India’s Strategic Environment and Defense Policies Workshop
The National Bureau of Asian Research, in partnership with India’s Observer Research Foundation, convened a two-and-a-half workshop in New Delhi from April 23-25, 2009, to examine in depth the strategic, organizational, operational, and tactical dimensions of India’s security policies and its military modernization efforts in order to assess their implications for India’s regional relations, India’s role as an emerging great power in the global system, and future U.S.-India cooperation.
Panels
PANEL I: Framing the Problem
Panel Chair
Ashley J. Tellis, NBR
India in the Current World Order/Power Equations
C. Raja Mohan, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Regional Security Challenges in Asia and the Indian Ocean Region
Brahma Chellaney, Center for Policy Research
India’s Internal Security Challenges
Ajai Sahni, Institute for Conflict Management
PANEL II: National Security and Defense Strategy (Part A)
Panel Chair
KK Nayyar, ORF
National Security and Defense Strategy
P R Chari, Institute of Peace and Conflict StudiesDefense Planning
BM Kapur
PANEL III: National Security and Defense Strategy (Part B)
Panel Chair: Roy D. Kamphausen, NBR
Defense Budgeting
Amiya Kumar Ghosh, Centre for Air
Power Studies, Civil-Military Relations
V.R. Rhagavan, Delhi Policy Group
PANELl IV: Implementation of Strategy (Part A)
Panel Chair
Vinayak Patankar, ORF>
The Ground Forces
Gurmeet Kanwal, Centre for Land Warfare Studies
The Indian Navy
Raja Menon
PANEL V: Implementation of Strategy (Part B)
Panel Chair
VP Malik, ORF
The Indian Air Force
Jasjit Singh, Centre for Air Power Studies
Nuclear Capabilities
K. Santhanam
PANEL VI: Defense Research & Development and Industry
Panel Chair
Ashley J. Tellis, NBR
Defense Research and Development
Deba Mohanty, ORF
The workshop was the first in NBR’s multi-year initiative, U.S.-India Engagement on Defense Cooperation.
