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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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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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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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Khyati Singh’s Article ‘Rickover’s Ghost: Can AUKUS’s Fail-Safe Culture Build a Fail-Fast Fleet?’ Published in The Diplomat

Research Analyst Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘Rickover’s Ghost: Can AUKUS’s Fail-Safe Culture Build a Fail-Fast Fleet?’ was published in The Diplomat on 17 October 2025. The ...
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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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Ajey Lele’s Article ‘Algorithmic Warfare: India’s Leap Into AI-Driven Defence Modernity’ Published by SSPC

Ajey Lele’s article ‘Algorithmic Warfare: India’s Leap Into AI-Driven Defence Modernity’ has been published in The Society for the Study of Peace and… Continue reading Ajey Lele’s Article ‘Algorithmic ...
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Khyati Singh’s Article ‘Why the U.S. Shutdown Matters for Global Governance?’ Published in Modern Diplomacy

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s article ‘Why the U.S. Shutdown Matters for Global Governance?’ has been published in Modern Diplomacy on 14 October 2025. The US ...
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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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Uttam Sinha Meets Life Peer and UK Parliamentarian Lord Bhikhu Parekh

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha met Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Life Peer and Member of Parliament, House of Lords, UK in Vadodara and discussed with him some of the… Continue reading Utt ...
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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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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 ...