Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Op-ed article ‘India and the Gulf: Prospects for Collaboration in Defense Sector’ has been published on the Raksha Anirveda website on April 15, 2021.

The piece emphasises on the greater intent and prospects for India's collaboration with the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the field of defense industry.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Issue Brief ‘Japan-UK: "Progressive" Ties and A Case for Britain in the CPTPP’ has been published by the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), Sweden, on April 13, 2021.

The Hindustan Times published an Opinion Piece by Dr. Uttam Sinha, Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, titled ‘As a tri-polar nation, India has a critical role in the Arctic’, on April 11, 2021.

For India, the Arctic has a deep civilisational connect. It enshrines a consciousness of human social evolution as a response to the physical environment as Bal Gangadhar Tilak expressed in his work, The Arctic Home in the Vedas (1903), writes Dr. Sinha.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Shruti Pandalai’s Op-Ed ‘The Quad has a plan and it’s not all about China’ has been published in Singapore based Channel News Asia, on April 06, 2021.

Countries of the Quad are moving forward in concrete cooperation that benefits the Indo-Pacific region as a whole. That is a positive direction it should continue with capacity building at its core, says Shruti Pandalai.

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Research Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘India-Bangladesh Relations: Enduring Challenges’ has been published in Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol. 15, No.3, July-September 2020, a special issue on ‘India-Bangladesh Relations@50: The way forward’.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Japan-Indonesia 2+2: Taking Forward the Indo-Pacific Calculus’ has been published in Japan Forward.

The piece argues that the 2+2 meeting between Japan and Indonesia is a step in progress to solidify the bilateral ties further, and this ministerial meeting confirmed their commitment to regional security in the face of China’s new coast guard law, which essentially equips China with extraterritorial powers to further threaten its neighbors.

Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Rajiv Nayan's article on India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement and Defence Preparedness has been published in Rashtriya Sahara (Hastkshep) on April 03, 2021.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘BRI in Sri Lanka- More Than China's Symbiotic Adventure’ has been published in the April 2021 issue of the Wedge Magazine (Japan).

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s commentary ‘Prime Minister Modi’s Historic Visit to Bangladesh’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR on March 30, 2021.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik’s article ‘Transformational moment in India-Bangladesh ties’ has been published in ‘The Pioneer’ on March 28, 2021.

PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on its 50th Liberation day and his becoming first head of any state/Government to pay homage at Bangabandhu Mausoleum have given a fresh impetus to the bilateral relations. The spirit of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam and the Neighbourhood First policy have the potential to further cement the bonhomie between the two countries, writes Dr. Pattanaik.