Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece ‘A Moving Partnership for Consequential Democracies’ has been published in Japan Forward on September 28, 2020. The piece argues that a strong India-U.S. partnership is undoubtedly one of Beijing’s key concerns. It would mean a stronger and militarily more capable India at its border, thereby creating a real chance of defeat at the hands of a power Beijing considers far inferior.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's article ‘What Will an Indo-Pacifc Supply Chain Resilience Initiative Mean for China?’ has been published as a RUSI NewsBrief.

The article argues that the emergence of alternative global supply chains could hurt China’s economic influence. Beijing must dial down its ‘charm offensive’ economic policies to remain an attractive trade partner.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece ‘An Opening in the Impasse’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on September 24, 2020.

By adopting the path of peaceful negotiations that President Xi mentioned in his UN address, China stands to benefit from a much-needed image makeover at a time when it faces wide-spread opprobrium for its unilateralism, aggression and “wolf warrior diplomacy”, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col. D.P.K. Pillay’s article ‘Forgotten tales of valour and courage: Chivalry and courage at the Battle for Haifa’ has been published in 'The Economic Times', on September 24, 2020.

The battle of Haifa, Israel, should be commemorated not just for the circumstances it was fought under but also for the impact it had on human history and progress, writes Col. Pillay.

Associate Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Anand Kumar’s article ‘Why China won’t let India rise peacefully’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on September 23, 2020.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp. Capt Ajey Lele’s commentary ‘Venus: Science and Politics’ has been published by ‘The Space Review’ on September 21, 2020.

The recent discovery indicating the possibility of life in the atmosphere of Venus is very exciting news for the scientific community. One can expect that now more research regarding Venus and its atmosphere will be funded, including missions by NASA and other space agencies, writes Gp. Capt. Lele.

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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s article ‘Indus Water Treaty at 60: Why there is a need to give it a fresh look’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on September 19, 2020.

The role of India as a responsible upper riparian abiding by the provisions of the treaty has been remarkable, but the country, of late, is under pressure to rethink the extent to which it can remain committed to the provisions, as its overall political relations with Pakistan becomes intractable, writes Dr. Sinha.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s article ‘The Nehruvian imprint on Indus Waters Treaty’ has been published in ‘The Hindustan Times’ on September 19, 2020. The Indus Waters Treaty may have prevented “another Korea”, as the World Bank had anxiously observed, but it did not fundamentally change Pakistan’s lower riparian angst nor in its perception of the upper riparian dominance of India, writes Dr. Sinha.   

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Lakshmi Priya’s Commentary ‘India Joins the Jeddah Amendment’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on September 18, 2020.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Zainab Akhter’s commentary ‘Imran Khan’s Illusive Dream of Riyasat-E- Madina’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on September 17, 2020.