Venue: Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi Introduction Through the centuries, many great river systems originating from the Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan Mountains have sustained the lives and livelihood of people… Continue reading IDSA-PRIO Conference 2011: Transboundary Rivers: Multilateral Frameworks for Cooperation
OUTCOME OF DELEBERATIONS Concept Note Programme 16-17 January 2012 Day 1: Monday, January 16, 2012 0945-1015h: Registration & Tea 1015-1045h: Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA… Continue reading International Conference on Energy, Transportation and Economic Links in Eurasia: Emerging Partnerships
Concept Note Over the last few decades, the global security setting has undergone a vast change with the emergence of new threats. Challenges such as the devastating environmental shocks of… Continue reading 14th Asian Security Conference 2012: Non-Traditional Security Challenges- Today and Tomorrow
Venue: Seminar Hall I, IDSA Programme 1000-1040h: Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA Address by Dr. Alexander Lukin, Vice President (for Research and International Contact), Diplomatic… Continue reading Emerging Geo-political Trends in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for India-Russia Relations
Chair: Ambassador Deepak BhojwaniKeynote Address: H.E. Mr Javier Paulinich, Ambassador of Peru to India In order to explore ways for India to strengthen its ties with the South American region… Continue reading Security Issues in Latin America: Experience of UNASUR
Venue: IDSA Auditorium IDSA in collaboration with the Ocean Policy Research Foundation ( OPRF) Japan, Society for Indian Ocean Studies and National Maritime Foundation is hosting a two day international… Continue reading Maritime Dimensions of Power Game in Asia
Concept Note In its post-colonial phase, the regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America have experienced varying degrees of political, social and economic turbulence. The goal of political leadership in… Continue reading 6th South Asia Conference: Prospects for Stability and Growth in South Asia
Concept Note West Asia is in the midst of tumultuous changes which presage the emergence of a new and different set of security and economic challenges and new patterns of… Continue reading 15th Asian Security Conference: Emerging Trends in West Asia: Regional and Global Implications
A two day conference, “North East India: Strategic and Developmental Imperatives”, was jointly organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses and Special Branch, Assam Police, on July 15… Continue reading North East India: Strategic and Developmental Imperatives
Event Report IDSA organized a conference on the Arctic along with the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) and Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), September… Continue reading The Geopolitics of the Arctic: Commerce, Governance and Policy
PROGRAMME Indian Council of Social Science Research Supported National Seminar October 8 (Tuesday) 2013 “Developing Indigenous Concepts and Vocabulary: Kautilya’s Arthasastra” SESSIONS 0900- 0930 Registration 0930- 1000 Inaugural Session Welcome… Continue reading National Seminar on Kautliya’s Arthasastra
Concept Note India, in view of its geographical vastness, huge population and massive natural resources, is often seen as overbearing in the region. Its smaller neighbours have responded to the… Continue reading 7th South Asia Conference: India & South Asia: Exploring Regional Perceptions
The 2nd India- Africa Strategic Dialogue on ‘Common Security Challenges for the Next Decade: Perspectives from India and Africa’ was organised at the IDSA on November 18-19, 2013. The conference… Continue reading Second India-Africa Strategic Dialogue: Common Security Challenges for the Next Decade: Perspectives from India and Africa
Concept Note Over the years, the world has changed in fundamental ways. We are witnessing a resurgence of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Growth and development have not only made… Continue reading United Nations Security Council Reform: Perspectives and Prospects
Concept Note There is little doubt that Asia – stretching from the Eurasian landmass to the maritime reaches of Australia and the South Pacific – is experiencing a major shift… Continue reading 16th Asian Security Conference: Emerging Strategic Trends in Asia and India’s Response
This workshop is being held in the framework of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of 1540 to both better understand the resolution’s implementation and to identify effective practices for… Continue reading Identification of Effective Implementation Practices by Examining UNSCR 1540 (2004) After a Decade of its Existence
Photogallery Concept Note India and ASEAN today are in the vortex of change as new strategic and economic trends shape the Asia-Pacific or the Indo-Pacific region. As a period of… Continue reading Delhi Dialogue VI: Realizing the ASEAN-India Vision for Partnership and Prosperity
DAY I: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 09:00 hrs Registration 10:00 – 10:45 hrs INAUGURAL SESSION CHAIR: Shri Shivshankar Menon, NSA. Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director-General, IDSA. Remarks by… Continue reading International Conference on A Nuclear Weapon-Free World: From Conception to Reality
Programme 0900- 0930 Registration and tea 0930- 1000 Inaugural Session Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director General (DG) IDSAKeynote Address by Shri Shivshankar Menon, National Security Adviser 1000-1130 Session… Continue reading International Seminar on Kautilya
The East Asia Centre, IDSA, in collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in New Delhi, organised a one-day conference titled “60th Anniversary of Panchsheel: Relevance for… Continue reading Conference on “60th Anniversary of Panchsheel Relevance for India-China Relations”
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Concept Note Media plays a very important role in generating public awareness and shaping public opinion. It is regarded as the fourth estate and an important pillar of democracy. With… Continue reading 8th South Asia Conference: The Role of Media in Promoting Regional Understanding in South Asia
Concept Note The shift of power to Asia in the 21st century with its imminent economic rise has amplified the security challenges that the continent faces within the larger rubric… Continue reading 17th Asian Security Conference: Asian Security: Comprehending the Indian Approach
Concept Note Photographs Programme CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 12 March, 2015, Thursday Venue: Auditorium, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi ACADEMIC SESSION (09:30-17:30 hours): 09:00-09:30 hours - Registration 09:30-09:35… Continue reading Delhi Dialogue VII on ASEAN-India: Shaping the Post-2015 Agenda
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delh - Embassy of the Republic of Korea, New Delhi 9.45: Registration and Coffee 10.00: Welcome Remarks Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic… Continue reading Joint Seminar on India-Korea Relations
Venue: Silver Oaks Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi The 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 26th to 29th October 2015, with all… Continue reading India-Africa Partnership: Future Directions
Concept Note Most states in South Asia are multi-cultural in character. In the post-colonial phase of their existence, they were confronted with the twin problems of state and nation building.… Continue reading 9th South Asia Conference – Culture as a Factor in Regional Cooperation in South Asia
A Seminar Jointly organised by Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC), New Delhi Programme 9.30 AM-10.00 AM: Registration Inaugural Session: 10.00… Continue reading Perspectives in India-Taiwan Relations in Asia and Beyond: The Future
Conference Coordinator: Col Abdul Hameed Khan (ahkesk@gmail.com) Concept Note On August 1, 2015 the Union Home Secretary of India chaired a high level meeting of the representatives of central intelligence… Continue reading 3rd Annual Internal Security National Seminar on “Radicalisation: A Growing Security Challenge for India”
Concept Note West Asia is at strategic crossroads today. Dramatic changes are taking place in domestic and regional political environments in most of the countries of the region. Despite imperative… Continue reading 2nd West Asia Conference – Ideology, Politics and New Security Challenges in West Asia
Concept Note The Asian Security Conference (ASC) is a major calendar event of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. Since 1999, when the conference was first… Continue reading 18th Asian Security Conference – Securing Cyberspace: Asian and International Perspectives
Concept Note The Asian Security Conference (ASC) is a major calendar event of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. Since 1999, when the conference was first… Continue reading 18th Asian Security Conference – Securing Cyberspace: Asian and International Perspectives
Concept Note Delhi Dialogue is an annual Track 1.5 forum for discussing politico-security, economic and socio-cultural issues between ASEAN and India. Since 2009 when the conference was first held, Delhi… Continue reading Delhi Dialogue VIII: ASEAN-India Relations: A New Paradigm
IDSA-PRIO Conference Concept Note This conference brings together scholars working on global nuclear governance in India and abroad to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the emerging nuclear governance architecture.… Continue reading International Conference on India’s Role in Global Nuclear Governance
To build upon previous cooperation between the institutions, KCL and IDSA will each hold one part of a two-event strategic nuclear dialogue. Up to eight institutional staff and related researchers… Continue reading Strategic Nuclear Dialogue
09:30 am: Introductory Remarks by Shri Jayant Prasad, DG, IDSA 09:40 am: Special Address by His Excellency Cho Hyun, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in New Delhi… Continue reading India and South Korea in Regional Security Order
Venue: Seminar Hall 1 (2nd Floor), IDSA The conference is being organized in the backdrop of the special edition of IDSA journal ‘Strategic Analysis’, entitled ‘Russia in Global Affairs’. Several… Continue reading International Conference on ‘Russia in Global Affairs: Indian and Russian Perspectives’
Venue: Auditorium, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi Concept Note In the post-Cold War period, India is increasingly moving away from its previous non-aligned stance. China’s rise and… Continue reading IFS-IDSA Seminar – India and the Great Powers: Continuity and Change
Venue: IDSA Auditorium (Second Floor) Concept Note As the foremost threat to international peace and security, global terrorism is an implacably complex, intractable and suigeneris phenomena. As the origins, scope… Continue reading International Conference on ‘Addressing the Challenge of International Terrorism and Radicalisation’
Concept NoteAsia, with close to sixty percent of the world’s population, has suffered disparate political, nationalist, religious, ideological, ethnic, sectarian, and state sponsored violence for decades, if not centuries. The… Continue reading 19th Asian Security Conference – Combating Terrorism: Evolving an Asian Response
Concept Note South Asia has emerged among the fastest-growing regions in the world and is expected to play a dynamic role in shaping the ‘Asian Century’. Known for its human… Continue reading 10th South Asia Conference – Strengthening Connectivity in South Asia
The “Changing Asia 2017: Perspective on Regional and Global Cooperation”, the second conference of the high-profile biannual Changing Asia conference series, is being organised jointly by IDSA and GIGA on… Continue reading IDSA-GIGA Conference on Changing Asia 2017: Perspectives on Regional and Global Cooperation
Inaugural Session: 1000-1030 1000-1005: Welcome Remarks: Maj Gen Alok Deb (Retd) DDG IDSA 1005-1010: Secretary General BIMSTEC speech to be read out by Mr Pankaj Hazarika, Director, BIMSTEC 1015-1030: Inaugural… Continue reading First Meeting of BIMSTEC Track 1.5 Security Dialogue Forum
Concept Note Despite a debate about its relevance, strategic culture has become a commonly used and acknowledged term in the sense of a “shaping context” for strategic behaviour. The sources… Continue reading Exploring the Roots of India’s Strategic Culture
Complete text of Keynote Address by Foreign Secretary, Dr S. Jaishankar, at the Second IORA Meeting of Experts for Maritime Safety and Security Press Release - Maritime Security an Important… Continue reading Second IORA Meeting of Experts for Maritime Safety and Security
Venue: Hilton Hotel Bonn, Berliner Freiheit 2, Bonn COP23 Companion Event on India’s Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: Key Strategies ––sharing of green information, news and views –– Post-Paris, the international… Continue reading COP23 Companion Event on India’s Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: Key Strategies
A number of experts from Japan and India will participate in the Symposium to discuss India-Japan Relations in context of Asia and beyond. The Japanese Ambassador to India, H.E. Kenji… Continue reading Conference on “Shifting Geopolitics in Asia: India-Japan Relations and the Future of Indo-Pacific Region”
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Watch Videos Photographs PRESS RELEASE: West Asia should not “outsource security”, says M.J. Akbar, September 05, 2018 Rapporteur's Report Speakers Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad Talmiz Ahmad joined the Indian Foreign Service… Continue reading 3rd West Asia Conference – Changing Security Paradigm in West Asia: Regional and International Responses
Download Conference Report Programme Day 1: 5 December 2018 9:30 - 10:00 Registration 10:00-10:45 Session I: Inaugural Session Welcome Address by Maj. Gen (Retd.). Alok Deb, Deputy Director General, IDSA… Continue reading IDSA-BIMSTEC Workshop on Cyber Security Cooperation
Venue: Auditorium, IDSAProgramme Concept Note Focus of the Conference This conference aims to examine the scope and potential of India-Japan cooperation in key infrastructural connectivity and corridors projects, which will… Continue reading Conference on India-Japan Cooperation in Indo-Pacific and Beyond 2025: Corridors, Connectivity and Contours
Concept Note Concept Note Non-traditional Security Challenges in South Asia: Agenda for Cooperation It is a truism to say that cooperation on hard security issues among countries in South Asia… Continue reading 11th South Asia Conference – Non-traditional Security Challenges in South Asia: Agenda for Cooperation
DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE Registration Registration will open on the days of the conference at the venue. However, we would encourage you to avail a discount offer open… Continue reading 20th Asian Security Conference: Multipolarism in Asia: Issues and Challenges
Venue: IDSA Auditorium Programme 0930 – 1000 hrs : Registration 1000 – 1005 hrs : Welcome Address Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, Director General, IDSA 1005 –… Continue reading Seminar on India’s National Security: Kargil to Present Times
Concept Note Concept Note IDSA has been organising the annual South Asia Conference since 2007. Over a decade, this flagship conference has dealt with a number of important issues, such… Continue reading 12th South Asia Conference – India’s “Neighbourhood First” Policy: Regional Perceptions
Participants Profile Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy Director General Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy is the Director General of Manohar Parrikar Institute… Continue reading 4th West Asia Conference – Ten Years of Political & Economic Transformation in West Asia: Challenges, Lessons & Future Trends
*/ Registration Registration fees would be Rs 2000/- which will cover the costs of two lunches, conference papers etc. Please send cheque in name of MP-IDSA, New Delhi "to the… Continue reading 21st Asian Security Conference: National Security and Defence Planning in an Era of Strategic Uncertainty (Postponed)
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Chair: Prof Amitabh Mattoo, President IAIS Inaugural Remarks: Amb Sujan Chinoy DG, MP IDSA and Convenor Indian Pugwash Society as the Chief Guest Panel of Speakers: 1. Dr Bharat Karnad,… Continue reading Webinar on India’s Nuclear Doctrine: The Way Forward
Opening Remarks by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy Director General, MP-IDSA At MP-IDSA & Gusau Institute, Nigeria Webinar 30 March 2021 Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau Mohammed, Founder, Gusau Institute, Amb Abhay… Continue reading Opening Remarks by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy At MP-IDSA & Gusau Institute, Nigeria Webinar
Concept Note Contact us Mr Vishal Chandra Co-ordinator, 13th South Asia Conference Research Fellow, South Asia Centre Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses New Delhi-110010 Tel (O): +91… Continue reading 13th SOUTH ASIA CONFERENCE – Return of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Implications and Way Forward
*/ Live Streaming : DAY TWO Live Streaming : DAY ONE Participants Amb Sujan R. Chinoy, Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Amb. Dr.… Continue reading 5th West Asia Conference – India’s Approach to West Asia: Trends, Challenges and Possibilities
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are jointly organising an online conference on "International Cooperation for Chemical Disarmament: Combating… Continue reading Two Day Conference on “International Cooperation for Chemical Disarmament Combating Chemical Terrorism”
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is hosting its 14th South Asia Conference in New Delhi. The South Asia Conference, which the Institute has been organising since 2007… Continue reading 14th South Asia Conference – Think20@G20: Towards a Resilient South Asia
Concept Note The world is undergoing transformational changes. The ‘engine’ of manufacturing and growth shifted from the West to the East, primarily to East Asia in the last century. China’s… Continue reading 21st Asian Security Conference: Towards Reformed Multilateralism in the Era of Indo-Pacific
Dr. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan highlighted the causes and implications of ‘Arab Spring’ during his presentation. It was emphasised that the political turmoil in the Arab World was an event waiting… Continue reading Global and Regional developments
CONCEPT NOTE The process of globalisation has integrated production and supply chains as well as markets around the world. Trade and economic relations have a logic of their own, with… Continue reading 15th South Asia Conference – Achieving Regional Economic Integration in South Asia (December 14-15, 2023)
The Delhi Defence Dialogue (DDD) is a flagship platform of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) for addressing the multifaceted challenges of defence and security, in… Continue reading Delhi Defence Dialogue 2024
Good morning, First of all, I welcome all the participants who have come from abroad and various parts of India to share their expertise in the inaugural Delhi Defence Dialogue.… Continue reading Inaugural Address by Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri & President, MP-IDSA at Delhi Defence Dialouge
Event Report Concept Note The India and Africa partnership has come a long way from the days of common struggle against colonialism to an evolving and multifaceted 21st century partnership… Continue reading 5th India-Africa Strategic Dialogue
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About the Conference Concept Note Programme Contact Us Live Streaming: Day TWO Live Streaming: Day ONE About the Conference The Conference on “Strategic Renaissance of Air Power”, jointly organised by… Continue reading MP-IDSA – CAPSS Conference
