India and Iran’s Nuclear Issue 2002-2010: Strategic Autonomy, Regional Stability, National Security

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseDiscussants: Ambassador K C Singh & Professor P R Kumaraswamy Rajiv began his presentation by delineating the theme of his paper. In the introduction, he noted that… Continue reading India and Iran’s Nuclear Issue 2002-2010: Strategic Autonomy, Regional Stability, National Security

The Salience of Interdependence in India China Economic Relations, 1992 -2008

Chairperson: Professor V P DuttDiscussants: Shri Ravi Bhoothalingam & Dr Partha Mukhopadhyay The paper attempted to answer 3 key questions: What has been the quality and content of trade and… Continue reading The Salience of Interdependence in India China Economic Relations, 1992 -2008

National Strategy Lecture – United Nations and India’s National Strategy

Chair: Lt Gen Satish C. Nambiar After Lt Gen Satish Nambiar welcomed Ambassador Muchkund Dubey by recalling their past association, Ambassador Dubey began his INSP lecture. He started by stating… Continue reading National Strategy Lecture – United Nations and India’s National Strategy

Insider Threat: The New Nuclear Danger

Chairperson: Ambassador Arundhati GhoseDiscussants: Dr Sitakanta Mishra and Dr Aditi Malhotra Dr Reshmi Kazi introduced the paper by saying that the danger of insider threats is emerging as the new… Continue reading Insider Threat: The New Nuclear Danger

Interaction with Secretary National Security Council of Armenia Mr. Artur Baghdasaryan

On March 3, 2011, the Secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council H.E. Mr. Artur Baghdasaryan addressed a select group of scholars at the Institute and participated in the roundtable discussion… Continue reading Interaction with Secretary National Security Council of Armenia Mr. Artur Baghdasaryan

Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Counter Insurgency Strategy 2002-2009

Chairperson: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch, SM, VSM (Retd)Discussants: Shri N Manoharan & Shri M R Narayan Swamy Hemantha Dayaratne’s paper focuses on the Sri Lanka’s counterinsurgency campaign against the… Continue reading Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Counter Insurgency Strategy 2002-2009

Playing ‘catch up’: Japan’s foreign policy towards India – a case of delayed realism

Chairperson: Dr Rajaram PandaDiscussants: Professor K V Kesavan and Professor Srabani Roy Choudhury The author tried to demonstrate Japan’s approach to India using the three characteristics that she perceived to… Continue reading Playing ‘catch up’: Japan’s foreign policy towards India – a case of delayed realism

Counter Insurgency Operations in North East India: Operations without a Policy

The Terrorism and Internal Security Cluster of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyes (IDSA) organised a debate on the “Counter Insurgency Operations in North East India: Operations without a… Continue reading Counter Insurgency Operations in North East India: Operations without a Policy

Popular Uprisings in the Arab world

Event Report This discussion was organized against the backdrop of the recent Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and the 18 day long protest in Egypt that overthrew the Hosni Mubarak regime… Continue reading Popular Uprisings in the Arab world

India-Japan Economic Relations: Focus on the DMIC

Chairperson: Professor V P Dutt Discussant: Professor Mohammad Badrul Alam The broad theme of Dr. Rajaram Panda’s presentation was India-Japan economic relations, while the key focus was on the Delhi-Mumbai… Continue reading India-Japan Economic Relations: Focus on the DMIC