Suseela Devi Chandran

Archive data: Person was Visiting Fellow at IDSA

Suseela Devi Chandran is Phd candidate attached with Institute of Malaysia & International Studies (IKMAS), National University Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia. Her area of research is on Malaysia-India bilateral relations. She has been in academic field for the last 15 years. She was a recipient of Fullbright Commissions Award from the US Institute on United States National Security (2008). She served as a lecturer in University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak from 1998-2006. She is also interested in the area of regional groupings in Southeast Asia, bilateral relations of ASEAN countries in Asia Pacific region.

Visiting Fellow
Email:- saisuseela[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone:- +91 11 2671 7983

Publication

Malaysia–India Defence Cooperation: Need for a Paradigm Shift before Strategic Partnership

The objective of this article is to discuss defence cooperation between Malaysia and India in the post-Cold War era (1991–2012), mainly from Malaysia’s perspective. The article is divided into four parts. First, the historical background of Malaysia–India defence cooperation during the colonial period until the Cold War is discussed briefly. Second, defence cooperation in the post-Cold War period involving the three services (air force, navy and army) is examined. Third, certain issues in Malaysia–India defence cooperation are analysed.

Published: January 2014
Strategic Analysis

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