A Study on Illegal Immigration into North-East India: The Case of Nagaland Efforts to control and prevent illegal immigration remain highly inadequate in India; and likely to remain so in the coming years. But, the reality is that unabated illegal immigration has enormous demographic and social implications, capable of creating tensions and conflict between the immigrants and the natives; and more so among the natives. M. Amarjeet Singh IDSA Occasional Papers
Impact of Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme on Combat Capability of the Police Forces in Naxal-Affected States: A Critical Evaluation This occasional paper attempts to assess and analyse the impact of the MPF scheme on building police combat capability in affected States. Om Shankar Jha IDSA Occasional Papers
Northeast India: Linguistic Diversity and Language Politics The language issue has the potential to explode into ethnic conflicts and as a result it requires critical analysis and farsighted action from the government and the linguistic groups in question. T.T. Haokip IDSA Occasional Papers
Coastal Security Arrangement: A Case Study of Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts Lack of manpower, training, infrastructure and coordination coupled with other systemic flaws and state government’s indifference to coastal security have severely undermined the efficacy of the coastal security apparatus. Pushpita Das IDSA Occasional Papers
The Global Economic Crisis: Some Strategic Implications Huge budget deficits and the need to spend on fiscal stimuli are bound to impact upon defence budgets and the ability to undertake long-term overseas operations. While India is likely to emerge from the crisis somewhat better off than most countries, the strategic shifts in global power may not all be to India’s advantage. Rajan Katoch IDSA Occasional Papers
Combating Left Wing Extremism: Is Police Training Lacking? The menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE), commonly termed as Naxalism and Maoist insurgency, has been categorised as the single biggest challenge to India’s internal security by the Prime Minister. He urged the Centre as well as States, to urgently employ all available resources to cripple the virus of Naxalism. Om Shankar Jha IDSA Occasional Papers
US Presidential Elections 2008 Order Hard Copy Please email us at publication [at] idsa.in or call +91-11-2671 7983 (Ext. 7322) Rajiv Nayan IDSA Occasional Papers
Indo-US Nuclear Deal: The Bill and Apprehensions Order Hard Copy Please email us at publication [at] idsa.in or call +91-11-2671 7983 (Ext. 7322) Rajiv Nayan IDSA Occasional Papers
Role of Semiconductors in India’s National Security The Indian government has rightly given a clarion call for India to be a Chip Maker rather than a Chip Taker. The requirement of semiconductors in India's national security domain has become critical since they form the substrate of every important activity in the country - from the economic to the military domain. Akshat Upadhyay IDSA Occasional Papers
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): The Project and its Prospects The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been earmarked as a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which is described as Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy initiative and a grand strategy aimed at restoring China's “rightful'' great-power status in the world. It is a major plank in China's geo-strategic and economic architecture for the region, using Pakistan to secure an exploitative strategic perch in South Asia and the Arabian Sea, overlooking the crucial Persian Gulf, the west coast of India, and the east coast of Africa. Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy IDSA Occasional Papers
