Chairperson: Shri G K PillaiDiscussants: Maj Gen Dhruv Katoch and Shri Sanjoy Hazarika Dr. Namrata Goswami’s paper defines insurgencies as irregular warfare which engages in non-frontal attacks against the adversary… Continue reading Escalation and De-escalation of Violence in Insurgencies: Insights from Northeast India
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… Continue reading Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India Policy
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… Continue reading Security and Development Challenges in Assam
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.… Continue reading Current Situation in West Asia and India’s Dilemma
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… Continue reading China and the Current Crises in the Sudans
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… Continue reading External Threats and the Formulation of China’s Foreign Policy
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… 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
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… Continue reading The Growing Chinese Maritime Influence: Implications for Regional Security
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… Continue reading Understanding Africa’s position on UN Security Council Reforms
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… Continue reading Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India’s Strategic Culture
