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98 99 THALES GROUP INTERNAL THALES GROUP INTERNAL STRATEGIC INFLUENCE HANDBOOK - INTERNATIONAL IDSA (I nstitute for D efence S tudies and A nalyses ) 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, 110 010 New Delhi INDIA Phone: +91-11-2671 7983 https://www.idsa.in Founded in 1965 by the Indian Ministry of Defence (more specifically by the Defence Minister Yashwantrao CHAVAN), the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) is a public policy think tank. The IDSA fo- cuses on issues and policy aspects in the field of defence and security. It frequently influences the policies of India and other Asian countries. The IDSA is considered as a crucial actor in the shaping of India’s foreign and security policies including regarding nuclear weapons, military expenditure and threats to the country. Training: The Institute provides training and refresher courses to senior government officers drawn from various branches of Indian Civil Service, i.e., the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service, the Indian Police Service, the Armed Forces and the Para-Military Forces. International Interactions: The Institute holds international seminars and conferences, publishes journals, hosts to visiting scholars, and ties up with institutes from all over the world. Broadcasting medias: • Strategic Analysis: bimonthly journal published by the IDSA analysing and commenting international and regional security issues (Last: Vol 43, Issue 2, March 2019) • Journal of Defence Studies: journal published by the IDSA encouraging research on core defence issues and serving as a platform for sharing research findings (Last: Vol 13, No. 3, July-September 2019) • Africa Trends: a quarterly magazine on providing information on significant and strategic developments taking place in Africa. (Last: Vol 7, Issue 2, July-December 2018) • CBW Magazine: first magazine of its kind in India published by the IDSA focusing on chemical and biological weapons (Last: Summer issue, 2019) Last publications: • “The Acquisition of Rafale Aircraft: Facts and Concerns That Ought To Be In the Public Domain”, 2019 • “Biological Weapons: The Impact of New Technologies”, CBW Magazine, January-June 2019 • Disruptive Technologies for the Militaries and Security, Book, 2019 Research centres: • Internal security: Naxalism, challenges of border management, illegal migration in the North East • Strategic technologies: critical technologies, space technologies and cyber • Non-traditional security: security issues related to energy, water, food, environment and climate change • Nuclear and arms control: global nuclear disarmament, non and anti-proliferation • Military affairs: out of area contingency operations, defence diplomacy, defence budget • Defence economics and industry: defence acquisition, defence budget, self-reliance of the industry, • Strategic Technologies: engaged in tracking and trend analysis of issues related to Space Security and Cyber Security. • Regional research centers: East Asia ; West Asia ; South Asia ; Europe and Eurasia: Russian ; Southeast Asia and Oceania ; Africa, Latin America, Caribbean & UN • Director General: Ambassador Sujan R. CHINOY, former India’s Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of the Marshall Islands from 2015-2018, and earlier, the Ambassador to Mexico and High Commissioner to Belize. • Deputy Director General: Maj Gen Alok DEB, former combat veteran of the Kargil war and has commanded an Artillery Division. He has served in all types of operational environments in India and also abroad as a UN peacekeeper. • President: Ram Nath Kovind, is an Indian politician currently serving as the 14 th President of India, in office since 25 July 2017 Staff: 70 members Funding: entirely from the Indian Ministry of Defence Ressources Governance DEFENCE, SECURITY Thales Ranking 17 th GGTTI Ranking 28 th Worldwide non US / 30 th Def and Secu 20 th Asain Security Conference - New Delhi - 26-28 march 2019 Structure and activities It aims to promote national and international security by carrying out research on defence and security-re- lated issues and disseminating the knowledge among the policy-makers and wider public. Missions VIP members: • T.C.A RANGACHARI: Former Indian Ambassador to France, Germany and Algeria • YM BAMMI: Former President of the Gorkha Brigade of India, Director General of Assam Rifles, Defence Advisor at the Indian High Commission in Malaysia and Singapore • Charan DASS WADHVA: Professor, former Member of the National Security Advisory Board of the Go- vernment of India Comments INDEX