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Persian Gulf 2016-17: India's Relations with the Region | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_persian-gulf-2017.jpg | Gulf, E-Book, Bahrain, India-Iran Relations, Iraq, India-Kuwait Relations, India-Oman Relations, Qatar, India-Saudi Arabia Relations, Yemen, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), India-GCC Relations | P. R. Kumaraswamy, Meena Singh Roy | Eurasia & West Asia | 2018 | BOOK |
The Persian Gulf-2016-17 is fifth in the series published by MEI @ ND and first in collaboration with the IDSA. It Examines India’s bilateral relations with the region and focusses on developments during 2015 and 2016. It gives a comprehensive account of the strategic, political, economic and cultural aspects of bilateral developments and also provides in depth analysis of internal dynamics of the Persian Gulf countries.
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About the BookThe Persian Gulf-2016-17 is fifth in the series published by MEI @ ND and first in collaboration with the IDSA. It Examines India’s bilateral relations with the region and focusses on developments during 2015 and 2016. It gives a comprehensive account of the strategic, political, economic and cultural aspects of bilateral developments and also provides in depth analysis of internal dynamics of the Persian Gulf countries. About the EditorsProf. P.R. Kumarawamy teaches the contemporary Middle East at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and is the Honorary Director, Middle East Institute, New Delhi (www.mei.org.in). Dr. Meena Singh Roy is a Research Fellow and heads the West Asia Centre at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). Her area of specialisation is West Asia and Central Asia. ContentsList of Tables and Figures
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Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN: 978-93-86618-19-1
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Arab Spring and Sectarian Faultlines in West Asia: Bahrain, Yemen and Syria | Arab Spring, West Asia, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, E-Book, Radicalisation | Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | Eurasia & West Asia | 2017 | BOOK |
Since the outbreak of the Arab unrest, sectarian politics has become more pronounced throughout the West Asian region which is reflected in the growing polarisation of society and politics on narrow sectarian lines. Rulers have adopted sectarian approaches as a measure to secure their regimes.
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About the BookSince the outbreak of the Arab unrest, sectarian politics has become more pronounced throughout the West Asian region which is reflected in the growing polarisation of society and politics on narrow sectarian lines. Rulers have adopted sectarian approaches as a measure to secure their regimes. Opposition forces have also united themselves on the basis of their sectarian affiliations. This book focuses on three countries – Bahrain, Yemen and Syria, where protests have taken place during the Arab uprisings and who have witnessed widespread violence and political instability. The role of two major regional powers such as Iran and Saudi Arabia has been extremely critical in all these three countries. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia have used sectarianism as a foreign policy tool to pursue their interests in the region. They have been found to be involved in a ‘proxy war’ in these countries by the way of supporting either the regime or the opposition forces. Similarly the involvement of the two extra-regional powers, the US and Russia, especially in Syria has proven to be crucial for the security and geopolitics of the region. Sectarian faultlines has been widening since the outbreak of the unrest and has affected the political and security situation in West Asia. ContentsPreface
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Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-93-86618-05-4
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The Geopolitics of Gas: Common Problems, Disparate Strategies | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_the-geopolitics-of-gas_srdadwal.jpg | Gas, E-Book, Energy Cooperation, Energy Security, Russia, West Asia, Australia, Arctic, China, India, United States of America (USA) | Shebonti Ray Dadwal | Non-Traditional Security | 2017 | BOOK |
This volume looks at the evolving gas market and the various players who influence it -- both as producers and consumers. However, some of the players, such as Australia and the new African producers, as well as Japan and South Korea, the two largest LNG consumers, have not been included as their approach tends to be more commercial than geopolitical in nature.
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About the BookWith huge supplies, including from unconventional plays, and its low carbon properties as compared to oil and coal and decreasing transport hurdles, natural gas has what it takes to fulfil the escalating demand for energy. Yet, the promise that it held a few years ago as the fastest growing major source of energy appears to be fading, ironically due to abundant supplies. On the one hand, while the risk of recovering producers’ costs for the high capital investments required for production and liquefaction is increasing, on the other, consumers are demanding lower prices in a market that has turned in favour of the buyer. As a result, geopolitics, which was always in play in the energy market, is growing, as gas producing and exporting countries compete for a larger share of the market, or at the very least, retain their existing ones. More importantly, the entry of new supply sources is also pushing the market from the traditional oil-indexed pricing mechanism that was prevalent in the European and Asian markets, towards a more flexible mechanism, including a hub-based one. As liquidity in the gas market is increasing, there are also signs that a global market, as against the current regional one, may be emerging. This volume looks at the evolving gas market and the various players who influence it -- both as producers and consumers. However, some of the players, such as Australia and the new African producers, as well as Japan and South Korea, the two largest LNG consumers, have not been included as their approach tends to be more commercial than geopolitical in nature. About the AuthorShebonti Ray Dadwal is a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), heading the Non-Traditional Security Centre at the Institute. Prior to joining IDSA, she served as Deputy Secretary at the National Security Council Secretariat and was Senior Editor with The Financial Express. She is a member of the CSCAP Study Group on Energy Security as well as member of the Core Group on Myanmar of the MEA’s Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). In April 2009, she was awarded a Chevening Fellowship by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK on completion of a course in Economics of Energy at the Institute for Energy Research and Policy, University of Birmingham, UK. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of IDSA’s flagship journal, Strategic Analysis. Her research focus is on Energy Security and she has recently published a monograph on The Geopolitics of America’s Energy Independence: Implications for China, India and the Global Energy Market. She has written two books. The first, Rethinking Energy Security in India was published in 2002, and this is her second book. She is also the co-editor of Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Asia: Approaches and Responses, published by Routledge in 2015, and has co-authored the IDSA Report on Security Implications of Climate Change for India (2009), apart from writing several peer-reviewed articles and papers focusing on Energy Security. Contents
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Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-900-9
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The Arthasastra in a Transcultural Perspective: Comparing Kautilya with Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_arthasastra-in-a-trascultural-perspective.jpg | Kautilya-Arthashastra, E-Book, Indigenous Historical Knowledge | Michael Liebig, Saurabh Mishra | Military Affairs | 2017 | BOOK |
This book is the product of a collaborative effort by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University; and Institute of South Asian Studies, National University Singapore. The volume contains papers exploring Kautilya’s Arthasastra in a transcultural perspective, comparing it with the thoughts of Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli.
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About the BookThis book is the product of a collaborative effort by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University; and Institute of South Asian Studies, National University Singapore. The volume contains papers exploring Kautilya’s Arthasastra in a transcultural perspective, comparing it with the thoughts of Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli. It is agreed that the field of modern International Relations (IR) and Political Theory is predominantly Eurocentric, and based on European sources of philosophy and history. But, nowadays, scholars have been exploring the possibility of a world intellectual history, as ideas are dynamic throughout temporal and geographical spaces. They transform, hybridise and travel long distances over a period of time in such a manner that they appear belonging to the place where we find them at a particular point of time. It is also intriguing to observe that India, with a long civilisational and philosophical history, is credited with no contribution to the evolution of the modern IR and Political Theory. Therefore, this volume explores the philosophical systems, thought-figures and ancient cultural spaces, on the path from India to Europe, looking for any possibility of Kautilya’s Arthasastra, the most comprehensive and systematic text available on art of governance from ancient India, having interacted and influenced the evolution of IR and Political Theory that are considered as originally European intellectual contributions. We note that the chapters in this book give ample and convincing reasons for initially believing in the Arthasastra’s value for the evolution of IR and Political Theory, and making further research on Indian contribution to the intellectual history of IR and Political Theory a desideratum. About the EditorsDr. Michael Liebig is a Fellow at the South Asia Institute (SAI), Heidelberg University, Germany and lectures at SAI's Political Science department. His research interests are comparative political theory, politico-strategic culture and comparative Intelligence Studies. He has done his Ph.D. at Goethe-University (Frankfurt) on the relevance of Kautilya's Arthasastra for contemporary India. On that subject area, he has published several books and essays. Prior to his academic work, Michael Liebig worked as a journalist. Dr. Saurabh Mishra is currently working at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. He has done his Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on “Globalisation and Transnational Conflict: In the Context of Expansion and Cultural Homogeneity”. His areas of interests are Globalisation, Peace and Conflict, International Institutions, and India. He has been associated with the Indigenous Historical Knowledge Project at the IDSA since its inception; and has co-edited three volumes on “Kautilya and His Vocabulary” produced under the project. ContentsPreface Contributors 1. Introduction - Michael Liebig and Saurabh Mishra References Index Book ReviewKishan S Rana, The Book Review, September 2017 Order Hard CopyPlease email us at adps.idsa [at] nic.in or call +91-11-2671 7983 (Ext. 7303) Other books in Indigenous Historical Knowledge Series |
Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-938-2
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Fifty Years of the Outer Space Treaty: Tracing the Journey | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/50-years-outer-space-book_alele.jpg | E-Book, Space Technology, Satellite, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | Ajey Lele | Strategic Technologies | 2017 | BOOK |
Developments in the outer space arena post the erstwhile USSR launching the first man-made satellite Sputnik in space on 4 October 1957 have transformed the world significantly. In order to ensure the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959.
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About the AuthorDevelopments in the outer space arena post the erstwhile USSR launching the first man-made satellite Sputnik in space on 4 October 1957 have transformed the world significantly. In order to ensure the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959. Subsequently, this committee led to the foundation of the “Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies”. This treaty is commonly known as the Outer Space Treaty (OST). This treaty was opened for signature on January 27, 1967 as a binding legal instrument. On January 27, 2017, this treaty competes 50 years. Over the years this treaty has largely ensured responsible conduct of space activities. This book attempts to examine and contextualize the treaty and its relevance in the 21stcentury while tracing its journey over the last fifty years. About The AuthorGp Capt Ajey Lele (retd) is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. He is a postgraduate in Physics and has a doctorate in International Relations. He is an author of a book titled Asian Space Race: Rhetoric or Reality?, Springer, 2013 ContentsForeword About the Contributors Introduction SECTION I: DEBATING OUTER SPACE TREATY |
Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-948-1
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India-China Relations: Politics of Resources, Identity and Authority in a Multipolar World Order | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book-ind-china-relations.jpg | India-China Relations | Jagannath P. Panda | East Asia | 2017 | BOOK |
The rise of India and China as two major economic and political actors in both regional and global politics necessitates an analysis of not only their bilateral ties but also the significance of their regional and global pursuits. This book looks at the nuances and politics that the two countries attach to multilateral institutions and examines how they receive, react to and approach each other’s presence and upsurge.
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About the BookThe rise of India and China as two major economic and political actors in both regional and global politics necessitates an analysis of not only their bilateral ties but also the significance of their regional and global pursuits. This book looks at the nuances and politics that the two countries attach to multilateral institutions and examines how they receive, react to and approach each other’s presence and upsurge. The driving theme of this book is to highlight the enduring and emerging complexities in India-China relations, which are multi-layered and polygonal in nature, and both a result and reflection of a multipolar world order. The book argues that coexistence between India and China in this multipolar world order is possible, but that it is limited to a medium-term perspective, given the constraints of identity complexities and global aspirations these two rising powers are pursuing. It goes on to discuss how their search for energy resources, quest to uphold their own identity as developing powers, and engagement in balance-of-power politics to exert authority on each other’s presence, are some elements that guide their non-cooperative relationship. By explaining the foreign policy approaches of Asia’s two major powers towards the growing Asian and global multilateralism, and highlighting the policies they carry towards each other, the book is a useful contribution to students and scholars of Asian Politics, Foreign Policy and International Relations. About the AuthorJagannath P. Panda is a Research Fellow and Coordinator of the the East Asia Centre at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India. Contents1. Introduction PART I: The Bilateral Course2. Between Principles and Policies PART II: The Sub-Regional Crescendo6. Beijing’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Diplomacy and India PART III: Regional Contours8. South Asia, SAARC and Sub-regional Dynamics PART IV: Cross-Continental Contemporaries13. BRICS and the Emerging Powers Identity PART V: The Global Colloquium16. The Global Relationship:From Bretton Woods to Alternative Institution Building Reviews Endorsement'Dr. Panda has produced a timely tour-de-force treatment of the most important geopolitical relationship in Asia today. This path-breaking study provides a remarkably comprehensive assessment of China-India relations, analyzing not just bilateral ties, but how the relationship plays out on the subcontinent, in the Asia-Pacific region, within the broader sphere of developing nations and rising powers, as well upon the global stage. I highly commend this up-to-date and thorough volume to anyone seeking to understand the larger 21st century seismic forces reshaping the geostrategic landscape of Asia and the world.' 'Jagannath Panda has produced an innovative book on India-China relations that goes beyond just bilateral relations to consider sub-regional, regional and cross-continental interactions in groupings ranging from BCIM to IORA to BRICS. The result is a wide-ranging but careful assessment of the increasing complexities and encounters between India and China in a changing international setting. Scholars and students will benefit from this fresh and comprehensive treatment of India-China relations.' 'In India-China Relations Dr. Jagannath Panda has crafted a comprehensive, thoughtful, and necessary contribution on what has fast become one of the most geopolitically consequential relationships of the 21st Century. From the origins of the China-India border dispute to contemporary issues like the Dalai Lama succession, China's One Belt One Road Initiative, and disputes over water resources, Dr. Panda shines a bright analytical light on this "complex web of competition, cooperation, conflict, collaboration, and coexistence." What's more, his research is supported by a generous helping of detailed maps, graphs and charts that will serve as a reference point for scholars for years to come. For anyone interested in one of the most important, complex, and poorly-understood relationships in the world, India-China Relations is a must-read.' 'In his new book on India-China relations, Jagannath Panda succeeds in bringing new light on a much-debated issue. His goal is ambitious, and rightly so. Combining political, ideological, geopolitical and geo-economic perspectives, and the willingness to reassess international relations theories at the light of what is really happening on the field and in the decision-makers circles, the multilevel approach selected guides the reader step by step across the intricate geometries designed by the two great Asian nations. The analysis is well informed, nuanced. A must read for those concerned by the new Asian dynamics, and by their impact on the rise of multi-polarity in the global world order.' Book ReviewOrder Hard CopyPlease email us at adps.idsa [at] nic.in or call +91-11-2671 7983 (Ext. 7303) |
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN 978-11-3883-359-3
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Riverine Neighbourhood: Hydro-politics in South Asia | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_multi-party-democracy-akumar_0.jpg | E-Book, Water Security, South Asia, India-Bangladesh Relations, India-China Relations, India-Pakistan Relations, Indus Water Treaty | Uttam Kumar Sinha | Non-Traditional Security | 2016 | BOOK |
Rivers are the most visible form of fresh water. Rivers are ancient and older than civilizations a ‘mini cosmos’ spawning history, tales, spirituality, and technological incursions. Flowing rivers are the largest renewable water resource as well as a crucible for both humans and aquatic ecosystem.
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About the BookRivers are the most visible form of fresh water. Rivers are ancient and older than civilizations a ‘mini cosmos’ spawning history, tales, spirituality, and technological incursions. Flowing rivers are the largest renewable water resource as well as a crucible for both humans and aquatic ecosystem. Rivers also have a habit of moving on and on from their source from where they gush with gay abandon to their mouth where they quietly disappear into the surroundings. That journey is now being interrupted. Since the age of industrialization, humans have increasingly exerted a pervasive influence on water resources. Rivers in particular have drawn humans to monumental engineering interventions such as dams and barrages often as chest-thumping dominance and seldom as an enduring bond between man and nature. ‘Hydro-politics’ or water politics is not a popular expression among water practitioners. In using hydro-politics, the book does not in any way negate hydro-cooperation rather the chapters argue that cooperation is hydro-politics. Since no water dispute, as history tells, has almost ever led to war, states have to ensure that sensible hydro-politics prevails so that the possibilities of water wars are unlikely in the future. Transboundary rivers link its riparians in a complex network of environmental, economic and security interdependencies. Cooperation among South Asian riparians is undoubtedly high but that does not mean the absence of competing claims for water. Thus water will remain deeply political. Often water agreements are not always about water. History and hegemony play an important role in understanding the strategic interaction among riparian states and in the contextual framework under what circumstances politics interfere with cooperation or whether sharing of water acts as a neutralising factor in difficult political situations. Contents
Waterscape: The Inescapable Reality1. South Asia’s Water Security
2. Himalayan Hydrology: The Anthropocene
3. Ganga Basin and Regional Cooperation
4. India-Pakistan and the Waters of the Indus
5. China and India: Hydropowers in South Asia
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Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-914-6
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Even If It Ain’t Broke Yet, Do Fix It: Enhancing Effectiveness Through Military Change | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_even-if-it-aint-broke_0.jpg | Military Modernisation, E-Book, Indian Army, India-China War, Defence Doctrine, Indian Army Doctrine, Counter Insurgency | Vivek Chadha | Military Affairs, Terrorism & Internal Security | 2016 | BOOK |
Bringing about change in any setup, especially major shifts, is a challenges. This challenges is accentuated further in a strictly hierarchical organisation like the army, presenting an unenviable contradiction to both senior military practitioner and the governing elite, wherein, change is inevitable, yet, it is most likely to be resisted.
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About the BookBringing about change in any setup, especially major shifts, is a challenge. This challenge is accentuated further in a strictly hierarchical organisation like the army, presenting an unenviable contradiction to both senior military practitioner and the governing elite, wherein, change is inevitable, yet, it is most likely to be resisted. Military change is a relatively nascent area of study, especially in the Indian scenario. This book attempts to analyse this subject through an examination of existing literature, thereby co-relating some of its primary conclusion in the context of the Indian Army. This is done in relation to both conventional and sub-conventional threats and challenges, with a number of case studies as illustrative examples. The book concludes that given the wide spectrum of threats faced by the Indian Army, as also most major armies across the world, attempts at understanding military change only through the prism of conventional wars could be misleading. It suggests that change need not only be revolutionary to enhance effectiveness. It could be both revolutionary and evolutionary, top-down and bottom-up. While effective change is primarily major in conventional conditions, it could well be tactical and yet make a substantial impact in sub-conventional scenarios. The book reinforces the importance of operational changes in the sub-conventional domain, even as an assessment of strategic and organisational changes is undertaken. It attempts to answer important questions related to the drivers, shapers, facilitating conditions and limitations related to effective change. It also relates military change with organisational change in the corporate world to provide an interesting comparative analysis. Finally, the book reinforces its conclusions through a survey of officers from the Indian Army, to highlight existing limitations that need to be corrected in order to better innovate and adapt in pursuit of effective military change. About the AuthorColonel Vivek Chadha (Retd) served in the army for over 22 years before joining IDSA in 2011, as a Research Fellow, His areas of research include defence studies, counter insurgency and terrorism finance. His published books include, Lifeblood of Terrorism: Countering Terrorism Finance, Low Intensity conflicts in India: An Analysis and Indo-US Relations: Divergence to Convergence. He has also edited, Armed Forces Special Powers Act: the Debate. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Defence Studies CONTENTSAcknowledgementsList of Tables and ChartsIntroduction
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Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-919-1
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Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary (Volume III) | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_IndegenousHistorical-III.jpg | Kautilya-Arthashastra, E-Book, Indigenous Historical Knowledge | P. K. Gautam, Saurabh Mishra, Arvind Gupta | Military Affairs | 2016 | BOOK |
This book is the third in a series of three volumes on "Kautilya and His Vocabulary" as a part of the "Indigenous Historical Knowledge" project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India. These volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Kautilya's Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security as they relate to contemporary times.
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About the BookThis book is the third in a series of three volumes on "Kautilya and His Vocabulary" as a part of the "Indigenous Historical Knowledge" project undertaken by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. The edited volumes contain select papers presented in a series of workshops, national and international seminars organised by the Institute. The project is an attempt to trace, look into, analyse and relate with the indigenous strategic thinking in India. These volumes aim at initiating the study, internalisation, spread and consolidation of Kautilya's Arthashastra in the strategic domain. The four focus themes in the three volumes are foreign policy, intelligence, war and internal security as they relate to contemporary times. ContentsPrefaceAbout the ContributorsWelcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director General(DG) IDSAKeynote Address by Shri Shivshankar Menon,National Security Adviser
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Publisher: Pentagon Press
ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2
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Securing Cyberspace: International and Asian Perspectives | https://www.idsa.in/system/files/book_securing-cyberspace_0.jpg | Cyber Security, Asian Security Conference Publications, E-Book | Cherian Samuel, Munish Sharma | Strategic Technologies | 2016 | BOOK |
This edited volume contains the papers presented at the 18th Asian Security Conference at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses held in February 2016. The authors, drawn from government, law enforcement, diplomacy, private sector, armed forces and academia, examine a range of issues central to cybersecurity. The chapters in this volume not only provide an outline of the journey so far, but more importantly, give indicators of future trends in cybersecurity from the vantage point of the respective experts. Contributions from Asia are particularly highlighted to promote and provoke greater discussion on perspective from within the region on cybersecurity issues.
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About the BookThis edited volume contains the papers presented at the 18th Asian Security Conference at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses held in February 2016. The authors, drawn from government, law enforcement, diplomacy, private sector, armed forces and academia, examine a range of issues central to cybersecurity. The chapters in this volume not only provide an outline of the journey so far, but more importantly, give indicators of future trends in cybersecurity from the vantage point of the respective experts. Contributions from Asia are particularly highlighted to promote and provoke greater discussion on perspective from within the region on cybersecurity issues. ContentsForewordList of AbbreviationsIntroduction
SECTION I: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON CYBERSECURITYSECTION II: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES ON CYBERSECURITYABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORSAlexandra Kulikova is the Global Stakeholder Engagement Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at ICANN, and also acting as PIR Center Consultant (non-staff). Alexandra’s research interests within the program and beyond include national and global internet governance, privacy and data protection online, state and corporate policies on ICT security, international cyber-strategies and policies. Amit Sharma is currently serving as Additional Director in the Office of the Scientific Advisor of Defence Minister, Defence Research and Development Organization (D.R.D.O.), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He has worked in the field of Information Security, Information warfare, Strategic Information Dissemination Systems, Net Centric Warfare, C4I2SR systems and Secure and survivable networks. Arvind Gupta is the Deputy National Security Adviser of India and Secretary in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). Previously, he was the Director General of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). He is a former Indian Foreign Service Officer, and has served in diplomatic missions in Moscow, London and Ankara. He held the Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair on National Security at the IDSA from 2008 to 2011. A. Vinod Kumar is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi and a visiting faculty at the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies (IFPS), University of Calcutta, Kolkata. His areas of expertise include nuclear policy issues, missile defence, foreign policy and strategy. He has written extensively in acclaimed publications like Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The National Interest, Strategic Analysis, Asia Times and Vayu Aerospace Review, among others. Caitríona Heinl joined the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) as a Research Fellow for cybersecurity issues in October 2012. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and policy advisory reports on topics that include international and regional cooperation, country case studies, and national security implications of emerging technologies. Candice Tran Dai is Vice President and Cyberspace Program Manager at Asia Center, France. She has also been working as a consultant in international business development strategy since 2006, advising European companies regarding their market access and international development in China and Southeast Asia. She is focusing on issues relating to knowledge society, national ICT development strategy, as well as political and cybersecurity issues. Caroline Baylon serves as the director of the cybersecurity research program at the Center for Strategic Decision Research in Paris, France and was previously the lead researcher on cyber security at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London, United Kingdom. Her research is focused on critical infrastructure protection, notably on cyber security challenges for nuclear facilities and on cyber security threats to satellites. She is currently carrying out two research projects, one on curbing the proliferation of cyber weapons and another on cyber proxy armies, funded by the UK government. Cherian Samuel is an Associate Fellow at IDSA. He is an alumnus of Madras Christian College, and of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has previously worked with India Abroad and was a Research Fellow in the US Studies Program at the Observer Research Foundation. He was co-ordinator of the IDSA Task Force on Cyber Security which published a report on “India’s Cyber Security Challenges” in March 2012. Cuihong Cai is associate professor of international relations at the Center for American Studies of Fudan University. Prior to the present job, she worked for the Foreign Affairs Office of Fudan University during 1996-2001. She has authored Political Development in the Cyber Age (2015), U.S. National Information Security Strategy (2009) and Internet and International Politics (2003), as well as several dozen of articles and papers on cyber-politics, cyberspace governance, cybersecurity strategy and Sino-US relations. Gillane Allam is a career diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt. During her service abroad, she has served as a diplomat in the Permanent Missions of Egypt to the UN in New York & Specialized Agencies in Vienna. She has held the posts of Ambassador consecutively to India, Australia, New Zealand & countries of the Pacific. Post retirement, she taught at the Graduate School of The Arab Academy in Cairo, and joined the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA). Greg Austin is a Professorial Fellow with the EastWest Institute in New York and a Professor at the Australian Centre for Cyber Security at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He is the author of several highly reviewed books on international security, especially on Asia. His latest book is Cyber Policy in China (Cambridge: policy 2014). Il Seok, Oh is Senior Researcher at Institute of Legal Studies, Korea University Law School, an expert in Contract, Tort, Oil and Gas Law, and Information Security Law. He has a Ph.D from Korea University and an LLM from the Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago. Jana Robinson is currently Space Security Program Director at the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI). She previously served as Space Policy Officer at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels. She was also a Space Security Advisor to the Czech Foreign Ministry, seconded to the EEAS. From 2009 to 2013, she worked as Resident Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), seconded from the European Space Agency (ESA), leading the Institute’s Space Security Research Programme. Kah-Kin Ho is Senior Director for public sector at FireEye. Earlier, he was with Cisco for more than 18 years and Headed Strategic Security, where he played a key role in developing and shaping Cisco’s strategic positioning in security that aligns with customer requirements. He also serves in the Advisory group of EUROPOL European Cyber Crime Center (EC3) and teaches Cyber Security Strategy and Policy at ETH Zürich. Liam Nevill is currently working in the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s International Cyber Policy Centre, researching and writing on international and domestic cyber policy issues. Prior to joining ASPI Liam worked at the Australian Department of Defence on strategic and international defence policy issues. He has previously worked in policy roles in the Department of Health and Ageing, and the Northern Territory Treasury. Li-Chung Yuan is currently teaching at the Graduate Institute of Strategic Studies in the Republic of China (ROC) National Defense University (NDU) as an Assistant Professor with the rank of Colonel. With 22 years of military service, he has served as teaching assistant and squadron commander in the Air Force Academy, translation officer at the Institute of National Strategic Studies (a defense think tank), staff officer at the Intelligence Division (J-2) of the Ministry of National Defense, Air Combat Command, and the Combined Logistics Command. Liina Areng assumed the duties of Head of International Relations at Estonian Information System Authority in March 2014. Prior to her current position, she coordinated NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence’s (NATO CCD COE) international affairs. She holds an honorary title of NATO CCD COE Ambassador. Madan M. Oberoi is an Indian Police Service officer of 1992 batch. He is presently on deputation as Director of Cyber Innovation and Outreach Directorate in the INTERPOL Global complex for innovation (IGCI), Singapore. He supervises two sub-directorates including ‘Strategy & Outreach’ sub-directorate and ‘Research & Innovation’ sub-directorate. Munish Sharma is an Associate Fellow with the Cybersecurity Project at IDSA. He is an engineering graduate and holds masters in Geopolitics and International Relations. Prior to masters he worked as software engineer for four years with Accenture. His research areas are Cybersecurity, Critical Information Infrastructure Protection, Space Security, and Defence Technologies. Nandkumar Saravade served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Data Security Council of India. He is a former officer of the Indian Police Service, who branched off to specialise in cyber security issues. Before taking voluntary retirement from IPS in 2008, he worked with National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) as Director, Cyber Security and Compliance, on a threeyear deputation. Post voluntary retirement, he led the security and crime prevention verticals at ICICI Bank and CitiBank, apart from being an advisor to Ernst & Young. Sanjeev Relia was commissioned into the Corps of Signals of the Indian Army in 1986. He attended the Defence Services Staff College Course in Wellington. Presently serving as a Colonel in the army, he has been associated with modernization of IT and communication infrastructure and issues related to Cyber Security. During his study leave, he was associated with the research project on “Cyber Warfare: It’s Implications on National Security” at The United Services Institution of India. Sico van der Meer is a Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Affairs ‘Clingendael’. His research is focused on non-conventional weapons like Weapons of Mass Destruction and cyber weapons from a strategic policy perspective. Before joining the Clingendael Institute he worked as a journalist and as a Fellow of a think tank on civil-military relations. Ted G. Lewis was Professor of Computer Science and Executive Director of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He has previously held a variety of positions within IEEE Computer Science and the industry as CEO of Daimler Chrysler Research and Technology NA and Senior Vice President of Eastman Kodak. Ted has advised the governments of Taiwan, Egypt, Mexico, and Italy in the areas of economic development and technology development parks and authored over 30 books and 100 papers on computing, critical infrastructure and complexity. Uchenna Jerome Orji is an Attorney admitted to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is pursuing a Ph.D in law at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria, with a specialization in telecommunications regulation. He is also a Research Associate at the African Center for Cyber Law and Cybercrime Prevention (ACCP) located within the United Nations, African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Kampala, Uganda. Yasuaki Hashimoto is the Head of Government and Law Division at The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) and Lecturer (International Law) at Komazawa University, Japan. He also serves on the Committee on National Space Policy of Japan as ad hoc member. His areas of expertise are international law, space law, cyber law, international law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law. He has a career spanning over 25 years and has published articles in the space law field after becoming an International Institute of Space Law (IISL) member in 1987. IndexOrder Hard CopyPlease email us at adps.idsa [at] nic.in or call +91-11-2671 7983 (Ext. 7303) |
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