Dr. Nihar Nayak began by offering some basic facts about the Madhesi movement. Although there exist a number of versions about what the word ‘Madhes’ stands for, the most popular… Continue reading Madhesi Movement in Nepal: Implications for India
Visit of NIDS Delegation to IDSA
A 16-member delegation from the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Tokyo, led by Major General Seiichi Takeuchi visited the IDSA on May 24 and held discussions on issues of… Continue reading Visit of NIDS Delegation to IDSA
Securing Andaman and Nicobar islands
Chairperson: Admiral (Retd.) P S DasDiscussants: Cmde Ashok Sawhney and Cdr Shishir Upadhyaya Paper Summary India’s forward presence in the eastern Indian Ocean is enabled by the Andaman and Nicobar… Continue reading Securing Andaman and Nicobar islands
The Changing Nature of War
Chair: K. SubrahmanyamPanel: Air Cmde. (Retd.) Jasjit Singh, Rear Adm. (Retd.) Raja Menon, Brig. (Retd.) Gurmeet Kanwal Presentation: Brig. (Retd.) Rumel Dahia Brig. Dahia initiated the session by summarizing key… Continue reading The Changing Nature of War
Interaction with scholars from the Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation of Taiwan
IDSA held an interaction with scholars from the Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation of Taiwan to discuss issues related to climate change, especially those concerning the Indian sub-continent and China. The… Continue reading Interaction with scholars from the Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation of Taiwan
Emerging Strategic Scenario in the Western Indian Ocean Region
Senior Research Associate Ruchita Beri presented a Fellows Paper on “Emerging Security Scenario in the Western Indian Ocean Region” on Friday, July 2, 2010. Commodore (Retd.) C. Uday Bhaskar chaired… Continue reading Emerging Strategic Scenario in the Western Indian Ocean Region
Flotsam and Jetsam, Towards Ending Somali Piracy: A South African Perspective
In recent years Piracy off the coast of Somalia has come in the limelight. To delve deeper into this issue IDSA organized a roundtable on July 15, 2010. Capt. (retd.)… Continue reading Flotsam and Jetsam, Towards Ending Somali Piracy: A South African Perspective
Foreign Policy Trends in Pakistan
Chairperson: Shri R BanerjiDiscussants: Prof. Kalim Bahadur and Prof. Savita Pande The paper titled “Foreign Policy Trends in Pakistan” concerns itself with the context set by 9/11, though its key… Continue reading Foreign Policy Trends in Pakistan
Round Table with Ms Michele Flournoy, US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy
US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy, Michele Flournoy today delivered an address at IDSA on India-US strategic partnership and participated in the interactive session that followed with the scholars of… Continue reading Round Table with Ms Michele Flournoy, US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy
The Institutional Origins and Strategic Determinants of India’s Africa policy
Elaborating on his approach to the paper Mr. Xavier disavowed both, a reductionist/particularistic and an overly generalist/homogenizing prism to assessment of India’s foreign policy. He proceeded to identify a number… Continue reading The Institutional Origins and Strategic Determinants of India’s Africa policy
