Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar (Retd)Discussants: Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia and Ambassador H H S Viswanathan Reform and democratisation of the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, has been the focus… Continue reading Understanding Africa’s position on UN Security Council Reforms
Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India’s Strategic Culture
Introduction Michael Liebig, a doctoral scholar at Frankfurt University’s political science department, gave a presentation on his still underway Ph.D. thesis titled “Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India’s Strategic… Continue reading Endogenous Politico-Cultural Resources: Kautilya’s Arthashastra and India’s Strategic Culture
In Pursuit of a Shield:US, Missile Defence and the Iran Imperative
Chairman: Professor Satish KumarDiscussants: Dr. Probal K. Ghosh, Cdr. Abhijit Singh The paper dealt with US efforts to counter Iran’s missile ‘threat’ and ensure security of its allies like Israel… Continue reading In Pursuit of a Shield:US, Missile Defence and the Iran Imperative
Release of the IDSA report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenge”
Venue: IDSA Auditorium Book release by National Security Advisor, Mr Shivshankar Menon Programme 10:15-10:30 Registration/ Tea 10:30- 10:40 Welcome Remarks Director General, IDSA 10:40-10:50 Introductory Remarks Mr. Nitin Desai, Chairman,… Continue reading Release of the IDSA report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenge”
Does India need a grand strategy?
Chair: Ambassador Satish ChandraDiscussants: Maj General B K Sharma and Dr Happymon Jacob Interrogating the concept of grand strategy and whether India needs a centrally articulated design for the conduct… Continue reading Does India need a grand strategy?
Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements
Chairperson: S KalyanramanDiscussants: Manoj Shrivastava and VS Raghuvanshi Mahendra Prasad began his presentation by focusing on his ongoing research project which attempts to unfurl various aspects of quality assurance (QA)… Continue reading Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements
India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral
The First Track II Dialogue among India, Japan and South Korea was held in IDSA on 29 June 2012. This trilateral initiative was conceptualised in a meeting involving the Ambassador… Continue reading India-Japan-South Korea Trilateral
India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions
Event Report In order to celebrate and build on the twenty years of friendship and cooperation between India and Central Asian Republics, a roundtable on “India’s Engagement with Central Asia:… Continue reading India’s Engagement with Central Asia: Exploring Future Directions
Estimating Self-Reliance in India’s Defence Production
Chairperson: Shri Vinod MisraDiscussants : Dr Selvamurthy and Shri Amit Cowshish This paper attempts to estimate the self-reliance index of India’s defence production. While estimating the index, it also focuses… Continue reading Estimating Self-Reliance in India’s Defence Production
Counter-Insurgency Best Practices and their Applicability in the Northeast
Chairperson: General Satish Nambiar Discussants: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, Military Secretary, Integrated Headquarters (Army), Ministry of Defence Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Namrata… Continue reading Counter-Insurgency Best Practices and their Applicability in the Northeast
