Chair: P. StobdanDiscussants: Ashok Mehta and Sangeeta Thapliyal The paper, An Exploratory Framework for India’s Relationship with New Nepal, was presented by Dr. Nihar Nayak. Professor P. Stobdan was the… Continue reading An Exploratory Framework for India’s relationship with ‘New Nepal’
National Seminar on Defence Industry
Concept Note India has a large defence industrial base, mainly under state control, with limited but a growing private sector contribution. The public sector enterprises consist of 39 Ordnance Factories… Continue reading National Seminar on Defence Industry
Training for BSF Officers (DIG level)
Defence Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context
On 12 February 2009, the Military Affairs Cluster organised a Round Table to discuss Defence Doctrines. The aim was to reflect on implications of inter-relatedness of conventional and nuclear doctrines… Continue reading Defence Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context
Bioterrorism led by Professor Dean Wilkening
IDSA organized a round table on the subject of bioterrorism on February 6, 2009. The main speaker at the event was Prof. Dean Wilkening, Director, Science Programme at Center for… Continue reading Bioterrorism led by Professor Dean Wilkening
Terror Financing in Bangladesh
Chair: Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Bhaskar Roy and Sanjay Bharadwaj “Terror Financing in Bangladesh” by Dr. Anand Kumar outlined key factors that contribute to terror financing in Bangladesh. Dr. Kumar’s primary argument… Continue reading Terror Financing in Bangladesh
Rethinking Strategic Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context
Chair: Hari PrasadDiscussants: Arun Sahgal and Manpreet Sethi Strategic doctrine is taken here to be implemented by a combine of war fighting land, air, naval and joint doctrines in conjunction… Continue reading Rethinking Strategic Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context
Indo-Bangladesh: Opportunities Ahead
The spectacular victory of the Awami League-led Grand Coalition in the Ninth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on December 29, 2008 marks a landmark development in the annals of Bangladesh. This… Continue reading Indo-Bangladesh: Opportunities Ahead
Religious Assertion in Malaysia
Chair: Sudhir DevareDiscussants: Baladas Ghoshal and C. S. Kuppuswamy The major argument of the paper was that the government’s stance with regard to constraining religious assertion in Malaysia has been… Continue reading Religious Assertion in Malaysia
Pakistan’s Strategic Thinking
Chair: V.G PatankarDiscussants: Kalim Bahadur and Ajay D Behera Pakistan’s self image, geographical location and history have influenced the country’s strategic thinking. In the initial years, Pakistan perceived itself to… Continue reading Pakistan’s Strategic Thinking
