Popular Uprisings in the Arab world

Event Report This discussion was organized against the backdrop of the recent Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and the 18 day long protest in Egypt that overthrew the Hosni Mubarak regime… Continue reading Popular Uprisings in the Arab world

Counter Insurgency Operations in North East India: Operations without a Policy

The Terrorism and Internal Security Cluster of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyes (IDSA) organised a debate on the “Counter Insurgency Operations in North East India: Operations without a… Continue reading Counter Insurgency Operations in North East India: Operations without a Policy

Playing ‘catch up’: Japan’s foreign policy towards India – a case of delayed realism

Chairperson: Dr Rajaram PandaDiscussants: Professor K V Kesavan and Professor Srabani Roy Choudhury The author tried to demonstrate Japan’s approach to India using the three characteristics that she perceived to… Continue reading Playing ‘catch up’: Japan’s foreign policy towards India – a case of delayed realism

The European Union and Global Governance

Chair: Dr. Uttam Kumar SinhaSpeakers: Mr. Ernst Stetter, Ms. Zita Gurmai, Mr. Jeses Caldera Sanchez-Capitan. Ms. Zita Gurmai of the European Parliament, Mr. Jeses Caldera of the Spanish Parliament and… Continue reading The European Union and Global Governance

Nuclear Energy in China & India: A Comparative Study

Chairperson: Dr G BalachandranDiscussants: Prof Swaran Singh and Dr R Ramachandran Dr Ch Viyyanna Sastry in his present paper aimed to analyse and compare the nuclear energy development programmes in… Continue reading Nuclear Energy in China & India: A Comparative Study

India-Japan Economic Relations: Focus on the DMIC

Chairperson: Professor V P DuttDiscussant: Professor Mohammad Badrul Alam The broad theme of Dr. Rajaram Panda’s presentation was India-Japan economic relations, while the key focus was on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial… Continue reading India-Japan Economic Relations: Focus on the DMIC

Interactive Session on “MENA’s ‘1989 Moment’ and its global implications” with Alastair Newton

Chairperson: Ms. Ruchita Beri MENA, an acronym often used in academic and business writing for Middle East and North Africa, covers an extensive region extending from Morocco to Iran, including… Continue reading Interactive Session on “MENA’s ‘1989 Moment’ and its global implications” with Alastair Newton

The Role and Impact of Supreme Leader (Velayat-e Faqih) on Iranian Foreign Policy

Chairperson: Ambassador Ishrat AzizDiscussants: Professor Qamar Agha and Professor A K Ramakrishnan Dr. Rizvi started his presentation with the concept of velayat-e-faqih and its evolution. Velayat-e-Faqih is the most important… Continue reading The Role and Impact of Supreme Leader (Velayat-e Faqih) on Iranian Foreign Policy

Interaction with the Delegation of Kenyan National Defence College

Chairperson: Brig. (Retd.) Rumel Dahiya A 15-member delegation of the Kenyan National Defence College (NDC), headed by Major General Haji, visited IDSA for an interaction as part of their course… Continue reading Interaction with the Delegation of Kenyan National Defence College

Civil-Military Relations in Post-Suharto Indonesia

Chairperson: Dr R N DasDiscussants: Professor Baladas Ghoshal and Shri C S Kuppuswamy The author analysed the developments in civil-military relations in Indonesia especially in the post Suharto era. He… Continue reading Civil-Military Relations in Post-Suharto Indonesia