Round Table Discussion on Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China

IDSA organised a Round Table Discussion on the subject of Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China on 20 November. Amb (retd) TCA Rangachari chaired this discussion. Prof. Madhu Bhalla, Prof.… Continue reading Round Table Discussion on Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China

Net Security Provider: India’s Out of Area Contingency Operations

The Indian military as a net security provider in the global system has had vast experience of conducting operations beyond borders – be it anti-piracy operations off the coast of… Continue reading Net Security Provider: India’s Out of Area Contingency Operations

Talk by Ian Taylor on “China-Africa Relations”

Subject : Chinese Engagement in Africa Speaker: Prof. Ian Taylor, University of St. Andrews, ScotlandChair: Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA Introducing the subject, Ms. Ruchita Beri, Senior Research Associate, IDSA… Continue reading Talk by Ian Taylor on “China-Africa Relations”

Effectiveness of Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements

Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd)External Discussants: Lt Col Sanjay Pande, Lt Col VS Raghuvanshi and Col OP SinghInternal Discussant: Col Venu Gopal Major Highlights of the Paper: This is second… Continue reading Effectiveness of Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements

Equipment and Force Structure Requirements to Meet External Threats 2032

Chair: Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), AVSMExternal Discussants: Wg Cdr Vikram Munshi, Wg Cdr Amit GoelInternal Discussants: Wg Cdr Ajey Lele, Cdr SS Parmar Major Highlights of the Paper This… Continue reading Equipment and Force Structure Requirements to Meet External Threats 2032

Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series – Lecture by General Bikram Singh on “Challenges for the Indian Army in the 21st Century”

On January 23, 2013, as part of its ‘Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series, IDSA organized a lecture by General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army… Continue reading Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series – Lecture by General Bikram Singh on “Challenges for the Indian Army in the 21st Century”

Before the Cut: The Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Chairperson: Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), AVSM, VM, VSMDiscussants: Shri Gulshan Luthra and Shri Deba R Mohanty About Presentation: The paper, titled “Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter”,… Continue reading Before the Cut: The Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

The Evolution of Chinese Military Doctrine

Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd)External Discussants: Maj Gen (Retd) B K Sharma, Cdr Kamlesh Kumar AgnihotriInternal Discussants: Brig Mandeep Singh, Dr. Jagannath P Panda This paper… Continue reading The Evolution of Chinese Military Doctrine

The State of Sri Lankan Tamil Politics in the Post LTTE Period

Chairperson: Professor S D MuniDiscussant: Shri M R Narayan Swamy and Dr N Manoharan Dr. Ashok K Behuria began the presentation by stating that this paper was largely based on… Continue reading The State of Sri Lankan Tamil Politics in the Post LTTE Period

Interaction with the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership

The Director General of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and Dr. S Kalyanaraman, Research Fellow, IDSA, interacted with thirteen students from the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership,… Continue reading Interaction with the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership