Round Table Discussion on Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China
IDSA organised a Round Table Discussion on the subject of Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China on 20 November. Amb (retd) TCA Rangachari chaired this discussion. Prof. Madhu Bhalla, Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, Maj Gen SL Narsimhan, Cdr KK Agnihotri and Brig Mandip Singh presented their views on the leadership transition. A large number of scholars… Continue reading Round Table Discussion on Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China
Security Cooperation in a Changing Strategic Landscape
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 Security Cooperation in a Changing Strategic Landscape
IDSA-PRIO Workshop on Global Governance and Resource Use: The Case of the Arctic
Venue: IDSA, New Delhi The Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi and Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) hosted the roundtable on “Governance and Resource Use: The Case of the Arctic” on November 19, 2012 at the IDSA campus. The day-long conference comprised of two sessions, each with 4 speakers. Dr. Arvind Gupta,… Continue reading IDSA-PRIO Workshop on Global Governance and Resource Use: The Case of the Arctic
48th IDSA Foundation Day
Venue: IDSA Auditorium 1000-1005 hr: Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, DG IDSA 1005-1025 hr: Awards Ceremony 1025-1040 hr: Presidential Address by Rakhsha Mantri, Shri AK Antony 1040 hr: Vote of Thanks by Brig R Dahiya, DDG IDSA 1045 hr: Tea
46th Annual General Body Meeting
Type: Open to Life Members and Members of the Institute The 46th Annual General Body Meeting of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is being held on 10th November 2012 at 1100 hours at the IDSA Auditorium. Individual invitations to the Life members and Members have already been dispatched. However, any Life members and… Continue reading 46th Annual General Body Meeting
Presidential Address at the 48th Foundation Day of the IDSA
Members of the IDSA, Members of the Executive Council of the IDSA, Members of the Strategic Community, IDSA Scholars, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a real pleasure to be amongst the distinguished members of the strategic community. At the outset, I extend my congratulations to all of you on the occasion… Continue reading Presidential Address at the 48th Foundation Day of the IDSA
Managing India’s Nuclear Forces by Vice Admiral Verghese Koithara
Venue: Room 005, IDSA
6th South Asia Conference: Prospects for Stability and Growth in South Asia
Concept Note In its post-colonial phase, the regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America have experienced varying degrees of political, social and economic turbulence. The goal of political leadership in all the regions has been the establishment of democracy and achievement of economic growth in order to provide peace and stability to their people. Of… Continue reading 6th South Asia Conference: Prospects for Stability and Growth in South Asia
Inaugural Address at the 6th South Asian Conference on “Prospects for Stability and Growth in South Asia”
DG IDSA, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Scholars of IDSA, Ladies and gentlemen, I extend a warm welcome to all the delegates and participants who have come from all the states of South Asia for the 6th South Asian Conference organised by IDSA. For the sixth consecutive year, IDSA has taken this initiative at the track II… Continue reading Inaugural Address at the 6th South Asian Conference on “Prospects for Stability and Growth in South Asia”
Coping with China in the Asia-Pacific: India’s Calibrated Approach
Chairperson: Amb. R RajagopalanDiscussant: Dr Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
Maritime Dimensions of Power Game in Asia
Venue: IDSA Auditorium IDSA in collaboration with the Ocean Policy Research Foundation ( OPRF) Japan, Society for Indian Ocean Studies and National Maritime Foundation is hosting a two day international seminar on "Maritime Dimensions of Power Game in Asia". The event will be inagurated by Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Union Minister for Law and Justice. Programme… Continue reading Maritime Dimensions of Power Game in Asia
Round Table with Mr. Micheal Krepon on Space Security
IDSA organized a Round Table Discussion on October 30, 2012. The speaker for the Round Table was Micheal Krepon, co-founder of Stimson Centre, and director of the South Asia and Space Security programmes at Stimson Cenre. Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG IDSA, chaired the meeting and it was attended by Amb. (retd) R. Rajagopalan, Wg Cdr… Continue reading Round Table with Mr. Micheal Krepon on Space Security
Interaction of IDSA scholars with media delegation from 18 IOR-ARC member countries
A media delegation from the 18 member countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) visited IDSA to interact with the Director-General, Dr. Arvind Gupta and other IDSA experts on issues pertaining to India’s role in the IOR-ARC. Dr. Gupta briefed the delegation on the IDSA’s mission and its research agenda. He… Continue reading Interaction of IDSA scholars with media delegation from 18 IOR-ARC member countries
Security Issues in Latin America: Experience of UNASUR
Chair: Ambassador Deepak BhojwaniKeynote Address: H.E. Mr Javier Paulinich, Ambassador of Peru to India In order to explore ways for India to strengthen its ties with the South American region and forge greater engagement at the diplomatic level, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) organised a conference on “Security Issues in Latin America:… Continue reading Security Issues in Latin America: Experience of UNASUR
How DPSUs / Ordnance Factories Could Spearhead Transformation of Indian Defence Industrial Base
Venue: Room No 005, IDSA Concept Note 1. In the quest for self-reliance in the crucial sector of defence, the Government has been continuing its efforts to indigenize defence equipment wherever technologically feasible and economically viable. It has been a part of indigenization efforts to locate and develop broad-based indigenous supply source – both in… Continue reading How DPSUs / Ordnance Factories Could Spearhead Transformation of Indian Defence Industrial Base
Talk by S.K.Lambah on “Pakistan and the Af-Pak region”
Venue: Board Room, IDSA Chairperson: Dr Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA Speaker Amb S.K.Lambah, Prime Minister's Special envoy on Pakistan and Afghanistan
Talk by H.E. Khaled El Bakly, Ambassador of Egypt to India, on “Developments in Egypt”
Venue: Room No 005, IDSA
Politics and Perceptions of Indian Aid to Nepal
Chairperson: Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (Retd)Disscussants: Professor Sangeeta Thapliyal, Mr Bishnu Prasad Lamsal and Dr Rajiv Ranjan Chaturvedy
Speaking Notes at Workshop on Kautilya – Kautilya Today
Watch Video It is customary on such occasions to say how delighted one is to come to a meeting and how appropriate its subject is. Today, for once, I mean it in full measure. I am truly delighted to be here at the workshop on Kautilya organised by the IDSA. I must congratulate Director Arvind… Continue reading Speaking Notes at Workshop on Kautilya – Kautilya Today
Talk by Dr. Shujaat Bukhari on “Politics and Security in Jammu and Kashmir”
Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA Speaker: Dr. Shujaat Bukhari, Editor, Rising Kashmir, a prominent newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir Chair: Shri G.K. Pillai, former Home Secretary
Round Table Interaction of IDSA Scholars with members of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs
A senior level delegation from the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs visited IDSA for a Round Table Interaction on various issues of mutual interest. The delegation included Amb. Dr. El-Sayed Amin Shalaby, Amb. Gehad Madi, Prof. Mostafa-Elwi Saif, Dr. Mustapha K. El Sayyid and Amb. Khaled El Bakly. Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG-IDSA, welcomed the delegation… Continue reading Round Table Interaction of IDSA Scholars with members of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs
Early Years of Nuclear Cooperation and Non-Proliferation: A Dialogue on Nuclear Historicities
Venue: Auditorium, IDSAKeynote address: Shri Pinak Chakravarty, Special Secretary (Public Diplomacy), MEASpecial address: Dr. Christian Ostermann, Co-Director, NPIHP Programme 0930-1000: Registration Inaugural Session 1000-1005: Opening remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA 1005-1020: Keynote address by Shri Pinak Chakravarty, Special Secretary (Public Diplomacy), Ministry of External Affairs 1020-1045: Special address by Dr. Christian Ostermann, Co-Director,… Continue reading Early Years of Nuclear Cooperation and Non-Proliferation: A Dialogue on Nuclear Historicities
Talk by Joseph F. Pilat on “The Race between Technology Development and Containment of Proliferation Tendencies”
Venue: Board Room (Room No. 104), IDSA Speaker's Profile Joseph F. Pilat is a senior advisor in the National Security Office at Los Alamos National Laboratory, providing particular expertise in nuclear weapons, arms control, nonproliferation, counter-proliferation and counterterrorism. He is also a member of the Steering Committee at the University of California’s Institute on Conflict… Continue reading Talk by Joseph F. Pilat on “The Race between Technology Development and Containment of Proliferation Tendencies”
Talk by Prof Paula Newberg on “Justice and Transitional Politics in Pakistan and Afghanistan”
Venue: Room no 105, IDSA About the Speaker Prof. Paula Newberg, a specialist in democracy, rights and development in crisis and transition states She is the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD), Walsh School of Foreign Service. She spent many years as special adviser to the United Nations and the United… Continue reading Talk by Prof Paula Newberg on “Justice and Transitional Politics in Pakistan and Afghanistan”
The Afghan War Warrants A Paradigmatic Shift for State-Building
Chair: Dr. Ashok K. BehuriaDiscussants: Prof. Riyaz Punjabi and Dr. D Subachandran, Major Highlights of the Paper: The Afghan state whose security and legitimacy is warred for and which is sought rebuilt has meagre institutional remnants indicating a direction and the case is thus more or less a tabula rasa. The counterinsurgency campaign is effectively… Continue reading The Afghan War Warrants A Paradigmatic Shift for State-Building
Talk by Louise Arbour on ‘Peace and Security in a changing world’
Venue: Seminar Hall 1, IDSA Short Biography Ms Louise Arbour took over as President & CEO of the International Crisis Group in July 2009. From 2004 to 2008 she served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. A Canadian national, Ms. Arbour began an academic career in 1974 at Osgoode Hall Law School… Continue reading Talk by Louise Arbour on ‘Peace and Security in a changing world’
One Hundred Years of Kautilya’s Arthasastra
Chair: Dr S KalyanaramanExternal Discussants: Ambassador K P Fabian, Professor Navnita Chadha Behera and Col VMB KrishnanInternal Discussants: Mr. Saurabh Mishra and Ms. Nupur Brahma The central argument of this paper is that Kautilya, the ancient strategic thinker of India, has been neglected and not been given his due in the Indian strategic thinking. It… Continue reading One Hundred Years of Kautilya’s Arthasastra
Talk by Joshua T White on “Trends in Pakistani Islamist Politics: Violence, Anti-State Agitation, and Regional Stability”
Venue: Room no 205, IDSA Speaker: Joshua T White About the Speaker Joshua T. White recently completed his Ph.D. in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. His doctoral work, based on extensive fieldwork in Pakistan, examined the decision-making patterns of Islamist parties, and their relationships with the state… Continue reading Talk by Joshua T White on “Trends in Pakistani Islamist Politics: Violence, Anti-State Agitation, and Regional Stability”
Reframing Institutions: A Study of the Relevance of Southern African Customs Union
Chair: Amb. HHS ViswanathanExternal Discussants: Dr SK MohantyInternal Discussants: Ms Ruchita Beri, Ms. Shebonti Ray Dadwal Major Highlights of the Paper: This paper broadly addresses the significance of the African continent in India’s foreign policy with special reference to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) in India’s engagement in southern and sub Saharan Africa. A… Continue reading Reframing Institutions: A Study of the Relevance of Southern African Customs Union
Implications of US Re-balancing to Asia in General and West Asia in Particular
Speaker: Dr. Jon B Alterman, Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC. Chair: Brig (Retd.) Rumel Dahiya, SM, DDG, IDSA. Dr. Alterman initiated his presentation by highlighting the importance of India’s relationship with the Gulf in analyzing American policy of rebalancing towards Asia. He… Continue reading Implications of US Re-balancing to Asia in General and West Asia in Particular
Talk by Amb. Carlos Duarte on “India-Brazil Relations”
Speaker: Dr. Carlos Duarte, Ambassador of Brazil to India August 1, 2012 Chair: Amb. R Rajagopalan (Retd.) India’s interaction with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, particularly with, has enhanced over the years. In order to give a better perspective on this developing relationship and to help India augment its capacities in Brazil, Mr. Carlos… Continue reading Talk by Amb. Carlos Duarte on “India-Brazil Relations”
Energy Security
Speaker: Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad
NAM Positions on Nuclear Issues
Venue: Room 005, IDSA Chairperson: Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA Panelist: Amb. R. Rajagopalan, Amb. Yogendra Kumar, Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal and S. Samuel C. Rajiv
Talk by Dr Kaiser Bengali on “Future of Pakistan”
Venue: Room no 205, IDSA About the Speaker Dr Kaiser Bengali teaches in Karachi University. He was an Advisor to the Chief Minister on Planning and Development, Government of Sindh. He is an economist and holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Boston University, USA, and a PhD in Economics from University of Karachi, Pakistan.… Continue reading Talk by Dr Kaiser Bengali on “Future of Pakistan”
Talk on “Future Foreign Policy and Strategic Security Challenges for Germany and Europe”
Speaker: Dr. Andreas Schockenhoff, Member of German Bundestag (German Parliament) and Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU- parliamentary group in the German Bundestag for Foreign Affairs, Affairs of the European Union and Defence Policy. Chair: Lt Gen (Retd.) Satish Nambiar, Distinguished Fellow, IDSA Lt Gen (Retd.) Nambiar initiated the proceedings by highlighting the importance of the… Continue reading Talk on “Future Foreign Policy and Strategic Security Challenges for Germany and Europe”
66th Independence Day celebration at IDSA
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67th commemoration of ‘Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to pay homage to the victims of nuclear bombing
Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA The Indian Pugwash Society is organizing the 67th commemoration of ‘Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to pay homage to the victims of nuclear bombing. This year the society is organizing a panel discussion on the theme “Future of Nuclear Disarmament” on August 06, 2012 at 10.30 AM, Room No.… Continue reading 67th commemoration of ‘Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to pay homage to the victims of nuclear bombing
Taming India’s Maoists: Surrender and Rehabilitation
Chairperson: Shri Ved Marwah Panelists: Lt Gen Vijay Ahluwalia (Retd), Former GOC-in-C, Central Command, Lucknow Shri M A Ganapathi, IPS, Joint Secretary, Naxal Management, MHA Dr Ashok Behuria, Research Fellow, IDSA Col Vivek Chadha (Retd), Research Fellow, IDSA
Talk on “Comparative Diaspora Politics: The Cases of China and India”
Venue: Room No 005 (Ground Floor)Speaker: Dr Nikola Mirilovic, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Central FloridaChair: Ambassador J C Sharma The term ‘Diaspora’ has gained tremendous currency in this age of globalization and transnational co-operation, as countries around the world devise ways to harness their extended national population living in foreign countries… Continue reading Talk on “Comparative Diaspora Politics: The Cases of China and India”
Counter-Insurgency Best Practices and their Applicability in the Northeast
Chairperson: General Satish Nambiar Discussants: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, Military Secretary, Integrated Headquarters (Army), Ministry of Defence Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Namrata Goswami’s paper defines insurgencies as violent struggle against the state for legitimacy and influence over relevant populations. In order to win against any insurgency, the… Continue reading Counter-Insurgency Best Practices and their Applicability in the Northeast
Estimating Self-Reliance in India’s Defence Production
Chairperson: Shri Vinod MisraDiscussants : Dr Selvamurthy and Shri Amit Cowshish This paper attempts to estimate the self-reliance index of India’s defence production. While estimating the index, it also focuses on three important issues; the approach towards self-reliance (as understood in the Indian context), data problems in estimating the index and the methodology used to… Continue reading Estimating Self-Reliance in India’s Defence Production
Talk on “Decline of the Economic Multilateralism and Its Consequences”
Venue: Board Room (Room No. 104), IDSASpeaker: Ambassador U.S. Bhatia (Member WTO Appellate Body and India's Former Ambassdor & Permanent Representative to the WTO)
Martin Jacques will speak on “When China Rules the World”
Venue: Seminar Hall I, IDSASpeaker: Martin Jacques About the Speaker Martin Jacques is the author of the global best-seller ‘When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order.’ It was first published in 2009 and has since been translated into eleven languages. The book has… Continue reading Martin Jacques will speak on “When China Rules the World”
Key Address by Foreign Secretary at the release of IDSA Book – India’s Neighbourhood: Challenges in the Next Two Decades
Listen the address Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to be present amongst this audience to launch a document that is the result of an unique collaborative effort between the Ministry of External Affairs and the Institute of Defence Analyses. We live during what has… Continue reading Key Address by Foreign Secretary at the release of IDSA Book – India’s Neighbourhood: Challenges in the Next Two Decades
Talk on “Discovery of Higgs Boson: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe”
Venue: Room No 104, IDSASpeaker: Dr R Ramachandran, Editor Frontline Magazine
India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions – Concept Note
Venue: Room 005, IDSA IDSA is organizing a roundtable on “India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions” to celebrate Twenty Years of Friendship and Cooperation between India and Central Asian Republics. The roundtable aims to initiate a free flowing discussion amongst the scholars, experts, officials and diplomats in order to explore the possibilities of… Continue reading India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions – Concept Note
India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions
Event Report In order to celebrate and build on the twenty years of friendship and cooperation between India and Central Asian Republics, a roundtable on “India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions” was organized at IDSA. The event was chaired by the Director General of IDSA. Dr. Arvind Gupta, with the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan,… Continue reading India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions
Talk on “The Arab Spring: Present Scenario and Implications for India”
Venue: Seminar Hall I, IDSA Speaker: Shri Talmiz Ahmad, India’s Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Defense Planning in India: Role of Civil-Military Relations
Chair: Vice Admiral (retd) PS DasDiscussants: Shri Amit Cowshish, Air Marshal M. Matheswaran and Lt Gen (retd) JP Singh
India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral
The First Track II Dialogue among India, Japan and South Korea was held in IDSA on 29 June 2012. This trilateral initiative was conceptualised in a meeting involving the Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr Akitaka Saiki, Ambassador of South Korea Mr. Kim Joong-Keun and Joint Secretary, East Asia in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)… Continue reading India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral
The Peacemakers: India and the Quest for One World
Speaker: Dr Manu BhagavanVenue: Room No 005, IDSA Chair: Brig Rumel DahiyaDiscussants: Dr Rajesh Rajagopalan, Dr S. Kalyanaraman and Gp Capt. Krishnappa Venkatshamy About the Author Manu Bhagavan is associate professor in the Department of History at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York. He is the author or (co-)editor… Continue reading The Peacemakers: India and the Quest for One World
Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements
Chairperson: S KalyanramanDiscussants: Manoj Shrivastava and VS Raghuvanshi Mahendra Prasad began his presentation by focusing on his ongoing research project which attempts to unfurl various aspects of quality assurance (QA) in army procurements, an area understudied so far. He mentioned that “Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements,” was the first paper in a series of… Continue reading Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements
Does India need a grand strategy?
Chair: Ambassador Satish ChandraDiscussants: Maj General B K Sharma and Dr Happymon Jacob Interrogating the concept of grand strategy and whether India needs a centrally articulated design for the conduct of its statecraft constitutes the core thinking put forward by the paper. In contrast to other major states in the world, the Government of India… Continue reading Does India need a grand strategy?
Special Address – US Secretary for Defence, Mr Leon E. Panetta, on ‘Indo-US Defence Relations’
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Partners in the 21st Century
Click here for Video Thank you, Dr. Gupta, for inviting me to the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, and for your leadership of this distinguished organization. It’s a special honor to have this opportunity on my first visit to India as Secretary of Defense. This trip has taken me from Pacific Command Headquarters in… Continue reading Partners in the 21st Century
SIIS Annual International Advisers Meeting
Venue: Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), Beijing, China
3rd CICIR Forum
Venue: China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), Beijing, China
Analysis of Terrorist Financing – Funding Pattern and Sources of Contributions
Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd)Discussants: Shri Balesh Kumar, Special Director, Enforcement Directorate, Maj-General Umong Sethi (Retd) and Shri Raghuraman, CEO, NATGRID
Release of the IDSA report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenge”
Venue: IDSA Auditorium Book release by National Security Advisor, Mr Shivshankar Menon Programme 10:15-10:30 Registration/ Tea 10:30- 10:40 Welcome Remarks Director General, IDSA 10:40-10:50 Introductory Remarks Mr. Nitin Desai, Chairman, Cyber Security Taskforce 10:50-11:30 Report Release and Mr. Shivshankar Menon, NSA’s Address 11:25-11:30 Vote of Thanks Dr. Cherian Samuel 11:30-11:45 Tea 11:45-13:15 - Panel Discussion… Continue reading Release of the IDSA report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenge”
Keynote Address at Release of the IDSA report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenge”
Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG IDSA, Shri Nitin Desai, Chairman ofthe Task Force, Members of the Task Force, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends. I am delighted to speak at the release of the IDSA Task Force report on India’s Cyber Security Challenge. The wealth of experience and expertise in the task force is impressive, as is the… Continue reading Keynote Address at Release of the IDSA report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenge”
Emerging Geo-political Trends in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for India-Russia Relations
Venue: Seminar Hall I, IDSA Programme 1000-1040h: Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA Address by Dr. Alexander Lukin, Vice President (for Research and International Contact), Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation Key Note Address by Amb. Prabhat Shukla, Jt. Director, VIF, (Former Ambassador to Russia) Rapporteur Report of Inaugural… Continue reading Emerging Geo-political Trends in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for India-Russia Relations
In Pursuit of a Shield:US, Missile Defence and the Iran Imperative
Chairman: Professor Satish KumarDiscussants: Dr. Probal K. Ghosh, Cdr. Abhijit Singh The paper dealt with US efforts to counter Iran’s missile ‘threat’ and ensure security of its allies like Israel and Turkey and safeguard its interests and the regional repercussions of such measures. The paper began by discussing the Iran threat as flagged in key… Continue reading In Pursuit of a Shield:US, Missile Defence and the Iran Imperative
Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India’s Strategic Culture
Introduction Michael Liebig, a doctoral scholar at Frankfurt University's political science department, gave a presentation on his still underway Ph.D. thesis titled “Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India's Strategic Culture” at IDSA on 19 April 2012. The session was chaired by Col. (Retd.) P.K. Gautam and attended by IDSA scholars, serving military officers and… Continue reading Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India’s Strategic Culture
Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai
Director General IDSA, Excellencies and Distinguished participants, I am happy to speak at the National Export Control Seminar today, which is being organized jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis. I would like to thank DG IDSA for the excellent arrangements his Institute has put in place… Continue reading Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai
Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai at the Ministry of External Affairs – Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) National Export Control Seminar
Director General IDSA, Excellencies and Distinguished participants, I am happy to speak at the National Export Control Seminar today, which is being organized jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis. I would like to thank DG IDSA for the excellent arrangements his Institute has put in place… Continue reading Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai at the Ministry of External Affairs – Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) National Export Control Seminar
Emerging International Strategic Dynamics: Indian and EU Perspectives
Venue: Room 005, IDSA IDSA-Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) Round Table Programme 0945-1000h: Registration & Tea 1000-1005h: Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General, IDSA Welcome Remarks by Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy, Resident Representative to India, KAS 1005-1120h: Session I Chair: Amb. Satish Chandra The Current Challenges for India's Security and Foreign Policy -… Continue reading Emerging International Strategic Dynamics: Indian and EU Perspectives
Understanding Africa’s position on UN Security Council Reforms
Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)Discussants: Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia and Ambassador H H S Viswanathan Reform and democratisation of the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, has been the focus of global attention in recent years. However, progress on UNSC reforms has proven to be quite elusive, mainly due to multiple and competing proposals by… Continue reading Understanding Africa’s position on UN Security Council Reforms
The Growing Chinese Maritime Influence: Implications for Regional Security
Chairperson: Vice Admiral P S Das (Retd)Discussants: Cdr Kamlesh Agnihotri and Dr Krishnendra Meena In order to understand the strategy adopted by China in spreading its maritime influence and implications for regional security, the tenets espoused by Alfred Thayer Mahan and Julian Corbett have been studied in this paper. The two great strategists differed from… Continue reading The Growing Chinese Maritime Influence: Implications for Regional Security
Uranium Reserves Worldwide, Nuclear Fuel Cycle and the Challenges of Internatio?nal Co-operati?on in Nuclear Energy
Brief Biography of Dr. Chaitanyam?oy Gangulyon Chaitanyamoy Ganguly obtained his PhD degree from the University of Calcutta and did post-doctoral research (Humboldt Fellowship) at the Nuclear Research Centre (KFA) at Juelich, Germany. He earned BE (Metallurgical Engineering) degree (1968) from Bengal Engineering College, University of Calcutta and joined the Training School of Bhabha Atomic Research… Continue reading Uranium Reserves Worldwide, Nuclear Fuel Cycle and the Challenges of Internatio?nal Co-operati?on in Nuclear Energy
The Peace Process in Nagaland
Venue: Seminar Hall I, IDSA Brief Bio Note Shri Abhishek Singh, IAS, is Director, E Governance at Department of Information Technology, Government of India. Earlier, he was Secretary to Governor & Secretary ITTE at Government of Nagaland. Shri. Singh did his education from the Nanyang Technological University, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and the… Continue reading The Peace Process in Nagaland
Situating Gilgit Baltistan in the Kashmir Discourse
Chair: Cmde (Retd) C Uday BhaskarDiscussant : Shri Rana Banerji and Dr D Suba Chandran
Developments in Russia in the Post-election Period: Implications for India
Venue: Board Room, IDSA About Dmitri Kozyrev Kosyrev, Dmitri, born April 28 1955. Graduate – Moscow University (Asia & Africa Institute), cum laude, 1978, Chinese history. 1976-1977 – special course in the Nanyang University (Singapore). Languages: English, Chinese, French. Current position: Deputy Director of Analytical Directorate, since January 2007. Political Columnist (Asian problems), RIA Novosti,… Continue reading Developments in Russia in the Post-election Period: Implications for India
China and India’s Look East Policy
Venue: Room 105, IDSA Biodata: Prof Baladas Ghoshal Baladas Ghoshal, currently Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and Visiting Professor, Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, is a former Professor of Southeast Asia and South-West Pacific Studies and Chairman of the Centre for South and Southeast Asian Studies at Jawaharlal… Continue reading China and India’s Look East Policy
Challenges of De-radicalization in Indonesia
Venue: Room 205, IDSA
Negotiating conflict in deeply divided societies: The merits of complex and hybrid consociational power sharing systems based on the case studies from South Asia and Eastern Europe
Speaker: Radu Carciumaru, Senior Lecturer, South Asia Institute, University of Heidleberg Mr. Radu Carciumaru delivered a talk on the topic ‘Negotiating conflict in deeply divided societies: The merits of complex and hybrid consociational power sharing systems based on the case studies from South Asia and Eastern Europe’ on 19 March, 2012. Here, the author categorically… Continue reading Negotiating conflict in deeply divided societies: The merits of complex and hybrid consociational power sharing systems based on the case studies from South Asia and Eastern Europe
Bhutan and Climate Change: Identifying Strategic Implications
Chairperson: Ambassador I P KhoslaDiscussants: Shri Aditya Batra and Professor A C Sinha
External Threats and the Formulation of China’s Foreign Policy
Chair: Amb. R RajagopalanDiscussants: Amb. Nalin Suri and Prof. MV Rappai China’s foreign policy is geared towards securing its ‘core interests’ such as maintaining territorial integrity, the preservation of its system of government and continued economic and social stability. Perceived threats to these core interest shape China’s external behaviour. The paper analyses important external threats… Continue reading External Threats and the Formulation of China’s Foreign Policy
Theaterised Joint Logistics: A Calliberated Approach Towards Initiation
Chairperson: Ambassador I P KhoslaDiscussants: Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay, Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal,SM (Retd) and Wing Cdr Deepak Sharma
Internal Security Threats to Pakistan
Chairperson: Dr Ashok BehuriaDiscussants: Shri Rana Banerji and Professor Kalim Bahadur Topic:Internal security threats to PakistanDiscussants: Prof. Kalim Bahadur, Mr Rana BanerjiChair: Dr. Ashok Behuria The paper focused on the myriad threats that are challenging the internal security situation within Pakistan and the implications of the threats for the region. In discussing the above, the… Continue reading Internal Security Threats to Pakistan
China and the Current Crises in the Sudans
Chair: Ruchita Beri Mr. Daniel Large, Research Associate with the South African Institute of International Affairs, gave a presentation on ‘China and the Current Crises in the Sudans’. He opened his presentation with a background of the current situation in Sudan and South Sudan and observed that there is a pattern of multiple inter-locking of… Continue reading China and the Current Crises in the Sudans
India’s Regional Role and Relations to Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Burma
Venue: Board Room, IDSA A five member delegation headed by the Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage is visiting IDSA for a roundtable on, “India's Regional Role and Relations to Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Burma”, in the Board Room on 2nd March 2012, at 1620hrs.
India’s ‘Asymmetric Responsibility’: SAARC as an instrument of Neighbourhood Policy
Chair: Ambassador I P KhoslaDiscussants: Ambassador Veena Sikri and Dr Nitya Nanda
Threat of Islamist Terrorism in Southeast Asia-2012
Venue: Room No. 005, IDSA Dr Bilveer Singh, a Singapore citizen, currently teaches at the Dept of Political Science, National University of Singapore and is an Adjunct Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He specialises on regional security issues with his latest books being The Talibanization of Southeast (2007);… Continue reading Threat of Islamist Terrorism in Southeast Asia-2012
Private Sector Participation in Defence Production: Issues of Industrial Licensing and FDI
Venue: Room No 005, IDSA Concept Note It is more than decade now since the Government of India in a major policy initiative liberalised the defence industry in 2001, by allowing 100 per cent participation by the private sector with foreign direct investment (FDI) permissible up to 26 per cent, both subject to licensing and… Continue reading Private Sector Participation in Defence Production: Issues of Industrial Licensing and FDI
45th Annual General Body Meeting
(ADVERTISEMENT NO: IDSA/054/2012) The 45th Annual General Body Meeting of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is being held on 25th February 2012 at 1100 hrs. in the IDSA Auditorium. Individual invitations to the Life members and Members have already been dispatched. However, any Life members and Member who may not have received the… Continue reading 45th Annual General Body Meeting
Revenue Procurement in the Army
Chair: Shri Amit CowshishDiscussants: Brig Ashok Sharma and Col P Chandok
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India Policy
Chairperson: Ambassador R RajagopalanDiscussants: Maj Gen (Retd) Ashok Mehta and Dr N Manoharan The paper focused on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s policy towards India and on how it has been different from that of his predecessors. In evaluating the above, the scholars posed several questions like in what way his India policy has been… Continue reading Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India Policy
Current Situation in West Asia and India’s Dilemma
DG Dr. Arvind Gupta The changes and challenges faced by the world today are enormous and daunting, and there is a need to deal with these in an interconnected way. The dramatic unfolding of the situation in West Asia over the past year poses a challenge to India in terms of a political response. It… Continue reading Current Situation in West Asia and India’s Dilemma
Security and Development Challenges in Assam
Mr. Jishnu Barua, Home Commissioner, Government of Assam delivered a talk on ‘Security and Development Challenges in Assam’, with a broad outline on Assam’s position in North East India, social and cultural trends, impact of colonial administration, legacy of freedom movement in Assam, 1920-1947, economic situation and some of its positive pointers, along with challenges… Continue reading Security and Development Challenges in Assam
Speaking Notes at the 14th Asian Security Conference on Non-traditional Security Issues
Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director-General IDSA, Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for asking me to speak to the 14th Asian Security Conference on Non-Traditional Security Challenges -- Today and Tomorrow. I see from your programme that you have a very distinguished list of speakers and participants and an exhaustive agenda on non-traditional security issues.… Continue reading Speaking Notes at the 14th Asian Security Conference on Non-traditional Security Issues
14th Asian Security Conference 2012: Non-Traditional Security Challenges- Today and Tomorrow
Concept Note Over the last few decades, the global security setting has undergone a vast change with the emergence of new threats. Challenges such as the devastating environmental shocks of climate change and its impact on food, water and energy resources, which in turn has implications on the economy of nations, migration, threat of pandemic… Continue reading 14th Asian Security Conference 2012: Non-Traditional Security Challenges- Today and Tomorrow
Presidential Address at the 14th Asian Security Conference
Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, “At the outset, I extend a warm welcome to all the participants from the world over for the 14th Asian Security Conference organised by IDSA. The concept of security has expanded and undergone a massive transformation to include economic progress, particularly given the direction the global economy has been… Continue reading Presidential Address at the 14th Asian Security Conference
