Summary Militaries seeking an early-mover advantage in achieving technological supremacy over adversaries have begun experimenting with Large Language Models/Generative AI to solve military problems.

Summary It will be an overestimation of Pakistan’s leverage to believe that Afghanistan, the ‘graveyard of empires’, one that defeated superpowers, will plainly succumb to Pakistan’s whims. Pakistan ...

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Simran Walia’s article ‘Under Takaichi, Tokyo becomes a partner of conviction for Washington’ has been published in ‘The Strategist’ on 05 November 2025.

Summary Cyber tensions between the United States and China show Microsoft’s central yet fragile role in global cybersecurity, where its platforms serve as both assets and targets. While both ...

Summary A self-reliant Armed Forces Cloud will safeguard India’s military communication systems while strengthening strategic ...

Research Analyst Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Namita Barthwal’s article ‘Sanctions, the Taliban, and an Iranian Port: The Uncertain Future of India’s Kabul Route’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ ...

Summary India’s defence procurement continues to suffer from protracted timelines, bureaucratic bottlenecks and escalating costs. This brief highlights some key aspects of the US Streamlining ...

The US SPEED Act 2025 illuminates how agile, outcome-based acquisition models can quicken defence procurement.

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Ms Khyati Singh’s opinion piece ‘Dual-Theater Competition: How the US Avoids Being Stretched Thin and Wins Where It Matters’ was published in Small Wars ...

President Donald Trump announced[i] on the Truth Social platform on 30 October 2025 that the United States will resume the ...

This article examines the risks posed by the proximity of military facilities to civilian airports, particularly in the context of the Indian Air Force (IAF) as well as Indian Naval Air Station sites ...