Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on India's initiative on maritime security in the United Nations Security Council has been published in The Hindu on August 14, 2021. Leadership by PM Narendra Modi in debate will boost India's credentials as stakeholder and major contributor to stability in the maritime domains, says Amb. Chinoy.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Vishal Chandra’s commentary, “UNSC Delivers Strong Message to Proponents of Taliban and ‘Emirate’”, was published by All India Radio (AIR), on August 13, 2021.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘Prime Minister Suga, One Year Later’ has been published in The Japan Forward on August 12, 2021.

The piece addresses two questions: after almost a year of his leadership and in light of the upcoming Japanese elections, has Suga successfully responded to the international and domestic challenges he faced? How should the world —and Japan itself —evaluate Prime Minister Suga’s one year in office?

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Commentary ‘India and Iran: Growing bilateral engagements’ was published by All India Radio (AIR), on August 11, 2021.

The commentary analyses External Affairs Minister, Government of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar's visit to Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar, IDSA, Col. Deepak Kumar’s commentary ‘Regional Equations Amid US Withdrawal from Afghanistan’ has been published by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, on August 06, 2021.

Col. Kumar, in his commentary, analyses the developing geopolitical scenario in the region following the withdrawal of the US security umbrella, the potential security outcomes in Central Asia and the critical need for a cohesive front against the Taliban.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s chapter ‘Present State of Defence Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges’, has been published in Samatha Mallempati (ed.), ‘India-Sri lanka Relations: Is it Time for Reorientation of Policy?’.

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Anand Kumar’s article ‘India needs a plan to recover PoK’ has been published in Daily Excelsior.com Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Anand Kumar’s article ‘India needs a plan to recover PoK’ has been published in Daily Excelsior.com, on August 04, 2021.

Though India has denounced the attempt of Pakistan to hold fake elections in PoK, it has to come up with other strategies to highlight the illegal occupation of PoK by Pakistan. Only occasional statements in this regard would not be sufficient, says Dr. Kumar.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Zainab Akhter contributed a chapter titled “India-Pakistan Cross-LoC Connectivity: Bridging the Gap between Ladakh and Baltistan by Invoking the ‘Balti Culture’”, has been published in the book, ‘Gilgit-Baltistan under Pakistan's Occupation’, edited by Ashish Shukla (KW Publisher, 2021).

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy contributed the chapter 'A Future beyond the Past' in the book 'A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China', edited by Mr Sanjaya Baru and Mr Rahul Sharma.

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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s Commentary ‘India Extends Support to Abdulla Shahid’s “Presidency of Hope”’ has been published by the External Services Division of All India Radio (AIR) on August 1, 2021.

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