Managing India’s Borders: Lessons from the US Experience

Chairperson: Shri Naveen Verma, National Security CouncilDiscussants: Professor Chintamani Mahapatra and Shri K Srinivasan The paper focuses on how United States manages its borders through the concept of “smart borders”,… Continue reading Managing India’s Borders: Lessons from the US Experience

US Aid to Pakistan: Changing Rules of Engagement and Regional Implications

Chairperson: Dr G BalachandranDiscussants: Capt (IN) Alok Bansal and Dr Harinder Sekhon Dr Priyanka Singh’s present study focuses primarily on the prevailing dynamics and complexities of US aid to Pakistan,… Continue reading US Aid to Pakistan: Changing Rules of Engagement and Regional Implications

Roundtable interaction with Mr. Peter Luff, MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, United Kingdom

Mr. Peter Luff, MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, United Kingdom, delivered a special address at IDSA on February 8, 2011 on the potential of the Indo-UK strategic… Continue reading Roundtable interaction with Mr. Peter Luff, MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, United Kingdom

China’s National Interest

Chair: Amd. R. RajagopalanExternal Discussant: Prof. Swaran Singh and Prof. Abanti Bhattacharya The paper argues that China’s national interest, and the strategies that China follows to achieve these, are intricately… Continue reading China’s National Interest

India and Iran’s Nuclear Issue 2002-2010: Strategic Autonomy, Regional Stability, National Security

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseDiscussants: Ambassador K C Singh & Professor P R Kumaraswamy Rajiv began his presentation by delineating the theme of his paper. In the introduction, he noted that… Continue reading India and Iran’s Nuclear Issue 2002-2010: Strategic Autonomy, Regional Stability, National Security

The Salience of Interdependence in India China Economic Relations, 1992 -2008

Chairperson: Professor V P DuttDiscussants: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam & Dr Partha Mukhopadhyay The paper attempted to answer 3 key questions: What has been the quality and content of trade and… Continue reading The Salience of Interdependence in India China Economic Relations, 1992 -2008

Insider Threat: The New Nuclear Danger

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseDiscussants: Dr Sitakanta Mishra and Dr Aditi Malhotra Dr Reshmi Kazi introduced the paper by saying that the danger of insider threats is emerging as the new… Continue reading Insider Threat: The New Nuclear Danger

Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Counter Insurgency Strategy 2002-2009

Chairperson: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch, SM, VSM (Retd)Discussants: Shri N Manoharan & Shri M R Narayan Swamy Hemantha Dayaratne’s paper focuses on the Sri Lanka’s counterinsurgency campaign against the… Continue reading Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Counter Insurgency Strategy 2002-2009

National Strategy Lecture – United Nations and India’s National Strategy

Chair: Lt Gen Satish C. Nambiar After Lt Gen Satish Nambiar welcomed Ambassador Muchkund Dubey by recalling their past association, Ambassador Dubey began his INSP lecture. He started by stating… Continue reading National Strategy Lecture – United Nations and India’s National Strategy

Interaction with Secretary National Security Council of Armenia Mr. Artur Baghdasaryan

On March 3, 2011, the Secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council H.E. Mr. Artur Baghdasaryan addressed a select group of scholars at the Institute and participated in the roundtable discussion… Continue reading Interaction with Secretary National Security Council of Armenia Mr. Artur Baghdasaryan