Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Beyond the Accidents: LCA Tejas and the Politics of Perception in Defence Markets

Summary The accidents involving the LCA Tejas aircraft should not be viewed solely as technical setbacks nor dismissed as media overreaction. They represent stress tests of developing systems, ...
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Correlating US Aggression on Cuba, Venezuela and Iran: The Oil Factor

Summary Venezuela and Iran, the two countries that President Trump has targeted for military operations to date, along with ...
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The Japan–US Summit Meeting and Its Impacts on Japan’s Security Posture

Summary Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent summit with US President Donald Trump yielded a range of outcomes. The Brief ...
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Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and AnalysesOpinion

Simran Walia’s Article ‘Japan’s Takaichi to Forge Closer Cooperation With Australia in Rare Earths’ Published in The Diplomat

Research Analyst Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Simran Walia’s article ‘Japan’s Takaichi to Forge Closer Cooperation With Australia in Rare Earths’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 17 April 2026.… C ...
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The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (MP-IDSA) is India’s premier multidisciplinary and forward looking security policy think-tank. Started in 1965 the Institute is home to ...