IDSA Comments

Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons use, dreadfully experienced in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has had little policy impact on concluding a genuine nuclear disarmament convention.

• Rajiv Nayan
• August 14, 2023 |
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The controversy regarding President Vladimir Putin’s participation in the BRICS Summit at Johannesburg due to an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court highlights the geopolitical overtones and inadequacies of the ICC in the contemporary world.

• Saurabh Mishra
• August 14, 2023 |
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Erdogan extracted significant concessions while maximising Turkish national interest by supporting Sweden’s accession into NATO.

• Abhishek Yadav
• August 04, 2023 |
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Okinawa prefecture has the potential to be a new factor affecting Japan-China relations, unless the Japanese government can manage local grievances.

• Arnab Dasgupta
• August 04, 2023 |
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UCAVs can impose a major decision dilemma on the adversary and act as a part of a combined arms offensive in the air, in their role as ‘loyal wingman’ for manned fighter jets.

• Akshat Upadhyay
• July 31, 2023 |
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The paradox of South Africa being formally neutral on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, yet parallelly deepening military relationship with Russia, is continuing to strain US–South Africa relations.

• Abhishek Mishra
• July 31, 2023 |
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The suggestions being offered to rein in the advancements in AI need to move into the domain of regulation, to ensure that the unwarranted effects of these technologies do not spill over onto the modern battlefield.

• Akshat Upadhyay
• July 28, 2023 |
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Policy-makers need to recalibrate modernisation programmes from the earlier focus on traditional military capability needs to a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic hybrid war-fighting capabilities.

• Harinder Singh
• July 21, 2023 |
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India’s participation in mini-lateral frameworks together with the US and its West Asian allies has been a transformative development in its West Asia policy.

• Deepika Saraswat
• July 21, 2023 |
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The African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia coincided with escalatory actions by both the antagonists.

• Mohanasakthivel J
• July 13, 2023 |
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