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Creating an Effective CDS for India’s National Defence
VIF Study Group Report Article

Background
Nearly two decades after submission of the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) report in 1999, the Group of Ministers (GOM) Report in 2001 and recommendations of the Naresh Chandra Task Force in 2012, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)....

February 13, 2020 Defence , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , MoD reforms , Guidelines on CDS function , Govt CDS initiative , CDS
Pegasus— A Powerful Tool of WhatsApp Surveillance
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Facebook’s subsidiary company—WhatsApp, on 29 October 2019, filed a lawsuit in the United States California’s Northern District Federal Court against Israel-based cyber-arms1 firm— the NSO Group, for infecting ‘specific’ gr....

February 05, 2020 CyberEspionage , Israel , WhatsApp , India , Pegasus , CyberSurveillance , NationalSecurity , technology , Malware , Spoofing , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security
Shielding the Future Generation from Adverse Effects of Cyber Penetration
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(This is an updated version of the Valedictory Address given by the author during the Responsible Netism 4th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2020 on ‘Child Online Protection’ organized by Ahaan Foundation and Cyber Peace Foundation at Pun....

February 04, 2020 Cyber Security , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , POSCO. IT Act , parental guidance , Internet Addiction , grooming , Cyber games , cyber crime , cyber bullying
Terrorism and Counter Terrorism: Review of Year 2019 and Projections for 2020
Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The year 2019 had significant developments in global terrorism. The review covers the important activities of terrorism and counter-terrorism (CT) around the globe. There have been ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen which includes terrorist a....

January 22, 2020 Terrorism , Counter-terrorism , national security , India , Srilanka , UnitedKingdom , IslamicState , al-Qaeda , al-Qaida , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism
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
India`s Chief of Defence Staff: Some Issues to be Resolved
Gautam Sen Commentary

Government of India has created the institution of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as a single point adviser to Raksha Mantri (RM) on all matters concerning the Defence Services of the country and as Secretary of a newly created Department of Military A....

January 16, 2020 DMA , Revenue budget , Capital budget , DOD , Principal Advisor , Acquisition Plans , CDS , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
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
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
All Quiet in Kashmir?
Bashir Assad Commentary

Kashmir is relatively calm since the last couple of months. No street protests, no encounters between the militants and the security forces. Last encounter was reported on November 26 between the militants and the forces in Pulwama district of South ....

January 09, 2020 Article 370 , Pakistan , FATF , Intelligence , infiltration , ISI , Communications , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir
Global Nuclear Order in 2019: A Review
Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

The year 2019 has precipitated two important trends in the global nuclear order namely, an unstable deterrence environment, and worsening tensions between nuclear and non-nuclear weapon possessor states over the pace of nuclear reductions. According ....

January 06, 2020 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty , North Korea , Nuclear missiles , START , New START , NPT , Commentary , National Security and Strategic Studies
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