Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “The Rohingya Crisis: History and Politics”

The recent events in Myanmar’s south western province of Rakhine have drawn considerable global and local attention. Dubbed as “clearance operations” by the Myanmar’s...

Issue Brief on “President Ghani’s Speech at the UNGA: Need to Move Beyond the...

Addressing the 72nd session of UN General Assembly, Afghan  President Ashraf   Ghani   welcomed President Donald Trump's recently announced strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia, ...

Issue Brief on “Brexit: May’s Stance on Future EU-UK Relations in post Brexit Scenario”

Even as negotiations between Britain and the EU continue over Brexit, much still needs to be settled, or as officials in Brussels put it...

Issue Brief on “1st EU CYBRID 2017”

EU Defence Ministers assembled in Tallinn, Estonia on September 7-8, 2017 for first ever strategic table-top cyber defence exercise “EU CYBRID 2017” – a...

Issue Brief on “US Defence Secretary’s Visit to India”

In his first two-day official visit to India from September 25-27, 2017, US Defence Secretary James Mattis met with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Issue Brief on “Growing India-Belarus Cooperation”

The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived in India on a two-day visit from September 11-12, 2017.  The invitation for this visit was extended...

India- Japan Maritime Cooperation: Implications for Pakistan

Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan paid an official visit to India from September 13-14, 2017 at the invitation of Mr. Narendra Modi,...

Issue Brief on “Bangladesh and the Rohingya Refugees”

After days of international pressure to address the situation of the Rohingya in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, and recognize the human rights abuses...

Issue Brief on “Turkey-Russia Defence Cooperation: The S-400 Deal Ordeal”

“They’ve gone crazy just because we made a deal on the S-400. What were we supposed to do, wait for you forever?” This was...

Issue Brief on “Growing Indo-US Defence Cooperation: Implications for Regional Stability”

Since the events of 9/11, the US has started to reorient its relationship with India by characterising it as “world's, largest democracy with shared...

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