Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Strategic assertion’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 10 August 2025. In a bold move that marks a decisive shift… Continue re ...

Summary Since October 2023, Israel has degraded the Iranian-led axis of resistance. Israel successfully involved the United States in targeting Iran’s nuclear programme, thus avoiding a prolonged ...

On March 1, 2005, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed Uzbek militia commander Abdul Rashid Dostum as Chief-of-Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan armed forces – a post which he… Continue ...

Ved Prakash asked: What strategic role is India playing in the Asia Pacific region to counter China’s aggressiveness?

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Praveen CV asked: What are the challenges faced by India in its bid to secure the permanent membership in the UNSC?

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Abhishek Tyagi asked: Why is the Security Council not taking any military action against the DPRK under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, despite continued testing of nuclear weapons by the latter?