Senior Fellow, IDSA, Dr Ashok Behuria’s article on India’s air operation across the LoC on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camps, titled ‘Pre-Emptive Strikes- A Fitting Response To Pulwama’ was published by The AIR World Service, an external services division of All India Radio (AIR), on February 27, 2019.

India’s preemptive measure has, to a great extent, succeeded in denting Islamabad’s image in the world, writes Dr Behuria.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Mr A. Vinod Kumar's written evidence to the ‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Nuclear Disarmament Inquiry’, conducted by the International Relations Committee of the House of Lords was published (NPT0015) by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on February 26, 2019.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Smruti Pattanaik’s article on India’s airstrikes in Pakistan, titled ‘Raising the Costs for Pakistan’ was published by The Economic Times on February 26, 2019.

It was time that India raised the diplomatic and military costs for Pakistan, while taking necessary action to secure itself. Tuesday’s air strike in Balakot reflects this new direction in India’s policy, says Dr Pattanaik.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda's piece on ‘What the Trump-Kim Summit Means for India’ was published in The Diplomat on February 26, 2019.

Dr. Panda essentially argues that the wisdom of Delhi’s insistence on ‘dialogue diplomacy’ with North Korea is finally being acknowledged.

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Research Assistant, under the Pakistan News Digest Project, IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article on India-Iran stand on Pakistan, titled ‘India And Iran Need To Come Together Against Pakistan’ was published by The AIR World Service, an external services division of All India Radio (AIR) on February 25, 2019.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on the maiden visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to India, titled ‘India-Saudi Arabia Ties Set for Enhancement’ was published by Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio (AIR) on February 22, 2019.

The visit signifies a new dynamism in Indo-Saudi ties, writes the author.

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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 Pak-sponsored terror, titled ‘Surgical strike not an answer to Pak terror’ was published Rediff.com on February 21, 2019.

India has to fight its own war against the rogue State and the evil forces nurtured by it,' argues Anand Kumar in the article

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda's commentary on India-North Korea relations, titled ‘Pyongyang and India: Strategic Choices on the Korean Peninsula’ was published by the Asia-Pacific Bulletin of the East West Centre, USA on February 20, 2019.

The commentary argues that India has not been constrained by broader diplomatic concerns in pursuing a forward-looking approach toward North Korea.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Saudi Arabia relations, titled ‘India and Saudi Arabia: A Growing Security and Defence Partnership’ was published by Diplomacy & Beyond, a journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs, on February 19 2019.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s forthcoming visit to India, titled ‘Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s upcoming visit to India marks an upward trajectory in strategic partnership’ was published by Financial Express on February 14, 2019.

Economic and social reforms have emerged as the focus area in Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, writes the author.