Talking to the Taliban: Will it Ensure ‘Peace’ in Afghanistan?

Chair: V G Patankar Discussants: Shakti Sinha & Gurmeet Kanwal

Pakistan’s Energy Security: Challenges and Options

Chair: Arvind Gupta Discussants: G Balachandran & Savita Pande

Special Forces for Anti – Naxal Operations: an Assessment of the Security Environment

Chair: Ved Marwah Discussants: J N Roy & D M Mitra

Role of Biotechnology in Defence

Chair: B S SacharDiscussants: B M Gandhi & Sachin Chaturvedi In the 21st century, the science of biology has been found adopting various techniques from other fields of life to… Continue reading Role of Biotechnology in Defence

Confronting the Threat in Cyberspace

Chair: Thomas MathewDiscussants: Prem Chand & Subimal Bhattacharjee The central premises of the paper presenter were that governements were neglecting the current threats on the Internet not out negligance but… Continue reading Confronting the Threat in Cyberspace

Resurgence of Russia

The discussion at IDSA on August 27, 2008 was part of the Institute’s ongoing research activities and was aimed at encouraging interactive dialogue among experts available on specific fields. The… Continue reading Resurgence of Russia

China’s Discourse on Regionalism

Chair: V P Dutt Discussants: S K Bhutani & Baladas Ghoshal

Current Developments in J&K

The IDSA organized a Round Table on 28th August 2008 to discuss the current developments in Jammu & Kashmir. A number of leading experts and academics participated. The idea of… Continue reading Current Developments in J&K

India and the Non-Proliferation Regime: Looking Beyond the Nuclear Deal

Chair: G BalachandranDiscussants: K C Singh & R R Subramanian The India-United States civil nuclear cooperation agreement, announced through the July 18, 2005 joint statement, besides opening the doors for… Continue reading India and the Non-Proliferation Regime: Looking Beyond the Nuclear Deal

Geopolitics of Climate Change and India’s Position

Chair: R RajagopalanDiscussants: Ashutosh Varshney & Sunil Chauhan Climate change and security as a subject of enquiry is now being pursued by the IDSA in a comprehensive manner. Scholars from… Continue reading Geopolitics of Climate Change and India’s Position