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

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

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

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

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

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