Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's co-authored piece, titled ‘Time for thinking the Australia-India relationship afresh’ has been published as a lead commentary at the East Asia Forum.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Gp. Capt. Ajey Lele’s article on Mission Shakti, titled ‘A-SAT Mission Shakti: A project that made rocket science look simpler than politics’ was published in Financial Express on March 30, 2019.

Commenting on the political turmoil over the test, Dr Lele writes that internationally, India has significantly raised the stakes of the issues concerning Space Security. For India space is a tool for a growth and wellbeing of its people.

Research Associate under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article on Indo-Pak relations post Pulwama attack, titled ‘The India-Pakistan conundrum: Sending the wrong signals’ was published by the Asia Dialogue Journal, an online Journal of the University of Nottingham, Asia Research Institute.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s opinion piece on ASAT test, titled ‘The successful ASAT test has earned India its rightful place on the high table’ was published in The Indian Express on March 29, 2019.

The article describes the ASAT missile test as a demonstration of technological capability and a message of deterrence and says that it strengthens India’s claims to be a party to international negotiations on space.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Pushpita Das’ write up titled ‘Security Challenges along India-Myanmar Border’ has been published on London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE) South Asia Blog.

Dr Das examines the security challenges currently emanating across the India-Myanmar border in the write up.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr. Mohd. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Saudi Arabia relations, titled ‘A New Trajectory in India–Saudi Relations’ was published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on March 12, 2019.

Research Analyst, under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article on FATF and Pakistan, titled 'FATF Tightens Scrutiny On Pakistan' was published by The AIR World Service, an external serviced division of All India Radio (AIR), on March 07, 2109.

Pakistan has to demonstrate to the FATF advisory that measure is taken to shut down infrastructure and finances of terror groups in word and spirit, not just as a delaying tactic, lest it would surely be blacklisted in FATF next review meeting, writes Dr Akhter.

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 India’s air strikes on Pakistan, titled ‘Retaliatory strike just a short-term measure’ was published in The Tribune on March 06, 2019.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Dr Ashok Behuria’s article on India’s air strikes on Pakistan, titled ‘Operation Balakot And After: Will Pakistan Act Against Terror?’ was published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an External Services Division of AIR on March 05, 2019.
India’s “operation Balakot” was designed to convey a strong message to Pakistan sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. The message was perhaps the sternest so far from the Indian side. It was ably done even under the threat of upsetting the nuclear deterrence-stability temporarily, writes Dr Behuria.

Research Associate, under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article, titled ‘Pakistan’s Strategy Post Pulwama’ was published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR on March 01, 2019.