Interaction with a Delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of Swedish Parliament

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Swedish Parliament visited IDSA on January 12, 2009. Ms. Carina Hägg of the Social Democratic Party of Sweden led the… Continue reading Interaction with a Delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of Swedish Parliament

An Exploratory Framework for India’s relationship with ‘New Nepal’

Chair: P. StobdanDiscussants: Ashok Mehta and Sangeeta Thapliyal The paper, An Exploratory Framework for India’s Relationship with New Nepal, was presented by Dr. Nihar Nayak. Professor P. Stobdan was the… Continue reading An Exploratory Framework for India’s relationship with ‘New Nepal’

Training for BSF Officers (DIG level)

National Seminar on Defence Industry

Concept Note India has a large defence industrial base, mainly under state control, with limited but a growing private sector contribution. The public sector enterprises consist of 39 Ordnance Factories… Continue reading National Seminar on Defence Industry

Bioterrorism led by Professor Dean Wilkening

IDSA organized a round table on the subject of bioterrorism on February 6, 2009. The main speaker at the event was Prof. Dean Wilkening, Director, Science Programme at Center for… Continue reading Bioterrorism led by Professor Dean Wilkening

Defence Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context

On 12 February 2009, the Military Affairs Cluster organised a Round Table to discuss Defence Doctrines. The aim was to reflect on implications of inter-relatedness of conventional and nuclear doctrines… Continue reading Defence Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context

Terror Financing in Bangladesh

Chair: Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Bhaskar Roy and Sanjay Bharadwaj “Terror Financing in Bangladesh” by Dr. Anand Kumar outlined key factors that contribute to terror financing in Bangladesh. Dr. Kumar’s primary argument… Continue reading Terror Financing in Bangladesh

Rethinking Strategic Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context

Chair: Hari PrasadDiscussants: Arun Sahgal and Manpreet Sethi Strategic doctrine is taken here to be implemented by a combine of war fighting land, air, naval and joint doctrines in conjunction… Continue reading Rethinking Strategic Doctrine in the Indo-Pak Context

Indo-Bangladesh: Opportunities Ahead

The spectacular victory of the Awami League-led Grand Coalition in the Ninth Jatiya Sangsad elections held on December 29, 2008 marks a landmark development in the annals of Bangladesh. This… Continue reading Indo-Bangladesh: Opportunities Ahead

Religious Assertion in Malaysia

Chair: Sudhir DevareDiscussants: Baladas Ghoshal and C. S. Kuppuswamy The major argument of the paper was that the government’s stance with regard to constraining religious assertion in Malaysia has been… Continue reading Religious Assertion in Malaysia