Research Associate under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr. Zainab Akhter’s article on India’s stand on Kashmir at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), titled ‘India’s Strong Rebuttal at the 42nd UNHRC Meeting’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on September 12, 2019.

Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Pakistan’s reaction to National Register of Citizens (NRC), titled ‘Pakistan’s minority problem’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on September 04, 2019.
Instead of vilifying India, Prime Minister Imran Khan should first set his house in order, writes Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy.

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Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir, titled ‘Global community favours bilateral framework on Kashmir, but Pak refuses to see writing on wall’ has been published by ‘The Indian Express’ on September 02, 2019.

Pakistan has sought UN mediation despite being bound by the principle of bilateralism under the 1972 Simla Agreement, writes Amb. Chinoy.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Laxman Behera’s article on the proposed corporatization of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), titled ‘Rebuilding ordnance factories’ has been published in Business Standard on August 30, 2019.

In a bold move, the government has floated a proposal to corporatise the Kolkata-headquartered Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), under which there are 41 factories with combined manpower strength of over 82,000, writes Dr Behera.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's study titled ‘New Delhi's ‘Act East’ and India-ASEAN Engagement: What They Mean for India-Korea Relations in the Indo-Pacific’ has been published by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘India's 'Multipolar Asia' and China’ has been published at the East Asia Forum, Vol.1, No.2, 2019.

Research Fellow, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored paper "Regionalising India-Japan Relations in Indo-Pacific" is published in the Special Study titled Implementing the Indo-Pacific: Japan's Region-Building Initiatives (August 2019) Edited By Kyle Springer, Senior Research Analyst, Perth USAsia Centre at the University of Western Australia.

Associate Fellow, IDSA and currently Visiting Professor and Chair (India Studies), Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on the abrogation of Article 370, titled ‘Better late than never’ has been published by Daily Excelsior on August 27, 2019.

If anything, the abrogation of Article has only reduced chances of conflict with Pakistan. It will lead to improvement in situation in Kashmir. It will allow India to focus on other important things which an emerging power like India should do, writs Dr. Kumar.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on PM Modi’s UAE and Bahrain visit, titled ‘Prime Minister’s Visit To UAE And Bahrain Reinvigorates Bilateral Ties’ has been published in All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on August 26, 2019.

The visit of the Prime Minister Modi will go a long way in further strengthening political, economic and security ties between India and the Gulf, especially with the UAE which has emerged as New Delhi’s foremost partner in West Asia in the last five years, writes Dr. Quamar.

Research Analyst, IDSA, Mr. Rajorshi Roy’s article on Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, titled ‘India’s Baltics Outreach’ has been published in All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR, on August 22, 2019.