Research The institute's presently focused research areas are divided in following categories:
South Asia,
East Asia,
Russia and
Central Asia,
West Asia and
Africa,
Europe and
Americas,
Military Affairs,
Non-Traditional Security,
Weapons of Mass Destruction, and
Terrorism and
International Security. The institute has a strong research faculty of more than fifty distinguished scholars drawn from academia, defence, foreign affairs, media and other civil services. The institute's state-of-the-art library, situated at the heart of the
Indian capital
New Delhi caters to the needs of policymakers.
Training The institute provides training and refresher courses to senior government officers drawn from various branches of Indian Civil Service, i.e., the Indian Administrative Service, the Indian Foreign Service, the Indian Police Service, the Armed Forces and the Para-Military Forces.
International interactions MP-IDSA has international interactions through various means. The institute holds international seminars and conferences, publishes journals, hosts to visiting scholars, and ties up with institutes from all over the world.
Government policy The MP-IDSA plays a role in shaping the Indian government's foreign and security policies. For example; the
Indian Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence frequently calls on the institute's experts. Officers of the armed forces come to spend up to two years at the institute to gain a policy perspective. The institute's annual report is tabled in the Indian Parliament. The Defence Minister of India informed the Indian parliament in 2012 that the IDSA appoints both civilian and military personnel to publish books, journal articles and reviews. ==Publications==