Articles

Air Defence Command – Some Salient Aspects

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in his very first meeting after taking over on 01 Jan 2020, has directed Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) to prepare a proposal by 30 Jun 2020 for the creation of Air Defence Command (ADC) b....

January 17, 2020 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Vulnerable Points , Vulnerable Areas , TBA , Integrated Air Command & Control System , CDS , Air Threat , Air Defence Command , Air Defence Battle

Technology 2019: Another Year of Breakthroughs

Radhika Daga, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction

The world is at the cusp of Fourth Industrial Revolution. 2019 has emphasised on the opportunities and growth from a sound digital economy. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Internet of Things (IOT)....

January 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , science and technology , Industry 4.0 , Digital India Biotechnology , artificial intelligence

Analysing Iran’s Counter Strikes

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Iran on 8 January 2020 launched 22 surface-to-surface missiles at two US military bases in Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and one facility in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.¹ The operation called, “Shahid Soleimani” has been....

January 17, 2020 Operation Shahid Soleimani , IRGC , Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) , Kataeb Hezbollah , War Powers Resolution , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia

2019 ने रखी 2020 के लिए भारत में मजबूत ई-वाहन नीति की बुनियाद

Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

भारत में राज्य सरकारों और केंद्रशसित प्रदेशों द्वारा इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों (ई-वाहन) के लिए नीतियां....

January 17, 2020 States' policiesenergyElectric Vehicles , ई-वाहन नीति , Article , Governance and Political Studies

Trump and Iran: Who Lost More?

Amb K P Fabian Article

The media as well as some scholars refer to “Iran-U.S. confrontation” giving the wrong impression that both sides are equally responsible for the genesis of the current crisis in their relations, a crisis that brought the world to the brink of di....

January 16, 2020 JCPOA , Soleimani , Hague Convention , Ukrainian plane crash , Russia , China , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , US

West Asia Roundup - December 2019

Hirak Jyoti Das, Research Associate, VIF Article

Abstract:

Year 2019, in keeping with the ongoing trend of conflicts and hotspots in the region, ended in heightening tensions between US and Iran which does not portend well for 2020. Iraq has been facing series of demonstrations and co....

January 16, 2020 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , Qatar , Islamic Ummah , Iran , Developments in Algeria , Attack on Southern

IBGs – Need To Survive To Fight Another Day

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Premise

It was reported in Nov 2019, that after having tested the Integrated Battle Group (IBG) concept (explained later) both in the Western, as well as, the Eastern theatre, the Indian Army will be operationalising the IBGs in the field....

January 14, 2020 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , UAVs , PLAAF , PGMs , PAF , OP PARAKARAM , Missiles , IBG , Cold Start Doctrine

Trends in Central Asia in 2019

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF Article

In 2019, a major highlight of political trends in Central Asia was the steady development of intraregional relations, driven primarily by Uzbek President Shawkat Mirziyoyev’s neighbourhood-first initiative. There were several other socio-economic ....

January 14, 2020 Power transition in Kazakhstan , political rift in Kyrgyzstan , SCO , IS threats , Economic reforms in Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , India- Central Asia Dialogue , Article , International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

2019 में विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था: समीक्षा

Dr Kapil Patil Article

वर्ष 2019 के दौरान विश्व परमाणु व्यवस्था में दो महत्वपूर्ण रुझान दिखे हैं - परमाणु अस्त्रों का प्र....

January 14, 2020 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty , North Korea Nuclear missiles , START , New START NPT , परमाणु अस्त्र , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies

Complicated 2019 for the International Oil Market and Trade

Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

The effects of the United States of America’s (U.S) pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in early 2018 had an impact on the global oil trade, which continued in 2019. The renewed unilateral sanction....

January 13, 2020 West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , US , Oil , Iran , energy