Net Security Provider: India’s Out of Area Contingency Operations

The Indian military as a net security provider in the global system has had vast experience of conducting operations beyond borders – be it anti-piracy operations off the coast of… Continue reading Net Security Provider: India’s Out of Area Contingency Operations

Equipment and Force Structure Requirements to Meet External Threats 2032

Chair: Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), AVSMExternal Discussants: Wg Cdr Vikram Munshi, Wg Cdr Amit GoelInternal Discussants: Wg Cdr Ajey Lele, Cdr SS Parmar Major Highlights of the Paper This… Continue reading Equipment and Force Structure Requirements to Meet External Threats 2032

Before the Cut: The Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Chairperson: Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), AVSM, VM, VSMDiscussants: Shri Gulshan Luthra and Shri Deba R Mohanty About Presentation: The paper, titled “Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter”,… Continue reading Before the Cut: The Global Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

The Evolution of Chinese Military Doctrine

Chairperson: Lt Gen Satish Nambiar, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd)External Discussants: Maj Gen (Retd) B K Sharma, Cdr Kamlesh Kumar AgnihotriInternal Discussants: Brig Mandeep Singh, Dr. Jagannath P Panda This paper… Continue reading The Evolution of Chinese Military Doctrine

Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series – Lecture by General Bikram Singh on “Challenges for the Indian Army in the 21st Century”

On January 23, 2013, as part of its ‘Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series, IDSA organized a lecture by General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army… Continue reading Eminent Persons’ Lecture Series – Lecture by General Bikram Singh on “Challenges for the Indian Army in the 21st Century”

Interaction with the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership

The Director General of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and Dr. S Kalyanaraman, Research Fellow, IDSA, interacted with thirteen students from the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership,… Continue reading Interaction with the Chanakya Institute for Public Leadership

The State of Sri Lankan Tamil Politics in the Post LTTE Period

Chairperson: Professor S D MuniDiscussant: Shri M R Narayan Swamy and Dr N Manoharan Dr. Ashok K Behuria began the presentation by stating that this paper was largely based on… Continue reading The State of Sri Lankan Tamil Politics in the Post LTTE Period

Bangladesh: The Islamist Challenge

In last one month, Bangladesh witnessed widespread violence as well as attacks on minorities that caused more than 80 deaths. IDSA organized a roundtable on the 17th of April to… Continue reading Bangladesh: The Islamist Challenge

Workshop on Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary

The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) organised a workshop, “Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary” on April 9, 2013. This workshop was a part of the IDSA project on Indigenous… Continue reading Workshop on Kautilya: Creating Strategic Vocabulary

Mapping the Role of External Players in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

Chairperson: Amb Phunchok StobdanExternal Discussants: Capt Alok Bansal, Dr. D. Subachandran and Dr. Mathew JosephInternal Discussants: Dr. Smruti Pattanaik and Shri Vishal Chandra In her paper titled “Mapping the Role… Continue reading Mapping the Role of External Players in Pakistan occupied Kashmir