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Programmes & Dialogues
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.
Armed Conflicts in South Asia
South Asia is the most violent region in the world today. The Institute has been extensively and consistently monitoring the conflicts since 2006 and publishing an annual volume (published by Routledge) documenting these conflicts - changes in violent trends, tactics, state and non-state actors involved - and efforts being made towards conflict mitigation and management. 
Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP)
The programme, aims to promote research on Southeast Asia in India, and provide a platform for greater deliberation among policy-makers and academics, and to generate a pool of well researched knowledge on various policies concerning India and Southeast Asia, through organizing events and publishing reports.
China Research Programme
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.
 
Dialogues
India-Pakistan-China Nuclear Trilateral
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-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
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
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
 
 
 

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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