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

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

India’s Approach to Countering Violent Extremism: Issues and Prospects

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

This is an updated version of paper presented at an international conference on Countering Violent Extremism organized by China’s Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing in December 2019

General

India has been at the receiving ....

January 01, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Measures , Definition , CVE , Counter narrative , Cooperation

नागरिकता संशोध अधिनियम : अनावश्यक विरोध

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

हाल ही में पारित नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनियम (सीएए) के मद्देनजर, देश के कई हिस्सों में हिंसक विरोध प�....

December 26, 2019 नागरिकता संशोध अधिनियम , सीएए , Refugee PolicyNRCillegal immigrantsCABArticle 15Article 14 , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Ilegal Immigration , Governance and Political Studies

The Jammu & Kashmir Horizon: A Recipe for Stabilisation

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

One of the things about J&K's winter is that it dampens spirits and morale. Bone chilling cold reduces human efficiency and all analyses of the situation tend to be negative. Unlike what a lot of people imagine as a period of quiet in the Valley, it ....

December 26, 2019 OGWs , hybrid war , Information war , Social Media , Articles 370 , Article 35A , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir

Renewable Energy is the Way Forward

Rajesh Singh Article

In a span of just seven days recently, two varying bits of information emerged on the climate change front for India. The first is that India lost 2,018 lives in 2018 due to the fallout of this crisis. And the second is that the country entered the l....

December 19, 2019 Climate change and India , looming climatic disaster , Resort to renewable energy , Article , National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Governance and Political Studies