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IDSA renamed after former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
The New Delhi-based government think tank, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) was renamed as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, to honour the late Defence Minister of India. The Padma Bhushan awardee, who served as the Defence Minister from 2014 to 2017, passed away last year. The erstwhile IDSA is a ..
Topics: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses • Minister of defence • Padma Bhushan
Nirmala Sitharaman elected new President of Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA)
Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Defence Minister, has been elected as the new President of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA). The IDSA was set up in 1965 by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an autonomous think tank, and it is customary to have the Defence Minister as its President. The Minister chairs ..
Topics: Government • Government of India • IDSA • Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses • Military • Ministry of Defence • Nirmala Sitharaman