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
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
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
Interaction with young parliamentarians from Africa
Participants: 25-member delegation, Dr Arvind Gupta, Ms. Ruchita Beri, Dr. R.N. Das, Dr. Ashok Behuria, Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha, West Asia and Africa cluster members Chair: Dr. Arvind Gupta This… Continue reading Interaction with young parliamentarians from Africa
Renaissance of Military History, War and International Studies in India
Chairperson: Brigadier R .Dahiya (Retd), Advisor, Military Affairs Cluster, (IDSA)Discussants: Prof Anirudh Deshpande (University of Delhi) and Sqn Ldr RTS Chhina (Retd), Secretary Armed Forces Historical Research, USI of India.… Continue reading Renaissance of Military History, War and International Studies in India
Examining China’s Hydrobehaviour
Chair: Dr. Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Ambassador Rajiv Sikri, Ambassador I P Khosla, Ambassador R Rajagopalan. Amongst the audience were officials from the Ministry of External Affairs, China branch and researchers from… Continue reading Examining China’s Hydrobehaviour
The Absent Dialogue: Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India
Chairperson: Narendra Sisodia (DG, IDSA)Discussants: P.S. Das, Vice Admiral (retd.), Dhirendra Singh (IAS), Prof. Rajesh Rajgopalan (JNU) This paper examines civil-military relations in India and argues that it has an… Continue reading The Absent Dialogue: Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India
Interaction with Israeli Delegation
The 3-member delegation from the Israeli Ministry of Defence visited IDSA to interact with IDSA scholars and discuss recent developments in the West Asian region, and other issues of mutual… Continue reading Interaction with Israeli Delegation
