Summary The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) disarmament process opens a new phase in Türkiye’s four-decade-long conflict.

Dr. Abhishek Yadav is a Research Analyst at the West Asia Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. He holds a PhD in International Studies… Continue ...

Summary Though the concept of Cognitive Warfare (CW) has historical roots in the practice of Psychological Operations/Warfare (PsyOps) and later Information Warfare (IW), scientific advances of the ...

Canada-Asia Foreign and Trade Policy Expert Mr Stewart Beck Calles on Amb Sujan R. Chinoy Mr Stewart Beck, Canada-Asia Foreign and Trade Policy Expert and former High Commissioner of Canada to India, ...

Dr Adil Rasheed is Research Fellow (Selection Scale) and Coordinator of the Counter Terrorism Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Strategic Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). Author of the books ...

RK Narang, VM was quoted in South China Morning Post article ‘India’s US$8.7 billion defence splurge sparks calls for clarity’ published on… Continue reading RK Narang Quoted in South China Morning ...

DPK Pillay Delivers Special Lecture on ‘India’s Peacemaking Role in the Korean Peninsula: Past, Present and the Future’ at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala August 13, 2025 Research Fellow, Manohar ...

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha met Shri Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Prime Ministers Museum and Library on 01 August 2025 and presented… Continue rea ...

Summary The procurement of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft enhances India’s naval aviation capabilities, strengthens India–France defence ties, and supports India’s maritime security posture. The deal ...

Reply: Please refer to the following IDSA publications: P. V. Ramana, “Taming India’s Maoists: Surrender and Rehabilitation”, Strategic Analysis, Routledge, 37 (6), November 2013, pp. 716-728. Arijit ...

replies: The ‘string of pearls’ is a notional concept that represents Indian fears of a Chinese maritime encirclement of IndiA. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar The underlying apprehension is that the… ...

Harry asked: What are the strategic and other implications of the recent launch of AGNI V by India?