Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece titled "India and the 'Quad Plus' Dialogue" has been published at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London on June 12, 2020.

The piece essentially argues that Quad Plus supplements a ‘Corridor of Communication’ for India beyond the Quad countries, mainly with Brazil, Israel, Vietnam and South Korea, and allows it to expedite a ‘Continental Connect’ notion that its inclusive Indo-Pacific outlook has been pitching for some time now.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece on Pashtuns in Pakistan, titled ‘Trammelled Pashtun aspirations: The sad tale of another oppressed ethnic minority in Pakistan’ has been published in ‘The Times of India’ on June 11, 2020.

Despite being the second largest ethnic community in the Pakistan army, the Pashtuns have been viewed with suspicion on account of their cross-border ethnic ties in Afghanistan, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Zainab Akhter’s article on Indo-China Ladakh dispute, titled ‘Understanding the India-China standoff in Ladakh’ has been published online by Stawa Magazine.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's Piece on Australia-India-Japan  relations, titled ‘The Australia-India-Japan Trilateral Need a Post-COVID Outlook; has been published as Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief, by the Perth USAsia Centre, on June 09, 2020. 

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece on G-7 Expansion, titled ‘Trump's Expanded G-7 Gamble’ is published in Japan Forward (an online newspaper of the Japan Forward Association Inc), on June 08, 2020.

The piece essentially argues that, the strategic motivations behind President Trump’s G-7 expansion are at present undeclared. But creating a grouping that combines the top economies of the world, with the exception of China, points towards a major anti-China narrative that seeks to remodel the economic alliance structure in a post-COVID order.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda's piece on Indo-China Border Dispute, titled ‘Breaking Down the India-China Border Standoff’ has been published by South Asian Voices, an online portal of the Stimson Centre, Washington DC, on June 03, 2020.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Occasional Paper on US-China rivalry, titled ‘US-China Rivalry: A Strategic Moment for India?’ has been published in the May 2020 issue of Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi.

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership, titled ‘The dimming of a Chinese strongman’s aura’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on June 01, 2020.

The alienation by China of a sizeable section of the international community and public criticism of Mr. Xi, including in the Chinese social media, suggest that the sun may have reached its zenith, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col. D.P.K. Pillay’s article on media coverage of events in Jammu & Kashmir, titled ‘Truth vs. Reality: Unshackling the Burdens of Intrigue in Kashmir’ has been published by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on May 30, 2020.

With the background to the conflict in Kashmir the question that arises is does journalism serve Indian democracy in Kashmir?, asks Col. Pillay.

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Covid-19 and India Africa relations, titled ‘Covid-19 pandemic may create opportunities to deepen India’s engagement with Africa’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on May 29, 2020.

India could also create a new fund for Africa and adapt its grant-in-aid assistance to reflect the current priorities. This could include support for new investment projects by Indian entrepreneurs especially in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors in Africa, writes Amb. Chinoy.