Indic Researchers Forum Has Established
The Following Research Centres To Meet Its Objectives

Indic Centre For Pakistan Studies (ICPS)

The Indic Centre for Pakistan Studies (ICPS) is an institution of the Indic Researchers Forum which seeks to study the dynamics ...

Indic Centre for China Studies (ICCS)

Indic Centre for China Studies (ICCS) is an institution of the Indic researchers Forum which seeks to study the driving forces ...

Indic Centre for Internal Security Studies (ICISS)

The Indic Centre for Internal Security Studies is an institution of the Indic Researchers Forum which aims to provide an intellectual ...

Indic Centre for Counter Terrorism Studies (ICCTS)

Indic Centre for Counter Terrorism Studies (ICCTS) is an institution of the Indic Researchers Forum which seeks to provide an ...

Indic Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies (ICIPS)

Indic Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies inclines itself to the Indo-Pacific region, which is a critical geostrategic space in the ...

Indo-Japan Relations

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Our Partners

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Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)

https://www.rieas.gr/

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Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S)

https://www.c3sindia.org/

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Monitoring Jihadism Project

https://www.monitoringjihadism.com/

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Canvass Research & Investigations

https://www.canvassinvestigations.com/

Advisory Board

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Maj Gen GD Bakshi, SMVSM (Retd.)

Patron

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Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia PVSM, AVSM, SM, (Retd.)

Senior Advisory Board Member

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Lt Gen Vinod Khandare PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd.)

Senior Advisory Board Member

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Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM (Retd.) PhD

Senior Advisory Board Member

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Maj Gen Dr. Rajan Kochhar, VSM (Retd.)

Senior Advisory Board Member

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Air Vice Marshal Pk Srivastava VSM (Retd)

Senior Advisory Board Member

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Harjit Sandhu IPS (Retd.)

Senior Advisory Board Member

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Commodore SL Deshmukh (Retd.)

Advisory Board Member

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Velina Tchakarova

Advisory Board Member

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Prof John Nomikos

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Dr Nanda Kishor M S

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Conferences & Podcasts

Commentaries & Articles

Partners in Progress: India and Japan’s Joint Pathway for Africa’s Development

December 14, 2024 Arpan Nautiyal

Africa, home to 1.4 billion people as of 2022 (World Bank, 2023), represents a continent of immense opportunity in the 21st century. As its population continues to grow, Africa is poised to become the world’s fastest urbanizing region by 2050, with almost 60%

“America First,” World Last? - The Rise of India and China in the Wake of Trumpism

September 29, 2025 Meetali Dhaka

The post-World War II global order, championed by US-led multilateralism, is under growing strain amid the shifting power dynamics of the Trump era. While Donald Trump's 2016 presidency challenged global governance, his return in 2025 marked an even pronounced

The Shadow Alliance: How the Saudi-Pakistan Defence Pact Upends India's Strategic Calculus? and Pakistan a pawn for US strategic interests

September 19, 2025 Prof. Srinivasan Balakrishnan

In the volatile landscape of global geopolitics, the signing of the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on September 17, 2025, represents a seismic shift in regional security dynamics. Framed by Riyadh and

Parallels Between Kautilya’s Tushnimyuddha and Cyber-War

August 03, 2025 Vaishnavi Pradip Gayki

This article observes the concept of Kautilya’s silent war and its relevance to modernday war. Kautilya’s strategies for covert operations, particularly the tactics of secretly assassinating the main leaders, spreading falsehood, and subverting provide a frame

India-Greece Relations: Renavigating the Cultural and Civilisational Ties in the 21st Century

August 02, 2025 Utkarsh Garg

India and Greece have a shared history of civilizational interaction since the Indo-Greek kingdoms. Nevertheless, bilateral interaction has historically not had strategic depth. With new defence cooperation, converging maritime interests, and changing geopolit

The Evolution of Proxy Conflicts in West Asia and Great Power Politics

July 16, 2025 Rajas Purandare

The paper examines the evolution of conflicts in the Middle East, analysing how great powers Like the USA, Russia and China each with their respective geopolitical ambitions have shaped the regional conflicts through indirect intervention. The chapter also dis

India’s Maritime Diplomacy: Role in Port Development, Blue Economy and Strategy for the Indo-Pacific Region

July 08, 2025 Utkarsh Garg

The Indo-Pacific region is a vast maritime zone where the interests of many players are engaged: India, Japan, France and the United States as well as the medium and smaller powers like Australia, Indonesia and South Africa, there are stakeholders from beyond

The Worsening Opioids Crisis- A High Time to Analyse Illicit Drug Consumption and Trade Patterns

July 03, 2025 Priyanshu Pandey

Opioids are substances and chemical compounds extracted from the opium poppy plant, scientifically called “Papaver somniferum”. Primarily extracted for medicinal usage, opioids work on pain receptors and are usually prescribed to reduce pain and related effect