Reports & Papers

August 17, 2023

ECCE Quality and its Impact on School and Higher Education

Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Quality and Its Impact on School and Higher Education Globally, there is a growing realization that investing in young children has huge benefits as they are well-equipped to meet the future demands of a […]
July 26, 2023

Indian Diaspora: Policies and Challenges of Technology and Knowledge Transfer

Indian diaspora has recently gained recognition among our policy makers and the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is being observed as contribution of Overseas Indian community in the nation’s development since 2003. Further,Indian alumni are being encouraged to contribute to our […]
November 1, 2022

India’s Maritime Security Architecture-Challenges & Threats

The countries of the Indo-Pacific including India are opposed to China’s aggressive policies, even flouting the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Laws of Seas (UNCLOS) and/or the decisions of the Permanent Court of International Court of Justice[i]. […]
March 14, 2022

National Maritime Security Coordinator’s tasks are clearly cut out

It took nearly a decade and half for India to appoint a National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC). Vice Admiral Ashok Kumar, formerly the Vice Chief of the Indian Navy, has now formally taken over the newly created position and would […]
December 10, 2021

SAGAR, Sagarmala and seaports: How ‘Triple S’ growth triangle promises to rewrite India’s maritime history

India’s expanding focus in the Indo-Pacific region augurs well to set the country maritime-ready both internally as well as externally SAGAR, Sagarmala and seaports represent a maritime ‘Triple S’ growth triangle prospect for India. The Indo-Pacific region is the most […]
December 6, 2021

Stage is set for Minilateral Engagements between India, Japan and Vietnam

The contemporary discourse on International Relations endorses and encourages multilateralism. However, multilateralism, due to its large number of partners, is fast turning into a talk shop where everything and anything is discussed, and only a few issues achieve fruition. Furthermore, […]
November 30, 2021

Strategic Futures: Regional Maritime Security Complexes

In the third decade of this century, three contiguous regions in maritime Asia and beyond have gained immense and critical strategic significance:  Western Pacific Rim of the Indo–Pacific;  Western Indian Ocean–Southern Ocean; and  Arabian Sea Littoral encompassing the India–Persian Gulf […]
November 19, 2021

India and Vietnam should Explore Practical Maritime Cooperation through IPOI

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to visit India in the coming weeks. This will be his first visit after taking over as the Prime Minister; it will also be an opportunity to discuss with his counterpart Prime […]
September 9, 2021

Indo Pacific Strategy: Reimagining the Maritime Outlook

Date & Time: 26 July, 2021 at 05:00 PM Webinar: Discussion on Indo Pacific Strategy: Reimagining the Maritime Outlook Proceedings Report About the Event: The webinar was on Indo Pacific Strategy and the US-India Partnership in the Maritime Outlook which […]
September 6, 2021

Virtual Conference on Strategic Futures: Regional Maritime Security Complexes

Inaugural Session Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM IST Welcome Speech: Dr Joshua Thomas, Erudite Distinguished Fellow (International Relations), CPPR and Former Deputy Director, ICSSR, North Eastern Regional Centre. Inaugural Speech: Mrs. Vijay Thakur Singh IFS (Retd), Director-General, Indian Council […]
May 1, 2019

Rolling the Credits on Modi’s ‘Act East’ Policy

By Juanita Justin Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with Southeast Asia comes at a time of changing geopolitical architecture in the Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific region. The government revamped the 1991 ‘Look East’ policy to the ‘Act East’ policy to […]
December 4, 2013

International Conference on National Security

International Conference on National Security Management in Federal Structures – Perspectives from India and the United States  (December 6th and 7th, 2013) Organised by CPPR – Centre for Strategic Studies Supported by the US Consulate Chennai region at Riviera Suites, […]
July 23, 2013

The National Investigation Agency and the Enrica Lexie case

by Ravishankar. M* The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was established by the NIA Act which was passed by the Indian Parliament in 2008. It is envisaged as an agency “to investigate and prosecute offences affecting the sovereignty, security and integrity […]