Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘ISRO undertakes a commercial launch for Singapore’ has been published in Financial Express on 31 July 2023.

The satellites during this mission are an interesting mix of requirement specific and experimental satellites. Satellite DS-SAR is developed under a corporation between DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering, says Gp Capt Lele.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Gulbin Sultana’s article ‘Opportune Moment for India and Sri Lanka to Realise the Shared Vision’ has been published in the Financial Express on 25 July 2023.

The Current Sri Lankan government believes that the island country can benefit immensely by integrating with the Indian economy, says Dr Sultana.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s column ‘श्रीलंका को फिर संवारने में मददगार बनता भारत’ has been published in Hindustan on 24 July 2023.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Navigating global power competition’ has been published in ‘The Kathmandu Post’, on 19 July 2023.

G20 chair India is at the forefront of pushing reformed multilateralism as its foreign policy, says Dr Pattanaik.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Adil Rasheed’s Commentary ‘China’s Challenge to the US in West Asia’ has been published by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 18 July 2023.

Research Assistants, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Mohd Usman Bhatti and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s article ‘A Problem in the Making: Deepening Wheat Crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan and federal government's cold response’ has been published in Greater Kashmir, on 18 July 2023.

Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon is underway’ has been published in ‘The Space Review’ on 17 July 2023.

So far only the US, the former Soviet Union, and China had succeeded with Moon landing missions. By the last week of August, we should know if India will join that coveted club, saYS Gp Capt Lele.

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Consultant Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt Ajey Lele’s article ‘Chandrayaan-3: ISRO’s second attempt for soft-landing on a Moon’ has been published by Taaza Khabar News on 15 July 2023.

If around 23 August 2023 ISRO manages to perform a soft landing on Moon’s surface, then it would become the fourth country in the world to achieve this distinction. Much depends on the success of this mission, for India to expand on its future Moon agenda, says Gp Capt Lele.

Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s May 9 Protests: Army Crackdown and a State of Exception’ has been published in South Asian Voices on 14 July 2023.

While the Army cites national security concerns to justify these tactics, the systematic dismantling of Imran Khan and his party points towards a broader scheme to crackdown on any threat to the establishment and the ruling alliance, says Dr Mir.

Director General and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency) Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s opinion piece on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to USA and the key drivers of the India-America strategic partnership which is fundamental to peace and prosperity in the Indo Pacific and for a multipolar Asia, has been published in Indian Express on 11 July 2023.

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