Major General D. Som Dutt was the first Director of IDSA. During his distinguished service in the Indian Army, he served in ...

Strategic Digest is a regular compilation of brief and crisp analyses of important developments impinging on India’s foreign and security policies in the immediate and extended neighbourhood. Between ...

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay delivered a Keynote Address at the International Conference on ‘Asia’s ...

The Korea Newsletter is a monthly compilation of important news related to the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and ...

This monograph examines civil and military drone policies, organisational structures, technology development initiatives, ecosystems, strengths, challenges, and proposes a way forward. It recommends ...

South Asia is one of the main areas of research focus at IDSA. The region has been going through a period of turmoil over the last few years. Definitive steps have been taken in the recent past ...

India has a live, longstanding, and multiple traditions of secular texts and treatise on statecraft, not only in Sanskrit but also in Dravidian traditions in Tamil. For a total picture of Indian ...

This monograph delves into Indian and Chinese approaches to UN peacekeeping in Africa, offering insights into how these rising powers interact with African nations. It analyzes their motivations and ...

To tackle the China threat, Taiwan has imported significant amounts of defence equipment from the US, among other countries, while also strengthening its domestic defence industrial base.

Dr. Pushpita Das is Research Fellow and the Coordinator of the Internal Security Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. Her areas of… Continue ...