India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Implementation (MOI) on 15 November 2024 for the co-development of Unified Complex ...

The November 2024 India–Japan UNICORN masts deal for fitment on-board Indian Navy ships ushers in a new era of bilateral ...

The national security of a country is closely tied to the welfare of its border residents. The unsettled boundary dispute between India and China in Eastern Ladakh has far-reaching consequences for ...

Deputy Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) Ajey Lele’s article ‘A Silk Road in Space: China’s Space Plan for 2050’ has been published in The Wire on 27 December 2024. The program ...

Summary The adoption of the UN Cybercrime Convention underscores the ability of multilateralism to navigate complex global ...

This book is the third in a series of three volumes on “Kautilya and His Vocabulary” as a part of the “Indigenous Historical Knowledge” project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and ...

Humans have always distinguished themselves from all living beings by virtue of their intelligence. This special distinction has remained undisputed for centuries only to face a major challenge from ...

This book analyses the competing power politics that exists between the three major Asian powers – China, India, and Japan – on infrastructural development across the Indo-Pacific. It examines the ...

Over the past few years, security dynamics along India’s northern borders have undergone a gradual shift and the era of relatively stable border management posture has given way to an ambiguous and ...

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashok K. Behuria’s Issue brief ‘Visit of Sri Lankan President to India: Issues at Stake’ has been published by International Centre for Peace Studies… Continue ...

Maritime security has increasingly been studied from the standpoint of the complexities of the ocean—where the ‘game’ has been played since ancient days. In recent years, however, the concept has ...

There is no doubt that India requires a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) system for its higher defence management. Those who argue otherwise should revisit the Indian experience and realize that the ...