Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series – Lecture by General Bikram Singh on “Challenges for the Indian Army in the 21st Century”

On January 23, 2013, as part of its ‘Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series, IDSA organized a lecture by General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army… Continue reading Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series – Lecture by General Bikram Singh on “Challenges for the Indian Army in the 21st Century”

Before the Cut: The Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Chairperson: Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), AVSM, VM, VSMDiscussants: Shri Gulshan Luthra and Shri Deba R Mohanty About Presentation: The paper, titled “Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter”,… Continue reading Before the Cut: The Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

The Evolution of Chinese Military Doctrine

Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd)External Discussants: Maj Gen (Retd) B K Sharma, Cdr Kamlesh Kumar AgnihotriInternal Discussants: Brig Mandeep Singh, Dr. Jagannath P Panda This paper… Continue reading The Evolution of Chinese Military Doctrine

The State of Sri Lankan Tamil Politics in the Post LTTE Period

Chairperson: Professor S D MuniDiscussant: Shri M R Narayan Swamy and Dr N Manoharan Dr. Ashok K Behuria began the presentation by stating that this paper was largely based on… Continue reading The State of Sri Lankan Tamil Politics in the Post LTTE Period

Interaction with the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership

The Director General of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and Dr. S Kalyanaraman, Research Fellow, IDSA, interacted with thirteen students from the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership,… Continue reading Interaction with the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership

Mapping the Role of External Players in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

Chairperson: Amb Phunchok StobdanExternal Discussants: Capt Alok Bansal, Dr. D. Subachandran and Dr. Mathew JosephInternal Discussants: Dr. Smruti Pattanaik and Shri Vishal Chandra In her paper titled “Mapping the Role… Continue reading Mapping the Role of External Players in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

Bangladesh: The Islamist Challenge

In last one month, Bangladesh witnessed widespread violence as well as attacks on minorities that caused more than 80 deaths. IDSA organized a roundtable on the 17th of April to… Continue reading Bangladesh: The Islamist Challenge

Workshop on Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) organised a workshop, “Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary” on April 9, 2013. This workshop was a part of the IDSA project on Indigenous… Continue reading Workshop on Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary

Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation: A Need for Paradigm Shift before Strategic Partnership

Chairman: Lt Gen Y M Bammi (Retd)External Discussants: Ambassador Preet Mohan Singh Malik and Professor Man Mohini KaulInternal Discussants: Shri Vishal Chandra and Dr Rahul Mishra Major Arguments of the… Continue reading Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation: A Need for Paradigm Shift before Strategic Partnership

Is India-Nepal-China trilateral Cooperation possible?

Chairperson: Dr Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA Speakers: Amb K.V.Rajan, Former Ambassador to Nepal Maj Gen. Ashok Mehta, Security Analyst Dr Abanti Bhattacharya, Associate Professor, East Asian Studies, Delhi University Dr… Continue reading Is India-Nepal-China trilateral Cooperation possible?