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New Delhi’s Diplomatic Campaign on Operation Sindoor: A Korean Perspective
Wongi Choe Commentary

Recently a group of politicians from New Delhi visited Seoul as a part of the Indian government’s global outreach with regard to its military as well as diplomatic responses to the brutal terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, a popular resort a....

June 11, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Pakistan , South Korea , China , Pahalgam , OP Sindoor , Indian Parliamentary delegation
VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 May 2025)

Defence

  1. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Takes Command as CISC.
  2. Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma Takes Over as GOC-in-C of Northern Command.
  3. Air Marshal Tejinder Sing....

    June 05, 2025 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Maldives , Kashmir , Indian Air Force , Indian Army , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , Indian Navy , Ministry of Defence , Bharat , Khalistan , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , MAHASAGAR , Pahalgam , Sindoor , Delhi.
Op Sindoor: Is India Moving Towards Unified Theatre Command
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Paradigm Shift in India’s Approach to National Security
The gruesome targeted killing of Hindus in Pahalgam on 22 April 25, outraged a nation habitual of hearing of terrorists’ brutality over three and a half decades. Targeted and lar....

May 28, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Air defence , Theatre command , Pahalgam , Akashteer , Sindoor
Pakistan’s Nuclear Bluff and West’s Double Standards
Rajesh Singh Commentary

Operation Sindoor has been analysed by experts and many Indians are consequently more informed than before on our excellent defence capabilities, both in terms of manpower and machinery. Alongside, there has been a concerted and focussed diplomatic p....

May 23, 2025 Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , NPT , Little Boy , Fat Man , Asim Munir , Napalm , Pahalgam , PTBT , Zia-ul-Haq
Internal Security Monitor (1-16 May, 2025) Vol 1, No 14

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and reiterated India’s commitment to zero-tolerance towards terrorism. He said we gave a “muthod jawab” (mouth-breaking reply) to Pakistan and said a “new normal” has been said, implying Pak....

May 20, 2025 Pakistan , United Nations Security Council , Mizoram , Kashmir , Jammu , Maoists , chhattisgarh , Punjab , Bangladesh , Assam , Bihar , NIA , Manipur , Jaish , Border Security Force , Civil Defence , Mumbai , Maoist , Drugs , Narcotics , crypto currency , Internal Security Monitor , Bijapur , Unlawful Activities Prevention , National Investigation Agency , Pahalgam , Popular Front India , Resistance Front , Illegal Migrants , Brown Sugar , Madhya Pradesh , Chambal , Karregutta , Guwahati , Narcotic Drugs and Psychothropic Substances , Sindhoor , Bhawalpur , Muridkee , Samaba , Tramadol , Mephedrone , Muzaffarpur
Internal Security Monitor (16-30 April, 2025) Vol 1, No 13

Twenty-six people, including army personnel, families on holiday and couples on honeymoon were brutally massacred by terrorist of The Resistance Front in Pahalgam, Jammu Kashmir, on April 22, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sternly warned Pakistan....

May 01, 2025 Pakistan , Kashmir , Jammu , Jharkhand , Naxal , chhattisgarh , NIA , Terrorist , Sukma , Maoist , Poonch , Gujarat , Internal Security Monitor , Cyber-attacks , Gadchiroli , Bijapur , Cocaine , National Investigation Agency , Pahalgam , Bharatiya Nyaya Samihiti , Unlawful Activities Prevention Act , Kashmir Ghaznavi Force , JKGF , Kangleipak Communist Party , United National Liberation Front , Socialist Revolutionary Kangleipak , SOREPA , mephentermine , alprazolam , Commando Battalion Resolute Action , Inter-Services Intelligence , Central Reserve Police Force , Railway Protection Force , Prayag Manjhi , Terrorist Resistance Front , Rupesh , Abhay , Chandrasekhar , Chandramouli Revanth , Digvijay
Indus Waters Treaty Was A Bad Deal For India, Happy It Is In Abeyance Now
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

India has more or less walked out of the 65 year old Indus Waters Treaty following the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam last week. So far it has kept the implementation of the treaty in abeyance 'with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly an....

May 01, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , India , Pakistan , Kashmir , Pahalgam , Pahalgam Attack , Indus , Indus water streaty , Pahalgam terror attack
India’s New War Doctrine: Responding to Terror with Remote Warfare
Dr Dalbir Ahlawat Commentary

On 22 April 2025, the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, carried out by two Pakistani and one Indian national, once again tested India’s patience. It was not just an attack on innocent tourists—it was an assault on India’s sovereignt....

April 30, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan , Indus Water Treaty , Drones , Pahalgam , remote warfare
West Asian Leaders and Organisations Condemn Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Adversity often becomes a litmus test for friends. It is also not untrue of diplomacy. For decades, India’s relationship with most West Asian countries has been transactional and only recently due to strategic and increasing importance of India and....

April 29, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , Israel , Iran , Saudi Arabia , West Asia , Terror attack , Turkey , Pahalgam
Neighbourhood News Digest - 25 April 2025

Afghanistan
Mass Return: Over 130,000 Afghan Migrants Repatriated from Pakistan, Iran-Tolo News
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over 130,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Pakistan and Iran between April ....

April 25, 2025 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , ASEAN , Maldives , Iran , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Japan , European Union , Indus Water Treaty , OIC , Pahalgam , Maldives-Malaysia Relations
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