A Decade of Transitions: Indian Foreign Policy 2014-2024
This report reviews and assesses the key trends in Indian foreign policy over the past decade (2014-2024) and anticipates the coming decade’s challenges and opportunities.
India’s SatCom Policy: Potential and Challenges
Satellite communication (SATCOM) is vital for connecting remote areas with voice, video, and internet services. India’s SATCOM journey, pivotal to its economic growth, began in the 1980s, supporting various sectors […]
India’s Telecommunications Act 2023: Optimizing the Utilization of Satellite Spectrum
The Telecommunications Act 2023 allows administrative spectrum assignment for fixed satellite services (FSS) and mobile satellite services (MSS). The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will draft administrative guidelines based on the Act’s provisions. Given India’s experience with administrative spectrum assignment and the 2G controversy, TRAI guidelines must be equitable and transparent. This paper analyzes the challenges involved in the process and makes recommendations for the TRAI guidelines.
Splitting the Ladder: New Escalation Dynamics between India and Pakistan
This paper examines India-Pakistan escalation dynamics pre- and post-nuclearization (1998). It introduces a novel descriptive escalation ladder, dissecting crises from 2001 to 2019 into Means and Objectives categories, elucidating new escalation patterns.
The Air We Share: Towards Reduced Transboundary Air Pollution across India and Pakistan
This report, created through collaboration between the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), addresses the urgent need for India and Pakistan to work together on tackling air pollution.
Power and Purpose: Indian Foreign Policy 2023
Crafted by CSDR’s experts, this report digs deep into the human facets of policymaking, decoding the cognitive processes, responses, and learning habits shaping India’s strategic landscape. It covers India’s G20 diplomacy, pivotal power relations with Russia, the U.S., and China, regional forays in West Asia and the neighborhood, and ground-breaking geo-economics and tech diplomacy strides. Blending Neo-Classical realist approaches with the historian’s inquisitiveness and cognitive empathy, this report transcends norms. It marries theory with reality, revealing why and how India navigates its foreign policy arena. It’s a forward-looking retrospective—a roadmap empowering informed predictions about India’s future diplomatic endeavors.