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'''The Center for Asian Strategic Studies- India''' ('''CASS-India''') is [[think tank]] that investigates strategic issues affecting India, Africa and Asia. Headquartered in New Delhi, CASS-India is a non-government organization that was founded in 1999.<br />
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CASS-India researches and analyses issues involving military, defense, [[diplomacy]], security, strategy, [[Piracy|anti-piracy]], and nuclear issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cassindia.com/about-us|title=ABOUT US|website=www.cassindia.com|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref><br />
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CASS-India has divided its research and professional area of expertise into seven different regions –[[South Asia]], [[Central Asia]], [[Western Asia|West Asia]], [[Southeast Asia|South-East Asia]], [[Indo-Pacific]], [[Asia-Pacific]] region and [[Africa]]. It is primarily involved in general research, training and conferences. As of February 2014, the organization had organized more than 55 domestic conferences and 26 International conferences. As of 2014 CASS-India was focusing on the African-Asian region and particularly Africa. This campaign was expected to last three to four years.<br />
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CASS-India is a registered trust with a [[Board of directors|Board of Trustees]]. It is funded through self generated resources, grants, paid consultancy and custom project works. It has MoU's, [[Institutional complementarity|institutional cooperation]], special agreements and research partnerships with more than 30 organization worldwideacross the globe.<br />
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== Area of expertise ==<br />
CASS-India works in the following areas:<br />
* '''Military Security''' : Strategy, Doctrines, Modernization, Armament, Deployment & Procurement<br />
* '''Diplomacy''' : Foreign Policy, Regional Groupings, [[Soft power|Soft Power]], Intra-region Policies<br />
* '''Geo-Economics''' : [[Energy security|Energy Security]], Large Volume Trade, [[Trade bloc|Trade Blocs]], Hi-tech Trade<br />
* '''Terrorism''' : Outfits, Movements, Training, Policies & Agenda, Patterns, Goals &Weapons<br />
* '''Strategy''' : Strategy, International Relations, Politics, Government<br />
* '''Trans-National Crime''': Anti-Piracy Operations, [[Illegal drug trade|Drug-trafficking]], [[Money laundering|Money Laundering]]<br />
* '''Non-Proliferation''' : NBC Warfare, [[Missile defense|Missile Defense]], Nuclear Industry<br />
* '''Non-Traditional Security Threats''' : Large-scale Migration, Climate Change, Food Security, etc.<br />
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== Area of activities ==<br />
=== International Training Program (ITP) ===<br />
Under the Advance Strategic Studies Course, CASS-India offers a crash-course to participants (Diplomats, military personnel, foreign policy experts and government officials) on issues relating to defence, strategy and military in the Afro-Asian region. This is usually held in November every year.<br />
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=== Overseas Training Program (OTP) ===<br />
CASS-India also conducts the program overseas for interested candidates. CASS-India takes its experts and works out a special training module for the interests of participants. The costs of the OTP are borne by the host institution/government. This is usually held in November every year.<br />
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=== Conference ===<br />
CASS-India organizes brain storming sessions and round table discussions, seminars and interactive sessions and implements special projects for governments, institutions, individuals, companies and NGOs.<br />
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=== Research ===<br />
CASS-India trains and accepts research personnel from countries and established institutions under exchange programs. CASS-India also provides special research services for the [[Indian Ocean]] Region, Africa, China, [[Afghanistan]] and Energy Studies.<br />
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== Establishment ==<br />
CASS-India is a registered trust and a private and independent think-tank. <br />
It was established in March 1999 and came into effect in March 2002. It is funded through self-generated resources, grants, paid consultancies and custom projects.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20120221020357/http://www.cassindia.com/AboutUs.aspx<br />
*http://defenceforumindia.com/foreign-relations/19097-india-qatar-strategic-ties-cass-india.html<br />
*http://www.asiastudies.org/<br />
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