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South Asia Regional Security : Perspectives from Washington D.C
19 June 2009
“The cooperative instinct and defense relations
between India and the US are far greater than they were ever before”
said Prof. James Clad at a Roundtable Discussion at CSA on June 19,
2009. Speaking on “South Asian Regional Security: Perspectives from
Washington D.C”, Prof. Clad spoke at length about US-India
relations. He noted that engaging India and improving US- India
relations is a left over business from the Cold War period and there
is a lot of ‘catch up’ that is waiting to be done. “The
precautionary note for the US, as this relationship broadens is to
respect the truly democratic nature of decision making in India”. He
urged that US decision makers should not just concentrate on
perspectives from South Block but also interact with officials,
politicians, academics and scholars from other regions of the
country. In the interactions that led to a candid discussion on US
military aid to Pakistan and its policy towards Afghanistan.
Prof. Clad noted that the
rise of china’s influence and its broadly successful diplomacy was
of great interest not only to the US but also to countries in the
Southeast Asia and Australia. The discussions then veered towards
Iran, North Korea and Sri Lanka.
16 April 2009
President of CSA, Lt. Gen. (Retd) V. R.
Raghavan, Advisor to the International Commission on Nuclear
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament was invited for a Conference by
the Scottish Parliament at
Upgrading International Studies in India
25-26 March 2009
Dr. W. Lawrence. S. Prabhakar participated in
an International Workshop on
Upgrading International Studies in India on 25-26 March 2009 in
March 2009
The Centre for Security Analysis is one of the
two think tanks from
This Regional Network of Strategic Studies
Centers has set up four working groups, viz,
- Combating Terrorism
- WMD and Border Security
- Democratization and Governance
- Non-Traditional Security
The CSA is represented by Dr. Geeta Madhavan.
Dr. W. Lawrence. S. Prabhakar, Mr. K. V. Krishnaswamy and Brig. (Retd)
K. Srinivasan respectively in these working groups.
Two working groups, on Combating Terrorism and
WMD and Border Security met in
Dr. Geeta Madhavan (extreme left) with other members of the working
group on Combating Terrorism
The abstract of Dr. Lawrence Prabhakar’s
presentation on India’s Stakeholdership in Nuclear
Nonproliferation: Issues and Perspective
can be accessed
here.
Another
In June 2008, Dr. Geeta Madhavan presented a paper on Regional Cooperation and Legal Issues at a Joint seminar on Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia in the Coming Decade organized by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and CSA at Singapore. The article was first published in Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia in the Coming Decade edited by Daljit Singh (2009) and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher, ISEAS, Singapore
To read more from Dr. Madhavan visit our Articles page.
Also read an article "Guide to Safer India" by Brig.(Retd) K. Srinivasan, Establishment Director, CSA published in the Mumbai based magazine One India One People. The article is reproduced here with the kind permission of the publishers.
Emerging Challenges to Energy Security in the Asia Pacific
March 16-17, 2009
The financial crisis has temporarily slowed the
pace of economic growth and development in much of Asia, but it has
not fundamentally altered projections for Asia’s future energy
needs. Long-term energy demand growth for the region is expected to
surpass its own installed capacity. Eventually the region will be
the dominant consumer of the world’s energy supplies. The
Asia-Pacific region, led by China and India, will represent the
world’s largest energy market in the next decade. The current energy
mix in the region is determined by balancing its endowment of energy
resources with policies which encourage diversification of supply,
development of strategic reserves, ongoing research for new domestic
sources and new commercial approaches to overcoming
constraints. Given Asia’s prevailing energy consumption
patterns, understanding the structure of its energy mix today and
for the future is a useful basis from which to assess strategic
considerations regarding energy security. Given this scenario, the
Centre for Security Analysis in collaboration with the Institute of
Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore organized an International
Seminar “Emerging Challenges to Energy Security in the Asia Pacific”
on 16-17 March 2009. The themes addressed at the seminar included
the global trends of energy consumption, geopolitics of energy
security, supply chain security, and the potential for alternative
sources of energy including nuclear energy in the region. The
participants included experts from the academia, policy consultants
as well as the energy industry. The proceedings of the seminar will
be published shortly as an edited volume. Click
here to access the
programme, biodata of speakers and abstracts of papers.
India as a Superpower
February 27, 2009
CSA organised
a Guest Lecture by Mr. M. R. Sivaraman, Former
Executive Director, International Monetary Fund on the subject
"India as Superpower". Mr. Sivaraman outlined the features of
a superpower and quoted Prof. Alice Lymen Miller's definition
of a superpower as a country that has the capability to project
dominating power and influence anywhere in the world and sometimes
in more than one region of the
globe at the same time. It has four axes namely, military,
political, economic and cultural. Mr. Sivaraman then dwelled upon
the need for a superpower in an economically interdependent world.
Laying this background to the concept of a superpower, he then
discussed where India stands as a superpower. He noted that
India has a long way to go before it could claim being a superpower.
In explaining this point he drew examples from India's power sector,
its literary standards, health and sanitation conditions, the
position of its military as well as its defence expenditure in
comparison to other countries. He then noted that India should be
very clear about its long term goals and suggested the ways and
means by which India can be an important player in the international
scenario and command respect in the comity of nations. Click
here to
view his Powerpoint presentation.
Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament
February 2, 2009
Deterrence and Disarmament have been two separate discourses and
seemingly contradictory themes. While deterrence was the voice of
the powerful, disarmament was considered as the voice of the weak.
For many decades it was believed that disarmament reduced the
deterrence capability. But today, the phrase 'disarmament' is
regaining in resonance. In the 21st century, although the
challenge of a strategic confrontation between powers of the world
remains, there is no question of nuclear confrontation. There is a
realization that deterrence based purely on nuclear weapons will not
produce desired results in the face of the challenge posed by
non-state actors. How is this resonance of disarmament affecting
deterrence? How is disarmament itself gaining importance? Is it the
weakening of deterrence that has led to the resonance of
disarmament? Can the two seemingly contradictory themes of
disarmament and deterrence go together or is it an ‘either-or’
situation? The Centre for Security Analysis organized a panel
discussion on Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament on 2nd
February 2009 to explain the relationship between disarmament and
deterrence. The proceedings of the panel
discussion can be accessed
here.
Japan and Asian Security
January 28, 2009
CSA organised a round table discussion with Mr. Naoki Ito, Political
Minister, Embassy of Japan in India on the subject Japan and Asian
Security. Mr. Ito noted that
The Third Front in Indian Politics
January 23, 2009
"It is not possible to predict what will happen to the idea of a
non-congress, non BJP third front after the elections" said Mr. Inder Malhotra during a Guest Lecture organised by CSA on 23rd
January 2009. Past experiences have shown that a third front has
never come to power without the support of either the BJP or the
Congress. Mr. Malhotra, who was the former Editor of Times of India,
New Delhi, spoke about the evolution of the idea of a third front in
India as well as the situation in the BJP and the Congress. He also
spoke at length about the present clamor for a third front led by
the Left and the leadership issues they face. On the question of the
BSP and Mayawati's fortunes, Mr. Malhotra noted that Mayawati had
won a lot of votes in the recent state elections with BSP 's voting
percentage increasing in all the states. However, her potential is
damaged by the way she has conducted herself and her position is
weakened by the alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the
Congress. The proceedings of this lecture will be published shortly
in the form of a bulletin.