Research Assistant, IDSA, Mr Jatin Kumar’s article on India-Israel relations, titled ‘India-Israel 'alliance' is good for both countries’ has been published in South Asia Monitor on March 13, 2018.

India’s vote on Jerusalem at the UN General Assembly, its relations with Iran and its position on the Palestinian cause highlight that relations between the two are not free from challenges, writes Mr Kumar.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s op-ed on China’s role in Korean Peninsula, titled ‘China’s role in the region will continue to remain a defining element in the Korean Peninsula’ was published in ‘The Asian Age’ on May 13, 2018.

The article analyses China’s role in the region as a defining element in the Korean Peninsula.

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Research Assistant, IDSA Ms Nagapushpa Devendra’s article on the Iraq elections titled ‘Iraqi Elections Amidst Dissent and Disagreements’ was published by Middle East Institute, New Delhi, on May 12, 2018.

The article discusses the complex issues confronting Iraq and their impact on the elections.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Manabhanjan Meher’s article on India’s participation in the meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), titled ‘India’s Participation in RATS-SCO: Challenges Ahead’, was published in the Indian Defence Review website on May 07, 2018.

The article critically analyses the role of India in RATS-SCO.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Col Vivek Chadha’s article on the removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA) from Meghalaya, titled ‘Strengthen resilience after AFSPA’ was published in Telangana Today on May 6, 2018.

The article suggests that the removal of the Act points to better security situation and will allow the state to give a civilian face to its operations.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Manabhanjan Meher’s article on Uzbekistan’s role in Afghanistan, titled ‘Uzbekistan revitalizes the Afghanistan peace process’ was published by Foreign Policy News on May 02, 2018.

The article analyses the role that Uzbekistan plays in the ongoing peace processes in resolving the Afghan problems.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Ms Nagapushpa Devendra’s article on turmoil in Syria, titled ‘NATO Allies Play War of Aggression in Northern Syria’ was published in Globe Post Turkey on May 1, 2018.

The article analyses how the involvement of various external actors in Syria will further make the war complex and whichever constellations emerge triumphantly, will decide the future of Syria.

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Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s article on non-verbal communications titled ‘Napoleon’s bad French to Trump’s candid talk: Paradigm shift in communications?’ was published in the Al-Arabiya website on April 30, 2018.

The article argues that in today’s world of mass visual communications, the appeal of a leader is not restricted to the mere strength or limitation of his or her intellectual argument, but to the level of trust and confidence the leader is able to generate among the people.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Opangmeren Jamir’s article on Indo-Sino water sharing, titled ‘Deepening Indo-Sino bilateral relation in river-water sharing’ was published in Foreign Policy News on April 29, 2018.

Dr Jamir argues that in the Indo-Sino bilateral relationship, the sharing of river-water resources has increasingly become decisive factor particularly in recent years, and insists that the issue should be resolved on the basis of mutual respect and sensitivity of each other’s concern interests and aspiration.

Research Fellow, IDSA, Dr Jagannath Panda’s article on an informal one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, titled ‘Modi’s Mann Ki Baat with Xi in Wuhan’ was published in ‘The Pioneer’ on April 28, 2018.