024 Austrian Elections and the Rise of the Freedom Party of Austria

The Freedom Party of Austria’s (FPÖ) performance in the 2024 general elections reinforces the broader trend of the continental shift favouring a Eurosceptic and far-right worldview.

Saman Ayesha Kidwai

IDSA Comments

October 28, 2024

Armenia’s Tech Aspirations

Armenia hosted the 28th World Congress on Innovation and Technology (WCIT) from 4 to 7 October 2024, with issues relating to artificial intelligence being the key theme.

Jason Wahlang

IDSA Comments

October 29, 2024