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Weather Warfare and Indian Armed Forces

Summary India has developed a strong scientific capacity for cloud seeding but lacks a tri-service framework. Further ...
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DPK Pillay Delivers Special Lecture on ‘Life lessons from an Army Veteran’ at Ram Lal Anand College, Delhi University

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay (Retd) delivered a Special Lecture on ‘Life lessons from an Army ...
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The Trump–Albanese Meeting and the Future of AUKUS

Summary President Trump’s apparent endorsement of AUKUS, in his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Albanese, driven at least partially by the partnership’s alignment with his ‘America First’ ...
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DPK Pillay Makes Presentation on ‘India’s Significant Contributions During the Korean War: A Case for Official Rectification’ to CDS

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay (Retd) made a presentation on ‘India’s Significant Contributions ...
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Sujan R. Chinoy’s Article ‘Countering China in India’s Backyard’ Published in Blueprint Magazine

Director General Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Countering China in India’s Backyard’ was published in the October issue of Business Standard’s Blueprint Magazine on Defence & Geopolitics, Indo Pacific, ...
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Ashish Shukla’s Article ‘The Pak-Afghan Border Clashes: Fallout of Unrealistic Expectations?’ Published by International Centre for Peace Studies

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashish Shukla’s article ‘The Pak-Afghan Border Clashes: Fallout of Unrealistic Expectations?’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace ...
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Swapnil J. Bathe

India must be prepared to protect its interests against weather warfare or risk strategic surprises from clouds seeded just ...
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Civil Services Forum of St Stephen’s College Interviews Uttam Sinha

As part of the Executive Dialogues series, the Civil Services Forum of St Stephen’s College, Delhi University, interviewed Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Uttam Sinha on 19 October 2025. Read ...
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MP-IDSA Organises Round-table Discussion on Strengthening India-Russia Strategic Partnership

MP-IDSA hosted a round-table discussion, chaired by DDG Dr Ajey Lele, on strengthening India-Russia strategic partnership with experts from Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS) led by ...
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Anand Kumar’s Article ‘Bagram Ambition’ Published in The Statesman

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Bagram Ambition’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 16 October 2025. The debate over the Bagram Airbase has once again ...
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Uttam Sinha Gives Valedictory Speech on ‘Water as a Contested Resource and a Vision for a Vikshit Bharat 2047’ at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha gave the valedictory speech at the end of the two-day Seminar on ‘Water as a Contested Resource and a Vision for a… Continue reading Uttam Sinha Gi ...
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Anand Kumar’s Article ‘Legacy undermined’ Published in The Statesman

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Legacy undermined’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 28 September 2025. The recent decision by the United States to raise… Con ...