Africa, Latin America, Caribbean & UN

India and Africa: Common Security Challenges for the Next Decade

Over the coming decade, converging global security challenges will necessitate combined efforts by states to manage threats and maximise opportunities. Among the most significant challenges that India and Africa will face in paricular, are reforms in global governance institutions, maritime security threats in the Indian Ocean, energy insecurity and the rise of extremism and terrorism. This volume combines Indian and African perspectives with regard to the common security challenges they are likely to face in the foreseeable future.

Ruchita Beri

Africa Trends

Africa Trends is the IDSA's quarterly magazine on Africa. The magazine aims to provide readers with reviews and analysis of significant and strategic developments taking place in African countries that impact regional and global security. The publication features commentary and analysis of contemporary developments, the Book Review section, and the News Track section that covers important events of the preceding three months.

Ruchita Beri

United Nations Security Council Reform: Perspectives and Prospects

Over the years, the world has changed in fundamental ways. We are witnessing a resurgence of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Growth and development have not only made the countries more interdependent, but new and increasingly complex challenges have also arisen. For multilateralism to remain relevant and effective in today's world, multilateral institutions must adapt and reform to reflect contemporary geo-political realities. It is in this context that the expansion of the UN Security Council is of significance.

Ruchita Beri and Arpita Anant

About Centre

The Centre’s research focus includes understanding developments in the African region and analysing various hotspots like Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and the Indian Ocean Region. It also focuses on bilateral, regional and multilateral engagements between India and the countries of Africa. The Centre also endeavours to analyse India’s engagement with Latin American countries, particularly in forums such as IBSA, BRICS, etc. In addition, the Centre carries out research on the broader theme of India and the United Nations. It deals with important topics that come up in the Security Council and those that hold relevance and significance for India’s foreign policy.

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Members

Ruchita Beri

Senior Research Associate
Arpita Anant

Associate Fellow
Rajeesh Kumar

Associate Fellow

Principled but Evolving: India's Approach to Multilateral Peace and Security

India's multilateral approach has been influenced and guided by multiple strategies, interests, values and has transformed significantly through the decades. However, most foreign policy scholars have argued that India has often acted like a "spoiler" or "rule-breaker" in multilateral negotiations.

Rajeesh Kumar

2021

MONOGRAPH

Development and India's Economic Multilateralism: Where from? … Where To?

The Financing for Development (FFD) process and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) process are some of the recent events in the realm of economic multilateralism in the United Nations (UN). India, on its part, has always engaged with the UN and global multilateral processes. This study seeks to focus on India’s diplomacy on FFD and SDGs in the context of its long history of engaging with global economic governance through the UN.

Arpita Anant

2020

MONOGRAPH

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Internal Armed Conflicts

Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
2018

This book critically examines the possible dilution of the neutrality principle of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in internal armed conflicts. It begins with the proposition that the intervention of ICRC in internal armed conflicts led to compromises in neutrality, and questioned the autonomy and independence of the organization. The book also argues that the field operations of the international humanitarian organizations during internal armed conflicts are dependent on the authority exercised by the state in whose territory the conflict persists. The ICRC’s involvement in Sri Lanka and Sudan provides empirical support to validate these propositions and arguments.

E-book ISBN:978-981-13-2601-1, Hardcopy ISBN: 978-981-13-2600-4,
Price: E-book - $54.99, Hardcopy - $69.99

Rajeesh Kumar

2018

BOOK

India and Africa: Common Security Challenges for the Next Decade

Publisher: Pentagon Press
2016

ISBN 978-81-8274-860-6,
Price: ₹. 595
E-copy available

Ruchita Beri

2016

BOOK

United Nations Security Council Reform: Perspectives and Prospects

Ruchita Beri and Arpita Anant

2014

MONOGRAPH

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