Subcontinent.com
Title
www.subcontinent.com
Description
SAPRA INDIA is a New Delhi based, not for profit, think tank which focuses on peace & conflict studies, political risk, terrorism and security related issues pertinent to the Southern Asian context. SAPRA India looks at all of these from an "Indian point" of view. Specifically, it analyses trends, events or findings in the military, external, political and economic fronts that could impact on India at the strategic level. The Foundation was informally founded by a group of journalists, retired military officers and bureaucrats in July 1995. The principal activity in the early days was the publication of a monthly bulletin. In November 1999, the Foundation was formalised and full time staff was recruited to carry out research, news monitoring and publishing. In September 2001, the Foundation was legally instituted as a registered public charitable trust. The Foundation, apart from carrying out research, also publishes a monthly bulletin and maintains a web site www.subcontinent.com. The founder and managing trustee of the Foundation is Indranil Banerjie, a former journalist and TV documentary maker.
The aim of the Foundation is educational, in that it endeavours to promote the understanding of strategic, national security issues. The focus areas are nations in India's periphery and the big powers, their military capabilities, their internal political situation, their economies and the incidence of terrorism. These issues are aimed to be projected through the Foundation's monthly bulletin, through seminars and workshops, through its web site and through direct interactions with academics, mediapersons and students. The Foundation's primary purpose is to educate young Indians, analysts, researchers, the media, legislators and others about the state of national security in India and promote defence studies in general. A related aim is to promote the understanding of Indian national security concerns to a global audience.
An institution is no more than the sum total of the individuals it is made up of. The Foundation stresses on the development of personal relationships and skill management. Given the shortage of full time quality analysts on terrorism, Pakistan, China, Central Asia, military studies etc.. the Foundation aims to develop skills and the knowledge base of a small corpus of scholars. This apart, associates are also routinely provided background material and encouraged to enhance their knowledge base. A small group of trustees guide the overall functioning and direction of the Foundation. The Foundation's founder and executive director is Indranil Banerjie, while its Patron-in-Chief is General (Retd.) Shankar Roychowdhury, former Member of Parliament and former Chief of Indian Army Staff. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Shantonu Choudhry, former vice chief of Indian army staff, joined the Foundation as Honorary President on 1 November 2005.
Contact
- SAPRA India Foundation
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