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Weather Warfare and Indian Armed Forces

Summary India has developed a strong scientific capacity for cloud seeding but lacks a tri-service framework. Further ...
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Left-Wing Extremism in Maharashtra: Counterinsurgency Strategies and Current Challenges

Summary There has been a gradual reduction in Naxal-related violence in Maharashtra on account of the implementation of ...
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Red Sea Cable Cuts: Envisaging Operational Framework for Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure

Summary India has vital stakes in ensuring the safety of the rapidly expanding Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI) ...
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Uttam Sinha Meets Life Peer and UK Parliamentarian Lord Bhikhu Parekh

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha met Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Life Peer and Member of Parliament, House of Lords, UK in Vadodara and discussed with him some of the… Continue reading Utt ...
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Ashish Shukla’s Article ‘The Pak-Afghan Border Clashes: Fallout of Unrealistic Expectations?’ Published by International Centre for Peace Studies

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashish Shukla’s article ‘The Pak-Afghan Border Clashes: Fallout of Unrealistic Expectations?’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace ...
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MP-IDSA Organises Round-table Discussion on Strengthening India-Russia Strategic Partnership

MP-IDSA hosted a round-table discussion, chaired by DDG Dr Ajey Lele, on strengthening India-Russia strategic partnership with experts from Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS) led by ...
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Contextualising Trump’s Bagram Pivot

Summary President Donald Trump’s Bagram pitch cannot be delinked from the geopolitical events that have shaken South Asia. There have also been reports of a possible Chinese takeover of Bagram.… Conti ...
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Anand Kumar’s Article ‘Bagram Ambition’ Published in The Statesman

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Bagram Ambition’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 16 October 2025. The debate over the Bagram Airbase has once again ...
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RK Narang’s Article ‘Make & Build in India: Self-reliance in Aero-engines through Safran Deal will help bypass delays’ Published in Force Magazine

RK Narang’s article ‘Make & Build in India: Self-reliance in Aero-engines through Safran Deal with help bypass delays’ has been published in… Continue reading RK Narang’s Article ‘Make & Build in Indi ...
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Ajey Lele’s Article ‘Algorithmic Warfare: India’s Leap Into AI-Driven Defence Modernity’ Published by SSPC

Ajey Lele’s article ‘Algorithmic Warfare: India’s Leap Into AI-Driven Defence Modernity’ has been published in The Society for the Study of Peace and… Continue reading Ajey Lele’s Article ‘Algorithmic ...
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Shayesta Nishat Ahmed’s Article ‘Empowering Defence Start-ups: An Analysis of India’s iDEX Initiative’ Published in the Indian Journal of Public Administration

Research Analyst Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Shayesta Nishat Ahmed’s article ‘Empowering Defence Start-ups: An Analysis of India’s iDEX Initiative’, was published in the Indian Journal of Public ...
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Priyanka Singh’s Research Article ‘India’s Engagement with Afghanistan under the Taliban: Promises, Opportunities, Perils’ Published in Himalayan and Central Asian ...

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Priyanka Singh’s research article ‘India’s Engagement with Afghanistan under the Taliban: Promises, Opportunities, Perils’ was published in the Afghanistan ...