FELLOW'S SEMINAR

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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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. 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)

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

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?

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

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

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