DPG Senior Faculty Conducts Training Module for IFS Probationers at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service
READ MOREGlobal Horizons
This issue begins with the spotlight on the sombre mood across the world as wars continue in Ukraine and Gaza, and the protagonists remain intent on pursuing their interests in utter disregard of the loss of innocent lives and growing humanitarian …
READ MOREEast Asia Explorer
The East Asia Explorer tracks evolving geopolitical trends, emerging security challenges, and progress towards regional integration in East Asia. It focuses on the ASEAN grouping, domestic and foreign policy developments in countries of East Asia …
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
This month’s ESRR highlights two recent studies on global economic and trade fragmentation trends, one by the Mckinsey Global Institute and the other by the WTO. The former projects two possible scenarios by 2035, one of fragmentation and the …
READ MOREDPG Senior Faculty’s Dialogue with the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
READ MOREPrabowo Subianto’s Victory: Another Democratic Transition of Power in Indonesia
READ MORERoundtable Discussion on Proposed DRDO Reforms and Improvements in India’s Defence Technology Eco-system
READ MOREDPG Senior Faculty’s Interaction with Students from University of Melbourne and Delhi University
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
In this first issue of ESRR for the year, the author draws attention to the continuing challenge faced by international shipping due to attacks by Yemen-based Houthi rebels, which is resulting in the delayed delivery of traded goods which are also …
READ MOREDPG-IDIR Virtual Dialogue on Global Order and Indo-Pacific Security
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
This final issue of 2023 begins with a review the major developments during the year relating to economic security, resilience, and derisking, both in India and globally. These trends continued to be in evidence in the December. The EU-China summit …
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a unique US-led initiative designed to expand trade, investment and economic resilience in the region, made progress in several areas during the month. This edition of the ESRR begins with …
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
Introduction This month’s ESRR begins with an interesting survey released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) which reveals that while direct supply chain linkages between the US and other western countries with China may have …
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
Introduction September was a month of summits, both bilateral and multilateral. Economic security related issues and the need for strengthening supply chains figured in most of their declarations or joint statements. This report tries to capture …
READ MOREComprehensive Conventional Deterrence: Development of India’s Missile Strike Force (MSF)
READ MOREEconomic Security and Resilience Review
Introduction This issue of ESRR highlights the introduction of import licensing by India for the import of laptops, personal computers and related items effective from November 1, 2023. Their imports into India in recent years have been principally …
READ MOREDPG-MFA Indonesia Virtual Discussion on “Building an Equitable and Inclusive Global Order: A Perspective from the South”
READ MOREAmbassador H.K. Singh’s virtual address on the Quad at the Advisory Board Meeting of the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy
READ MOREDPG Webinar Series: The Ukraine Conflict and Its Strategic Implications
READ MOREDPG Senior Faculty’s Interactive Discussion with the Faculty and Student Officers of the US National War College
READ MOREJIIA’s 4th Tokyo Global Dialogue
Ambassador’s H.K. Singh’s Address at Session on “Impact of the War in Ukraine- Politics and Security”
READ MOREDPG holds informal interaction on Defence Technology Cooperation with US DOD delegation
READ MOREAmbassador Hemant Krishan Singh conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, November 9, 2022
READ MOREDiscussion on the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China
READ MOREGovernment of Japan honours Ambassador Hemant Krishan Singh, Director General, with “Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun”
READ MOREDPG Senior Faculty attends India-Australia Track 1.5 Dialogues in Canberra
READ MOREThe Evolution of Australian Foreign Policy and India-Australia Relations
READ MORE3rd Delhi Policy Group-Defence Intelligence Agency Training Workshop for Indian Defence Attachés (Designate)
READ MORE“The Changing Strategic Environment in the Indo-Pacific: A Japanese Perspective” Address by Professor Tomohiko Taniguchi, former Special Advisor to late PM Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet
READ MOREAct East Diplomacy: The ASEAN-India, EAS and ARF Ministerial Meetings
READ MOREReviving India-France-Australia Trilateral Cooperation in the Indian Ocean
READ MOREGlobal Realignments, the Tokyo Quad Summit and India
I. The Evolving Global Order With the Russia-Ukraine conflict at the centre of global attention, the reality that the Indo-Pacific has become the mainstay of global geopolitical competition and geo-economic power has receded from the limelight. It …
READ MOREShinzo Abe: Architect of Japan’s Renewal, Anchor of Japan-India Relations
READ MOREBrig. Arun Sahgal's lecture on Net Assessment and Strategic Gaming Exercise at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi.
READ MOREAmb. V.S. Sheshadri's address on "National Security" at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
READ MOREDPG Senior Faculty holds meetings with US government officials and structured dialogues with US Think Tanks in Washington D.C.
The DPG Senior Faculty visited Washington D.C. from June 13-17, 2022 for a series of meetings with US government officials (State Department, White House/NSC, USTR) and structured dialogues with US Think Tanks
READ MOREDPG Senior Faculty holds meetings with US government officials and structured dialogues with US Think Tanks in Washington D.C.
The DPG Senior Faculty visited Washington D.C. from June 13-17, 2022 for a series of meetings with US government officials (State Department, White House/NSC, USTR) and structured dialogues with US Think Tanks
READ MOREAmbassador H. K. Singh’s address on “India’s Priorities & Challenges in the Free, Open and Inclusive Indo-Pacific" at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), New Delhi
READ MOREAmbassador H. K. Singh’s address on “India-Japan Relations: 70 Years of Multi-faceted Cooperation" at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), New Delhi
READ MOREDPG co-hosts India-Japan Friendship Golf 2022 to mark 70 years of Diplomatic Relations
READ MORERemarks by Ambassador H.K. Singh at Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference - Phase II
READ MOREDPG – Singapore MFA Diplomatic Academy Virtual Seminar on “Perspectives on India’s Foreign Policy”
READ MOREDPG – RSIS Workshop on “India, Singapore and the Evolving Geopolitics of Southeast Asia”
READ MORETalk on India’s Capability in Advanced Defence Technology By Dr. Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, DRDO
READ MOREJIIA-DPG 4th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum : 7th India-Japan Track 1.5 Dialogue
READ MORETaking forward General Rawat’s legacy
The horrific helicopter crash that cut short General Bipin Rawat’s life has left the country shocked. It is also a profound personal loss for some of us who had known General Rawat and his wife, Madhulika. When someone holding a key position …
READ MOREDelhi Policy Group–Defence Intelligence Agency Workshop for Defence Attachés (Designate)
READ MOREDPG Webinar on “The Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: Regional Dynamics and Implications for India”
READ MOREThe Quad’s Present and Future: A Geostrategic Perspective from Delhi
I. Introduction Since the end of World War II, the Euro-Atlantic has been at the core of the world economy and geopolitics. The 21st century is witnessing a rebalancing of global power. With post-1991 globalisation, the economic pivot has been …
READ MOREDPG Panel Discussion on US withdrawal from Afghanistan and its regional impact: a reprise of the “Great Game”?
READ MOREDPG-Asian Confluence Panel Discussion: Impact of the Myanmar crisis on North-East India
READ MOREThe International 'Politics' of COVID-19 Vaccines: How Did We Reach Here?
READ MOREIndia needs to strengthen its comprehensive national power
2021 is turning out to be a difficult year for India. A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging the country and denting its international image, even as it obliges India to seek global support to fight an unprecedented crisis. …
READ MOREIndia's Aluminium Industry: Pathways for Aatmanirbharta
India is well endowed with bauxite ore and has substantial coal reserves, which have enabled the country to become a significant producer of primary aluminium. Production of recycled or secondary aluminium has also been rising steadily, using mainly …
READ MOREDPG Interactive Discussion with Student Officers of US National War College
READ MOREDéjà vu in Myanmar
Over the past two months, Myanmar has plunged into a political crisis. Myanmar’s tentative political transition towards democracy, which started in 2010 and gained momentum after the 2015 elections, has been reversed. The military (Tatmadaw) …
READ MOREAmbassadorial Roundtable with H.E. Dr. Saud Mohammed Al-Sati, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to India
READ MOREUS Defense Secretary Austin’s visit to India: Converging Visions, Diverging Expectations?
READ MOREIndia, China and the Indian Ocean: Reading the Tea Leaves and Preventing Coercion
READ MOREInstitution of the Chief of Defence Staff: Evaluating the First Year
READ MOREIndia and Australia: Partners for Indo-Pacific Security and Stability
READ MOREMyanmar Elections 2020: An Analysis
Political transitions often tend to be prolonged and dotted with many uncertainties. In the recent past, India’s eastern neighbour Myanmar, with whom it shares a 1,468-km long border, has been undergoing such a transition. The country’s …
READ MOREThe US Presidential Election 2020: Decline of Deliberative Democracy
READ MOREJapan’s Security, Export Control and Arms Export Policy: Prospects for India-Japan Defence Cooperation
On April 1, 2014, the Government of Japan issued “The Three Principles of Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology”. These principles lifted the ban on arms exports that Japan had imposed on itself in 1967 and 1976. The ban …
READ MOREDPG Web Roundtable on ‘Moving Trade Agreements Forward with Select Partners’
READ MOREView: As Shinzo Abe prepares to leave, his legacy will continue to reshape Asia
With the announcement by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe on August 28 that he is stepping down from office for health reasons, India will be losing a trusted friend, Asia a charismatic statesman and Japan an inspired leader who has forged political …
READ MOREInformationised Warfare with Boots on Ground: A Concept for the Defence of India in the Continental Domain
READ MOREChina’s Post-Galwan Posture
More than six weeks after the brutal, unprovoked, illegal and fatal attack by Chinese troops on Indian soldiers in East Ladakh, the situation there remains tense and fragile. Chinese obduracy has ensured that the rebuilding of confidence, let alone …
READ MOREDPG-Hudson Institutional Dialogue on Himalayan Standoff and India-US Partnership in the Indo-Pacific
READ MOREDPG Webinar: Assessing China’s Post COVID-19 Activism and Outcomes of the National People’s Congress
READ MORECOVID-19 and Continental Southeast Asia
Introduction The COVID-19 virus has demonstrated that it does not recognise the boundaries of nation-states or the ethnic identities of its victims. On the other hand, the experience of the past few weeks has indicated that the infection rate is …
READ MOREUS trade deals under President Trump: What they mean for India and world trade
SECTION 1: Introduction Pursuit of an aggressive trade policy has been among the major highlights of the Trump Presidency in the United States. The world was alerted to this early in his term. One of the first acts of President Trump after the …
READ MOREDPG Papers on COVID-19 Global Impact
Geopolitical Lessons of COVID-19 for India May 04, 2020, By Lalit Kapur This paper seeks to understand how the pandemic will impact on India’s aspirations to become a pole in a multi-polar world and identify the dogmas it must shed to …
READ MORECOVID-19 and the mirage of a China-led international order
The study of international relations (IR), as Hans Morgenthau noted, follows a rational and an unemotional course. As people across the world are concerned about the health of family and friends, IR theorists tend to focus on changing global power …
READ MOREShaping a Security Architecture for the Indian Ocean
DPG Policy Paper, Vol. V, Issue 6: Shaping a Security Architecture for the Indian Ocean by Lalit Kapur and Hemant Krishan Singh
READ MOREJoint Workshop on Maritime Security in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean Region: Exploring Convergent Views
READ MOREDPG-RSIS Conference on “India, ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific: Evolving Regional Architectureâ€
READ MOREPublic lecture on India-Japan Relations by Amb. H. K. Singh and Discussion with Prof. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Special Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo
READ MOREDPG Ambassadorial Roundtable with H.E. Mr. Pham Sanh Chau, Ambassador of Vietnam
READ MOREDPG-CSIS US-India Maritime Security Working Group Meeting, CSIS, Washington D.C.
READ MORETokyo Global Dialogue: Rebuilding a Free, Fair and Transparent Rule Based International Order
READ MOREDPG-KAS CONFERENCE ON REGIONAL FRAMEWORKS TO ADDRESS SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
READ MOREPublic Forum: US-China Rivalry and Japan's Future: Emerging Role of Japan-India Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, Tokai University Club, Tokyo
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