Chairperson: Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (Retd)Disscussants: Professor Sangeeta Thapliyal, Mr Bishnu Prasad Lamsal and Dr Rajiv Ranjan Chaturvedy
Equilibrium in Higher Defence Organisation: Lessons for the Future
Chairperson: Dr. Manoj K JoshiDiscussant: Shri Amit Cowshish and Maj General B K Sharma (Retd)
Impact of Local State Politics on Indo- Bangladesh Relations
Chairperson: Ambassador I P KhoslaDiscussants: Shri K Srinivasan, Shri Anil Kamboj and Dr Joyeeta Bhattacharjee
Defense Offsets: Promises and Problems
Chairperson: Shri Vinod MisraDiscussant: Shri Deba R Mohanty
Equipping UN Forces: Challenges & Remedies
Chair: Shri Amit Cowshish External Discussant: Col P Chandok and Col S Bhatia
Emerging Powers and Africa
Chairperson: Ambassador Rajiv BhatiaDiscussants: Shri Ravi Bangar and Shri Manish Chand
Federalising India’s Neighbourhood Policy: Balancing the State Interest with the National
Chairperson: Shri Rajiv SikriDiscussants: Dr Suresh K Goel, Dr Nitya Nanda and Prof. Rekha Saxena
Land Locked and Transit Developing Countries: Nepal’s Transit Trade Negotiations with India
Chairperson: Lt Gen Y M Bammi (Retd) Discussants: Dr Nisha Taneja and Dr Ram Upendra Das
North Korea’s Nuclear Crisis: Strategic Implications
Media and India-China Relationship
Chairperson: Venu RajamonyExternal Discussants: Srikanth Kondapalli and Indrani BagchiInternal Discussants: Shruti Pandalai amd Bijoy Das
