Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Research Intern, Mr. Prabhat Jawla’s article ‘Fakhrizadeh Assassination: Domestic Dimensions in Iran – Analysis’ has been published in Eurasia Review, on December 15, 2020.

The article analyses the domestic implications of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s assassination in Iran.

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Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Ruchita Beri’s article 'Mauritius-India Partnership’ has been published in the special edition of Diplomacy and Beyond Plus: A Journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs.

India and Mauritius share a mutually beneficial partnership grounded in time tested cultural bond, as well as strategic considerations. In recent years Mauritius has emerged as a gateway to the African continent, writes Ms. Beri.

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Senior Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms. Ruchita Beri published a chapter ‘Towards India–Japan Development Cooperation in Africa’ in Chaturvedi, Sachin, Prakash, Anita, Dash, Priyadarshi (Eds.) Asia-Africa Growth Corridor: Development and Cooperation in Indo-Pacific, published by Springer, Singapore, 2020.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, S. Samuel C. Rajiv's review of ‘Israel's Mediterranean Gas: Domestic Governance, Economic Impact and Strategic Implications’, (Routledge, 2019) has been published in International Studies, Vol. 57, No. 4, 2020, pp. 409-412.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Ashok Behuria’s article ‘Pakistan: Between PDM’s Progress And Imran’s Rants’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on December 12, 2020.

The article analyses the future of Pakistan in view of the growing momentum of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article 'Biden and the US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral' has been published in Japan Forward, on December 11, 2020.

The article analyses limitations to the US role as a mediator in Japan-South Korea ties. Despite Biden’s attempts to assuage the rather complex historical dispute between Japan and South Korea, success might be unlikely. Nevertheless, continued U.S. efforts to ensure open dialogue and diplomatic exchanges between Seoul and Tokyo will be crucial to regional - and by extension, global security.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘Japan Is Ready to Become a Formal Member of Five Eyes’ has been published in Debating Japan (Vol.3, Issue 8) at the CSIS, Washington DC, on December 08, 2020.

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar’s Chapter ‘Saudi Arabia: Navigating a Perilous Regional and International Politics’ has been published in a Volume titled ‘Political Faultlines in the Middle East’, edited by Prof. Kingshuk Chatterjee, University of Kolkata, and published by Knowledge World Publishers.

The Chapter discusses the Saudi foreign policy priorities and challenges in a changing regional and global geopolitics.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s opinion piece ‘Oil Import needs more options’ has been published in Hindi daily ‘Prabhat Khabar’ on December 4, 2020.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col D.P.K. Pillay’s article ‘The story of India in the Korean War’ has been published in ‘The Korean Herald’ on November 29, 2020.

The Korean War was, interestingly, the first commitment to a UN assignment by an independent India and the Indian Army. Our mission in Korea was a task that many did not think India would either be able to handle or deliver, because of its layered complexities and intrigue writes Col. Pillay.

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