Chair: Ishrat AzizDiscussants: A. K. Pasha and Anwar Alam Even with differences among some individual member states and the hostile Gulf environment, GCC countries have still managed to maintain good… Continue reading GCC’S New Avatar and Invigorating India’s Interests
Rationale for Performance Oriented Defence Budgeting
Chair: V. K. MisraDiscussants: Amit Cowshish and Sujeet Samaddar India’s security comes with a huge price tag. In 2009-10, the defence budget reached Rs. 1,41,703 crores, representing nearly one-seventh of… Continue reading Rationale for Performance Oriented Defence Budgeting
India’s Strategic Autonomy Dilemma and the Rapprochement with the United States
Chair: Rajiv SikriDiscussants: Arun Sahgal and K. P. Vijayalakshmi The debate on strategic autonomy makes a conceptual contribution about how India as an emerging power seeks to forge a partnership… Continue reading India’s Strategic Autonomy Dilemma and the Rapprochement with the United States
The Indo-US Relationship: Is Diplomatic Style Important?
Chair: Kanwal SibalDiscussants: K. C. Singh and Christopher S Raj The presentation of Professor Steven Hoffman began by examining the question “Is diplomatic style important and what impact does it… Continue reading The Indo-US Relationship: Is Diplomatic Style Important?
Training module on “defence and security issues’ for IFS probationers
A Scenario-Building Method on India’s North East: Time Horizon 2015
Chair: Prakash SinghDiscussants: G. D. Bakshi and Arun Sahgal In her presentation titled ‘A Scenario-Building Method on India’s North East’, Dr. Namrata Goswami projected the vision of a peaceful and… Continue reading A Scenario-Building Method on India’s North East: Time Horizon 2015
Military Robots
Chair: Vinod PatneyDiscussants: R. K. Pruthi and Rahul K Bhonsle The paper argued that the futuristic battlefield is going to depend substantially on deployment of standoff weapons and virtual technology.… Continue reading Military Robots
Accomodation with Militants in Swat: Implications For Regional Security
Chair: C Uday BhaskarDiscussants: Kalim Bahadur and Siddharth Varadarajan In 1947 Swat was a princely state that was ruled by Miangul Abdul Haq Jehanzeb, the Wali of Swat, who was… Continue reading Accomodation with Militants in Swat: Implications For Regional Security
Climate Change and Foreign Policy: The UK Approach
Chair: R RajagopalanDiscussants: Luther Rangreji and Purnamita Dasgupta Climate change has the potential to create conditions for changing foreign policy in a globalised world. It dares to test whether the… Continue reading Climate Change and Foreign Policy: The UK Approach
Can Renewables Enhance Energy Security?
Chair: B S MalikDiscussants: V Raghuraman and Sanjay Verma Though the case for incorporating renewable energy into national energy policies has been around for decades, the growing debate on climate… Continue reading Can Renewables Enhance Energy Security?
