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?
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
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
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
Trends in Thinking about Warfare
Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: M. S Chowdhury Discussants: Rahul Bhonsle and Chandar S Sundaram “Trends in thinking about warfare” presented at the IDSA Fellow Seminar on… Continue reading Trends in Thinking about Warfare
Coastal Security Arrangement in Maharashtra: An Assessment
Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: Rajaram PandaDiscussants: Vijay Sakhuja The paper discusses the overall coastal security arrangement in Maharashtra. The first part of the paper deals with… Continue reading Coastal Security Arrangement in Maharashtra: An Assessment
Low Intensity Conflict under Nuclear Conditions: Analysing the India-Pakistan Theatre
India and Pakistan were again on the verge of a military confrontation following revelation of Pakistan’s complicity in the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008. Pakistan reluctance to act against… Continue reading Low Intensity Conflict under Nuclear Conditions: Analysing the India-Pakistan Theatre
Nuclear India – A Decade Later
IDSA Nuclear Issues Workshop/Roundtable Series 2009-10 Venue: IDSA Seminar Room, 1 Development Enclave, Delhi Cantonment Today, nuclear issues are once again gaining prominence. Issues relating to nuclear proliferation would take… Continue reading Nuclear India – A Decade Later
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Afghanistan
Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: K Raghunath Discussants: Divyabh Manchanda, Arun Sahgal and Arun Mohanty The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) represents a major development in the strategic… Continue reading The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Afghanistan
A new wave of Terrorism in India
Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: Arun BhagatDiscussants: S Y Thapliyal and Bibhu Prasad Routray In India, the word terrorism came to be officially used for the first… Continue reading A new wave of Terrorism in India
