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India’s Fifth Largest Military Spending Rank by SIPRI – A Reality Check

The latest report on global military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 02 May has placed India as the fifth largest defence spender in the World in 2017. SIPRI attributes increase in the global mili

October 23, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Indian defence budget, Military spending report

DEFENCE IMPLICATIONS OF KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

Published in the March April 2018 issue of Salute

March 24, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, VIF Scholars Outreach, Article

Why S-400 Will Make Sense Despite (Un)Likelihood of US Sanctions

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The open source is abuzz with the news that India and Russia are close to finalising the deal for the purchase of S-400 System despite the threat of US sanctions¹. Making it a central issue during the visit of Defence Minister, Mrs

March 10, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Air defence, S-400

Significance of Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti-2018’

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a massive pan-India Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti 2018’ from 08-22 Apr 2018 involving practically the entire operational and logistic component of the IAF. What is the significance of the exercise? India faces f

October 03, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Exercise Gagan Shakti, Indian Air Force

Achieving self-reliance in defence production will require a comprehensive roadmap

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Published in The Economics time on 2nd May 2018.

October 03, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies, VIF Scholars Outreach

Commentary: Constitution of the new Defence Panel Chaired by the NSA

G. Mohan Kumar

Recently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has constituted a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) chaired by the National Security Advisor (NSA) with the objectives of: (1) Drafting a national security strategy; (2) drawing up a capability developmen

February 15, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Planning Committee, National Security Strategy, defence manufacturing

Testimony of Admiral Michael S. Rogers and Implications for India

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

Published in Claws on 29th April 2018.

March 24, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies, VIF Scholars Outreach

Commentary: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa Explains the Role of Indian Air Force in the Changing Security Environment at a Public Lecture

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

At the invitation of Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa delivered a public lecture on the “Role of Indian Air Force in National Security”. The lecture was attended by the members of the strategic community

October 03, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Role of Indian Air Force, modernisation of IAF, Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti

Commentary: Implications of Pakistan on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) The ‘Group of Seven’ countries, commonly referred as G-7, was conceptualised prior to the 1973 oil crisis. It started with an informal meeting between the US Secretary of the Treasury and

April 08, 2013 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, FATF Grey List, Pakistan’s terror-finance, FATF

रक्षा बजट 2018-19 की एक झलक

G. Mohan Kumar

रक्षा बजट 2018-19 में, पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में कोई विशेष फ़र्क नहीं है। कुल 4,04,365 करोड़ के परिव्यय, जिसमें

February 15, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Hindi, रक्षा बजट, सेना आधुनिकरण, रक्षा खरीद प्रक्रिया