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From Incentives to Institutions: Building India’s National Export Capability Backbone
Dr Amiya Chandra Article

Abstract
India’s export performance remains constrained not by intent, but by a persistent disconnect between capacity, capability, and competitiveness. Despite progress under initiatives like PLI (Production Linked Incentive) and �....

July 10, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Export Competitiveness India , Export Readiness India , Export Capability India , India Export Policy Reform , WTO-compliant Export Support , Export Institutional Framework India , Non-subsidy Export Model , India Foreign Trade 2030 , Export Preparedness Index India , Export Subsidies Aslternative , NECCF National Export Capability and Competitiveness Foundation
PCI’s Paper on India-Pak Operations: A Disinformation Case Study
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Article

Introduction: The Genesis of Pak Disinformation
In the age of the narrative where strategic defeat can be painted as a military victory, the Paper by the Pakistan Chin....

July 01, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , CDS , OP Sindoor , DG ISPR , Disinfo paper , PCI
BharatE: India’s Immersive Gateway to Global Markets: Future-Proofing Exports Through the Metaverse
Dr Amiya Chandra Article

Abstract
India’s ambition to become a $2 trillion export powerhouse demands more than surface-level upgrades. BharatE — the Bharat Augmented Reality-Assisted Trade Ecosystem — offers a bold, immersive, multilingual, and al....

June 26, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Export platform , Immersive tech , MSME exports , Trade ecosystem , Digital exports , AR in trade , Export compliance , Virtual expo , Metaverse trade , Export training , Augmented Reality
War Against Terrorism: Whole of the Nation Approach
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Prelude
The environment these days (as seen through the electronic media) is so charged up with matters military that ‘A’ stands for Akash (the surface to air missile) and ‘Z’ for ZU23 (air defence gun). More strategically orient....

June 24, 2025 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Terrorism , surgical strike , Balakot , Pahalgam , Vision 2047
A Nexus of Pakistan’s Hybrid Warfare and Terror Sponsorship
Anushka Saraswat Article

Operation Sindoor marks a pivotal shift in India’s national security doctrine, comprising a strong, carefully calibrated, and lawful response to Pakistan’s State sponsorship of terrorism. Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism not only impeded borde....

June 20, 2025 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Hybrid Warfare , State-Sponsored Terrorism , Terrorist Financing , International Law on Terrorism , Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) , India’s National Security Doctrine , Aid Laundering Diplomacy
Op Sindoor: Some Thoughts on Ground Based Air Defence
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Air and air defence warfare played up prominently during Op Sindoor. Stories about hordes of drones being unleashed by the adversary and their downing by our air defence warriors hogged most of the headlines. In this context, this work attempts to fi....

June 19, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Ground Based Air Defence , OP Sindoor , Drone and drone warfare
Re-establishing India’s Information Dominance
Lt Gen (retd) Shokin Chauhan Article

On a serene spring day in Kashmir’s Pahalgam Valley—April 22, 2025—the world witnessed two converging catastrophes. The first was the physical horror of a terrorist massacre: twenty six unarmed pilgrims, primarily Hindu tourists, were executed ....

June 19, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India , Pakistan , Strategic Communication , Pahalgam Attack , information dominance , narrative machine
Evolution of Environmental Agendas
Purnima M Gupta Commentary

On 5th June, the world celebrated the Environment Day. The actions by nations and the global community towards the conservation of nature show the collective concern for the planet. However, the steps taken in this direction are far from adequate. Th....

June 12, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Net zero , LIFE , UNEP , COP 29 , Environmental Agendas , Environment Day , COP 30
Operation Sindoor and the Battle of Perception: How Pakistan Shaped the Narrative and What India Must Do
Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
When India executed Operation Sindoor in response to the April 22, 2025, terrorist massacre in Pahalgam, its military objectives were clear and achieved with technological precision. Utilising a combination of stand-of....

June 03, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pahalgam terror attack , Operation Sindoor , Media bias against India , Strategic communication India , Pakistan ISI narrative warfare , South Asia information warfare , Narrative warfare India , Pro-Pakistan media coverage , Indian airstrikes Pakistan , Defence diplomacy India , Western media bias India
Four Days – Two Victories- Unresolved Conflict: Preparing for the Next!
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

India conducted `Operation Sindoor’ from 07 to 10 May 2025, against Pakistan, as retribution for a terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam (Kashmir). Pakistan launched its Operation `Bunyan-un-Marsoos' in retaliation. Hostilities ended with the de....

May 30, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Measured retribution , Sponsored terrorism , Punitive strikes , China- Pak collusivity , Technology enabled capability development
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