51st Foundation Day Address by Dr Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, on ‘National Security and Development’

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is organising 51st Foundation Day Address by Dr Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, on ‘National Security and Development’ on Thursday, November… Continue reading 51st Foundation Day Address by Dr Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, on ‘National Security and Development’

Seventh Y.B. Chavan Memorial Lecture: Decline of Internationalism

Programme 1600-1605: Welcome Address by Shri Jayant Prasad, DG, IDSA 1605-1610: Address by Dr RD Pradhan, Representative of Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai 1610-1640: Talk by Shri Shyam Saran 1640-1645: Remarks… Continue reading Seventh Y.B. Chavan Memorial Lecture: Decline of Internationalism

Lecture by H.E. Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla on India-Bangladesh Bilateral Relations: An Indian Perspective

Venue: Boardroom # 104, First Floor About The Speaker High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla is a career diplomat and a member of the Indian Foreign Service. In the course of… Continue reading Lecture by H.E. Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla on India-Bangladesh Bilateral Relations: An Indian Perspective

Interaction with the Visiting Editors from Tanzania

Chairperson: Ms. Ruchita Beri In the run up to the Prime Minister of India’s visit to Tanzania in May 2011, four editors from Tanzania visited IDSA in order to generate… Continue reading Interaction with the Visiting Editors from Tanzania

Lithuanian Delegation’s visit to IDSA

Chair: Ms. Smita Purushottam A Lithuanian delegation comprising Mr. Eitvydas Bajar?nas, Ambassador-at-Large, Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, Ms. Diana Mickevi?ien?, Director in charge of… Continue reading Lithuanian Delegation’s visit to IDSA

Offensive Defence: Managing deterrence and arms race in a ballistic missile defence environment

Chair: Lt. Gen. Satish NambiarDiscussant: Admiral Raja Menon and Sheelkant Sharma The paper presented was of a conceptual nature which adopted the offence-defence theory to analyze the character of missile… Continue reading Offensive Defence: Managing deterrence and arms race in a ballistic missile defence environment

China’s Territorial Claim on the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh: Alternative Scenarios 2031

Chairperson: Dr. Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Brig. (Retd.) Rahul Bhonsle, Col. Navneet Kumar, Dr. Rajiv Anantaram, Dr. Jabin Jacob Namrata Goswami’s paper focused on four alternative scenarios in 2031 with regard to… Continue reading China’s Territorial Claim on the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh: Alternative Scenarios 2031

Interaction with the South Africa National Defence College (SA NDC)

Chairperson: Dr. Arvind Gupta A 40-member delegation of the South Africa National Defence College (SA NDC) undergoing Executive National Security Programme (ENSP), headed by Commandant of SA NDC, R Adm… Continue reading Interaction with the South Africa National Defence College (SA NDC)

India’s Defence Diplomacy in the Gulf

Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)Discussants: Commodore M R Khan (Retd) and Shri Gulshan Luthra Dr. P.K. Pradhan’s paper focused on the topic of India’s defence diplomacy in the Gulf,… Continue reading India’s Defence Diplomacy in the Gulf

Defence Reforms, Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India

Presided over by: His Excellency Shri NN Vohra, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir A roundtable discussion was held on 30 May 2011 to discuss the two papers on the subject… Continue reading Defence Reforms, Civil-Military Relations and Military Effectiveness in India