FELLOW'S SEMINAR

Dr. Nihar Nayak began by offering some basic facts about the Madhesi movement. Although there exist a number of versions about what the word ‘Madhes’ stands for, the most popular… Continue reading Madhesi Movement in Nepal: Implications for India

Chairperson: Prof. Satish KumarDiscussants: Shri A. K. Verma and Prof. Savita Pande Paper Summary The creation of Pakistan was a unique human-political experiment, in which an effort was made to… Continue reading From Islamization to Talibanization: Pakistan’s drift towards ‘Lebanonisation’

Senior Research Associate Ruchita Beri presented a Fellows Paper on “Emerging Security Scenario in the Western Indian Ocean Region” on Friday, July 2, 2010. Commodore (Retd.) C. Uday Bhaskar chaired… Continue reading Emerging Strategic Scenario in the Western Indian Ocean Region

Chairperson: Admiral (Retd.) P S DasDiscussants: Cmde Ashok Sawhney and Cdr Shishir Upadhyaya Paper Summary India’s forward presence in the eastern Indian Ocean is enabled by the Andaman and Nicobar… Continue reading Securing Andaman and Nicobar islands

Chairperson: Shri R BanerjiDiscussants: Prof. Kalim Bahadur and Prof. Savita Pande The paper titled “Foreign Policy Trends in Pakistan” concerns itself with the context set by 9/11, though its key… Continue reading Foreign Policy Trends in Pakistan

Elaborating on his approach to the paper Mr. Xavier disavowed both, a reductionist/particularistic and an overly generalist/homogenizing prism to assessment of India’s foreign policy. He proceeded to identify a number… Continue reading The Institutional Origins and Strategic Determinants of India’s Africa policy

Chairperson: Satish ChandraDiscussants: B. G. Verghese and D.K. Mehta In an attempt to question whether the Indus Water Treaty holds any tangible ground in today’s day and age, this paper… Continue reading 50 years of Indus Water Treaty: Will it Survive?

Chairperson: Ambassador C DasguptaDiscussants: Professor Sujit Dutta and Dr. Srinath Raghavan The presenter identified the more aggressive stance taken recently by China in staking territorial claims over the North Eastern… Continue reading China’s Territorial Claim on Arunachal Pradesh Hostile Intentions and Local Fears

Chairperson: Shri Amiya Kumar GhoshDiscussants: Shri T P Velayudhan and Shri K K Y Mahinderkar The infrastructure development in border areas is very important to bolster troop mobility and logistics… Continue reading Project Management in Border Roads Organisation and related Management Concerns

Chairperson: Maj Gen (retd) D. Banerjee, AVSM Discussants: Col. Vivek Chadha and Shri Anit Mukherji Ali Ahmed introduced the paper by saying that he is going to bring the practise… Continue reading The Utility of Force in the India-Pakistan Context

Chairperson: Shri Rajiv SikriDiscussants: Cdr. (Retd) M. R. Khan and Prof. Gulshan Dietl Mr Mahan Abedin, visiting fellow, introduced his paper by highlighting the significance of studying the foreign policy… Continue reading The Domestic Determinants of Iran’s Foreign Policy: The Illusion of Consensus

Col P. K. Gautam (Retd) Research Fellow presented his paper, Chinese Oil and Gas Pipelines and Sea Routes, on 29th October 2010. Dr. Arvind Gupta Chaired the session. Mr. V.… Continue reading Chinese Oil and Gas Pipelines and Sea Routes

Summary As the title suggests, the paper examines one of the significant aspects of Indian foreign policy which was greatly influenced by Nehru’s ideas on internationalism. The purpose of the… Continue reading The Indian Advocacy of Internationalism in the Nehru Years

Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell Chairperson: Prof. Sujit Dutta Discussants: Shri A Karnatak & Dr. Bhupendra Kr. Singh

Chairperson: Air Marshall Inamdar Discussants:       External-Prof. Ramakrishnan (JNU)       Internal- Brig (retd) Rumel Dahiya & Ms. Princy Marin George India has huge interests in both Iran and… Continue reading GCC-Iran Rivalry and Challenges for India in the Gulf

Chair: Prof. V P DuttDiscussant: Prof. Sumit Ganguly and Amb. Suresh Bhutani The paper argued that the role of parliament in Sino-Indian relations can be assessed under following heads: debates… Continue reading Indian Parliament and Sino-Indian Relations

Chair: Mr. Rana BanerjiDiscussants: Professor Anwar Alam and Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva Presentation The principle theme of the paper is that “the idea of national reconciliation and integration per se as… Continue reading Is Reintegration and Reconciliation a Way Forward in Afghanistan?

Dr. Panda’s paper treats the rise of multilateralism in the context of the decline of US power. It locates itself in the larger debate on multilateralism and the rise of… Continue reading China’s ‘New Multilateralism’ and the Rise of BRIC: Realist Interpretation of a ‘Multi-Polar’ World Order

Chairperson: Shri V K MisraDiscussants: Shri Amit Kumar Singh and Shri Rahul Gangal This paper revolved around two key questions: Why does India need higher FDI in defence industry? And… Continue reading A case for Increasing FDI CAP up to 100 per cent in India’s Defence Industry

Chairperson: Ambassador ShashankDiscussants: Ambassador Rajeev Bhatia and Professor S N Malakar Ms. Beri’s paper focuses on the upcoming referendum that brings forth the complexities of energy politics in Sudan. The… Continue reading Sudan in Transition: Implications for India

Chairperson: Shri P R ChariDiscussants: Dr B M Gandhi and Dr Moushumi Basu The paper describes the existing procedures and systems of international export controls of materials, equipments and technology… Continue reading International Procedures and Systems of Export Controls of Materials, Equipments and Technology related to Biological Weapons

Open to all Members; others pl. contact 1030 to 1300 hrs Conference Cell Chairperson: Prof. V P DuttDiscussants: Prof Madhu Bhalla and Prof Swaran Singh In sharp contrast to its… Continue reading China’s Military Diplomacy: Investigating PLA’s Participation in UN Peace Keeping Operations

Chairperson: Shri Naveen Verma, National Security CouncilDiscussants: Professor Chintamani Mahapatra and Shri K Srinivasan The paper focuses on how United States manages its borders through the concept of “smart borders”,… Continue reading Managing India’s Borders: Lessons from the US Experience

Chairperson: Ambassador I P KhoslaDiscussants: Ambassador Dalip Mehta and Professor Mathew Joseph C Dr. Medha Bisht’s paper focused on Bhutan’s Policy shift over a period of time. In the process… Continue reading The Making of Foreign Policy in Bhutan

Chair: Amd. R. RajagopalanExternal Discussant: Prof. Swaran Singh and Prof. Abanti Bhattacharya The paper argues that China’s national interest, and the strategies that China follows to achieve these, are intricately… Continue reading China’s National Interest

Chairperson: Dr G BalachandranDiscussants: Capt (IN) Alok Bansal and Dr Harinder Sekhon Dr Priyanka Singh’s present study focuses primarily on the prevailing dynamics and complexities of US aid to Pakistan,… Continue reading US Aid to Pakistan: Changing Rules of Engagement and Regional Implications

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseDiscussants: Ambassador K C Singh & Professor P R Kumaraswamy Rajiv began his presentation by delineating the theme of his paper. In the introduction, he noted that… Continue reading India and Iran’s Nuclear Issue 2002-2010: Strategic Autonomy, Regional Stability, National Security

Chairperson: Professor V P DuttDiscussants: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam & Dr Partha Mukhopadhyay The paper attempted to answer 3 key questions: What has been the quality and content of trade and… Continue reading The Salience of Interdependence in India China Economic Relations, 1992 -2008

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseDiscussants: Dr Sitakanta Mishra and Dr Aditi Malhotra Dr Reshmi Kazi introduced the paper by saying that the danger of insider threats is emerging as the new… Continue reading Insider Threat: The New Nuclear Danger

Chairperson: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch, SM, VSM (Retd)Discussants: Shri N Manoharan & Shri M R Narayan Swamy Hemantha Dayaratne’s paper focuses on the Sri Lanka’s counterinsurgency campaign against the… Continue reading Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Counter Insurgency Strategy 2002-2009

Chairperson: Dr Rajaram PandaDiscussants: Professor K V Kesavan and Professor Srabani Roy Choudhury The author tried to demonstrate Japan’s approach to India using the three characteristics that she perceived to… Continue reading Playing ‘catch up’: Japan’s foreign policy towards India – a case of delayed realism

Chairperson: Professor V P Dutt Discussant: Professor Mohammad Badrul Alam The broad theme of Dr. Rajaram Panda’s presentation was India-Japan economic relations, while the key focus was on the Delhi-Mumbai… Continue reading India-Japan Economic Relations: Focus on the DMIC

Chairperson: Dr R N DasDiscussants: Professor Baladas Ghoshal and Shri C S Kuppuswamy The author analysed the developments in civil-military relations in Indonesia especially in the post Suharto era. He… Continue reading Civil-Military Relations in Post-Suharto Indonesia

Chairperson: Ambassador Ishrat AzizDiscussants: Professor Qamar Agha and Professor A K Ramakrishnan Dr. Rizvi started his presentation with the concept of velayat-e-faqih and its evolution. Velayat-e-Faqih is the most important… Continue reading The Role and Impact of Supreme Leader (Velayat-e Faqih) on Iranian Foreign Policy

Chairperson: Brigadier R .Dahiya (Retd), Advisor, Military Affairs Cluster, (IDSA)Discussants: Prof Anirudh Deshpande (University of Delhi) and Sqn Ldr RTS Chhina (Retd), Secretary Armed Forces Historical Research, USI of India.… Continue reading Renaissance of Military History, War and International Studies in India

Chairperson: Narendra Sisodia (DG, IDSA)Discussants: P.S. Das, Vice Admiral (retd.), Dhirendra Singh (IAS), Prof. Rajesh Rajgopalan (JNU) This paper examines civil-military relations in India and argues that it has an… Continue reading The Absent Dialogue: Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India

Chair: Lt. Gen. Satish NambiarDiscussant: Admiral Raja Menon and Sheelkant Sharma The paper presented was of a conceptual nature which adopted the offence-defence theory to analyze the character of missile… Continue reading Offensive Defence: Managing deterrence and arms race in a ballistic missile defence environment

Chairperson: Dr. Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Brig. (Retd.) Rahul Bhonsle, Col. Navneet Kumar, Dr. Rajiv Anantaram, Dr. Jabin Jacob Namrata Goswami’s paper focused on four alternative scenarios in 2031 with regard to… Continue reading China’s Territorial Claim on the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh: Alternative Scenarios 2031

Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)Discussants: Commodore M R Khan (Retd) and Shri Gulshan Luthra Dr. P.K. Pradhan’s paper focused on the topic of India’s defence diplomacy in the Gulf,… Continue reading India’s Defence Diplomacy in the Gulf

Chairperson: Dr Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney (Retd) and Prof Kalim Bahadur Dr Pattanaik’s paper critiqued India’s existing policy towards Afghanistan and offered some recommendations for Indian policy makers… Continue reading India’s Afghan Policy: Beyond Bilateralism

Chair: Amb (retd) R. RajagopalanDiscussants: Prof. K. R. Sharma and Mr. M. V. Rappai The core argument of Dr. Das’s paper was that the Sino-Pakistani strategic axis has gained salience… Continue reading Pakistan as a Factor in Sino –Indian Relations

Commander SS Parmar started his presentation by delineating the scope of the study, which was to study the menace of piracy off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf… Continue reading Sea Piracy and India’s Future Role

Chairperson: Shri Sheo Nandan PandeyDiscussants: Shri Anil Kumar Gautam and Cdr Kamlesh Agnihotri 1996 was a watershed year when agreements specifying the military CBMs were signed between India and China.… Continue reading China’s Planning on Border Infrastructure: Post 1996 CBM Period

Chairperson: Bharat WariavwallaDiscussants: Philippe Laurent, Nicolas Blarel, Krishnappa Venkatshamy and Lion Koenig This paper focuses on the concept of strategic autonomy as a defining element of the French strategic culture… Continue reading The Concept of Autonomy in French Strategic Thought

Chairperson: Shri V K MisraDiscussants: Commodore (Dr) R K Rana and Commodore (Retd) Sujeet Samaddar Deliberations on Mr. Laxman Behera’s paper commenced with Chairperson V K Mishra’s opening remarks. Highlighting… Continue reading India’s Naval Shipbuilding Industry: Key Gaps and Policy Options

Chair: Ambassador (Retd) Ishrat AzizExternal Discussants: Professor Gulshan Dietl, Professor Qamar AghaInternal Discussants: Dr Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Dr Meena Singh Roy Dr Pradhan’s paper addresses India’s relations with Saudi Arabia,… Continue reading India-Saudi Arabia Relations

Chairperson: Shri G K PillaiDiscussants: Maj Gen Dhruv Katoch and Shri Sanjoy Hazarika Dr. Namrata Goswami’s paper defines insurgencies as irregular warfare which engages in non-frontal attacks against the adversary… Continue reading Escalation and De-escalation of Violence in Insurgencies: Insights from Northeast India

Chairperson: Shri Gautam H BambewalaDiscussants: Professor Sreeram Sunder Chaulia and Professor Alka Acharya The fellow paper of Dr. R. N. Das focussed on how the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) play… Continue reading The CBMs in Sino-Indian Relations: Need for Revamping and Enlarging the Structural and Institutional Mechanisms

Chairperson: Ambassador R RajagopalanDiscussants: Maj Gen (Retd) Ashok Mehta and Dr N Manoharan The paper focused on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s policy towards India and on how it has… Continue reading Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India Policy

Chair: Amb. R RajagopalanDiscussants: Amb. Nalin Suri and Prof. MV Rappai China’s foreign policy is geared towards securing its ‘core interests’ such as maintaining territorial integrity, the preservation of its… Continue reading External Threats and the Formulation of China’s Foreign Policy

Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)Discussants: Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia and Ambassador H H S Viswanathan Reform and democratisation of the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, has been the focus… Continue reading Understanding Africa’s position on UN Security Council Reforms

Chairperson: Vice Admiral P S Das (Retd)Discussants: Cdr Kamlesh Agnihotri and Dr Krishnendra Meena In order to understand the strategy adopted by China in spreading its maritime influence and implications… Continue reading The Growing Chinese Maritime Influence: Implications for Regional Security

Chairman: Professor Satish KumarDiscussants: Dr. Probal K. Ghosh, Cdr. Abhijit Singh The paper dealt with US efforts to counter Iran’s missile ‘threat’ and ensure security of its allies like Israel… Continue reading In Pursuit of a Shield:US, Missile Defence and the Iran Imperative

Chair: Ambassador Satish ChandraDiscussants: Maj General B K Sharma and Dr Happymon Jacob Interrogating the concept of grand strategy and whether India needs a centrally articulated design for the conduct… Continue reading Does India need a grand strategy?

Chairperson: S KalyanramanDiscussants: Manoj Shrivastava and VS Raghuvanshi Mahendra Prasad began his presentation by focusing on his ongoing research project which attempts to unfurl various aspects of quality assurance (QA)… Continue reading Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements

Chairperson: Shri Vinod MisraDiscussants : Dr Selvamurthy and Shri Amit Cowshish This paper attempts to estimate the self-reliance index of India’s defence production. While estimating the index, it also focuses… Continue reading Estimating Self-Reliance in India’s Defence Production