Articles

Jihad means any effort to promote Islam. Can love (marriage) be integral to promoting Islam? Neutral and Islamic sources say ‘yes, it can be and is’ Robert Epstein, a Harvard psychologist who has researched marriages, contrasts the love marria....

November 26, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Islam , Jihad , Islamization , Love Jihad , non-muslim

U.S. Department of Defence Annual Report of 2020 on China’s Military Power: Implications for India’s Maritime Security

Shashank Sharma, Senior Fellow, VIF

The US Department of Defence (DoD) Annual Report of 2020 on China Military Power released in September 2020 brings out China’s meteoric military progress in recent years. The report states that China is already ahead of the United States in certain....

November 25, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Maritime Security , Indian Navy , Atmanirbhar Bharat , US Department of Defence Annual Report , China Military Power , Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP-2020) , PLA(Navy)

Rudram -1: A Step Forward on the Road to Self-reliance

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

These are indeed exciting times. Seven indigenous weapon systems tested in a time-run of just ten weeks; Shaurya hypersonic missile, BrahMos Extended Range (ER) missile, Prithvi nuclear capable missile, Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HS....

November 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Rudram -1 , successful trial of ARM

Infrastructure Development as a Force Multiplier

Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction

India and China share border of 4056 Km in length (as per Ministry of Home Affairs). Compromised by China’s military aggression in 1962, the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh’s Sub Sector North (SSN) delineates that p....

November 04, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Ladakh , Defence infrastructure , Border Area Road construction , Road- rail-air connectivity

Jammu & Kashmir : A Comprehensive Pre-Winter Review

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

In the highly uncertain world of India’s strategic security environment one thing which remains certain is Pakistan’s commitment to pursue the path of creating mayhem in J&K. Whether it’s the scrutiny of the Financial Assistance Task Force (FAT....

October 29, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , FATF , infiltration , LoC , Terrorists , Article 370 , Pulwama , Operation All Out , 22 0ct 1947 Black Day

Jammu and Kashmir: A Compendium

Jyoti Kumar

Over the last seventy years, Jammu & Kashmir has seen political machinations, violence, cross-border terrorism, instability and economic stagnation. On August 5, 2019, the Indian Government decided to amend Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and ....

October 22, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Terrorism , radicalization , Indian Constitution , Article 370 , Book Published

Readying Up the Fourth Dimension, Quietly: A Status Report

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

Last year in April and June respectively, it was reported in the media that the Government has taken two important decisions related to space domain. If this is true, the same will have far reaching strategic importance for the nation. This articl....

October 12, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Space Agency , Defence Space Research Organisation , DSA , DSRO , Defence Satellites

Left Wing Extremism: The Way Ahead

Left-wing extremism, also called Naxalism, or Maoism has been around since the late 60s. After 60 years, the movement may be down but not out. The UPA government had described the Maoist movement as the greatest internal security threat. In the last ....

October 08, 2020 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Maoist rebellion , governance , Maoism , Maoist insurgency , UPA government , Naxalism , Chattisgarh , Counter-Insurgency Operations

The Indus Water Treaty @ 60: Precariously Poised

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed by India and Pakistan in 1960 after nine years of tortuous negotiations, facilitated by the World Bank. Pakistan was extremely unhappy during the negotiations as it felt that the treaty was unfair to it. Event....

September 19, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Eastern Rivers , World Bank , Arbitration , IWT , Neutral Expert , terorrism , Western Rivers

National Security Planning

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is an updated version of talk delivered by Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi to the National Defence College, New Delhi faculty and officers on 17 September 2020)

India’s national securit....

September 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , NSA , CDS , Cyber Security , NSAB , Kargil Review Committee , NSCS , HADR , DIA , Spacee , IDS , SPG