Research Analyst, IDSA, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on India-Sri Lanka Relations, titled ‘India-Sri Lanka Relations: New Issues, Novel Perspective’ has been published in the debate section of the January-March 2019 issue of Indian Foreign Affairs Journal.

How India-Sri Lanka relations pan out in the next five years depends on the outcome of the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka in 2019 and 2020 respectively, writes Dr. Sultana.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Adil Rasheed’s article on the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been published in the leading Hindi daily ‘Hindustan’ on October 29, 2019.

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Research Analyst, IDSA, Ms Nagapushpa Devendra’s Peer reviewed article on Yemen civil war, titled ‘Brewing Yemen Civil War and Its Implication on International Maritime Security’ has been published in Vol 15 No 1 (2018) of the Journal of Maritime Research.

Yemen civil war has been brewing for a while now, but the news of Saleh’s death came like roll of thunder, reverberating across the region, writes Ms Devendra.

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Research Analyst, IDSA, Mr. Jatin Kumar’s article on India’s changing policy towards West Asia has been published by Hindi daily, Dainik Bhaskar on October 21, 2019.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Nihar R. Nayak’s article on Chinese Premier Xi Jinping’s Nepal trip, titled ‘Xi Jinping Ko Nepal Bhraman: Indo-Pacific Birudh Himali Niti’ has been published by Nepal News on October 18, 2019.

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Research Analyst, IDSA, Ms Nagapushpa Devendra’s article on Turkish offensive in Syria, titled ‘What Turkey’s ‘Operation Peace Spring’ means for Syria?’ has been published in ‘The Kootneeti’ on October 15, 2019.
The article analyses the key point of the latest developments in Syria that reinforces the notion that ring-wing authoritarian leaders like Erdogan, Saudi Arabia Prince MBS, Netanyahu etc, can persuade Trump to act in their interest.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Meena Singh Roy’s article on Turkey’s military offensive ‘Operation Peace Spring’ in Syria, titled ‘Understanding implications of Turkey’s assault on Syria’ has been published in Deccan Herald on October 15, 2019.

Turkey aims to create a safe zone inside Syria for the resettlement of about 2 million of 3.6 million Syrian refugees currently in the country, writes Dr. Roy.

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Senior Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Ashok Behuria’s article on Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, titled ‘Imran’s Multiplying Woes’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on October 14, 2019.
In Imran’s dwindling popularity, the Pak opposition is smelling revival of its political fortunes. Both Bilawal and Nawaz Sharif are quietly endorsing Fazalur Rahman’s march to further unsettle Imran Khan and test the strength of his ties with the military, writes Dr. Behuria.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on relations between India and the Gulf countries, titled ‘Growing Indo-Gulf Defence and Future Prospects’ has been published in the Oct-Dec issue of Raksha Anirveda.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on the second informal summit between India and China in Mamallapuram, titled ‘In Mamallapuram, seeking the true north in ties’ has been published by ‘The Hindu’ on October 11, 2019.

The India-China informal summit is another opportunity for both leaders to reset relations in an era of geostrategic flux, writes Amb. Chinoy.

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