India’s Northeast 2020: Four Alternative Futures This Occasional Paper focuses on the insurgency problem in the Northeast and give policy recommendations to bring about peace and development in the region. Namrata Goswami | | Occasional Papers
Aerial Drones in Future Wars: A Conceptual Perspective Aerial drones are fast making way into military operations. With further advancement of technology, their role in warfare is set to increase exponentially. The new generation aerial drones promise to be at the centre stage of military operations in future warfare, in both lethal and non-lethal roles. Atul Pant | | Occasional Papers
A Study on Illegal Immigration into North-East India: The Case of Nagaland Efforts to control and prevent illegal immigration remain highly inadequate in India; and likely to remain so in the coming years. But, the reality is that unabated illegal immigration has enormous demographic and social implications, capable of creating tensions and conflict between the immigrants and the natives; and more so among the natives. M. Amarjeet Singh | | Occasional Papers
Maldives Revisited This Occasional Paper is a brief first-hand personal account of the Tevents, discussions, decisions and the action taken in November 1988 by the Government of India to provide help to the Government of Maldives to quell an attempted coup. Arun Kumar Banerjee | | Occasional Papers
Analysing China’s Digital and Space Belt and Road Initiative The recently held second Belt and Road forum in April 2019 based on the theme “Shaping a Brighter Shared Future" gained considerable momentum in the world community. BRI has been an ever evolving concept that has changed considerably since its inception in 2013. It has generated a blend of optimism and consternation around the world. Ajey Lele | | Occasional Papers
The Need for Renaissance of Military History and Modern War Studies in India The paper makes a case for the need for a renaissance of military history, and modern war studies in India. There is a wide gap in knowledge base of contemporary military history and war studies in India compared to advances made at global level. P. K. Gautam | | Occasional Papers
Looking “East” Through India’s North East: Identifying Policy “Challenges” and Outlining the “Responses” This paper throws light on challenges like lack of infrastructure, crisis of insurgency, the disjuncture between the elites and the social base in the North East regarding the “Look East” policy, and the states' incapacities during the implementation process of this policy. Namrata Goswami | | Occasional Papers
Makran Gateways: A Strategic Reference for Gwadar and Chabahar The spirit of 'Connectivity', a salient motif in early-twenty first century international relations (IR), has provided an amenable context for a review of geo-determinism in IR theory and the defence of classical geopolitical models as analytical frameworks. No contemporary case study is perhaps more admissible in this regard than the scramble for connectivity leadership in Central and South Asia. Philip Reid | | Occasional Papers
Impact of Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme on Combat Capability of the Police Forces in Naxal-Affected States: A Critical Evaluation This occasional paper attempts to assess and analyse the impact of the MPF scheme on building police combat capability in affected States. Om Shankar Jha | | Occasional Papers
India and Bhutan: The Strategic Imperative Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed aware about the nuances Pthat underpin India's cultural and political obligations in Asia. By making Bhutan as his first visit abroad followed by a visit to Nepal, he has effectively invoked the deeper imperatives to revitalize India's national interests. P. Stobdan | | Occasional Papers
