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Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Lieutenant General (Retd) Gautam Banerjee, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, was former Chief of Staff, Central Command, former Commandant of the Officers' Training Academy, Chennai. He is now Senior Fellow & Editor at the Vivekananda International Foundation.

Lieutenant General (Retd) Gautam Banerjee, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, was former Chief of Staff, Central Command, former Commandant of the Officers' Training Academy, Chennai. He is now Senior Fellow & Editor at the Vivekananda International Foundation.

Contributions 
Has ‘Sab ka Saath ..’ Ended the Political Trick of ‘Divide and Rule’?
June 14, 2019 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
“An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry”, - T S Eliot Politics in ‘New India’ Interactions with the masses indicate a rediscovery o...

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies, Article, Uplift of minorities, Dividing society in name of democracy, Citizen vs voter
US-India 2 Plus 2 Dialogue: Significance of Strategic Partnership
August 22, 2018 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
“Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, …confusion of counsel until emergency comes … are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history” – Anon Defence Industry and...

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, 2 plus 2, Indo-US defence cooperation
The Maoist Rebellion, in Limp
March 06, 2018 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
“ … for then only you will be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased …” – Aeschines. Greek statesman The Object of Discussion Much confabulat...

Keywords : Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Maoist rebellion, Integrated Action Plan, Counter-Naxal operations
Territorial Grab vs Affirmation of the Eternal ‘Wisdom of China’
September 20, 2017 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
“A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests” - Anonymous. ‘Wisdom of China’: Hoary and Sublime...

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies, China, Wisdom of China, Chinese stratagem, assertiveness
महाशक्ति बनने के लिए दुर्दांत छवि त्यागता चीन
August 22, 2017 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
“जब आप दूसरों के बारे में राय बनाते हैं तो आप उनका चरित्र नहीं बताते, अपना चरित्र बताते हैं।” – व...

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies, China, Hindi, चीन महाशक्ति, वर्चस्व, भारत, एकतरफा शत्रुता
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Occasional Papers 
Afghanistan Manoeuvres: Sense and Nonsense of Talking to Taliban
March 28, 2019 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
… every stake holder for Afghanistan’s democracy, stability and progress appreciates the severe consequences of the Taliban assuming power … also understand that even in a power sharing arrangement between the legitimate, democratic Government ...

Consecration of China’s ‘New Period’ People’s Liberation Army
May 06, 2016 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
A Home Run of Military Modernisation At the dawn of Year 2016, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) officially promulgated the commencement of the final phase of restructuring of its apex setup for management of national defence as well a...

The Communist Party-Army Equation in China
July 08, 2014 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Preamble In republican scheme of matters, warfare is the ultimate political recourse that is to be prosecuted to seek conditions for advantageous settlement of external disputes. Conversely, in communist theology, military force is but an i...

China’s Defence White Paper, 2013: Assertions of A ‘Super Power’ in Making?
August 09, 2013 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Promulgations of A Super-Power In April 2013, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) released her eighth Defence White Paper, titled as ‘The Diversified Employment of China’s Armed Forces’. This exercise has been undertaken bi-annually since...

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies, China
Maoist Insurgency in India: Impending Escalation and Dimensions of The State’s Armed Response
June 27, 2013 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Resurgence of Maoist Violence Since the mid-2011 or so, the intensity of Maoist insurgency had somewhat been less spectacular as compared to the preceding years. Indeed, there had been many Maoist-Police encounters during this time, mostly ...

Keywords : Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies
Book Reviews 
China's Great Leap Forward II
April 05, 2019 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Development of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a fulcrum of the One Belt One Road Initiative through which China seeks to realise the ‘Chinese Dream’ to be a global power and a regional hegemon. The Corridor connects China’s Western Xin...

Keywords : Book Published
The Kashmir Narrative
May 25, 2017 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
ISBN: 9788182748996 Publication Year: 2017 Binding: PB Pages: 100 Price: Rs. 295 Online Available at Pentagon Press ...

Keywords : Book Published
Strategic Discourse On The People’s Republic Of China: Military, Power and Politics Edited by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
April 24, 2017 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Hardcover: 239 pages Publisher: Pentagon Press; (2017) ISBN-13: 978-8182749337...

Keywords : Book Published
Twelve Essays on Terrorism: A VIF Analysis Edited by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
February 28, 2017 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Hardcover: 260 pages Publisher: Pentagon Press; First Edition edition (2017) ISBN-10: 8182749425 ISBN-13: 978-8182749429 Online Available at ...

Keywords : Book Published
China’s Great War Machine in the Sino-Indian Context by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee
December 10, 2016 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Hardcover: 182 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (10 December 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183284795 ISBN-13: 978-8183284790 Online Availab...

Keywords : Book Published
Issue Briefs 
Either Side of Historical Conclusions: Evidences and Interpretations
September 10, 2018
… historical narratives should be right, as far as possible accommodative of duly qualified civilisational memories, and so balanced and trust worthy … dignified or infamous, balanced historical narratives bring great advantages to the society, t...

Outreach 
Manekshaw Paper ' For Want of ‘India Narrative’: Scourge of Insurgencies in North-East India'
February 11, 2019 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Published in CLAWS on Feb 2019....

Awakening to National Defence: Hope at Last?
October 10, 2018 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Published in the Indian Defence Review Jul-Sep 18 Issue...

Chaired a panel discussion on: Security and Administration in the North East Frontier Agency, and delivered a talk at the Haryana Institute of Public Administartion-Gymkhana Club Ltd
September 26, 2018 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
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Now Doklam: Renounce of the Eternal ‘Wisdom of China’
August 21, 2018 Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF
Published in India Defence Review on 21 August 2018....

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