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

Advisory Board Member

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Dr Nanda Kishor M S

Advisory Board Member

Conferences & Podcasts

Commentaries & Articles

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

Synthetic Opioids, Cartels, and the Transformation of Narco Terrorism into a National Security Threat

April 28, 2026 Dr. Barry Zulauf

At Indic Researchers Forum’s International Conference on Countering Narco Terrorism, Dr Barry Zulauf, Professor of Applied Intelligence at Georgetown University, a distinguished former Intelligence Community Executive presented a compelling and candid

Debt, Dependency and Labour Exploitation under the Gulf’s Kafala System

April 27, 2026 Meetali Dhaka

Millions of workers from South Asia and Africa migrate to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries every year and sustain their construction, service and domestic labour economies. Despite their economic contribution, they undergo inhumane labour exploitat

The Australian Illicit Cigarette Trade: The Role of Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Societal harm

April 02, 2026 Dr Rohan Gunaratna

The Australian Illicit Cigarette Trade is no longer a peripheral concern, it is a central national security challenge. In my assessment, the convergence of organised crime and terrorism within this domain is not hypothetical; it is active, adaptive, and deeply

Could Nuclear-Weapons Enter the Scene if the Iran War Drags On?

March 18, 2026 Rajat Ganguly

If the Iran war does not de-escalate and stop soon, apart from the destruction it will bring to the global economy and the energy infrastructure of the world, serious concerns about the possible use of nuclear weapons may even arise. Some of these concerns are

The Shadow Play of Advisory Rhetoric: USCIRF’s Latest Missive on India and the Imperative of Strategic Clarity

March 17, 2026 Srinivasan Balakrishnan

In the realm of international relations, where genuine statecraft intersects with the softer undercurrents of narrative warfare, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has once again issued its annual report, this time

The Semiconductor Race – India’s Quest for Technological Sovereignty in a Fragmented Global Order

February 03, 2026 Rajas Purandare

The global semiconductor race has emerged as a defining feature of the 21st century’s technological and geopolitical landscape. Amid escalating U.S.-China rivalry and supply chain disruptions, semiconductor manufacturing has become a symbol of economic

25 Years of Trust: Putin’s Visit Marks a Milestone

December 03, 2025 Prof. Sheetal Arya

President Putin is going to attend the Russia- Indian Forum in the first week of December in New Delhi. This will mark first visit of President Putin to India since the onset of the Russia Ukraine war in 2021. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned that