Director General and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency) Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘India’s G20 presidency is already a big success ’was published in Hindustan Times on 07 September 2023. The article analyses the great success already achieved by G20 India 2023

Read Complete Article [+]

Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘India is on the Moon, but needs to avoid the “Moon Race” trap’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’, on 05 September 2023.

At present, these states do not have the capability to take humans to the Moon and there is no demand to do so. It is important for them to develop robotic capability to get planetary resources back to the Earth. A “Moon Race” is a trap they should avoid at any cost, says Gp Capt Lele.

Read Complete Article [+]

Amb Sujan R. Chinoy Contributes an article 'India Lights The Way Forward’ in 'G20India: The 2023 New Delhi Summit'

Director General and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency) Amb Sujan R. Chinoy contributed an article 'India Lights The Way Forward’ in the publication 'G20India: The 2023 New Delhi Summit', managed by the Global Governance Project and G20 Research Group.

Read Complete Article [+]

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘नजरिया: बांग्लादेश में स्थिरता जरूरी है, काम आ सकता है भारत-अमेरिका का यह विचार’ has been published by Amar Ujala on 31 August 2023.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Bangladesh stares at political, economic uncertainty’ has been published in ‘The Tribune’ on 29 August 2023.

There is apprehension that China, which already has a significant presence in many South Asian nations, could capitalise on the evolving situation in Bangladesh. Although the risk of Bangladesh falling into the Chinese debt trap is minimal due to China’s limited lending to the country, other strategic levers exist, says Dr Kumar.

Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s article ‘Climate Change & the Himalayas: Time for a New Sustainable Tourism Strategy’ has been published in the Sunday Special of Rising Kashmir, on 27 August 2023.

The need of the hour is a revised climate policy or a sustainable tourism strategy for the mountain regions, which must impose strict limits on a number of visitors, provide universal basic income to the local population, and invest in ecological restoration. Bhutan-style policy needs to be adopted or these areas will be destroyed, says Dr Akhter.

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Mission Chandrayaan-3 – India’s successful soft landing on the Moon’ has been published in Taaza Khabar News on 26 August 2023.

ISRO fully understands the importance of the Moon. They are planning to undertake Chandrayaan-4 as a joint mission with Japan in the near future. The success of soft-landing on the Moon is just the beginning of India’s quest to understand the Moon better. India’s Moon romance has just begun, says Gp Capt Lele.

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri’s article ‘15th BRICS Summit: Expansion and cooperation mechanism receive a boost’ has been published in India vs Disinformation, on 25 August 2023.

With the admission of six countries to the BRICS at the Johannesburg summit, weight of the group at the international level has increased, but along with this what has essentially got a push has been its cooperation mechanism--all this, among member countries, says Ms Beri.

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Chandrayaan-III mission: India finally lightens dark side of the Moon’ has been published in ‘India vs Disinformation’, on 24 August 2023.

India cemented its place as a major international power in the space sector when its Chandrayaan-3 mission landed successfully near the Moon’s south pole, where attempted landings by several countries have failed earlier due to its rugged terrain, craters and deep trenches, writes Gp Capt Lele.

Consultant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Moon Rovers – impressive past and the present’ has been published by Taaza Khabar News on 20 August 2023.

During the last seven-eight years, ISRO has gained good experience towards developing such robotic systems. Now, if they want to do more science with future Moon missions, then they need to leapfrog in rover technology development, says Gp Capt Lele.

Read Complete Article [+]