Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA Speaker's Profile Dr. Alice Ba is Director of the Asian Studies and an Associate Professor of Political Science & International Relations at the University of Delaware, Newark (USA). She specializes in the international relations, politics, and regionalisms of Southeast and East Asia. Professor Ba's current and recent research focuses on… Continue reading Talk by Alice Ba on “The United States and East Asia’s Transitioning System: The Significance of the Rebalance”

Chair: Dr. G Balachandran Speaker: Dr. Daniel Kliman About Speaker Daniel Kliman is a Senior Advisor with the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). He leads the Global Swing States Project, which focuses on whether four rising democratic powers -- Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Turkey -- will bolster the… Continue reading Talk by Dr. Daniel Kliman on “Global Swing States: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and the Future of International Order”

Venue: Room No. 205, IDSA Speaker: Ms. Kristy Tsun Tzu Hsu, Associate Research Fellow at the Chung Hua Institution for Economic Research (WTO and RTA Research Centre), Taiwan

Venue: Room no. 105, IDSA Shri Bhattacharyya’s talk will be based on a 4 months assignment he undertook deep inside the jungles of Myanmar. During his trek though the inhospitable terrain, he met and interviewed a number of Northeast insurgent groups, who have set up bases in that country and their leaders such as the… Continue reading Talk by Shri Rajeev Bhattacharyya on Travelling with the Insurgents

Venue: IDSA Auditorium (Second Floor) Biography Jean-Yves Le Drian, 64, was born in 1947 in Lorient (Brittany). He holds an “agrégation” in History (1971) and is an honorary Inspector General in the French National Education Department. Local mandates After he was elected as member of the town council of Lorient (1977), he became Mayor of… Continue reading Talk by French Minister of Defence, HE, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian on ‘Indo-French Defence Partnership: The Choice of Strategic Autonomy’

Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA Speaker's Profile Rajat Kathuria is Director and Chief Executive at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. He has over 20 years experience in teaching and 10 years experience in economic policy, besides research interests on a range of issues relating to regulation and competition policy.… Continue reading Talk by Rajat Kathuria on “India’s Recent Trade Flows with Special Reference to China”

Venue: Room no 205, IDSA Synopsis Protectionism is a term commonly reserved for the economic sphere. However, its scope and implications can often be far wider. This is particularly true in the case of security issues that shape trade relations between China and India. While often segregated, security rationales are often more compelling than simply… Continue reading Lora Saalman talk on “Security Protectionism and Sino-Indian Trade”

Venue: Seminar Hall 1, IDSA As part of our on going series of talks by India’s former intelligence professionals to give us their perspective on India’s security and strategic environment, the next talk is by Shri A.S. Dulat, former Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat and an Advisor on Kashmir to former Prime Minister Shri Atal… Continue reading Talk by A S Dulat on “Kashmir problem, the Pakistani role in upsetting political efforts to break the impasse and the possible road ahead”

Venue: Seminar Hall I, IDSA Speaker Profile Dr. Srikumar Banerjee, is an internationally acclaimed scientist and Padma Shri award recipient. He has worked as Director Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Trombay and former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India (AECI). Dr. Banerjee is a Metallurgical Engineer, retired as the Chairman Atomic Energy Commission of India… Continue reading Talk by S K Banerjee on “Nuclear Energy in India: Issues and Challenges”

South Asia Centre of IDSA is organising a discussion on on “Assessment of Tamilnadu Factor in India-Sri Lanka Relations”. The main speaker is Ms Sarala Fernando, retired diplomat from Sri Lanka. Apart from her other important diplomatic assignments, she was the Director General of Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training institute from 2008-11 and received Fullbright Professional… Continue reading Assessment of Tamilnadu Factor in India-Sri Lanka Relations

Venue: Board Room, IDSA An expert in Indonesia and Islamic extremism, Professor Barton will look at the nature of the terrorist problem across the region- where, when, why and how. He will discuss ways to counter violent extremism, including community engagement, countering radicalisation, and rehabilitation. What has worked, and what has failed in South East… Continue reading IASA-IDSA Public Lecture by Prof Greg Barton on ‘Counter-terrorism efforts in Southeast Asia’

Venue: Room no 105, IDSA Brief bio of Dr Christopher Snedden Dr Christopher Snedden is an Australian politico-strategic analyst, author and academic specialising in South Asia. He has worked in intelligence, foreign affairs and in the Australian tertiary sector. His consultancy, ASIA CALLING, consults to government, business and universities. Dr Snedden has visited J&K frequently… Continue reading Lecture by Christopher Snedden on “Political Developments in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir”

Venue: Room No. 105 Brief profile of Prof Ishtiaq Ahmed Prof Ahmed was born in Lahore, Pakistan, on 24 February 1947. He received my doctorate from the University of Stockholm in 1986 where he currently holds the position of a professor in the Department of Political Science. During the academic year 2008-2009 Ishtiaq Ahmed is… Continue reading Lecture by Ishtiaq Ahmed on “India Pakistan Relations: Future Prospects”

Venue: Room no 005, IDSA About Bertil Lintner A former correspondent with the Far Eastern Economic Review and the author of several books on Burma, North Korea, and organized crime in the Asia-Pacific. He is currently Asia correspondent for the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet as well as a contributor to Asia Times Online, Hong Kong,… Continue reading Talk by Bertil Lintner on “Changes in Burma/Myanmar seen in a geopolitical context”

Venue: Room 205 Second Floor, IDSA Dr. Jörg Schendel, an independent scholar from Germany specializing on Myanmar, is in Delhi. He has agreed to give us a talk on his area of interest. His original research is on Myanmar’s economic history. In his own words: “In recent research and development studies, there is a tendency… Continue reading Talk by Jörg Schendel on “Myanmar’s Recent Economic Developments: a Historical Background”

K Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture Organisers: The Subbu Forum and Institute of Defence Studies & AnalysisSpeaker: Mr P. Chidambaram, Union Minister for FinanceVenue: IDSA Auditorium Read complete text of address Press Release

Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA The presentation would describe personal experiences of the speaker during his travels to the Tibetan inhabited areas of China. Imageries captured by the speaker himself would also be displayed providing a visual exposure to us on the subject. Vijay Kranti Vijay Kranti is a senior media professional with a wide… Continue reading Presentation on Tibet by Vijay Kranti, a noted journalist

Venue: Room No 005, IDSA Speaker: H.E. Mr. Tarek Azouz, Ambassador of Tunisia to India

Remarks by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence, Singapore Security Cooperation in a Changing Strategic Landscape Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen It is a pleasure to be here in New Delhi, and to speak at your august institution, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Let me begin… Continue reading Talk by Defence Minister of Singapore, Dr Ng Eng Hen on ‘Security Cooperation in a Changing Strategic Landscape’