Chair: Rajiv SikriDiscussants: Srikanth Kondapalli and Rajeswari Rajagopalan The objective of this is paper is to understand the China’s strategic perception of India. To do so the author Manjeet S… Continue reading Understanding Chinese Perceptions of India
Piracy in Somalia: Need to Address the Root Cause
Chair: Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Subodh Malakar and Patrick Hoenig During the last one year Somalia has captured global attention, due to the surge in piracy off the Somali coast. Piracy off… Continue reading Piracy in Somalia: Need to Address the Root Cause
Thinking about Pakistan’s Nuclear Security in Peacetime, Crisis and War
Chair: Brahma ChellaneyDiscussants: R R Subramanian and Sitakanta Mishra The main focus of this paper is the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and for this purpose the secrecy of nuclear… Continue reading Thinking about Pakistan’s Nuclear Security in Peacetime, Crisis and War
Maoists’ Tactical United Front (TUF) and Urban Movement
Chair: A K DovalDiscussants: J N Roy and G D Bakshi A Communist party, according to classical understanding, requires ‘three magic weapons’ to achieve its goal of capturing political power.… Continue reading Maoists’ Tactical United Front (TUF) and Urban Movement
Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India
A round table on “Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India” was organized by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on August 6, 2009 against the background of the… Continue reading Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India
Will Japan go Nuclear?
Chair: Rajaram PandaDiscussants: J Madan Mohan and Sitakanta Mishra The tremendous transformation in the strategic and security environment of Japan in the last decade has once again influenced the nuclearization… Continue reading Will Japan go Nuclear?
Revitalising the Ordnance Factories
Chair: Vinod Kumar MisraDiscussants: V. K Chopra and G Balachandran The aim of this paper is to analyse the reasons behind the poor performance of the ordnance factories (OFs) and… Continue reading Revitalising the Ordnance Factories
Evaluating EU’s role in the Af-Pak Region
Chair: Shantanu ChowdhuryDiscussants: Gulshan Sachdeva and Peter Garretson The paper attempts to analyse the role of European Union in the Afghan-Pak region. Strategy in Af-Pak region has been widely debated… Continue reading Evaluating EU’s role in the Af-Pak Region
Visit of UAE Military Delegation
On 13 August, 2009 a 10 member delegation from the UAE headed by Major General Mohammed Saeed Bin Maran Al Dhaheri, Commander Supply & Transport Arms, visited IDSA for an… Continue reading Visit of UAE Military Delegation
The Afghan Maze and India’s Options
Chair: K C SinghDiscussants: Ravi Sawhney and B R Muthukuma This paper is an attempt to assess options before India as insecurity and political uncertainty returns to Afghanistan. The author… Continue reading The Afghan Maze and India’s Options
