Piracy in Somalia: Need to Address the Root Cause

Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: Arvind GuptaDiscussants: Subodh Malakar and Patrick Hoenig During the last one year Somalia has captured global attention, due to the surge in… Continue reading Piracy in Somalia: Need to Address the Root Cause

Thinking about Pakistan’s Nuclear Security in Peacetime, Crisis and War

Chair: Brahma ChellaneyDiscussants: R R Subramanian and Sitakanta Mishra The main focus of this paper is the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and for this purpose the secrecy of nuclear… Continue reading Thinking about Pakistan’s Nuclear Security in Peacetime, Crisis and War

Maoists’ Tactical United Front (TUF) and Urban Movement

Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: A K DovalDiscussants: J N Roy and G D Bakshi A Communist party, according to classical understanding, requires ‘three magic weapons’ to… Continue reading Maoists’ Tactical United Front (TUF) and Urban Movement

Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India

A round table on “Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India” was organized by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on August 6, 2009 against the background of the… Continue reading Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India

Will Japan go Nuclear?

Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chair: Rajaram PandaDiscussants: J Madan Mohan and Sitakanta Mishra The tremendous transformation in the strategic and security environment of Japan in the last… Continue reading Will Japan go Nuclear?

Revitalising the Ordnance Factories

Chair: Vinod Kumar MisraDiscussants: V. K Chopra and G Balachandran The aim of this paper is to analyse the reasons behind the poor performance of the ordnance factories (OFs) and… Continue reading Revitalising the Ordnance Factories

Visit of UAE Military Delegation

On 13 August, 2009 a 10 member delegation from the UAE headed by Major General Mohammed Saeed Bin Maran Al Dhaheri, Commander Supply & Transport Arms, visited IDSA for an… Continue reading Visit of UAE Military Delegation

Evaluating EU’s role in the Af-Pak Region

Chair: Shantanu ChowdhuryDiscussants: Gulshan Sachdeva and Peter Garretson The paper attempts to analyse the role of European Union in the Afghan-Pak region. Strategy in Af-Pak region has been widely debated… Continue reading Evaluating EU’s role in the Af-Pak Region

Copenhagen Summit: Climate Change Debate

Amb. Rajagopalan chaired the session while Mr. Mukul Sanwal and Mr. V. Raghuraman were external discussants and Avinash Godbole and Antoine Levesques were internal discussants. Dr. Uttam Sinha highlighted the… Continue reading Copenhagen Summit: Climate Change Debate

GCC – Iran Relations and its Strategic Implications for the Region

Only by Invitation 1030 to 1300 hrs Chairperson: Saeed NaqviDiscussants: Gulshan Dietl and Anwar Alam The uneasy relationship between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran is one of the… Continue reading GCC – Iran Relations and its Strategic Implications for the Region