Publications
The Institute for Security and Development Policy regularly issues a variety of publications ranging from shorter Policy Briefs to more comprehensive studies in its Asia and Silk Road Papers series. Explore the different series below. If you’d like to contribute to our publications, please contact Jagannath Panda, Editor, at jpanda@isdp.eu, and read our submission guidelines.
-
Relational Dynamics and Italy’s Strategic Integration into the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region is currently the primary arena in which global geopolitics is being played out. Italy has taken a more flexible approach, cultivating links and engaging in strategic activities […]
-
China’s Rapacity for Mining in Tibet: An Indian Perspective
China’s rapacity for mining in Tibet has unfortunately become a permanent feature of its occupation. There are several reports on the environmental degradation caused by China’s activities in Tibet. What, […]
-
Challenges Faced by TSMC and Its Suppliers in Expanding to Europe
The semiconductor shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the European Chips Act (ECA). The ECA was first proposed in February 2022 aiming to double the European Union’s (EU) […]
-
Going for Gold on the Tibetan Frontier
In 2025, China is hungrier than ever for gold, as an abiding holder of accumulated wealth, in a time when even the biggest Chinese real estate builders, tech entrepreneurs, exam […]
-
India-Nordic Budding Dynamics: Sweden, a Vital Gateway?
The India-Nordic summits in 2018 and 2022 had the clearly outlined goal of the expanding strategic coordination between India and the Nordics. The spike in trade reflects a healthy economic […]
-
India-Sweden Ties: Forging a Cohesive Partnership
From areas like human rights and political differences to climate and sustainability, both countries often differ on certain points, sometimes causing friction in their bilateral relations. Most prominently, India and […]
-
PRC Mining in Tibet – a European Perspective
Given the enormous geostrategic and environmental importance of the Tibetan Plateau, what the People’s Republic of China (PRC) does with Tibet’s waters and its minerals does not concern the PRC […]
-
Assessing the Effectiveness of China’s Military Exercises in Restraining Taiwan’s Leadership
Beijing has been using coercive approaches to restrain Taiwan’s voices for decades. The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1995 and 1996 set a precedent for Beijing to conduct large-scale military […]
-
Chinese Water Projects in Tibet: A “Continental Challenge”
The management of transboundary water resources originating in Tibet has become a critical geopolitical and geo-economic issue in Asia. This issue brief examines China’s hydrological projects on the Tibetan Plateau […]
-
Justice for the Rohingya: How Bangladesh and the International Community Can Uphold Human Rights
The Rohingya crisis stands out as one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies of recent times. Since Myanmar’s military crackdown in 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, escaping […]