ICS In The Media

Happymon Jacob

A misfiring and its trail of poor strategic stability

‘The accidental firing of an Indian missile into Pakistan on March 9 calls for serious introspection by the two nuclear-armed adversaries about the perils of living‘

The Hindu
16 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Ukraine War crisis and Geopolitics

‘An explicitly anti-communist alliance created at the dawn of the Cold War, NATO evolved into the most ferociously powerful military alliance in world history. The Warsaw Pact was created in 1955‘

Indian Defence Review
10 Mar 2022

Rama V Baru

Ukraine War a Reminder of Multiple Concerns Staring Down Indian Medical Students Abroad

‘Commenting on the plight of Indian students stuck in Ukraine, mostly pursuing medical education, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Our children today are going to small countries‘

The Wire
6 Mar 2022

Happymon Jacob

India and the Bangladesh Liberation War review: The question of grand strategy

‘The story of India’s military victory over Pakistan in Bangladesh is celebrated year after year as an example of India’s military power, the political decisiveness of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi‘

The Hindu
4 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Russian War on Ukraine: When will Xi say to Putin: Hey, you are on your own this

‘In politics, as in diplomacy, a leader is perceived as extraordinary if s/he is good at calculating risks. Speaking particularly of the rise of Xi Jinping as the top leader‘

Moderndiplomacy
4 Mar 2022

Ashwini Deshpande

Gender norms aren’t a monolith in India

‘A new survey hints at shades of grey in ideas on gender roles. While darker shades, like the preference for sons, exist, we must take cues from the lighter shades to push for equality‘

Hindustan Times
2 Mar 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Why China has no choice but to challenge the US’s grand strategy

‘While some China observers believe that China has sought to displace America from the regional and global order and possesses a grand strategy in the military, political and economic realms‘

ThinkChina
24 Feb 2022

Alka Acharya

The Fractured Himalaya: India, Tibet, China, 1949-1962

‘The book says there were numerous warnings from the political, bureaucratic and military actors of that time, but they induced no rethink on China as nobody wanted to contradict Nehru ‘

The Hindu Business
10 Feb 2022

Zorawar Daulet Singh

US-led alliance expansion is over. Russia wants an iron-clad deal to stop NATO

‘Russia is calling for a fresh approach to Europe’s security architecture upon which it believes to hold significant leverage and influence similar to the US.‘

ThePrint
5 Feb 2022

Hemant Adlakha

Ambitious China gears up to flex power in the conflict-riven Horn of Africa

‘With the announcement to appoint a special envoy to the Horn of Africa, China has entered the “Scramble for Africa.” The stated objective of China’s ambitious political move is to foster peace‘

Moderndiplomacy
1 Feb 2022