IPCS was delighted to host SWP (Germany), CEBRI (Brazil) and ISS (South Africa) for the 18th Annual #GIBSA Dialogue in Amritsar last week. Our think-tank consultation, supported by the Hanns Seidel Stiftung, discussed how historical inflection points shape foreign policy. (1/4)

Thanks to @IAIonline and @EU_NonProlif for inviting me join this important and necessary conversation on strategic stability following the 2025 post-Pahalgam crisis between India and Pakistan, with excellent co-panelists, in Brussels last week. #EUNPDC2025

📣New Policy Brief 📣 Our latest policy brief, published with the @IPCSNewDelhi and authored by Nicholas Weng-Lam Chu, explores the growing geopolitical and environmental risks of Deep-Sea Mining (DSM) in the Indian Ocean. 📄 Read more: https://t.co/cT8TId9ikE

#IPCSPublication Our latest Policy Brief with @Clingendaelorg, authored by Nicholas Chu explores the impacts of emerging deep-sea mining activities. As demand for critical minerals rises, the report outlines policy pathways for the Indian Ocean region. https://t.co/PiZJWL3e7h

#IPCSColumn | #StrategicSpace "Instead of a fresh round of nuclear testing, the US needs a fresh perspective on nuclear deterrence" Dr. @manpreetsethi01 explores the global consequences of the #US potentially upending the nuclear testing taboo. Read: https://t.co/ORpqGfmoAv

The Youth Energy Conclave, held under #IERF on 12 Nov in New Delhi, showcased research by Indo-European Summer Academy fellows and enabled exchange among scholars and experts. At the Conclave, @priyadarshipre1 delivered the inaugural remarks & @Tapan_Bh_ joined as a discussant.

#IPCSArchives | 'Preventing the Next 26/11: Intelligence and India's Security Apparatus' In 2019, Alok Joshi recommended closer inter-agency coordination and better use of technology to meet #India's evolving security challenges. Read here: https://t.co/bduvAnLKmr

How can the India–EU partnership strengthen a shared vision for climate resilience, sustainability, and gender equality? Under the aegis of the India–Europe Resilience Forum (IERF), the Centre for Social Research India (CSR) India, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel

IPCS colleagues, Prerana Priyadarshi (Deputy Director, Projects) & Tapan Bharadwaj (Senior Researcher) participated in this discussion. Prerana also shared partner remarks highlighting women’s leadership & inclusive approaches to climate resilience. @priyadarshipre1 @Tapan_Bh_

The #IERF roundtable on ‘Reshaping India-EU Collaboration for Climate Resilience and Women’s Leadership’ was held on 11 Nov. It brought together experts to explore women-led climate action and advancing gender equality in 🇮🇳🇪🇺 climate policies. @Asia_HSF @CSR_India @ChanakyaUni

#IPCSInTheMedia | 'Climate security and militaries in the Bay of Bengal region' Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram (Visting Fellow), Tapan Bharadwaj (Senior Researcher) and Haritha Narayanan write on the climate-military intersection for the @CSP_journal. Read here: https://t.co/mFC3DTb56c

#IPCSInTheMedia | "With technology revolutionising the information age, we have a great deal more access to sources of information − whether real or fake − during crises." In light of the May 2025 🇮🇳-🇵🇰 crisis, @ruheeneog writes for @BASIC_int. https://t.co/BkWH4ZZvBA

#IPCSInTheMedia | "India is not a major maritime power, though it has the characteristics to become one" Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar (Retired), Distinguished Fellow, writes in his latest for @TheQuint. (@theUdayB) https://t.co/VtOVb48Qx2

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Ruhee Neog (@ruheeneog ) BASIC Non-Resident Fellow, says that control of the information narrative has become of paramount importance. https://t.co/Qz1gIxToSr

Nearly two decades on, the GIBSA Dialogue continues to be a vital collaboration for understanding each other’s foreign policies. It reaffirms the power of multilateralism. We thank our partners and all our participants for their meaningful engagement with #GIBSA2025. (4/4)

IPCS is grateful to @BSF_India @BSF_Punjab and @PartitionMuseum for their invaluable engagement on the role of borders as instruments of foreign policy, and how personal narratives and material memory shape national identities. #GIBSA2025 (3/4)

#GIBSA2025 was held under the theme, ‘Sources and Manifestations of Foreign Policy’, with focused discussions on: 1⃣Multilateralism and multipolarity 2⃣Climate change 3⃣Migration 4⃣Nuclear order (2/4)

#IPCSArchives | "Trump's Afghanistan Strategy" In 2017, Rana Banerji, Member, Governing Council, weighed in on Donald Trump's pronouncement on his then administration's  approach to Afghanistan. (@RanaBanerji) Read here: https://t.co/iz7vbN9uQU

#IPCSPublication Authored by @Tapan_Bh_ & @priyadarshipre1, our new special report outlines key policy recommendations on creating 🇮🇳🇪🇺 resilience in critical raw materials. It builds on the discussions of the #IERF roundtable held in March 2025. Read: https://t.co/gcj63sZqvO

#IPCSInTheMedia | "After losing so much—leaders, infrastructure, prestige—Hamas may well treat this ceasefire as a tactical pause." Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.), Member, Governing Council, writes in his latest for @firstpost. (@atahasnain53) Read: