Articles

Contemporary Land-Centric Operational Environment: Need for Dynamism and Adaptability

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

It was half a decade ago, when the ‘strategic community’ commonly opined that conventional wars were passe, and if and when future wars did occur, they would ‘likely to be ambiguous, uncertain, short, swift, lethal, intense, precise, non-linear....

January 09, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , LoC , Military technology , LAC , Drones , Army manpower , Counter terrorism grid

Second India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue: Major Take Away

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

India and Japan held the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting in Tokyo on 8 September 2022. The meeting took place more than five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit. This y....

September 20, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , Cyber Security , 2+2 Dialogue , Military technology , 5G deployment , defence co-production , joint air exercises , JIMEX and Malabar

Significance of Nobuo Kishi’s Vietnam Visit in the Indo-Pacific

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In recent times, Vietnam has emerged as the darling of the world. Many important countries such as the US, Japan, India and many European countries are making special efforts to court Vietnam. Why is there this sudden recognition of Vietnam and why d....

September 17, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , South China Sea , Military technology , COVID-19 , cybersecurity , Senkaku , Nobuo Kishi , Pham Ming Chinh , international politics and diplomacy

Is Indian Airpower Preparing for Tomorrow’s War?

… the first step in looking at future threat scenarios is posing some uncomfortable but right questions .. these affect all agencies that contribute in a whole-of-nation approach to conflict management .. An over-investment in current doctrines, co....

August 14, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Defence Minister , Military technology , Military-technical asymmetry , Future airpower , Indian Airpower , Indian Airforce