Land Locked and Transit Developing Countries: Nepal’s Transit Trade Negotiations with India

Chairperson: Lt Gen Y M Bammi (Retd) Discussants: Dr Nisha Taneja and Dr Ram Upendra Das

North Korea’s Nuclear Crisis: Strategic Implications

Turkey and its Quest for Leadership Role in the Region

Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd)External Discussants: Shri Saeed Naqvi, Professor Ashwini Mahapatra and Col Ravinder GurungInternal Discussants: Dr Ashok K Behuria and Dr P. K. Pradhan

Media and India-China Relationship

Chairperson: Venu RajamonyExternal Discussants: Srikanth Kondapalli and Indrani BagchiInternal Discussants: Shruti Pandalai amd Bijoy Das

ASEAN in Myanmar’s Foreign Policy

Impossible Devolution? The Failure of Power Sharing Attempts to bring Democratic Stability and Peace to Sri Lanka

North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities and Alliance Game with China

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseExternal Discussants: Professor Madhu Bhalla amd Professor Swaran SinghInternal Discussants: Dr Rajiv Nayan and Ms Pranamita Baruah

An Analysis of Real Oil Prices Over a Long Time Horizon (1861-2011) and Implications for Forward Naval Deployments

Chair: Shebonti Ray DadwalExternal Discussant: Commodore Sujeet Samaddar and Dr B MohantyInternal Discussant: Cdr S S Parmar

British Reform to Higher Defence Organization: Lessons for India

Chairperson: Shri P R ChariExternal Discussant: Maj Gen B K Sharma (Retd) and Brig Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd)Internal Discussant: Dr S Kalyan Raman and Cdr S S Parmar

Hegemony – Exploring Chinese Conceptions

Chairperson: Brig Mandip SinghExternal Discussants: Ambassador S K Bhutani and Shri M V RappaiInternal Discussants: Dr G Balachandran and Dr S Kalyan Raman