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Bhimber Gali- Surankot Road Ambush 20 April 23: Psychology of Barrenness of Peace

A Rude Shock

On an overcast summer afternoon of 20 April 23 the Commanding Officer (CO) Rashtriya Rifles (RR) bore the brunt of initial shock when he lost five of his men in an ambush on a desolate road from Bimbar Gali to Surankot. The w....

May 04, 2023 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Peace , LeT , Poonch , Bhimber Gali , Surankot Road

VIF Panel Discussion on Unfolding Developments in Afghanistan and its Implications for the Region

The key speakers in the session were Dr. Arvind Gupta, Major ASM Shamsul Arefin (Retd.), Lt General R K Sawhney (Ret.), Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Ambassador Satish Chandra, Dr. Sreeradha Datta, Ambassador Shamsher M. Chowdhury and Ambassador M. Hu....

October 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Interaction , US Withdrawal , Taliban , LeT , JeM , Developments in Afghanistan

In their Own Words-Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba by C. Christine Fair, Second Edition; By Christine Fair; India: Oxford University Press, 2019. 303pp. ISBN 10: 0-19-949521-1
Soumya Awasthi

The goal of every state is to survive. Many countries adopt various kinds of strategies to achieve their ends. The strategies are a mix of military, economic and diplomatic ways and means to realise their policy goals. However, in the case of Pakista....

May 20, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , LeT , Book Reviews , Understanding Lashkar , C. Christine Fair , Lashkar

Pakistan's Anti-Terror Moves: Wait, Watch, Verify but Never Trust
Sushant Sareen

For a few days now, a report in the Pakistan daily Dawn has caused considerable interest, and in some cases even excitement, among Pakistan watchers, not just in India but also in other parts of the world. The report talks of the civilian government ....

October 12, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , LeT , Pakistan's Anti-Terror , Jaish-e- Mohammad , Lashkar-e-Taiba

Surgical Strikes and More
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The surgical strikes by the Indian army on the launch pads along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K for infiltrating terrorists into India is a long-awaited step with major implications for the future. For 55 years India has not crossed the LoC in J&K ....

October 02, 2016 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , POK , LeT , Surgical Strikes , Line of Control

VIF Director's Message on the Surgical Strikes
General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM

Bravo India! At the outset, we will like to convey our compliments to the Modi Government for the most befitting and unambiguous message by India to Pakistan that the continuing acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Pakistan deep State throu....

September 30, 2016 Pakistan , POK , LoC , LeT , Surgical Strikes , jihadist

Raging Fires Over Right To Water
Rajesh Singh

A fortnight ago, violence erupted in Bangalore and Chennai. Lives were lost and public property worth millions of rupees was destroyed by arsonists. The trigger was a Supreme Court ruling of September 5, which ordered Karnataka to release 15,000 cuse....

September 20, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Bangalore , Chennai , Hafiz Saeed , LeT

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