Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd)External Discussants: Col V M B Krishnan and Group Captain Vinay VittalInternal Discussants: Ms Rukmani Gupta and Dr Saurabh Mishra Major Arguments of the Paper:… Continue reading Comparative Study between Arthasastra and San Shi Liu Ji( The Thirty Six Strategies)
Chair: Dr Ashok BehuriaExternal Discussants: Ambassador H.H.S. Vishwanathan and Dr Medha BishtInternal Discussants: Dr Nihar Nayak and Mr Shyam Hari P Major Arguments of the Paper: The paper generates a… Continue reading Interpretation of Concepts in Kautilya’s Arthasastra
Chair: Ambassador R RajagopalanExternal Discussants: Professor Swaran Singh and Professor Stephen F BurgessInternal Discussants: Lt Col Sanjiv Tomar and Shri S Samuel C Rajiv
1030 to 1300 hrs
Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell
Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell
Chair: Ambassador R. RajagopalanExternal Discussants: Ambassador Sheelkanth Sharma and Prof. R. RajaramanInternal Discussants: Dr G Balachandran and A Vinod Kumar The paper examined three issue areas that according to the… Continue reading Iran, IAEA and the Challenges of ‘Politicised Safeguards’ Implementation
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Event: Fellows’ seminarChair: Ambassador Rajiv SikriExternal Discussants: Dr. P R Kumaraswamy, Mr. Ashok SinghInternal Discussant: Mr. S Samuel C Rajiv The paper provides a comprehensive overview of Israel’s history since… Continue reading Threat of Israel’s Regional Isolation and Imperatives for the Future
Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd)External Discussants: Ambassador Deb Mukherji and Ms Akashnya ShahInternal Discussants: Dr Anand Kumar and Dr Anshuman Behera Mr Post Bhadur Basnet, SAARC Visiting Fellow from… Continue reading Framing of Nationalism in Nepal’s Radical Communist Movement: The India Factor
This paper primarily made an attempt to discuss the effect of domestic politics of Bangladesh on India-Bangladesh Relations. It delved into some of the historical processes that resulted in the… Continue reading Domestic Politics of Bangladesh and India – Bangladesh Relations
Chairperson: Prof. Christopher S. Raj External Discussants: Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra and Prof. Sreeram ChauliaInternal Discussants: Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya and Sanjeev Srivastava
Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell
Chairperson: Lt Gen HS Lidder (Retd)External Discussants: Vice Adm Anup Singh (Retd), Lt Gen Prakash Menon (Retd) and Professor Rajesh RajagopalanInternal Discussant: Col PK Gautam (Retd) This paper primarily made… Continue reading Military Change in India: An Appraisal of the Evolving Strategy Towards Pakistan
Chair person: Professor Sreemati ChakrabartiExternal Discussion: Professor K P Vijaylakshmi and Professor Lalima VarmaInternal Discussion: Dr R N Das and Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav
Chair: Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Kapil KakExternal Discussants: Professor Riyaz Punjabi and Professor K WarikooInternal Discussants: Dr Smruti S Pattanaik and Col (Retd)Vivek Chadha Dr Priyanka Singh, in her presentation,… Continue reading Prospects of Cross Line of Control (LoC) Travel and Trade
Chairperson: Professor R RajaramanExternal Discussants: Shri Amandeep Singh Gill and Dr Sitakanta MishraInternal Discussants: Dr Ashok K Behuria and Shri Kapil Patil
Chair: Professor Baladas GhoshalExternal Discussants: Dr Vijay Sakhuja and Professor Ganganath JhaInternal Discussants: Cdr S S Parmar and Ms M S Pratibha
Chairperson: V Admiral Anup Singh (Retd)External Discussants: Shri Jayadev Ranade and Professor Baladas GhoshalInternal Discussants: Cdr Abhijit Singh and Ruchita Beri
Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell
Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell
Chairperson: Shri V. K. MisraDiscussants: Shri A. K. Ghosh and Shri Amit Cowshish Dr Laxman Kumar Behera’s presentation on “Arms Trade Offset: Global Trend and ‘Best’ Practices” was broadly divided… Continue reading Arms Trade Offset: Global Trend and ‘Best’ Practices
Chairperson: Amb Ishrat AzizExternal Discussants: Prof A K Pasha and Prof Qamar AghaInternal Discussants: Col Rajeev Agrawal and Dr Prashant Kumar Singh The paper holistically examines the nature, scope and… Continue reading Emerging contours of Iran-China Relations: An Overview
Chairperson: Prof Charan D WadhvaExternal Discussants: Prof S D Muni and Prof Ganganath JhaInternal Discussants: Cdr S S Parmar and Dr Udai Bhanu Singh Prof. Wadhwa initiated the event by… Continue reading From Looks to Action: Thailand-India Strategic Convergence and Defence Cooperation
Chairperson: R Adm (Retd) K RajamenonExternal Discussants: Professor Baladas Ghoshal, Dr. Vijay SakhujaInternal Discussant: Cmd SS Parmar The paper focusses on the prospects of Maritime Security Cooperation in the Indian… Continue reading Indian Ocean Maritime Security Cooperation: Will India Lead?
Chair: Lt Gen Y M Bammi (Retd)External Discussants: Lt Gen Y M Bammi (Retd) and Ambassador S K BhutaniInternal Discussants: Group Captain Naval Jagota and Mr Avinash Godbole
Chair: Shri E N Ram MohanExternal Discussants: Dr M Amarjeet Singh and Mr Bidhan S LaishramInternal Discussants: Ms Shruti Pandalai and Ms Gulbin Sultana The paper aims to understand whether… Continue reading The ULFA, the PLA, and the UNLF: Will negotiations Work?
Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseExternal Discussants: Shri Sanjay Singh and Professor Gulshan DietlInternal Discussants: Dr P K Pradhan and Ms Ruchita Beri The paper is an attempt to analytically examine the… Continue reading Egypt’s Faltering Transition: Domestic and Regional Dynamics and Challenges for India
Chair: Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal (Retd.)External Discussants: Lt Gen D S Hooda and Maj Gen Umong Sethi (Retd)Internal Discussants: Gp. Capt. Naval Jgota and Col. Vijai Singh Rana While presenting… Continue reading Indian Army: Evolving to Adapt Military Change in CI Operations
Chair: Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (Retd)External Discussants: Capt (IN) Alok Bansal and Dr Abanti BhattacharyaInternal Discussants: Dr Nihar Nayak and Dr Prashant Kumar Singh
Chair: R Adm (Retd) K RajamenonExternal Discussants: R Adm SY Srikhande, Dr. Vijay Sakhuja and Cdr R MishraInternal Discussants: Commodore Ajay Chhabra The author argues that as the world looks… Continue reading Indian Maritime Strategy: Drivers and Imperatives
Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030 to 1300 hrs
Chair: Dr W SelvamurthyExternal Discussants: Rear Admiral (Retd) S Kulshrestha and Col Deepak KohliInternal Discussants: Col Vivek Chadha (Retd) and Dr Cherian Samuel
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Sectarianism, Arab Spring and Saudi Foreign Policy
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Changing Geopolitics of Gas: Implications for India
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Peacekeeping and Peace-building: Indian Engagements
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading BCIM and India-China Sub-Regional Interaction: Will Economic Interdependence prevail over Security Syndrome?
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Significance of Border Trade in India’s Border Management
Chair: Amb. K.C. SinghDiscussants: Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra, Dr. G. Balachandran and Shebonti Ray Dadwal The paper examined the role of the US Congress vis-à-vis the Iran nuclear issue during the… Continue reading US Congress and the Iran Nuclear Issue
Chair: Vice Admiral (Retd) Anup SinghExternal Discussant: Cmde (Retd) Rajeev Sawhney and Cdr Gurpreet KhuranaInternal Discussant: Cmde Ajay Chhabra The paper argues that as the pre-eminent maritime force in the… Continue reading The Indian Navy’s Growing Maritime Reach: An Unfinished Agenda
Chair: Amb Niranjan Desai (Retd)External Discussants: Amb H H S Vishwanathan (Retd), Prof Girijesh Pant, Amb V B Soni (Retd)Internal Discussants: Dr Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Mr Nachiket Khadkiwala Presentation: Africa… Continue reading West Africa’s Energy Potential: Opportunities and Challenges for India
Chair: Prof. Rajen HarsheExternal Discussants: Ms. Lidya Powell and Mr. Nitya NandaInternal Discussants: Ms. Ruchita Beri and Dr. Smruti S. Pattanaik Presentation: Tanzania is one of the fastest growing economies… Continue reading Enhancing Energy Security in Rural Tanzania: Examples of Successful Community Engagement in Rural Electrification from South Asian Countries
Chairperson: Prof. Charan Das WadhvaExternal Discussants: Amb. H. H. S. Viswanathan, Dr. Deepshikha ShahiInternal Discussants: Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, Saurabh Mishra Major Arguments of the Paper: One of the fundamental aims… Continue reading Dharma and Artha
Chair: Prof. Brahma ChellaneyExternal Discussants: Mr. Sanjay Gupta and Mr. Joydeep GuptaInternal Discussants: Ms. Shebonti Ray Dadwal and Dr. Jagannath Prasad Panda Key points of presentation: India and China have long been… Continue reading India-China Riparian Relations: Towards Rationality
Chair: General (Retd.) Y.M. BammiExternal Discussants: Mr. K. Srinivasan and Mr. Malladi Rama RaoInternal Discussant: Ms. Gulbin Sultana India has often accused Bangladesh of harbouring insurgents and exporting terrorism to… Continue reading Expanding Footprint of Bangladeshi Terror Network in India
Chairperson: Lt. Gen. J.S. Bajwa (Retd.)External Discussants: Commander Lalit Kapur, Gp. Capt. Ravinder Singh ChhatwalInternal Discussant: Col. Vivek Chadha (Retd.) China embarked on its ‘four modernizations’ drive in the late… Continue reading China’s Military Reforms: People’s Liberation Army’s Adaptation to Joint Operations
Chairperson: Lt. Gen. Satish Nambiar (Retd.) External Discussants: Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd.), Brig. Rahul Bhonsle (Retd.) Internal Discussants: Gp. Capt. Ajey Lele (Retd.), Col. Vijai Singh Rana The paper analysed… Continue reading An Assessment of Organisational Change in the Indian Army
Chair: Prof. Girijesh PantExternal Discussants: Prof. Gulshan Dietl, Nidhi VermaInternal Discussants: Dr. G. Balachandran, Shebonti Ray Dadwal The paper examined the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council (UNSC), the… Continue reading Iran Sanctions and India
Chair: Mr. G. K. PillaiExternal Discussants: Dr. Suresh K. Goel and Dr. Rana BanerjiInternal Discussants: Dr. Vinod Kumar and Dr. Saurabh Mishra Presentation The paper focuses on the counter-terrorism regime… Continue reading India in Global Governance: Engaging the Counter-Terrorism Regime
Chair: Dr Arvind KumarExternal Discussants: Dr Sitakanta Mishra and Dr Manish DhabadeInternal Discussants: Mr S Samuel C Rajiv and Ms Sourabhi Mukherji Presentation Nuclear security concerns during the Cold War… Continue reading Strengthening Nuclear Security: Compliance to the Principal Legal Instruments of Nuclear Security
Chair: Dr. Gulshan Dietl External Discussants: Ms. Lidya Powell and Mr. Ragunatha Mishra Internal Discussants: Dr. Smriti Pattnaik and Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha In the 21st century a nation’s economy… Continue reading India’s Decision Making on Cross Border Natural Gas Pipelines (1989-2012)
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Re-Modeling Indian Defence Industry Apparatus For Accelerating Indigenisation, Self-Sufficiency And Strategic Capability
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Culture, Context and Capability: American and Indian Counterinsurgencies
Chairperson: Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev (Retd.)External Discussants: Prof. Alka Acharya and Prof. Girijesh PantInternal Discussant: Ms. Ruchita Beri The competition between China and India in Africa has been an important and… Continue reading Why China Trumps India in the Oil Industry in Angola and Nigeria?
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Decoupling J&K from Pakistan – The Prudent Way Forward
Chairperson: Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal (Retd.) Discussants: Brig S K Sharma (Retd.) Brig Narender Kumar Col Vikram Taneja Col Vivek Chadha (Retd.)
The IDSA Fellows Seminar by Dr S. Kalyanaraman, Research Fellow, IDSA, on the topic "India’s Foreign Policy Options in the Asia-Pacific: A Critical Evaluation” was held on Friday, June 10, 2016. It was chaired by Sudhir… Continue reading India’s Foreign Policy Options in the Asia-Pacific: A Critical Evaluation
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Transfer of Defence Technology – Understanding the Nuances for Optimal Benefits in the Indian Context
Open to all Members, others on request, please contact us at cc.idsa@nic.in 1030 to 1300 hrs
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Cyber Warfare
1030 to 1300 hrs
Venue: Seminar Hall I (Second Floor) Discussants: S Guruprasad Sujeet Samaddar Ashok Kanodia Vinay Kaushal Jyotirmai Vyas
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Waiting for Godot:India and United Nations Security Council Reform
1030 to 1300 hrs Venue: Seminar Hall I (Second Floor)
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Securing Peace? Regime Types and Security Sector Reform in the Patani and Bangsamoro Peace Processes, 2011-2016
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Why China Supports Pakistan on Terrorism?
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1100… Continue reading India’s Strategic Security Cooperation with Israel: Scope and Analysis
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Turkey as a ‘Model’ for Arab World: Myth or Reality?
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Partial Accommodation without Conflict: India as a Rising Link Power
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading India’s Military Modernisation and its Impact on Conventional Defence Strategies
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading India-Taiwan Ties: Can They Move Beyond China’s Shadow?
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading Debating Security in Japan
Chairperson: Amb A. N. D. Haksar (Retd)External Discussants: Prof. Jayati Srivastava, Dr. Medha Bisht, Dr. Saurabh MishraInternal Discussants: Gp. Capt. K. K. Khera, Col. Vikrant Deshpande Major Arguments of the… Continue reading The Nitisara or the Elements of Polity by Kamandaka: Continuity and Change from Kautilya’s Arthashastra
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading India – Kenya Maritime Security Cooperation: An Appraisal
Participation in the Fellow Seminars is by invitation only. Media person accredited with foreign media and foreign diplomats may seek prior permission from DDG, IDSA @ telephone no. 26146832. 1030… Continue reading India-Africa Cooperation in Human Resource Development: Education, Training and Skills
Venue: Room No. 005 (Ground Floor).
Venue: Room No. 005 (Ground Floor)
Venue: Seminar Hall I (Second Floor).
Venue: Seminar Hall I (Second Floor)
Venue: Room No. 005 (Ground Floor)
Venue: Room No. 005 (Ground Floor) Topic: Structural Reforms in PLA and Future Assessed Capabilities
Chair: Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, Director General, MP-IDSA Presenter: Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, Research Fellow, MP-IDSA External Discussants: Lt Gen J.S. Bajwa, UYSM, SM (Retd) and Prof Srikanth Kondapalli
A MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar by Dr. Swasti Rao, Associate Fellow, on "The Geopolitics of Europe's Quest for Energy Security: Significant Achievements amid Myriad Challenges” was held on 7 February 2023.… Continue reading Report of Fellows Seminar on The Geopolitics of Europe’s Quest for Energy Security: Significant Achievements amid Myriad Challenges
MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar by Dr. S. Samuel C. Rajiv, Associate Fellow, on ‘Defence Public Sector Units and Exports’ was held on 31 May 2023. It was chaired by Mr. Amit… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar: Defence Public Sector Units and Exports
An MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar presentation by Dr. Adil Rasheed, Research Fellow, on “Influence Operations: Winning Without Waging Wars in the 21st Century” was held on 20 July 2023. It was… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar : Influence Operations: Winning Without Waging Wars in the 21st Century
Dr. Deepika Saraswat, Associate Fellow, West Asia Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), presented her Fellow Paper on “Iran in the Emerging (Eur)Asian Order: Mapping the… Continue reading Report of MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar: “Iran in the Emerging (Eur)Asian Order: Mapping the Rise of a Regional Middle Power”
The MP-IDSA Fellow’s Seminar presentation by Dr. Abhishek Mishra, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA, on “Evolution of African Maritime Security: Imperatives, Governance and Challenges” was held on 29 February 2024. It was… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellow’s Seminar on Evolution of African Maritime Security: Imperatives, Governance and Challenges
The MP-IDSA Fellow’s Seminar presentation by Gp. Capt. (Dr.) R.K. Narang (Retd.), Senior Fellow, MP-IDSA, on “The Necessity of Military - Civil Technology Fusion (MCTF) for Making India a Global… Continue reading Report of Fellows Seminar on “The Necessity of Military – Civil Technology Fusion (MCTF) for Making India a Global Drone Hub@2030”
Mr. Abyssinia Abay Mengistu, Visiting Fellow, India-Africa Security Fellowship Programme, spoke on; “India’s Bilateral vs. Multilateral Defence Cooperation: Meeting Ethiopia’s Security Needs” at MP-IDSA on 30 May 2025, Dr. Rajeesh… Continue reading Visiting Fellow Presentation: Mr. Abyssinia Abay Mengistu on “India’s Bilateral vs. Multilateral Defence Cooperation: Meeting Ethiopia’s Security Needs”
An MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar conducted by Dr. S. Samuel C. Rajiv, Research Fellow, on ‘Private Sector Defence Joint Ventures: Exports and Role of Offsets’ took place on 20 June 2025.… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar “Private Sector Defence Joint Ventures: Exports and Role of Offsets”
The MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar by Dr. Abhishek Mishra Associate Fellow, on ‘Maritime Capacity Building in the Western Indian Ocean: Analysing the Role of International Maritime Organisation, The United Nations Office… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar: ‘Maritime Capacity Building in the Western Indian Ocean: Analysing the Role of International Maritime Organisation, The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the European Union’
The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) organised a Fellows Seminar on 22 August 2025, where Dr. Adil Rasheed, Research Fellow, presented his paper titled “Messianism: Concept,… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellows Seminar: Messianism – Concept, Features and Geopolitical Manifestations
Dr. Ashish Shukla, Associate Fellow, South Asia Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), presented his Fellow Paper on “Faultlines in Pakistan: An Analysis” on 4 September… Continue reading MP-IDSA Fellow Seminar on “Faultlines in Pakistan: An Analysis”
On 12 September 2025, Dr. M.S. Prathibha, Associate Fellow at the East Asia Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), presented a paper on “Great Changes Unseen… Continue reading Fellow Seminar by Dr. MS Prathibha, Associate Fellow, MP-IDSA
Gp. Capt. (Dr.) R.K. Narang (Retd.), Senior Fellow, MP-IDSA, made a presentation for his Fellow Seminar on “Atmanirbharta in Naval Fighter Aircraft” on 24 October 2025. The Seminar was chaired… Continue reading Fellow Seminar by Gp. Capt. (Dr.) R.K. Narang (Retd.), Senior Fellow, MP-IDSA
