Lt Gen G S Katoch writes, there is a misperception that the acquisition of India’s first aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, was an outcome of a misplaced importance that India gave itself in the world, post-independence.The Vikrant gave the Indian Navy the image and capability to dominate the Indian Ocean, which precluded the permanent presence of the major Navies in the Indian Ocean in the manner that they have maintained a presence in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
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ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION AT THE USI ON “EVOLVING SECURITY DYNAMICS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: ROADMAP FOR A COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC RESPONSE”
The United Service Institution of India (USI), in association with the Embassy of Vietnam, New Delhi, held a Roundtable Discussion on 07 August 2019 on the theme “Evolving Security Dynamics in […]
USI hosted a Five Member Delegation from Institute for Defence International Relations (IDIR) on 27 Nov 2018
A five member delegation from Institute for Defence International Relations (IDIR) visited USI on 27 Nov 2018. he presentations were made on three dominant themes: security environment in East Asia, evolving strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific, and the US-China Strategic competition and implication for both India and Vietnam.
NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR – 2018
The annual USI National Security Seminar was held on 01-02 November 2018 at the United Service Institution of India (USI), New Delhi. The USI National Security Seminar has focussed on the Indo-Pacific Region since 2009 and this was the 10th edition of the Indo-Pacific series. The theme for this year’s seminar was “Evolving Geo-politics of the Indo-Pacific Region: Challenges and Prospects”. The seminar brought together varying perspectives on strategic challenges, and prospects for cooperation in the security and economic domains