Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md. Muddassir Quamar’s article on India and USA’s stand on Jerusalem, titled ‘India, Jerusalem, and Trump: Policy Transition and Ramifications’ was published in the latest CLAWS journal.

Senior Fellow, IDSA, Professor P Stobdan’s article on Uzbek president’s visit to India, titled ‘As Uzbek President Visits, India Must Rethink Its Central Asia Policy’ was published in ‘The Wire’ on September 30, 2018.
Uzbeikstan is fast getting linked to the global market for production, supplies of raw materials and services. Several excellent opportunities exist for Indian investment in non-ferrous and rare-earth metals industry, writes Professor Stobdan.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article on militant fundamentalism, titled ‘Why militant fundamentalism is post-modern,
not orthodox," was published in the Al-Arabiya TV channel website on September 28, 2018.

The article posits that transnational Jihadism may have more in common with Neo-Marxist postmodernism than with orthodox Islam.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed contributed a chapter titled 'Effective Management of Islamic Radicalization of Youth: An Indian Perspective' to the newly published book titled 'India-Uzbekistan Partnership in Regional Peace and Stability: Challenges and Prospects', launched by the United Service Institution of India (USI) on September 28, 2018.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on India’s approach towards Quadrilateral consultative forum (Quad), titled ‘India’s Continental Connect on Indo-Pacific and Quad 2.0’ was published in the Asia Pacific Bulletin on September 26, 2018.

Except for a few official statements, India has avoided terming this four-country consultative meeting as a 'quadrilateral' forum, and has preferred to officially term it as 'India-Australia-Japan-U.S. Consultations on Indo-Pacific, Says Dr Panda.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article on Battle of Haifa, titled ‘100 Years of Battle of Haifa: A Greater Cause for Celebration than Surgical Strike’ was published in ‘The Outlook’ on September 24, 2018.

The battle of Haifa and its significance a hundred years later emphasizes that why great battles should be commemorated and celebrated for the right reasons, say Col Pillay.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on the strategic partnership between India and the United States, titled ‘Does India endorse a US-led regional order?’ was published in East Asia Forum on September 23, 2018.

India’s vision of a regional order is not aligned closely with the US-led order. And certainly improving its relationships with the United States doesn’t mean that India is willing to retreat from building its relationships with China as a vital regional partner, writes Dr Panda.

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 Maldives elections was published in Hind daily, Amar Ujala on September 22, 2018.

The article analyses the repercussions of the elections on Maldives-India relations.

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Senior Fellow, IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), titled ‘Why countries across the world trust ISRO to launch their satellites into space’ was published in ‘Daily O’ on September 22, 2018.

According to the Gp Capt Lele, ISRO is fast becoming a powerful vehicle of India’s soft power.

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Visiting Fellow, IDSA, Mr Aleksei Zakharov’s article on India-Russia relations, titled ‘Is This the Revival of Russia-India Economic Ties? Was published in The Diplomat on September 20, 2018.

Russia and India have shared interests that may lead them back to deeper cooperation, writes Mr Zakharov.

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