Associate Fellow, IDSA, Mr A Vinod Kumar's research article, ‘Struggles of Norm Construction in the Global Nuclear Order: An Indian Perspective on the Formative Years,’ was published in Artha-Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2018.

The article revisits the early struggles of nuclear norm construction through the perspective of an actor with multiple role identities, and analyses the conceptual issues associated with the normative structures during the formation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

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 Sheikh Hasina’s victory in Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections in December 2018, titled ‘Bangladesh rejects politics of chaos’ was published in Rediff.com on January 08, 2019.

Bangladeshis are unwilling to give up peace and growing incomes for the chaos witnessed during the BNP-led four-party alliance rule, says Dr Kumar.

Research Analyst, IDSA, Ms Nagapushpa Devendra’s article on Saudi Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman attending the G20 Summit in Argentina, titled ‘Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) Act of Retouch in the G20 Summit’ was published by the Centre for Land and Warfare Studies (CLAWS) on January 07, 2019.
The article analysis the visit in the wake of the ongoing tension between the Kingdom and the Western values and interests due to Khashoggi’s case.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Dr Ashok K Behuria’s article on ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistan, titled ‘Motive Behind Pakistani Ceasefire Violations’ was published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on January 02, 2018.

The infiltration bids might be a deliberate attempt by Pakistan’s military agencies to jeopardize the prospects of any future India-Pakistan engagement, argues the article.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article on global economy, titled ‘Global Economy: Time to Pay the Piper,’ was published on the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV channel website on December 30, 2018.

The article discusses the causes and trajectory of the predicted slowdown in global economy by international institutions such as IMF, ECB, OECD etc. for the year 2019, following dismal third quarter (2018) growth recorded in all the major economies and one of the worst performance across all asset classes - stocks, bonds, money markets and property, around the world.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda's Co-authored paper titled 'Managing Connectivity Conflict: EU-India Cooperation and China's Belt and Road Initiative' has been published as Asia Paper (December 2018) at the Institute for Security & Development Policy, Sweden.

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-Maldives relations, titled ‘India, Maldives rebalance ties’ was published the Deccan Herald on December 25, 2018.

Research Analyst, IDSA, Dr Manabhanjan Meher’s article on Ukraine, titled ‘Imposition of Martial Law and Threat to Democracy in Ukraine – Analysis’ was published in Eurasia Review on December 16, 2018.

The article analyses Ukraine’s Parliament’s adoption of a law on approving a presidential decree on the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, and its repercussions.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Mohd Muddassir Quamar’s article on GCC Summit, titled ‘GCC Summit Fails to Provide a Breakthrough’ was published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on December 11, 2018.

The article analyses the Gulf crisis after the Qatari Emir decided to not attend the 39th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh.

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