Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on South Korean President Moon Jae-In’s New Southern Policy, titled ‘New Southern Policy vis-a-vis Asia’s relationship balance’ has been published in the Korea Herald on July 09, 2018.

The article argues that if Moon Jae-In’s “New Southern Policy” is to succeed, South Korea needs to overcome the obstacles of Asia's balance of relationships to strengthen its outreach in the region.

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Senior Fellow, IDSA, Ambassador P Stobdan’s article on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, titled ‘Way Ahead: Only a Perception Change Can Prevent Rise of Anti-India Sentiments in J-K’ has been published in July 2018 issue of ‘Outlook’.

The article analyses the political narrative in Kashmir which has changed after youths took over the reins of dissent.

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Research Associate, IDSA, Ms Nagapushpa Devendra’s article on Turkey’s general elections, titled ‘Erdogan’s Election Victory: Implications for Turkey and the Middle East’ has been published in The Globe Post on July 08, 2018,

The author dubs Erdogan’s sound victory with new powers as a victory with deep domestic and foreign implications.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on South Korean President Moon Jae-In's visit to India, titled ‘India arc in Moon’s southern policy’ has been published in ‘The Pioneer’ on July 08, 2018.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on USA’s Pyeongtaek military base, titled ‘Pyeongtaek expounds ‘corporate’ military strategy’ has been published in The Korea Herald on July 3, 2018.

The article analyses the United States’ new military base in Pyeongtaek which signals the strengthening of USA’s military and strategic outreach with its alliance partners in Asia, including South Korea.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannth Panda’s article on India's involvement with the AIIB in light of India’s regional policy, titled ‘India’s infrastructure on cusp between China, AIIB’ has been published in The Pioneer on June 30, 2018.

India's increasing involvement with the AIIB is not necessarily an endorsement of China's OBOR projects. Rather, New Delhi's open and inviting approach towards new infrastructure is an interesting case study that elucidates the new nuances of India's regional policy, especially towards China, analyses the article.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, S. Samuel C. Rajiv’s review of the books ‘Born to be Hanged’ and ‘Special Star: Benazir Bhutto's Story’, titled ‘Pakistan's Tortuous Political History’ was published in Vol. XLII, No. 6 of The Book Review on June 2018.

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Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Mohd Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-UAE relations, titled ‘India-UAE on Course to Develop Strategic Partnership’ has been published by the Air World Service, an External Services Division of All India Radio, on June 27, 2018.

New Delhi and Abu Dhabi understand that economic development cannot be achieved in an unstable environment, writes the author. India and the UAE are therefore committed to the welfare of their citizens and have agreed to come together to fight the forces of instability and terrorism.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue (UBD), titled ‘Intellectual investment must be India’s arc in Ulaanbaatar’ has been published in The Pioneer on June 23, 2018.

A more purposeful participation in the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue will only exemplify India’s participation in other Northeast Asian mainstream security dialogue mechanisms. For New Delhi, this is an opportune forum to take part in to advocate Indian interests in North-east Asia while solidifying relations with Mongolia, writes Dr Panda.

Research Fellow, IDSA. Dr Adil Rasheed’s article on Transhumanism, titled ‘Transhumanism: Politics of Hybridizing Humans with Robots," has been published in the Al-Arabiya TV channel website on May 27, 2018.

The article describes transhumanism as a recent techno-political movement that wants advanced technology to be given popular and government support for enhancing human abilities, which it deems “conservative or poorly informed” electorates and politicians often end up denying it.