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गाजा संघर्ष 2021: अभी क्यों, किसे मिला फायदा?

Col Rajeev Agarwal Article

बंदूकें खामोश हो गई हैं, लड़ाकू विमान अपने ठिकानों पर वापस आ गए हैं। 21 मई 2021 को गाजा पट्टी में इजरा....

June 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , गाजा , हमास , इजरायल , फिलिस्तीनी

The 8th ADMM Plus Meeting: Major Takeaways

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction

The 15th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) and the 8th ASEAN Plus Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM+) was hosted by this year’s ASEAN Chair Brunei Darussalam from 15-16 June, wherein a number of conceptual documents ....

June 25, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Rajnath Singh , ASEAN , South China Sea , FATF , Maritime Security , UNCLOS , Senkaku Islands , Yoshihide Suga , EEZ , ADMM+ , “full acess” , freedom of navigation and over-flight

150-Days of Political Crises: A Setback to Democracy in Myanmar

Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

It has been 150 days since the Myanmar military challenged the 2020 élections and took over its hegemonic shape on 01 February 2021. The political crisis has led to a humanitarian crisis in the country. The progress seen in the democratic process si....

June 24, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , democracy , Protests , COVID-19 , refugees , Civil war , Military Coup , NUG , Ethnic Armed Organisations

With Defence Production and Procurement Policies in Place – Are We Headed Correctly?

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

‘Year of Covid’ – an Important Year for Defence Sector

The stigma, ‘year of Covid’ notwithstanding, 2020 has been a very important year when it comes to self-reliance in defence and aerospace sector. It was in this year when the....

June 23, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Exports , MSMEs , DAP 2020 , Key Words: DPEPP 2020 , Procurement reforms , rollout of DPEPP and DAP , negative import list

“Indigenize India’s Military Doctrines, Procedures and Customs too”: PM at Kevadia

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

PM’s Observation that Created the Ripple Effect

On 06 March 2021 the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the valedictory address to the Combined Commanders’ Conference at Kevadia in Gujarat. He stressed the “importan....

June 22, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , military doctrine , Combined Commanders’ Conference March 2021 Kevadia , JIAFD 2017 , Air Land Battle , PLA Informatized war doctrine , IDF Doctrine , Indian Army Doctrine 2005 , Land Warfare Doctrine 2018

प्रकृति, भारत, और अनुशासन

Akanksha Bajpai Article

समस्त मानव जाति के लिए यदि ईश्वर का सर्वोत्तम वरदान कुछ है तो वह प्रकृति है। प्रकृति और मा�....

June 18, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , रामायण , प्रकृति , पर्यावरण संरक्षण , पंच तत्व , विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस , शास्त्र एवं वेद , ऋग्वेद , अथर्ववेद , महाभारत

Fears of Colour Revolution in People’s Liberation Army

Jayadeva Ranade Article

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the sword arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its recruits swear an oath of loyalty to the Party. The evening that Xi Jinping took over China’s top three positions of General Secretary of the CCP Cen....

June 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CMC , CCP , PLA , political commissar , Colour Revolution , young soldiers

The Absence of Air Power in India’s Security Narratives

Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

India’s security narrative of the region has been largely driven by the coercive diplomacy which China has chosen to pursue as a part of its national security strategy. Border stand offs in Arunachal in the near recent past and Ladakh currently, un....

June 16, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India , China , South China Sea , Air Force , Indian Ocean , PLAAF , Ladakh , Border stand off

From Cornwall with Love¹

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Dear non-G7 Citizens,

You would have seen the cute pictures of the G-7 happy family gathering of democracies at Cornwall on 12th-13th June 2021. The weather held up. Sunbathed beaches were wonderful. We were relieved that Trump who had sp....

June 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Russia , Climate Change , G7 Summit , BRI , Cyber attacks , Vaccines , corporate tax