International Strategic and Security Studies

Programme About

The International Strategic and Security Studies address the science and technology perspective influencing political, economic, and security developments in the neighborhood of India and the world and provide policy inputs on theses aspects.

The primary objective of the Programme is to study the Technological, Security, Military, Political, Economic, and developments in India’s immediate and extended neighborhood and the world in general. This, in turn, involves examining prospects and the policy challenges, studying the impact of technology on security, and providing policy in- puts on relevant issues through research, discussion meetings, workshops, and conferences. Research proposals on these lines were generated after gauging the interest of likely sponsors. Studies have been mainly sponsored by the defence and security agencies in the country. In addition, the members of the Programme have taken up research in their own areas of interest and domain expertise.

Programme Head

Srikumar Pullat
Visiting Professor and Head
School: School of Conflict and Security Studies
Programme: International Strategic and Security Studies
Room no: No.F-23, 1st Floor, Faculty Block
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Faculty

Amit Mukherjee

Assistant Professor

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080-22185052

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toamitmukherjee@gmail.com

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Doctoral Student

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Arun Vishwanathan

Assistant Professor

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B R Guruprasad

Adjunct Faculty

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D Suba Chandran

Professor

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+919810326878

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subachandran@gmail.com

Gautam Sen

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Hema Karnam Surendrababu

Doctoral Student

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K P Vijayalakshmi

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Lalitha Sundaresan

Visiting Professor

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080 2218 5089

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sundaresan.lalitha@gmail.com

M Mayilvaganan

Associate Professor

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Monty Khanna

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N Ramani

Visiting Professor

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080-22185093

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narayan.ramani@gmail.com

P M Soundar Rajan

Visiting Professor

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pmsdare@nias.res.in

Prakash Menon

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Prakash Panneerselvam

Assistant Professor

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Rajaram Nagappa

Honorary Visiting Professor

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S Chandrashekar

JRD Tata Chair Visiting Professor

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S S Sundaram

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Saurabh Dutta Chowdhury

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Sherin Ajin Jose

Doctoral Student

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Srikumar Pullat

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V Siddhartha

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V V R Sastry

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Advanced Weapons and Deterrence Strategies

A focused study on Advanced Weapon Systems examined international development trends and status and used the information to formulate indigenous development strategies. The advanced weapon systems examined were Aerial weapons, Space weapons, Underwater weapons, Directed Energy weapons, and Fifth Generation Aircraft. The architecture of China's Anti Access / Area Denial (A2AD) military strategy directed against the US in the Indo- Pacific region was evaluated. The critical role of its missile, space, and naval forces has given China's geographic and historical setting are specially addressed through several US- China confrontation scenarios. The study analyzed the role of the newly formed Strategic Support Force combining the Space, Cyber, and electronic warfare in its fold.

Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Study

These Chinese space capabilities and identified their constellation of intelligence and earth observation satellites and linked them to the identification and location of US mobile maritime platforms were examined. Further integration with their land-based tracking assets and ballistic missile DF- 21D demonstrated the technical feasibility of targeting specific aircraft carriers in the fleet.

Missile Database
A comprehensive missile database of Chinese, Pakistani, Iranian, and North Korean missiles has been created. The capability of North Korean missiles to reach the US mainland could be established. The study was also extended to understand the North Korean satellite launch capability.

Software tools, QuoVadis found to be very useful for generating ballistic missile trajectory and providing a fan of target destinations when launched from a set of coordinates. The other tool named Veni Vidi Vici can propagate satellite orbits and is useful for determining target visibility/ blind periods for a constellation of satellites.

Space, Security, and Policy
In the emerging situation of the Space Environment, where the congested and contested space can lead to potential conflicts, the Space Situational Awareness Requirements of countries need to be captured. The use of space in current warfare; noting that space assets play a vital role in the formulation and implementation of power strategies across the globe, the current and future Indian space assets, their capability, and capacity in comparison with international scenario was undertaken. The study report “Space, War & Security – A Strategy for India” was widely discussed and appreciated in the national forums. China Science Publishing and Media Ltd, Beijing, has brought out a Chinese translation of the document.

Identifying Uranium Mills using Satellite Imagery
This is another milestone event and the first of its kind to identify Uranium mills from space. Unique parameters which help in differentiate Uranium mills from copper mines are highlighted.

Borderland and Strategic Challenges
Borderland and Strategic Challenges of the border people in Tawang borderland in Arunachal Pradesh examined historical and ethno-political background of local Monpas and Tawang besides detailed assessment of the infrastructure developments – current status and perceived needs, internal and external dynamics of Tawang Monpas.

Myanmar Studies
This comprehensive study examined, Myanmar’s history, geography, borders, distribution of the major and other ethnic tribes, natural resources, Myanmar in the post-election era, Myanmar's aspirations, their military and security dependency, Chinese footprints, trade, and other issues. It was recommended that New Delhi needed to cultivate local constituencies through collaborations in the areas such as building up educational institutes, enhancing cultural ties, especially the Buddhist linkages, and initiating affordable health care services.

Maritime Studies
The study investigated the changes that have taken place in the Makran coast after 2013. Satellite imagery combined with GIS software tools were used in the analysis to track the construction activities and progress in the development of the facility on the Makran coast, especially after the Chinese involvement in the development work through the China- Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC) framework.

Pakistan’s S&T Capabilities
A series of reports on Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programmes have been published. A comprehensive database on Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities has been developed. As a continuation of this, a research at Pakistan’s Space Programme and other S&T Programmes have been undertaken.

	S Rajagopal, Raja Ramanna, Deepa Ollapally India’s Options of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty http://isssp.in/indias-options-of-the-comprehensive-test-ban-treaty/
	S Rajagopal Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and Options for India http://isssp.in/fissile-material-cut-off-treaty-and-options-for-india/
	Arvind Kumar Draft Indian Nuclear Doctrine http://isssp.in/draft-indian-nuclear-doctrine/
	S Chandrashekar, Arvind Kumar, Rajaram Nagappa Assessment of Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Programme http://isssp.in/an-assessment-of-pakistans-ballistic-missile-programme-technical-and-strategic-capability/
	K P Vijayalakshmi, Arvind Kumar, Sonika Gupta, S Chandrashekar National Workshop on Indo-US Relations: Changing Contours of Indo-US Relations http://isssp.in/national-workshop-on-indo-us-relations-changing-contours-of-indo-us-relations/
	Sonika Gupta, Arvind Kumar, S Chandrashekar Assessing the Indo-US Deal on Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Forging a New Partnership http://isssp.in/assessing-the-indo-us-deal-on-civil-nuclear-cooperation-forging-a-new-partnership/
	Sonika Gupta, Arvind Kumar, S Chandrashekar Assessing the Indo-US Deal on Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Managing Risks and Opportunities http://isssp.in/assessing-the-indo-us-deal-on-civil-nuclear-cooperation-managing-risks-and-opportunities/
	Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar Assessment of Pakistan’s Babur-HATF 7 Cruise Missile http://isssp.in/an-assessment-of-pakistans-babur-hatf-7-cruise-missile/
	S Chandrashekar, Sonika Gupta, Rajaram Nagappa, Arvind Kumar An Assessment of China’s Ballistic and Cruise Missiles http://isssp.in/an-assessment-of-chinas-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles/
	Rajaram Nagappa Assessment of Ballistic Missile Production Capacity in Pakistan http://isssp.in/an-assessment-of-ballistic-missile-production-capacity-in-pakistan/
	Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani Image Measurement Errors and Missile Performance http://isssp.in/image-measurement-errors-and-missile-performance/
	Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, N Ramani Iran’s Safir Launch Vehicle http://isssp.in/irans-safir-launch-vehicle/
	Ambassador Saurabh Kumar So That A Nuclear Weapon Free World Can Come To Be http://isssp.in/so-that-a-nuclear-weapon-free-world-can-come-to-be/
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, Lalitha Sundaresan, N Ramani Technology and Innovation in China http://isssp.in/technology-and-innovation-in-china/
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani, Lalitha Sundaresan, V Adm (Retd.) R.N. Ganesh, C.R. Raghunath China’s Anti-ship Ballistic Missile http://isssp.in/chinas-anti-ship-ballistic-missile/
	Lalitha Sundaresan, G Vijayalakshmi, S Chandrashekar Patterns in Terror Attacks in Urban and Semi-Urban India http://isssp.in/patterns-in-terror-attacks-in-urban-and-semi-urban-india-an-empirical-investigation/
	S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Rajaram Nagappa North Korea’s Unha 3 Space Launch http://isssp.in/north-koreas-unha-3-space-launch/
	Ambassador Saurabh Kumar The Chinese Media Scene http://isssp.in/the-chinese-media-scene/
	S Chandrashekar Chinese MIRVed ICBM DF-41 http://isssp.in/chinese-mirved-icbm-df-41/
	Rajaram Nagappa Pakistan Ghauri November 2012 Missile Test http://isssp.in/pakisistan-ghauri-november-2012-missile-test/
	Rajaram Nagappa, Arun Vishwanathan, Aditi Malhotra Pakistan’s HATF-IX / NASR : Implications for Indo-Pak Deterrence http://isssp.in/pakistans-hatf-ix-nasr-implications-for-indo-pak-deterrence/
	S Chandrashekar Does India Need A National Strategy for Rare Earths? http://isssp.in/does-india-need-a-national-strategy-for-rare-earths/
	Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Nabeel Mancheri Dominating the World: China and the Rare Earth Industry http://isssp.in/dominating-the-world-china-and-the-rare-earth-industry/
	S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Rajaram Nagappa, Soma Perumal North Korea’s Successful Space Launch http://isssp.in/north-koreas-successful-space-launch/
	S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM http://isssp.in/chinas-constellation-of-yaogan-satellites-the-asbm/
	Ashley Tellis Pivot or Pirouette: The U.S. Rebalance to Asia http://isssp.in/pivot-or-pirouette-the-u-s-rebalance-to-asia-2/
	M Mayilvaganan, Aditi Malhotra, Viswesh Rammohan, Sadhavi Chauhan Asia-Pacific Power Dynamics: Strategic Implications and Options for India http://isssp.in/asia-pacific-power-dynamics-strategic-implications-and-options-for-india-2/
	Arun Vishwanathan Revamping India’s National Security Structure: Agenda for the Indian Government http://isssp.in/revamping-indias-national-security-structure-agenda-for-the-indian-government/
	M Mayilvaganan, Aditi Malhotra, Sadhavi Chauhan, Viswesh R Workshop Report – Asia-Pacific Power Dynamics: Strategic Implications & Options for India http://isssp.in/workshop-report-asia-pacific-power-dynamics-strategic-implications-options-for-india/
	Workshop Report – Asia-Pacific Power Dynamics: Strategic Implications & Options for India
	Sadhavi Chauhan Revisiting Higher Defence Management in India http://isssp.in/revisiting-higher-defence-management-in-india/
	Ambassador Saurabh Kumar India-China Relations – An Introspection http://isssp.in/india-china-relations-an-introspection/
	Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar R&D on Rare Earth and Value Addition – The Indian Case http://isssp.in/rd-on-rare-earth-and-value-addition-the-indian-case/
	Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Lalitha Sundaresan, Viswesh Rammohan With the recent launches of the Yaogan 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 satellites China has augmented its advanced space capabilities to routinely identify, locate and track an Aircraft Carrier Group (ACG) on the high seas. This space capability is an important http://isssp.in/launch-of-pakistani-shaheen-ii-hatf-vi-ballistic-missile-on-november-13-2014-an-analysis/
	S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM : January 2015 Update http://isssp.in/chinas-constellation-of-yaogan-satellites-the-asbm-january-2015-update/
	S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM http://isssp.in/chinas-constellation-of-yaogan-satellites-the-asbm-october-2015-update/
	Rajaram Nagappa Promise of Small Satellites for National Security http://isssp.in/promise-of-small-satellites-for-national-security/
	Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, L V Krishnan, Lalitha Sundaresan North Korea’s 2016 Nuclear Test: An Analysis http://isssp.in/north-koreas-2016-nuclear-test-an-analysis/
	S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, Bhupendra Jasani Identification of Uranium Mill Sites From Open Source Satellite Images http://isssp.in/identification-of-uranium-mill-sites-from-open-source-satellite-images/
	S Chandrashekar, Lalitha Sundaresan, Bhupendra Jasani Estimating Uranium Mill Capacity Using Satellite Pictures http://isssp.in/estimating-uranium-mill-capacity-using-satellite-pictures/
	S Chandrashekar Space, War and Security – A Strategy for India http://isssp.in/space-war-and-security-a-strategy-for-india/
	S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Arun Vishwanathan Analysis of North Korea’s February 2016 Successful Space Launch http://isssp.in/analysis-of-north-koreas-february-2016-successful-space-launch/
	S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal China’s Constellation of Yaogan Satellites & the ASBM http://isssp.in/chinas-constellation-of-yaogan-satellites-the-asbm-may-2016-update/
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani North Korea’s Hwasong 12 Missile Test http://isssp.in/north-koreas-hwasong-12-missile-test/
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani Can North Korean Missiles Reach the US Mainland? http://isssp.in/can-north-korean-missiles-reach-the-us-mainland/
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani To cite: S. Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa and N.Ramani. David versus Goliath – US irrationality and nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula http://isssp.in/the-hwasong-12-a-mirv-missile-to-counter-us-bmd-systems/ ISSSP Report No. 07-2017
	S Chandrashekar, N Ramani, Rajaram Nagappa David versus Goliath – US irrationality and nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula http://isssp.in/david-versus-goliath-us-irrationality-and-nuclear-war-in-the-korean-peninsula/
	Venkatasubbiah Siddhartha Spaceplanes, Hypersonic Platforms and the Missile Technology Control Regime http://isssp.in/spaceplanes-hypersonic-platforms-and-the-missile-technology-control-regime/
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani North Korea’s Hwasong 15 ICBM – A Threat to the US Mainland http://isssp.in/north-koreas-hwasong-15-icbm-a-threat-to-the-us-mainland/
	S Chandrashekar, N Ramani China’s Space Power & Military Strategy – The role of the Yaogan Satellites http://isssp.in/chinas-space-power-military-strategy-the-role-of-the-yaogan-satellites/
	Srikumar Pullat To cite: S. Chandrashekar. The China US Space Rivalry & the New World Order What Should India Do? http://isssp.in/evolution-of-smart-weapons/ ISSSP Report No. 03-2018
	S Chandrashekar Evolution of Smart Weapons http://isssp.in/the-china-us-space-rivalry-the-new-world-order-what-should-india-do/
	Rajaram Nagappa Hypersonic cruise Missiles : An overview http://ec2-3-108-111-222.ap-south-1.compute.amazonaws.com/niastestweb/sites/default/files/2022-05/Hypersonic-Report_Final-3.pdf
	S Chandrashekar, Soma Perumal S Chandrashekar is JRD Tata Visiting Professor ; Soma Perumal is Adjunct Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Yaogan 17 Launch confirms operational status of China’s ASBM ISSSP Reflections No.1, September 29, 2013
	Jayashree G Research Assistant, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Who will be the next Pakistan Army Chief? ISSSP Reflections No. 2, October 2, 2013
	S Gopal Madras Café – A Bollywood Bite on Reality ISSSP Reflections No. 3, October 8, 2013
	Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni PhD Scholar , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme India’s Pipeline Diplomacy: Case of Lost Opportunities ISSSP Reflections No. 4, October 14, 2013
	Aditi Malhotra Research Associate , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Mackinder versus Mahan: How will the dice roll? ISSSP Reflections No. 5, October 21, 2013
	Ramya P S Former Research Intern, ISSSP, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Military Decision-Making in Pakistan ISSSP Reflections No. 6, November 5, 2013
	Arun Vishwanathan Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Indo-Pak Relations: Moving Beyond Binaries ISSSP Reflections No. 7, November 11, 2013
	Arun Vishwanathan, S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa Arun Vishwanathan is Assistant Professor; S Chandrashekar is JRD Tata Visiting Professor ; Rajaram Nagappa is Head, ISSSP, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence ISSSP Reflections No. 8, November 18, 2013
	Aditi Malhotra Passing the nuclear baton in Pakistan ISSSP Reflections No. 9, December 27, 2013
	M Mayilvaganan India-Sri Lanka: Battle Over Fishing Grounds
	Viswesh Rammohan Research Associate , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Geneva moderates, everybody wins ISSSP Reflections No. 11, January 13, 2014
	S Gopal Book Review- Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life: Hindus & Muslims in India ISSSP Reflections No. 12, April 4, 2014
	Alvite Singh Ningthoujam Israel-China Arms Trade and the US Factor ISSSP Reflections No. 13, April 11, 2014
	Himanil Raina Russian Intervention in Crimea & Geopolitical Consequences: Legal Perspectives ISSSP Reflections No. 14, April 17, 2014
	Viswesh Rammohan Research Associate , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Lebanon on the Brink: Humanitarian Effects of Syrian conflict ISSSP Reflections No. 15, May 1, 2014
	Alvite Singh Ningthoujam South East Asia: The Emerging Market for Israeli Arms ISSSP Reflections No. 16, May 19, 2014
	Alvite Singh Ningthoujam FIFA World Cup 2014: A Gateway to Israel-Brazil Defence Ties ISSSP Reflections No. 17, July 3, 2014
	Aditi Malhotra Senior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Indo-Pak discussions on Deterrence Stability in South Asia ISSSP Reflections No. 18, July 25, 2014
	M Mayilvaganan, Pallavi Parashar M Mayilvaganan is Assistant Professor; is Former Research Intern, ISSSP, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Return of Kashmiri Pandits: Promises and Uncertainties ISSSP Reflections No. 19, August 1, 2014
	Sadhavi Chauhan Senior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme India Vietnam Cooperation: Implementing India’s Act East Policy ISSSP Reflections No. 20, September 12, 2014
	Ramya P S Junior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme The Political Crisis in Pakistan: Are There Any Victors? ISSSP Reflections No. 21, October 7, 2014
	Arun Vishwanathan Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Reminisces of the 13th RCSS Summer Workshop ISSSP Reflections No. 22, October 14, 2014
	Arun Vishwanathan Most Read in 2014: Top 10 ISSSP Analyses ISSSP Reflections No. 23, January 1, 2015
	Ramya P S Junior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Review Essay: Pakistan and the Army- A Way of Life ISSSP Reflections No. 24, January 9, 2015
	Suparna Banerjee, Ramya PS Junior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Myanmar’s Kokang Challenge and China ISSSP Reflections No. 25, April 10, 2015
	Meenakshi Viswanathan Research Intern, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Senkaku/Daioyu Islands: Significance, Challenges and Opportunities ISSSP Reflections No. 25, April 10, 2015
	L V Krishnan Uranium in India: Availability, Use and Controls ISSSP Reflections No. 27, June 22, 2015
	Summaiya Khan International Civil Nuclear Liability Regime and India: A Comparative Assessment ISSSP Reflections No. 28, July 13, 2015
	Summaiya Khan Civil Nuclear Liability Regime and Indian Nuclear Power Sector ISSSP Reflections No. 29, July 23, 2015
	Ajey Lele Wearable Military Technologies ISSSP Reflections No. 30, October 30, 2015
	Riffath Khaji Junior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Civil-Military Dynamics in Pakistan: Pak Army in the NSA’s seat ISSSP Reflections No. 31, November 30, 2015
	Kaveri Ashok Junior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Negotiating with DPRK: Lessons from the Past ISSSP Reflections No. 32, December 4, 2015
	Arundhati Ghose India and the CTBT negotiations ISSSP Reflections No. 33, December 9, 2015
	Arun Vishwanathan Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme The Iranian nuclear fatwa that never was ISSSP Reflections No. 33, December 9, 2015
	L V Krishnan Adjunct Faculty, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Tracing HEU used for peaceful purposes ISSSP Reflections No. 35, December 31, 2015
	Sanjal Shastri Research Intern, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Nepal: Why are the Madhesis not willing to compromise? ISSSP Reflections No. 36, February 18, 2016
	Mrunalini Deshpande PLA Rocket Force: Adding fuel to the Dragon’s ‘Fire’? ISSSP Reflections No. 37, February 22, 2016
	Beenish Altaf NTI’s 2016 Nuclear Security Index Report ISSSP Reflections No. 38, February 24, 2016
	Riffath Khaji Peshawar to Charsadda: Is the NAP adequate to deal with the TTP? ISSSP Reflections No. 39, March 1, 2016
	Prakash Panneerselvam Post Doctoral Associate , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme DPP – 2016: A new face of “make in India” in defence ISSSP Reflections No. 40, April 18, 2016
	Sanjal Shastri The Madhesi conundrum: Making sense of India’s stand ISSSP Reflections No. 41, May 03, 2016
	Albertina Nithya B Myanmar’s Rohingyas: Power struggle, Buddhist assertion & ethnic divide ISSSP Reflections No. 42, May 31, 2016
	Kaveri Ashok Senior Research Fellow, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Heavy water leakage at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant ISSSP Reflections No. 43, June 2, 2016
	Sourina Bej Bangladesh in limbo over blogger deaths ISSSP Reflections No. 44, June 06, 2016
	Nazrin Hussain Nepal: Return of the Madhesi movement ISSSP Reflections No. 45, June 08, 2016
	Harsh Vasani Threats and challenges in countering lone wolf attacks ISSSP Reflections No. 46, July 07, 2016
	R.N. Ganesh Adjunct Faculty, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Findings of the permanent court of arbitration: A major diplomatic setback to China ISSSP Reflections No. 47, July 14, 2016
	Ambassador Arundhati Ghose: In memoriam Bangalore, July 26, 2016
	Vishakh K. Valiathan Defence Research and Development (R&D) in Israel: An overview ISSSP Reflections No. 48, July 27, 2016
	D Suba Chandran Dean and Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme The “Not Now, Not Ever” Lady: Amb. Arundhati Ghose R.I.P ISSSP Reflections No. 49, August 01, 2016
	D Suba Chandran Dean and Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Tehmina Janjua: Internal challenges for the new Foreign Secretary ISSSP Reflections No. 49, February 27, 2017
	D Suba Chandran Dean and Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme The Husain Huqqani revelation: Did the civilians keep the military in dark on OBL? ISSSP Reflections No. 50, March 14, 2017
	Niveditha RM Research Intern, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Terrorism and violence in Pakistan: Understanding their mind ISSSP Reflections No. 51, March 18, 2017
	Anna Catherine Research Intern, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Kulbhushan Jadhav and the ICJ verdict ISSSP Reflections No. 52, May 25, 2017
	Shreya Upadhyay Research Consultant , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Trump’s end game in Middle East ISSSP Reflections No. 53, May 26, 2017
	Shreya Upadhyay Research Consultant , International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Trump and the broken gulf: Will India be able to swim through? ISSSP Reflections No. 54, June 13, 2017
	Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Research Intern, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme At the gateway from east: Where do India’s neighbours stand on the Belt and Road? ISSSP Reflections No. 55, June 19, 2017
	Rise of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) and Naya Pakistan: 2018 elections and the challenges ahead ISSSP Reflections No. 56, August 9, 2018
	Saurav Zangeneh State of India’s Rare Earth Industry – Understanding India’s Current Position ISSSP Reflections No. 57, November 28, 2018
	Rajaram Nagappa, S Chandrashekar, Mrunalini Deshpande co-authored India’s ASAT Test ISSSP Reflections No.58, March 28, 2019
	Amit Mukherjee, Prakash Panneerselvam co-authored Dynamics of China’s Defense White Paper 2019: Chinese Role in International Security and Implications for India ISSSP Reflections No.59, July 31, 2019
	V Siddhartha Adjunct Faculty, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme The Governance of Outer Space: Repurposing the trusteeship council of the United Nations ISSSP Reflections No.60, February 08, 2021
	Surya S Assessment of Pakistan’s Babur-1B enhanced range cruise missile ISSSP Reflections No.61, January 31, 2022
	Lalitha Sundaresan, S Chandrashekar, Bhupendra Jasani Discriminating uranium and copper mills using Satellite imagery Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 5:27 -35. 2017
	V Siddhartha Spaceplanes, Hypersonic Platforms and the Missile Technology Control Regime ISSSP Report No. 08-2017. Bangalore: International Strategic and Security Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies. December 2017
	M Mayilvaganan India, Sri Lanka and Maldives: Shared Commonality yet Challenges to Sub-regional Cooperation In Sub-Regional Cooperation in South Asia: India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, Sub-Regional Cooperation in South Asia: India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, Vij Books. 2017
	D Suba Chandran US-Pak Relations: What has Changed? What hasn’t? and What is unlikely to Change?, NIAS Strategic Forecast No. 21. Bangalore: January 2018
	Prakash Panneerselvam Maritime Component of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): India–China Competition in the Arabian Sea. Maritime Affairs Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India 13 (2):37-49, 2018
	Prakash Panneerselvam Additive manufacturing in aerospace and defence sector: Strategy of India Journal of Defence Studies 12(1):39-60. 2018
	Amit Mukherjee International cooperation in space technology: An abstraction with fuzzy logic analysis ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences 4(5):13-19. 2018
	Rajaram Nagappa Technology in India’s Strategic Perceptions Geopolitics, Vol IX, Issue VI, November 2018.
	S Chandrashekar, Rajaram Nagappa, N Ramani co-authored Space Wars an Indian Reality? https://www.deccanchronicle.com/360- degree/310319/star-wars-an-indian- reality-html Deccan Chronicle, March 31, 2019
	Rajaram Nagappa, Avinash Pushparaj, Riffath Khaji co-authored Babur-3 – Pakistan’s SLCM: Capabilities and Limitations Air Power Journal, Vol 13, No.3, Pp41- 58. April, 2019
	Srikumar Pullat, Avinash Pushparaj co-authored Evolution of Smart Weapons NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RP/069/2019, April 2019
	Rajaram Nagappa Defence Space- the Need and the Requirements Pinnacle Army Training Command Journal, Volume 19, 2020
	Srikumar Pullat, Avinash Pushparaj co-authored Unmanned aerial systems in national air space - Some issues and concerns. XIV International Conference on Public Policy and Management. Bengaluru: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), August 2019.
	Prakash Panneerselvam, Amit Mukherjee co-authored China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC) Project: Satellite Image Analysis of Port Development at Makran Coast NIAS Research Report No. NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RR/14/2020.
	Prakash Panneerselvam Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme India-Japan cyber cooperation: From strength to strength The Japan Times, 1 February 2021
	Prakash Panneerselvam Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme India’s defense export strategy: Balancing China in the Indian Ocean Region The Diplomat, 17 February 2021.
	Prakash Panneerselvam Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Pakistan’s new midget submarine: Emerging challenge to India in the Arabian Sea The Diplomat, 29 April 2020.
	Prakash Panneerselvam Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Japan: Covid-19 and the changing regional dynamics In: COVID-19 Pandemic in the Indo-Pacific: How the Countries are Dealing Amidst Changing Geopolitics edited by M. Mayilvaganan NIAS Research Report No. NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RR/15/2020, 35-40.
	Prakash Panneerselvam Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Changing dynamics of regional trade and cooperation: A case of Japan and South Korea Artha - Journal of Social Science 19(4): 1-20.
	Prakash Panneerselvam Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Is India ready to deal with hybrid war? Faultlines: The K.P.S. Gill Journal of Conflict and Resolution 25: 111-134.
	Rajaram Nagappa, P M Soundar Rajan co-authored Rajaram Nagappa is Professor; P M Soundar Rajan is Visiting Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Cyber security and space cooperation. ESPI Report No 69. Vienna: European Space Policy Institute, pp 78-85,Basha C and M. Sai Baba (2019). Report: Communicating Science for Diplomacy. Science Diplomacy 2: 29.
	Rajaram Nagappa, Natesan Ramamoorthy co-authored Changing nature of deterrence: The challenge of asymmetric threats. National Security 3(2): 213-231.
	Rajaram Nagappa Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Hypersonic cruise missiles – An overview. NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RR/23/2020.
	M Mayilvaganan Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Troubled waters: Maritime issues in Palk Strait, Indian ocean. SAMUDERA-Journal of Maritime and Coastal Studies 1(1): 35-48.
	M Mayilvaganan Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Illegal migration and strategic challenges: A case study of undocumented migration from Bangladesh to India. Artha-Journal of Social Sciences 18(4): 25-42.
	M Mayilvaganan, B R Guruprasad co-authored Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme PPSLV: The versatile workhorse launch vehicle of India. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies 71(1): 1-15.
	M Mayilvaganan Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Terrorism, Communal Politics and Ethnic Demography: Is there a Causal Connection? - Empirical Analysis of Terrorist Incidents in Maharashtra (NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RR/08/2020).
	M Mayilvaganan Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme COVID-19 Pandemic in the Indo-Pacific: How the Countries are Dealing Amidst Changing Geopolitics NIAS Research Report No. NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RR/15/2020.
	Lalitha Sundaresan Visiting Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Tangrams in early mathematical education. Teacher Plus, May-June 2020: 89-91.
	Amit Mukherjee Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Role of GIS in national security is ubiquitous Raksha Anirveda: Pursuing Self Reliance in Defence 2(8): 90-93.
	Amit Mukherjee Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme India and the US presidential elections: A comment India Chapter
	Amit Mukherjee Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Arctic oil leak 2020: Not a recent phenomenon-reveals satellite imagery Diplomatist
	M Mayilvaganan Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Life and Society on the Edge of Tibet In: Tawang, Monpas and Tibetan Buddhism in Transition edited by M. Mayilvaganan, Nasiam Khatoon and Sourina Bej. Singapore: Springer, pp. 1-12.
	M Mayilvaganan, Nasima Khatoon, Sourina Bej co-authored Associate Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Tawang, Monpas and Tibetan Buddhism in transition. Singapore: Springer.
	Amit Mukherjee Assistant Professor, International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Hydropower projects in Tawang: Concerns and flood proximity estimation using GIS analysis In: Tawang, Monpas and Tibetan Buddhism in Transition edited by M. Mayilvaganan, Nasiam Khatoon and Sourina Bej. Singapore: Springer, pp. 115-133
	D Suba Chandran NIAS Strategic Forecast # 22 "Pakistan Elections 2018: Likely Winners, Runners and Losers Reports, 2018
	Srikumar Pullat, Avinash Pushparaj Evolution of Smart Weapons

Past Events

	K Subrahmanyam Memorial lecture India and the Neighbourhood Prof SD Muni, Professor Emeritus, JNU, New Delhi International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Lecture Hall, 1530-1730 hrs 7 January 2022
	NIAS Strategic Forecasts The Indian Neighbourhood in 2022 Dr N Manoharan, Dr TC Karthikeyan, Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray, Prof Sanjay Bhardwaj, Dr Anshuman Behera, and Prof D Suba Chandran International Strategic and Security Studies Programme Conference Room, 0930-1530 hrs 7 January 2022
	Lecture Technologies used during Low Intensity Conflicts SS Sundaram ISSSP Lecture Series on International Security Virtual May 29, 2021

The programme has been conducting regular Track -II dialogues with the Committee on International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), on issues related to nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear safety, Disarmament, Space security, Terrorism, Strategic security threats and related topics. Considering the constraints imposed by the pandemic situation; a quarterly virtual dialogue was initiated in 2020. Topics like “Himalayan situation and South China Sea, “Nuclear Safety and Security During Prolonged Pandemic Conditions,” “Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and International Security” and “Hypersonic Systems - Potential and Security Challenges” have been covered. Eminent experts from India and USA participated in the dialogues.

The programme also coordinates the K Subrahmanyam memorial lectures at the Institute. Some of the recent lectures were delivered by Amb TCA Raghavan, Amb K Jaishankar, Prof C Rajamohan, Amb Arundhati Ghosh, and Mr. Jaswant Singh.

Recently, the Programme has started a new initiative - ISSSP Lecture Series on International Security; some of the speakers who delivered lectures in this series include: "9/11 and the Afghanistan fiasco" by Prof Amin Saikal; "Cyber and International Security" by Dr Gulshan Rai; "Iran and Regional Security" by Amb Sanjay Singh; "Technologies used during Low-Intensity Conflicts" by Dr SS Sundaran; "China and International Security: Beijing's Strategies and Global Responses" by Prof Srikanth Kondapalli; "Europe and International Security: Issues, Challenges and Options" by Prof Ummu Salma Bava; "Security Paradigms in a Polarized World" by Amb PS Raghavan.

Some of the webinars organized by the Pro-gramme included Impact of Covid-19 on FDI regime – Japanese Investments in India; Civil operations of Drones in India’s National Air Space; Re- visiting Indo-Pacific under a pandemic; Satellite Image Interpretation – An Overview; and Doklam to Galwan: Is it a new normal?

The Programme also publishes a daily Evening Brief on Pakistan.