Round Table on Prospects of Regional Integration in South Asia

A Round table conference on ‘South Asia: Prospects for Regional Co-operation’ was organised at IDSA on June 27, 2013. The Panellists included, Dr Arvind Gupta, Director General IDSA, Dr Rajiv… Continue reading Round Table on Prospects of Regional Integration in South Asia

Factoring RCEP and TPP: China, India and the Politics of Regional Integration and Coexistence

Chairperson: Amb (retd) R. RajagopalanDiscussants: Dr. GVC Naidu, Amb (retd) J.C. Sharma, S.K. Mohanty, Durgesh K. Rai Highlights of the Paper Dr. Jagannath P. Panda discussed the newly emerging multilateral… Continue reading Factoring RCEP and TPP: China, India and the Politics of Regional Integration and Coexistence

Talk by Shri PS Raghavan, SS (DP) on Development Partnership Administration (DPA)

In this session, Mr P S Raghavan, who serves as SS (DPA) in the Ministry of External Affairs, gave a detailed presentation on the Development Partnership Administration (DPA). In particular,… Continue reading Talk by Shri PS Raghavan, SS (DP) on Development Partnership Administration (DPA)

Comparative Study between Arthasastra and San Shi Liu Ji( The Thirty Six Strategies)

Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd)External Discussants: Col V M B Krishnan and Group Captain Vinay VittalInternal Discussants: Ms Rukmani Gupta and Dr Saurabh Mishra Major Arguments of the Paper:… Continue reading Comparative Study between Arthasastra and San Shi Liu Ji( The Thirty Six Strategies)

Roundtable on Northeast’s Role in India’s Look East Policy

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) organised a half-day roundtable on Northeast’s Role in India’s Look East Policy (LEP) on September 18, 2013. The purpose of this roundtable… Continue reading Roundtable on Northeast’s Role in India’s Look East Policy

UN Peacekeeping: Experiences of India and Brazil

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses hosted a round table discussion on UN Peacekeeping: Experiences of India and Brazil on August 19, 2013. The conference was chaired by DG,… Continue reading UN Peacekeeping: Experiences of India and Brazil

Interpretation of Concepts in Kautilya’s Arthasastra

Chair: Dr Ashok BehuriaExternal Discussants: Ambassador H.H.S. Vishwanathan and Dr Medha BishtInternal Discussants: Dr Nihar Nayak and Mr Shyam Hari P Major Arguments of the Paper: The paper generates a… Continue reading Interpretation of Concepts in Kautilya’s Arthasastra

Iran, IAEA and the Challenges of ‘Politicised Safeguards’ Implementation

Chair: Ambassador R. RajagopalanExternal Discussants: Ambassador Sheelkanth Sharma and Prof. R. RajaramanInternal Discussants: Dr G Balachandran and A Vinod Kumar The paper examined three issue areas that according to the… Continue reading Iran, IAEA and the Challenges of ‘Politicised Safeguards’ Implementation

Threat of Israel’s Regional Isolation and Imperatives for the Future

Event: Fellows’ seminarChair: Ambassador Rajiv SikriExternal Discussants:  Dr. P R Kumaraswamy, Mr. Ashok SinghInternal Discussant: Mr. S Samuel C Rajiv The paper provides a comprehensive overview of Israel’s history since… Continue reading Threat of Israel’s Regional Isolation and Imperatives for the Future

Framing of Nationalism in Nepal’s Radical Communist Movement: The India Factor

Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya, SM (Retd)External Discussants: Ambassador Deb Mukherji and Ms Akashnya ShahInternal Discussants: Dr Anand Kumar and Dr Anshuman Behera Mr Post Bhadur Basnet, SAARC Visiting Fellow from… Continue reading Framing of Nationalism in Nepal’s Radical Communist Movement: The India Factor