The Institute offers membership to individuals and institutions engaged or interested in defence,
strategic and security studies. Membership activities are guided and monitored by the Membership Committee
of the Institute’s Executive Council.
The Institute is staffed by a mix of civilian experts and government officials drawn from the civilian
bureaucracy, the military, and paramilitary forces. Civilian experts are recruited on multi-year contracts
to work on various approved projects.
The project’s aim is to encourage research by experts and scholars not in the employment of the
Institute.
The Institute invites scholars and experts to submit proposals for undertaking research projects.