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Sino-Indian Economic Dialogue: From Bilateral trade to Strategic Partnership
25 February 2012

- 26 February 2012

China Research Programme (CRP), Institue of Peace and Conflict Studies
in collaboration with the Sikkim University

 


Armed Conflicts in South Asia
1 March 2012

-2 March 2012
Sixth Annual Conference

All are Welcome

Building Bridges: Strengthening Physical, Emotional and Economic Linkages
3 March 2012

- 4 March 2012

Dialogue of the Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks (COSATT)

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)

By Invitation Only.

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RECENT EVENTS/VISITS
The Naxal Problem:Understanding Issues, Challenges and Alternative Approaches (13 January 2012)
PM Nair, ADGP (Operations) CRPF; Ved Marwah, former Governor of Jharkhand; PC Haldar, former IB chief and present interlocutor for peace talks with ULFA and EN Rammohan, former DG BSF, discussing the Naxal strategy and campaign.
Inside Southeast Asia - Internal Political Challenges, Inter-State Conflicts and Regional Security (25 November 2011)
Amb. Sudhir Devare giving the keynote address at the first annual conference organized by SEARP, IPCS in collaboration with the SAEA Group, Singapore.
IPCS Experts in Media
KC Singh, Distinguished Fellow, IPCS,
"Iranian Paronoia,"
The Asian Age, 23 January 2012
D. Suba Chandran, Director, IPCS,
"Sorry for the democratic intervention,"
The Rising Kashmir, 14 January 2012
PR Chari, Research Professor,
"Obama’s new defence strategy: What can India learn from US?,"
The Tribune, 14 January 2012
Rana Banerji, Distinguished Fellow, IPCS,
"Pakistan in a state of flux,"
Daily News and Analysis, 13 January 2012
D. Suba Chandran, Director, IPCS,
"Dialogue of dangerous kind: Games being played by US, Pakistan and Taliban,"
The Tribune, 12 January 2012
Ruhee Neog, Research Officer, IPCS and Jayasree Nath, Research Intern, IPCS,
"All Well at Stilwell? Perspectives from the Northeast,"
Geopolitics, January 2012
C. Raja Mohan, Member, Executive Committee, IPCS,
"A Difficult Conversation,"
The Indian Express, 6 January 2012
 
IPCS TASK FORCES
Northeast as an Engine of Growth Exploring and Expanding Linkages with Southeast Asia. Click here for more. India’s Nuclear Doctrine: Towards a Revision and an Alternative Blueprint. Click here for more.
Programmes
Nuclear Security Programme (NSP)

Since its inception, the IPCS has been working on various issues related to disarmament, especially Nuclear Disarmament. We are the only research institute in South Asia that focuses on all aspects of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), including  Chemical, Biological and Radiological weapons.

 
Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP)

The Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP) at the Institute of Peace and Conflict studies (IPCS), New Delhi, India aims to promote research on Southeast Asia in India, map the existing nature and dynamics of India - Southeast Asia relations, and highlight current political, economic and security developments of mutual concern. Through a combination of discussion-based events and research work, this programme seeks to achieve its goal of creating avenues for collaboration and fostering understanding between India and the ASEAN.

Armed Conflicts in South Asia

The Institute has been systematically studying various armed conflicts in South Asia since 2006. The primary objective is to map recent trends in armed conflicts, efforts taken by the state and society and their effectiveness, and forecast likely scenarios.

The Institute holds an annual conference, where the above issues are discussed. Based on the above study and discussion, the Institute also publishes an annual.

 
China Research Programme
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The China Research Programme of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies is aimed at achieving a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary socio-economic and political changes taking place in China. The primary focus is to enhance the understanding on internal developments within China.

 


 

Track-II Dialogues
India-Pakistan-China Nuclear Trilateral
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Supported by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), IPCS conducted the first ever Trilateral dialogue on nuclear issues between India, Pakistan and China in 2008. Since then, five rounds of dialogues have been conducted so far, the latest in September 2011. The dialogue has helped evolve a better understanding of the nuclear security doctrines of the respective countries. For more, Click Here
India-US Bilateral
The Institute, along with the Brookings Institution and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) have organized dialogues on issues relating to Global security, the governance of biological threat reduction and China. For more, Click Here



India-NATO Dialogue
The India-NATO Dialogue is a collaborative effort of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), United Service Institution of India (USI) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). This informal Track 2 dialogue, held in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, has functioned as a communication bridge between India and NATO. For more, Click Here
India-Pakistan Bilateral
Over the last two years, the Institute is engaged in several bilateral dialogues with Pakistan. Each of these dialogues have been on a particular set of issues, hence remain extremely focused. These include Terrorism, J&K, Afghanistan, Sharing the Indus Waters, Trade, Nuclear Stability etc. For more, Click Here                                 
 
India-China Bilateral
As a part the project on “Developing a Framework for Regional Cooperation in Southern Asia,” the IPCS is engaged with Chinese scholars, seeking to cooperate on the key challenges affecting their bilateral relationship and, to involve their smaller neighbors in their economic growth stories. For more, Click Here
COSATT Regional Dialogue
The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) set up the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT) in January 2008. The objective was to bring together some of the leading think tanks in South Asia with an aim of developing peace and cooperation in the region. For more, Click Here
Articles on India Pakistan issues,World issues
China and Thailand: Analyzing Xi Jinping’s Visit
Teshu Singh discusses the renewed vigour in Sino-Thai relations

Cold Start: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Ali Ahmed investigates remarks made by the Indian Army Chief’s on the Cold Start doctrine

Nepal in 2011: A Turbulent Peace?
Pradeepa Viswanathan highlights Nepal's two most-prominent challenges in the year gone-by

India-Japan Relations at 60: Setting the Stage for Kizuna
Jithin S George on the need for deeper engagement between these two Asian powers

Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs: Where Talks Fear To Tread
Tanvi Kulkarni probes the future of Indo-Pak Nuclear CBMs based on insights from Indian strategic experts

India’s Iran Dilemma: Nuclear Fuel or Crude Oil?
J Jeganaathan explores three policy options that India can exercise to secure its energy interests vis-a-vis Iran

BKI and the Naxals in Punjab: Unlikely Cohorts
Alankrita Sinha and Namrata Hasija deny the possibility of a naxal-BKI alliance to resurrect insurgency due to their strong ideological differences  

BKI and the Naxals in Punjab: Opportunist Allies?
Medha Chaturvedi dwells on the possibilty of resurgence of naxalite violence in Punjab via support from other groups with similar agendas

China's Modernization Rush: Kashgar At Crossroads
Bhavna Singh comments on China's initiatives to revive the old Silk Route city of Kashgar in Xinjiang

China-South Korea Presidential Summit: Fait Accompli?
Jayadeva Ranade looks at the issues and outcome of the Presidential dialogue between China and South Korea 

Issue/Policy Briefs & Reports
Alternative Regional Strategy for India: Exploring Soft Power Options
J Jeganaathan
Issue Brief 180
South China Sea: Opportunity or Liability?
Bhavna Singh & Panchali Saikia
Special Report 113
India’s Credible Minimum Deterrence: A Decade Later
Tanvi Kulkarni and Alankrita Sinha
Issue Brief 179
Energy and Environmental Security: Male Dialogue
Conference Report 36
Deadly Embrace: Recent Books on Pakistan
Special Report 112
Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan: India as Catalyst
Ali Ahmed
Special Report 111
Inside Southeast Asia - First Annual Conference
Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP)
Special Report 110
Sri Lanka and the Peace Makers: A Story of Norway and India
MR Narayan Swamy
Issue Brief 178
Sino-Indian Economic Strategic Dialogue: Beyond the Beijing Round
Bhartendu Kumar Singh
Issue Brief 177
Linking with Southeast Asia: Developing Northeast India’s Tourism Potential
Ruhee Neog
Issue Brief 176
IPCS Quarterlies
The IPCS Quarterlies are a compilation of the recent publications that provide wide-ranging commentaries on the season's most outstanding issues.
Inside China
July-September 2011
April-June 2011
Nuclear South Asia
July-September 2011
April-June 2011
January-March 2011
Southeast Asia
July-September 2011
April-June 2011

Latest book from IPCS
Energy & Environmental Security: A Cooperative Approach in South Asia
D Suba Chandran and J Jeganaathan (Eds.)
New Delhi: IPCS, 2011
India's Foreign Policy: Old Problems, New Challenges
D. Suba Chandran And Jabin T. Jacob (Eds.)
New Delhi: Macmillan, 2011
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The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) is the premier South Asian think tank which conducts independent research on and provides an in depth analysis of conventional and non-conventional issues related to national and South Asian security including nuclear issues, disarmament, non-proliferation, weapons of mass destruction, the war on terrorism, counter terrorism , strategies security sector reforms, and armed conflict and peace processes in the region.

For those in South Asia and elsewhere, the IPCS website provides a comprehensive analysis of the happenings within India with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir and Naxalite Violence. Our research promotes greater understanding of India's foreign policy especially India-China relations, India's relations with SAARC countries and South East Asia.

Through close interaction with leading strategic thinkers, former members of the Indian Administrative Service, the Foreign Service and the three wings of the Armed Forces - the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force, - the academic community as well as the media, the IPCS has contributed considerably to the strategic discourse in India.

 
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