Category: Report

The report examines India’s opportunities and constraints in Central Asia, particularly emphasizing the role of Chabahar port and India’s geopolitical challenges. It also assesses Chinese influence and suggests actionable measures to enhance India’s engagement with the Central Asian Region.

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.

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 […]

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.

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.

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.