Col (Dr) D.P.K. Pillay is Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘Why India needs its own USAID-like aid agency’ has been published in ‘Times of India’ on 13 February 2023.
India’s capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) as well as execute development projects far beyond its region is something only developed countries have demonstrated in the past, says Col Pillay.
Maroof Raza’s new book Contested Lands: India, China, and the Boundary Dispute documents the evolution of India’s boundary with China, an issue that predates independence and annexation of Tibet. The key question that has metamorphosed into the dispute with China is the differing interpretation on both sides. The genesis of the current dispute lies in the interpretative differences between the British, the Tibetans and the Chinese on the three sets of lines drawn by the British: (a) Johnson Line in 1865, (b) Johnson-Ardgah Line in 1897, and (c) McCartney MacDonald Line in 1899.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay contributed the chapter ‘Foundations of Good Governance: Enduring Relevance of Human Security’ to the book ‘ASEAN and India: The Way Forward’, which was released by Emeritus Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, at the Institute of South Asian Studies of National University of Singapore (NUS), on 12 October 2022.
There is a part of history that many in India are not familiar with today. This article is an account of Independent India’s first overseas mission under the UN – The unique role that the Indian military played in the Korean conflict.
The Agnipath scheme provides an opportunity for the armed forces to leap into the next generation of warfare with a manpower that can embrace technological challenges.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s piece ‘Clear entry, exit norms, hiked retention ratio: How can Agnipath be made more attractive?’ has been published in the Times of India, on 19 June 2022.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘Arrival of Portuguese in India and its Role in Shaping Modern India’ has been published in Daxiyanguo No. 27, Portuguese Journal of Asian Studies, Instituto do Oriente, Lisbon, Portugal.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘First Engineer to be Army Chief’ has been published in Blitz India, on 09 May 2022.
General Manoj Pande took over as 29th Chief of the Indian Army on May 1, 2022. His appointment made some unusual news because he is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to don the mantle, say Col Pillay.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘The Peace Dividend’ has been published in the Open magazine on 29 April 2022.
Political agreements and a firm hand in dealing with insurgencies have normalised the Northeast, making it easier for India to face Chinese threats across an unsettled border, says Col Pillay.
A Need for an Autonomous Agency for Overseas Development Assistance
There is a need for India to establish an autonomous agency to execute overseas development assistance programmes.