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The Rafale Marine Deal: Adding Strategic Depth to India–France Ties

Summary The procurement of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft enhances India’s naval aviation capabilities, strengthens India–France ...
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Charting India–Maldives Relations under Muizzu

Summary Mohamed Muizzu’s policy towards India aligns with his “pro-Maldives” or “Maldives-first” policies, prioritising the ...
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Taliban’s Amnesty: An Assessment

About the Monograph The Taliban’s unwritten and ambiguous ‘general amnesty’ neither implies political integration nor national reconciliation. It’s about total control, and about who gets to stay and ...
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Uttam Sinha Discusses River Relations with Bangladesh and the Brahmaputra with GOC-in-C Eastern Command Lt Gen RC Tiwari

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha met GOC-in-C Eastern Command, Lt Gen RC Tiwari on 04 August 2025 and discussed the River relations with Bangladesh and the Brahmaputra.… Continue r ...
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DPK Pillay to Feature in Series ‘Real Heroes’ on Sony Liv

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay features in a series honouring the Indian Armed Forces veterans and freedom fighters titled “Real Heroes” on Sony Liv. Read Complete Article… Con ...
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Ajey Lele’s Article ‘A NASA-ISRO joint radar satellite finally launches’ Published in The Space Review

Ajey Lele’s article ‘A NASA-ISRO joint radar satellite finally launches’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 04 August 2025.… Continue reading Ajey Lele’s Article ‘A NASA-ISRO joint radar sate ...
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Sujan R. Chinoy, Calls on General Anil Chauhan

Director General, Sujan R. Chinoy, accompanied by Prof Manindra Agrawal, Director IIT Kanpur, called on Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, to brief him… Continue ...
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Deepika Saraswat’s Article ‘The Reckoning In Tehran’ Published in Open Magazine

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘The Reckoning In Tehran, has been published in Open Magazine, on 4 July, 2025. Wartime national solidarity is not a ...
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Chinese Ambassador Amb Xu Feihong Interacts with MP-IDSA Scholars

HE Amb Xu Feihong, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China interacted with MP-IDSA scholars on 29 July 2025. Director General, Sujan R. Chinoy chaired the session.
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Fellows Seminar on ‘Maritime Capacity Building in the WIO: Analysing the Role of IMO, UNODC & EU’ Organised

Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA Dr Abhishek Mishra presented his Fellow Seminar on ‘Maritime Capacity Building in the WIO: Analysing the role of IMO, UNODC & EU’ on 25 July 2025. Vice… Continue reading ...
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Uttam Sinha Quoted in The Indian Express Article ‘China’s mega dam on Brahmaputra & concerns in India’

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha was quoted in ‘The Indian Express’ article ‘China’s mega dam on Brahmaputra & concerns in India’, published on 28 July 2025. Read… Continue reading ...
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National Front (NF)

An Exploratory Study . The Jabhe-e-Melli or the National Front (NF) is largely considered inconsequential in Afghan politics. It is often di ...