Chairperson: Dr. Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Brig. (Retd.) Rahul Bhonsle, Col. Navneet Kumar, Dr. Rajiv Anantaram, Dr. Jabin Jacob Namrata Goswami’s paper focused on four alternative scenarios in 2031 with regard to… Continue reading China’s Territorial Claim on the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh: Alternative Scenarios 2031
Offensive Defence: Managing deterrence and arms race in a ballistic missile defence environment
Chair: Lt. Gen. Satish NambiarDiscussant: Admiral Raja Menon and Sheelkant Sharma The paper presented was of a conceptual nature which adopted the offence-defence theory to analyze the character of missile… Continue reading Offensive Defence: Managing deterrence and arms race in a ballistic missile defence environment
India’s Defence Diplomacy in the Gulf
Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)Discussants: Commodore M R Khan (Retd) and Shri Gulshan Luthra Dr. P.K. Pradhan’s paper focused on the topic of India’s defence diplomacy in the Gulf,… Continue reading India’s Defence Diplomacy in the Gulf
Interaction with the South Africa National Defence College (SA NDC)
Chairperson: Dr. Arvind Gupta A 40-member delegation of the South Africa National Defence College (SA NDC) undergoing Executive National Security Programme (ENSP), headed by Commandant of SA NDC, R Adm… Continue reading Interaction with the South Africa National Defence College (SA NDC)
India’s Afghan Policy: Beyond Bilateralism
Chairperson: Dr Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney (Retd) and Prof Kalim Bahadur Dr Pattanaik’s paper critiqued India’s existing policy towards Afghanistan and offered some recommendations for Indian policy makers… Continue reading India’s Afghan Policy: Beyond Bilateralism
Sea Piracy and India’s Future Role
Commander SS Parmar started his presentation by delineating the scope of the study, which was to study the menace of piracy off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf… Continue reading Sea Piracy and India’s Future Role
Defence Reforms, Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India
Presided over by: His Excellency Shri NN Vohra, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir A roundtable discussion was held on 30 May 2011 to discuss the two papers on the subject… Continue reading Defence Reforms, Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India
Pakistan as a Factor in Sino –Indian Relations
Chair: Amb (retd) R. RajagopalanDiscussants: Prof. K. R. Sharma and Mr. M. V. Rappai The core argument of Dr. Das’s paper was that the Sino-Pakistani strategic axis has gained salience… Continue reading Pakistan as a Factor in Sino –Indian Relations
National Strategy Lecture – Psychological Science, Strategy and China’s Periphery
There is a strong case for strategists to be psychologists too, as at a certain level they are involved in analysing the thought process of others and attempting to capture… Continue reading National Strategy Lecture – Psychological Science, Strategy and China’s Periphery
China’s Planning on Border Infrastructure: Post 1996 CBM Period
Chairperson: Shri Sheo Nandan PandeyDiscussants: Shri Anil Kumar Gautam and Cdr Kamlesh Agnihotri 1996 was a watershed year when agreements specifying the military CBMs were signed between India and China.… Continue reading China’s Planning on Border Infrastructure: Post 1996 CBM Period
