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2020 Alumni Scholars Announced
The Marshall Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alumni Scholars Program. This year we received 110 applications for 15 available scholarships. The competition was extremely tough, and we congratulate all applicants on their outstanding work assembling...
Alumni Perspectives: Developing the Human Resource Potential of South Asia
While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete a Fellows Project which may be done as a presentation, research paper or policy brief. APCSS is now making these papers available on line with our new “Alumni Perspectives” publications. A recent graduate of the Advanced...
Alumni Perspectives: Empowerment of Smaller Powers in South Asian Security Cooperation
While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete a Fellows Project which may be done as a presentation, research paper, or policy brief. APCSS is now making these papers available on line with our new Alumni Perspectives publications. "Empowerment of Smaller Powers...
Annual NESA-IISS Southern Asia Security Conference
From 24-26 September 2021, Dean Dr. Roger Kangas along with Professor Dr. Hassan Abbas and Professor John Gill participated in the restart of the annual NESA-IISS Southern Asia Security Conference in Bahrain. This was the 14th iteration of the conference after a hiatus in 2020 because...
APCSS Faculty Participate in Conference on U.S. - India Relations
By Dr. Saira Yamin and COL Gregory Winston Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Academic Chief of Staff Colonel Greg Winston and Associate Professor Dr. Saira Yamin participated in the United States Air Force Academy’s (USAFA) 55th Assembly as facilitators and panelist....
As India enters 2021, Narendra Modi’s Hindutva project is on a roll
Prof Shyam Tekwani's latest article in the South China Morning Post. 'As India enters 2021, Narendra Modi’s Hindutva Project is on a roll' Excerpt: Like most countries in a pandemic year, India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had an unusual year. Book-ended by two...
Beyond the Geopolitics of the Quad
From 4 to 6 May 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), the National Maritime Foundation, the Australian National University, and the Japanese Institute of...
China’s Salami Slicing Tactics and the Latest India-China Border Standoff
“China’s Salami Slicing Tactics and the Latest India-China Border Standoff” is a new paper by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Srini Sitaraman for Security Nexus. In this OpEd, Sitaraman discusses India’s strategy for dealing with the increasing border incursions committed by China while...
India's Strategic Rise, South Asia's Choices, and Greater Power Competition with Dr. Thomas Lynch
14 January 2021 – In the first iteration of the IOR digital series in 2021, Dr. Thomas Lynch of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at National Defense University (NDU) joins NESA’s Jeffrey Payne to discuss his views on Great Power Competition, U.S.-India bilateral...
Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives from China, India, and the United States
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NESA Maritime Series: Indian Ocean Region Underwater Challenges Workshop
From 21 to 23 March 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted a digital workshop that explored underwater security challenges in the wider Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The discussions discussed topics pertaining to military/security concerns, cyber and...
NESA-IISS South Asian Security Forum in Bahrain
25 to 27 March 2022 – The NESA Center and its partner, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), co-hosted the sixth annual South Asian Strategic Forum in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This unique Track 1.5 dialogue brought together 40 participants from India, Pakistan,...
New OpEd on India and its Neighbors
New OpEd on India and its Neighbors by resident faculty member Shyam Tekwani "India’s bullying of its neighbours boosted China. Now it needs to build a strong backyard”. DKI APCSS Professor Shyam Tekwani writes for the South China Morning Post. The opinion piece states that: “...
South Asia Risk Reduction Workshop Report Shared at UN Conference
After a workshop is complete there is always a question of what’s next? What will happen with this information? Recently, findings from one workshop were shared at a United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Associate Professor Jessica Ear represented the Asia-Pacific...
Why is China on a Hyper-Aggressive Streak during a Global Pandemic?
“Why is China on a Hyper-Aggressive Streak during a Global Pandemic?” is a new paper by DKI APCSS professor Dr. Srini Sitaraman for Security Nexus. In this OpEd, Sitaraman offers three explanations as to why China is engaged in hyper-aggressive behavior in the midst of a global pandemic...
Alumni Publication: Ayman al-Zawahiri's Death and Political-Economic Fragility in South Asia
Political and economic dysfunction is an invitation for terrorism to flourish in the least integrated region in the world, South Asia. P.R Chari, director at IPCS India, captured this a year after the 9/11 attack in a paper called “Combating Terrorism: Devising cooperative countermeasures,”...
Alumni Publication: Iran’s Taliban outreach poses a significant challenge to India’s Afghan policy by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 15 March 2023, Firstpost published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's opinion piece titled "Iran’s Taliban outreach poses a significant challenge to India’s Afghan policy." Read the article here Shanthie Mariet D'Souza is founder and president, Mantraya and Visiting...
Alumni Publication: Moscow Multilateral Security Dialogue: Regional Consensus Elusive on Afghanistan by Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
On 22 February 2023, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D’Souza's latest op-ed titled "Moscow Multilateral Security Dialogue: Regional Consensus Elusive on Afghanistan." Read the article here The views presented in this...
Alumni Publication: Pakistan Must Course-Correct - Playing politics will not save the Indus Waters Treaty by Uttam Sinha
On 10 February 2023, Open Magazine published NESA Center alumnus Uttam Sinha's latest op-ed titled "Pakistan Must Course-Correct - Playing politics will not save the Indus Waters Treaty." Read the article here The views presented in this...
Alumni Publication: Taliban Incapacity and the growing threat of Islamic State-Khorasan Province by Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza and Bibhu Prasad Routray
On 10 March 2023, Mantraya published the analysis "Taliban Incapacity and the growing threat of Islamic State-Khorasan Province" co-authored by NESA Center alumna Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza and Bibhu Prasad Routray. The article discusses the potential threat posed by...
Alumni Publication: The I2U2 minilateral group by Viraj Solanki and Dr. Hasan Alhasan
NESA Center alumnus Viraj Solanki contributed to an analysis of the recent formation of a new quadrilateral group, the I2U2, published at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "The leaders of four countries – India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United...
Alumni Publication: Turning a New Page in India-Germany Relations by Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 08 March 2023, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Dr. Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's article titled "Turning a New Page in India-Germany Relations." Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza is founder & president, Mantraya; visiting faculty at the Naval War College, Goa; and non-...
CSAG Information Paper: What is Behind the Humanitarian Policy of the Russian Federation
Subject: What is behind (Концепция гуманитарной политики Российской Федерации за рубежом)? The Concept of the Russian Humanitarian Policy document. Purpose: To present a rational and literal analysis for the contents and timing of the humanitarian abroad policy of the Russian...
Foreign Terrorist Fighters. Countering Terrorism. FALL 2017
The Fall 2017 issue of Connections presents researches on NATO Strategy for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations and on countering terrorism in India, North and South Caucasus.
Mantraya Annual Report 2022-23
The Mantraya Annual Report 2022-23 was released on 09 January 2023. The report is an annual compilation of Mantraya’s policy briefs, analyses, occasional papers, and voices from the South Asia region. Mantraya is an independent research forum that seeks to make constructive...
Nepal: A fertile ground for Buddhist diplomacy
APCSS alumnus Binoj Basnyat writes, "Prime Minister Modi made an official visit to Lumbini, Nepal—Lord Buddha’s birthplace—on 16 May 2022 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. This comes at a time when the world is becoming increasingly divided over the Ukraine conflict, when the role of the...