Status: Past

The Chao Track facilitates India-Pakistan Track II dialogues, focusing on non-traditional security themes like Climate Change in 2022, to foster informed discussions among policymakers from both nations.

The Chao Track Economic Connectivity Dialogue fosters India-Pakistan collaboration, uniting researchers and policymakers to explore mutual economic benefits for South Asia, producing policy briefs and hosting roundtables on trade and connectivity.

CSDR’s project for the AMSB focused on enhancing civil-military, military-industry, and military-bureaucracy fusion in the Indian Army, involving literature reviews, expert interviews, and stakeholder mapping, culminating in a Vision Statement to guide future fusion efforts.

The South Asia Water Diplomacy Initiative crafted a framework to enhance Water Diplomacy in the region, analyzing bilateral water relations and identifying zones for potential agreement. It expanded dialogue beyond traditional water communities to include diverse policymakers, fostering a multi-stakeholder approach to address the complex interplay of development, climate change, and security in shared water resource management.

This project analyzes Indian defense manufacturing, legal frameworks, and incentives, exploring Indo-Brazilian defense joint ventures. It offers strategies for Brazilian firms to join India’s defense sector, focusing on collaborative design, development, and production opportunities.