Chair: Shantanu ChowdhuryDiscussants: Gulshan Sachdeva and Peter Garretson The paper attempts to analyse the role of European Union in the Afghan-Pak region. Strategy in Af-Pak region has been widely debated… Continue reading Evaluating EU’s role in the Af-Pak Region
Maritime Security in the Gulf of Aden: Opportunities and Challenges for India
Chair: N S Sisodia Discussants: Shishir Upadhyaya and Vijay Sakhuja
Copenhagen Summit: Climate Change Debate
Amb. Rajagopalan chaired the session while Mr. Mukul Sanwal and Mr. V. Raghuraman were external discussants and Avinash Godbole and Antoine Levesques were internal discussants. Dr. Uttam Sinha highlighted the… Continue reading Copenhagen Summit: Climate Change Debate
Limitation in Nuclear War: Doctrinal Implication for India of Pakistani Nuclear Use
Chairperson: Aditya SinghDiscussants: R. Dahiya and Gaurav Kampani Aim and Scope Implications of Pakistani nuclear use for India’s nuclear and conventional doctrine. This paper revisits the ‘Sundarji doctrine’ to assess… Continue reading Limitation in Nuclear War: Doctrinal Implication for India of Pakistani Nuclear Use
GCC – Iran Relations and its Strategic Implications for the Region
Chairperson: Saeed NaqviDiscussants: Gulshan Dietl and Anwar Alam The uneasy relationship between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran is one of the main reasons for the continuing conflict in… Continue reading GCC – Iran Relations and its Strategic Implications for the Region
The Afghan Maze and India’s Options
Chair: K C SinghDiscussants: Ravi Sawhney and B R Muthukuma This paper is an attempt to assess options before India as insecurity and political uncertainty returns to Afghanistan. The author… Continue reading The Afghan Maze and India’s Options
IDSA-IIC Talk on Water Security in the Neighbourhood: Co-operation or Conflict?
Venue: IIC Conference Hall 1 Chairperson: Shri N.S. Sisodia Speakers: Ambassador Rajiv Sikri Dr. Arvind Gupta Prof. K. Warikoo Dr. Uttam Sinha The Chair introduced the theme stating that as… Continue reading IDSA-IIC Talk on Water Security in the Neighbourhood: Co-operation or Conflict?
Environmental Security: New Challenges and Role of Military by PK Gautam
Introduction Environmental Security: New Challenges and Role of Military authored by P.K. Gautam encompassing a project fellowship at the IDSA from 2005 to 2008 was released by Lt. Gen. (Retd.)… Continue reading Environmental Security: New Challenges and Role of Military by PK Gautam
India’s role in Afghanistan & Af-Pak Strategy
Chairperson: I. P. KhoslaDiscussants: Ravi Sawhney and Srinath Raghavan Dr. Shanthie D’Souza’s presentation noted that the Obama administration’s Af-Pak strategy has brought the importance of the region to the forefront… Continue reading India’s role in Afghanistan & Af-Pak Strategy
Indo-Africa Narcotics Ties
During the Cold War, there was a complete focus on the military competition because these two things projected as power and increase security of the states. Given the evolving nature… Continue reading Indo-Africa Narcotics Ties
