Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
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The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) is an independent defence, foreign policy
and security studies think tank
in India. Founded in 1996, the Institute is internationally recognized. Strategic thinkers, academicians, diplomats, former members of the civil services, foreign services, armed forces, and media persons have been associated with the Institute, which cooperates with the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs
, Government of India
, and is involved with policy making
in other Asian countries.
and creating models for the development of alternative approaches. More specifically, the IPCS focuses on:
, the Rockefeller Foundation
, the Alton Jones Foundation
, the Ploughshares Fund
, the Japan Foundation
, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
.
A list of some of the projects undertaken by the Institute in recent years include:
This project is supported by the United Nations Foundation
to facilitate the task of the United Nations High Level Threat Panel
. As a part of the project, a three day international conference was held in July 2004 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. The proceedings of the conference are being prepared for publication (as of 2007).
The IPCS was awarded a project by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on bio-defence
and biological terrorism. Its purpose was to examine the threat of biological weapons being used by terrorists and the role of the government, the private sector
and civil defense
management in countering this threat. A one day seminar for the project was carried out in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany. As a part of the project, a three day China-India-Germany trilateral dialogue was organized by the Institute at Manesar
in February 2004. A book about this project is to be published. (as of 2007).
This project, supported by the Ploughshares Fund, aims to encourage an alternative discourse on weapons of mass destruction through wider distribution of IPCS publications and providing capacity building
to younger scholars.
This is an ongoing project supported by the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The grant concerns the development of a new web module for comprehensive coverage of issues relating to weapons of mass destruction.
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, organized a one-day international conference which was attended by experts in the field of nuclear proliferation
to assess the threat of a nuclear showdown in the sub-continent. The papers presented in the conference have been published in the form of a book. The project was completed in 2002.
The IPCS, along with the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, conducted a one-day conference on India's energy concerns. Experts in the field of Coal, Gas
, Hydro
, and Nuclear
energies were invited to present papers on their respective fields. The conference focused upon the importance of energy security
in the overall framework of national security. The papers presented in the seminar have been published as a monograph
. The project was completed in 2003.
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation and the Asian Centre for Human Rights
, New Delhi, organized a two day regional conference in 2002 on the issue of displacement
in South Asia including refugees, both environmental and forcibly displaced economic migrants, stateless
persons and internally displaced persons. A book containing papers presented at the conference has been published. The project was completed in 2002.
The IPCS undertook a project funded by the International Crisis Group
to provide an Indian perspective to the Kashmir
conflict, with historical overviews and discussion of both the internal and external strategies adopted by India. The study was published by the International Crisis Group as "Kashmir: The View From New Delhi", Asia Report No.69. The project was completed in 2003.
The IPCS won a Solicited Grant from the United States Institute of Peace
(USIP) for research on the subject of limited war
. P.R. Chari, Stephen P. Cohen
and Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema
are the principal investigators. The study will culminate in a book.
The IPCS, supported by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, undertook a study on biological weapons reflecting the conflicting political and economic dimensions. The study culminated in a conference and the papers presented have been published in the form of a book. The project was completed in 2002.
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
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: FES), organized a two day conference at Manesar in December 2002 on the subject of terrorism. The lead papers and the conference document have been published as a book. The project was completed in 2003.
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, USA, has undertaken a three-year project to study different aspects of security in India and has commissioned a four-part study on non-military challenges to security and national integration from a security standpoint. The study was in its advanced stages in 2007.
The IPCS undertook a study of the issues pertinent to Indo-U.S. relations with the intention of drawing up a report along the lines suggested by the Council on Foreign Relations
and several other such reports previously published in the United States, with an Indo-centric orientation. The report, based on input from experts in the field, has been published online. The project was completed in 2002.
On behalf of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the Institute organized a one-day conference in 2002 on the problems of monitoring and verifying biological and toxic weapons. The significance of this conference was increased as it occurred just prior to the reopening of the BTWC
Convention in Geneva. The outcome of the seminar has been published in the form of a book. The project was completed in 2002.
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, Asian Centre, and the Bangladesh Institute for International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka
, organized a South Asian conference in 2001 titled "Regional Conference on Human Security in South Asia: Evolving a Theoretical Perspective on Human Security," which has been published. The project was completed in 2002.
Along with the Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, the IPCS undertook a project to identify the possibilities for building cooperative security in South Asia. The Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA) funded this project, which culminated in a book entitled "Security in South Asia". The project was completed in 1999.
In collaboration with the Ford Foundation, USA, the Institute undertook a two year project to explore alternative paradigms of national security in South Asia, which culminated in a book entitled "Perspectives on National Security in South Asia: In Search of a New Paradigm." The project was completed in 1999.
IPCS also publishes scholarly research monographs and books authored and edited by the members of its faculty. Recent books authored or edited by IPCS faculty members are:
Foreign policy
A country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries...
and security studies think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
in India. Founded in 1996, the Institute is internationally recognized. Strategic thinkers, academicians, diplomats, former members of the civil services, foreign services, armed forces, and media persons have been associated with the Institute, which cooperates with the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs (India)
The Ministry of External Affairs is the foreign ministry of India. It is the Indian government agency responsible for the foreign relations of India. The Minister of External Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is S M Krishna...
, Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
, and is involved with policy making
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
in other Asian countries.
Research
The IPCS is working to draft a comprehensive framework for security studies. Ideally, this framework will be responsive to the constantly changing demands of national, regional and global security. This is accomplished by analyzing existing approaches to security, peace, and world orderWorld order
- International relations :* The international system, which includes:** International relations , or International studies , the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system...
and creating models for the development of alternative approaches. More specifically, the IPCS focuses on:
- DisarmamentDisarmamentDisarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
and Arms ControlArms controlArms control is an umbrella term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction... - Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass DestructionWeapons of mass destructionA weapon of mass destruction is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures , natural structures , or the biosphere in general...
- Comprehensive and Cooperative Security
- Non-military Threats to Security
- Confidence building measures
- TerrorismTerrorismTerrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
- Indo-Pakistani Relations
- Sino-Indian Relations
- Regional Cooperation in South Asia
- South and South-east Asian Security
- The Foreign PoliciesForeign policyA country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries...
of the Countries in South and South-east Asia - The Foreign Policies of the Major Powers
- China's Security Policies
- General Security and Governance
- Human SecurityHuman securityHuman security is an emerging paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities whose proponents challenge the traditional notion of national security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be the individual rather than the state...
Projects
The IPCS is involved in many projects relating to contemporary international affairs. It is partly funded by peace-promoting philanthropic organizations such as the Ford FoundationFord Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
, the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
, the Alton Jones Foundation
W. Alton Jones
W. Alton Jones , who served as president of the oil and gas conglomerate Cities Service Company , was an influential industrialist, philanthropist, and close personal friend of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower....
, the Ploughshares Fund
Ploughshares Fund
The Ploughshares Fund is a public grantmaking foundation that supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons of war, and to prevent conflicts that could lead to the use of weapons of mass destruction. Ploughshares is a 501...
, the Japan Foundation
Japan Foundation
The was established in 1972 by an Act of the Japanese Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an independent administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent...
, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is a German political party foundation associated with the centre-right Christian Democratic Union . The foundation's headquarters are located in Saint Augustine and Berlin. Globally, the KAS has 78 offices and runs programs in over 100 countries...
.
A list of some of the projects undertaken by the Institute in recent years include:
- UN and the New Threats: Rethinking Security
This project is supported by the United Nations Foundation
United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation started up in 1998 with a $1 billion grant from Ted Turner in order to support the United Nations in executing its programs worldwide. The creation of the Foundation was intended to encourage other donors to also support the UN in its activities...
to facilitate the task of the United Nations High Level Threat Panel
High Level Threat Panel
The High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change of the United Nations, chaired by former Thai Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun and including former United States National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft and several former heads of government and foreign ministers as members, produced in...
. As a part of the project, a three day international conference was held in July 2004 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. The proceedings of the conference are being prepared for publication (as of 2007).
- Bio-terrorism and Bio-defence
The IPCS was awarded a project by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on bio-defence
Biological warfare
Biological warfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war...
and biological terrorism. Its purpose was to examine the threat of biological weapons being used by terrorists and the role of the government, the private sector
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
and civil defense
Civil defense
Civil defense, civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery...
management in countering this threat. A one day seminar for the project was carried out in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany. As a part of the project, a three day China-India-Germany trilateral dialogue was organized by the Institute at Manesar
Manesar
Manesar/मानेसर is a fast growing industrial town in Gurgaon district of the State of Haryana in India, and is a part of the National Capital Region of Delhi. It has transformed from a sleepy village to one of the fastest growing townships in India. It is an upcoming area of NCR. Some of the...
in February 2004. A book about this project is to be published. (as of 2007).
- Fostering Discourse on WMD in South Asia
This project, supported by the Ploughshares Fund, aims to encourage an alternative discourse on weapons of mass destruction through wider distribution of IPCS publications and providing capacity building
Capacity building
Capacity building also referred to as capacity development is a conceptual approach to development that focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit people, governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations from realizing their developmental goals while enhancing...
to younger scholars.
- Developing a New Web Module on WMD Issues
This is an ongoing project supported by the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The grant concerns the development of a new web module for comprehensive coverage of issues relating to weapons of mass destruction.
- Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, organized a one-day international conference which was attended by experts in the field of nuclear proliferation
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the...
to assess the threat of a nuclear showdown in the sub-continent. The papers presented in the conference have been published in the form of a book. The project was completed in 2002.
- India's Energy Concerns
The IPCS, along with the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, conducted a one-day conference on India's energy concerns. Experts in the field of Coal, Gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, Hydro
Hydropower
Hydropower, hydraulic power, hydrokinetic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as...
, and Nuclear
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
energies were invited to present papers on their respective fields. The conference focused upon the importance of energy security
Energy security
Energy security is a term for an association between national security and the availability of natural resources for energy consumption. Access to cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven distribution of energy supplies among countries has led...
in the overall framework of national security. The papers presented in the seminar have been published as a monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
. The project was completed in 2003.
- Missing Boundaries: Refugees, Migrants, Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in South Asia
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation and the Asian Centre for Human Rights
Asian Centre for Human Rights
The Asian Centre for Human Rights is a NGO dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Asian region. It is headquartered in New Delhi, India...
, New Delhi, organized a two day regional conference in 2002 on the issue of displacement
Forced migration
Forced migration refers to the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region...
in South Asia including refugees, both environmental and forcibly displaced economic migrants, stateless
Statelessness
Statelessness is a legal concept describing the lack of any nationality. It is the absence of a recognized link between an individual and any state....
persons and internally displaced persons. A book containing papers presented at the conference has been published. The project was completed in 2002.
- Indian Perspective to the Kashmir Conflict
The IPCS undertook a project funded by the International Crisis Group
International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to prevent and resolve deadly conflicts around the world through field-based analyses and high-level advocacy.-History:...
to provide an Indian perspective to the Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
conflict, with historical overviews and discussion of both the internal and external strategies adopted by India. The study was published by the International Crisis Group as "Kashmir: The View From New Delhi", Asia Report No.69. The project was completed in 2003.
- Limited War Between India and Pakistan Under the Nuclear Shadow
The IPCS won a Solicited Grant from the United States Institute of Peace
United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace was created by Congress as a non-partisan, federal institution that works to prevent or end violent conflict around the world...
(USIP) for research on the subject of limited war
Limited war
A limited war is a conflict in which the belligerents participating in the war do not expend all of each of the participants available resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military, natural, technological, or otherwise in a specific conflict...
. P.R. Chari, Stephen P. Cohen
Stephen P. Cohen
Stephen P. Cohen is an American political scientist. He is an expert on Pakistan, India, and South Asian security. He is a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and an emeritus professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.-Books:* The Idea of Pakistan...
and Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema
Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema
-Background:Cheema was born and educated in Sialkot, and later moved to Government College, Lahore where he completed his Master's in History. He also did Master's in Political Science from Punjab University. He has a Certificate in Peace Research and International Relations from Oslo University ,...
are the principal investigators. The study will culminate in a book.
- Biological Weapons: Conflicting Political and Economic Interests
The IPCS, supported by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, undertook a study on biological weapons reflecting the conflicting political and economic dimensions. The study culminated in a conference and the papers presented have been published in the form of a book. The project was completed in 2002.
- Terrorism and its Repercussions on International Politics
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation is a German political foundation associated with the Social Democratic Party of Germany , yet independent of it...
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Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: FES), organized a two day conference at Manesar in December 2002 on the subject of terrorism. The lead papers and the conference document have been published as a book. The project was completed in 2003.
- Alternative Approaches to Different Aspects of Security in India
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, USA, has undertaken a three-year project to study different aspects of security in India and has commissioned a four-part study on non-military challenges to security and national integration from a security standpoint. The study was in its advanced stages in 2007.
- Indo-US Relations
The IPCS undertook a study of the issues pertinent to Indo-U.S. relations with the intention of drawing up a report along the lines suggested by the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and several other such reports previously published in the United States, with an Indo-centric orientation. The report, based on input from experts in the field, has been published online. The project was completed in 2002.
- Verification of the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention
On behalf of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the Institute organized a one-day conference in 2002 on the problems of monitoring and verifying biological and toxic weapons. The significance of this conference was increased as it occurred just prior to the reopening of the BTWC
Biological Weapons Convention
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the...
Convention in Geneva. The outcome of the seminar has been published in the form of a book. The project was completed in 2002.
- Human Security in South Asia
The IPCS, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, Asian Centre, and the Bangladesh Institute for International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
, organized a South Asian conference in 2001 titled "Regional Conference on Human Security in South Asia: Evolving a Theoretical Perspective on Human Security," which has been published. The project was completed in 2002.
- Comprehensive and Co-operative Security in South Asia
Along with the Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, the IPCS undertook a project to identify the possibilities for building cooperative security in South Asia. The Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA) funded this project, which culminated in a book entitled "Security in South Asia". The project was completed in 1999.
- A New Paradigm of National Security for South Asia
In collaboration with the Ford Foundation, USA, the Institute undertook a two year project to explore alternative paradigms of national security in South Asia, which culminated in a book entitled "Perspectives on National Security in South Asia: In Search of a New Paradigm." The project was completed in 1999.
Publications
IPCS publishes and distributes a monthly bulletin Peace & Conflict containing select documents, opinion articles and seminar reports from the website to opinion makers in India and abroad on a restricted basis.IPCS also publishes scholarly research monographs and books authored and edited by the members of its faculty. Recent books authored or edited by IPCS faculty members are:
- Emerging Challenges in UN Peacekeeping Operations an Indo-Japanese Dialogue, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee and Ramesh Thakur
- NATO and European Dialogues with India, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee and Aisha Saltanat
- Trilateral Security Dialogue: India,China and Germany, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee and Jabin T.Jacob
- EU-India Relations: Beginning a New Era, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee
- Jammu and Kashmir - Charting A Future, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee and Suba Chandran
- Rethinking Security, UN and the New Threats, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee
- Indo-Pak Conflicts Ripe to Resolve?, Rizwan Zeb and Suba Chandran
- Alternative Approaches to Security, National Integration, Governance and Non-Military Challenges R. Radhakrishnan, Prafulla Ketkar and Aisha Sultanat
- Small Arms and the Security Debate in South Asia, Salma MalikSalma MalikSalma Malik is teaching at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.- Biography :Salma Malik was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She has studied at Islamabad College for Girls and then at FG College F-7/2, Islamabad, from where she completed her Bachelors...
and Mallika Joseph
- Bio-Terrorism and Bio-defence, P. R. Chari and Suba Chandran
- Limited War - Revisiting Kargil in the Indo-Pak Conflict, Suba Chandran
- Study on India's Energy Security, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
- Missing Boundaries: Refugees, Migrants, Stateless and Internally Displaced Persons in South Asia, edited by P. R. Chari, Mallika Joseph and Suba Chandran
- Nuclear Stability in Southern Asia, edited by P. R. Chari, Arpit Rajain and Sonika Gupta
- Biological Weapons: Issues and Threats, edited by P. R. Chari and Arpit Rajain
- India-US Relations: Promoting Synergy, Independent Core Group
- Human Security in South Asia: Gender, Migration and Globalisation, edited by P. R. Chari and Sonika Gupta
- Working towards a Verification Protocol for Biological Weapons, edited by P. R. Chari and Arpit Rajain
- Security and Governance in South Asia, edited by P. R. Chari
- Simla Agreement of 1972, edited by P. R. Chari and Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema
- Kargil: The Tables Turned, edited by Major General Ashok Krishna and P. R. Chari
- Lethal Fields: Landmines in South Asia, Mallika Joseph and Suba Chandran
- Perspectives on National Security in South Asia, edited by P. R. Chari
- Anti-Personnel Landmines: A South Asian Regional Survey, Major General Dipankar Banerjee and Mallika Joseph
- India: Towards Millennium, edited by P. R. Chari
- Comprehensive and Cooperative Security in South Asia, edited by Major General Dipankar Banerjee
People
The following is a list of people associated with the IPCS: (as of 2007)Executive Committee Members
- Air Marshal Vinod Patney, founding member of the "Tactics & Air Combat Development Establishment"
- Maj.-Gen. Dipankar BanerjeeDipankar BanerjeeDipankar Banerjee is a retired Major General of the Indian Army and an eminent defence, foreign policy, and strategic studies expert based in India...
- Lt.-Gen. Abhimanyu Vohra, retired Vice-Chief of the Indian ArmyIndian ArmyThe Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
- HE Eric Gonsalves, former Indian AmbassadorIndian Foreign ServiceThe Indian Foreign Service is the foreign service of India. It is the body of career diplomats of India.The Indian Foreign Service is part of the Central Civil Services of the Government of India...
to the European CommunitiesEuropean CommunitiesThe European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of institutions... - HE Lalit MansinghLalit MansinghDr. Lalit Mansingh is the former Indian diplomat, the Foreign Secretary of India, 1999–2000, and Indian Ambassador to the United States on March 15, 2001...
, former Indian Ambassador to the United States - P. R. Chari, Visiting Professor at the "Centre for the Study of Developing SocietiesCentre for the Study of Developing SocietiesThe Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is an Indian social sciences and humanities research institute. It was founded in 1963 by Rajni Kothari and is largely founded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research...
" - Prof. Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea, founder of the "Institute of Chinese Studies" at Delhi University
- R. Rajaraman, Professor of Theoretical PhysicsTheoretical physicsTheoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJawaharlal Nehru UniversityJawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:... - Prof. Varun Sahni, Vice-Chancellor, University of JammuUniversity of JammuThe University of Jammu was established in 1969 by an Act of the State Legislature which effectively bifurcated the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir University into the Universities of Jammu and Kashmir respectively. The University is at present located on the banks of the Tawi River...
- Dr. C. Raja MohanRaja MohanC. Raja Mohan is an Indian academic, journalist and foreign policy analyst. He is currently Strategic Affairs Editor of the Indian Express, New Delhi. He is also Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He was previously a professor at S...
- Mr. Dhirendra Singh, former Home SecretaryMinistry of Home Affairs (India)Ministry of Home Affairs , known as the Home Ministry or MHA, is an Indian government ministry. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the maintenance of Internal security and domestic policy.-Ministerial Team:...
of India - Mr. Ajit Kumar DovalAjit Kumar DovalAjit Kumar Doval was the director of Intelligence Bureau, India 2004-2005, after spending a decade as the head of its operations wing. He was the first police officer in India to get Kirti Chakra.-Work:...
Faculty Members
- Maj.-Gen. Dipankar Banerjee - Director
- Prof. P. R. Chari - Research Professor
- Dr. Mallika Joseph - Assistant Director
- Dr. Suba D. Chandran - Assistant Director
- Dr. Jabin T. Jacob - Research Fellow
- Ms. Medha Chaturvedi - Research Officer
- Mr. Siddharth Ramana - Research Officer
- Ms. Ruhee Neog - Research Officer
- Ms. Bhavna Singh - Research Officer
- Ms. Panchali Saikia - Research Officer
- Ms. Tanvi Kulkarni - Research Officer
- Mr. J Jeganaathan - Research Officer
- Ms. Alankrita Sinha - Research Officer
- Mr. Abhijit Iyer-Mitra - Research Officer