Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Siang Upper Multipurpose Project: Sustainability and Indigenous Rights

Summary The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project risks ecological disruption and cultural displacement in a fragile, seismic and biodiversity-rich zone. Climate and seismic risk assessments, along with ...
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Kautilya’s Arthashastra: The Intellectual Foundations of Ancient Indian Political Thought

The intellectual foundations and the strategic vocabulary of contemporary geopolitical discourse is characterised by two elements—its heavy borrowing from the ancient civilisations of the Near East, ...
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India-China Relations, Arunachal Pradesh

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India, China, Nepal

India, China, NepalNo posts found ...
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Tor G. Jakobsen

This article employs game theory to explain the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, seeking in particular to improve the understanding of why the Iraqi dictator chose a path of action that ultimately led to ...
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Counter Insurgency, Warfare

Counter Insurgency, WarfareNo posts found ...
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Tanmay Pathak

Tanmay Pathak - MP-IDSATanmay Pathak ...
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Deepika Saraswat’s Article ‘The Reckoning In Tehran’ Published in Open Magazine

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘The Reckoning In Tehran, has been published in Open Magazine, on 4 July, 2025. Wartime national solidarity is not a resurgence ...
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RK Narang’s Article ‘What The Region’s First Drone Warfare Taught Us’ Published in The New Indian Express

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Gp Capt (Dr) RK Narang’s article ‘What The Region’s First Drone Warfare Taught Us’ has been published in The New Indian Express on 13 May 2025. The first drone ...
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The Terror Challenge In South Asia and Prospect of Regional Cooperation

This book is an attempt to study the problem of terrorism in South Asia, which has often been perceived as its hub. The contributors to the volume belonging to South Asian region have provided ...
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Amit Kumar Gupta

Bharat’s Leap: From Import Dependence to Atmanirbharta in Defence Equipment Manufacturing Naved Akhtar Khan, Amit Kumar Gupta | October–December 2024 | Journal of Defence Studies Read More ...
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Critical Assessment of China’s Vulnerabilities in Tibet

The paper looks at the critical vulnerabilities of China in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Ever since China captured and annexed Tibet in 1950, it has been unable to integrate the Tibetan people ...