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The Absence of Air Power in India’s Security Narratives
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

India’s security narrative of the region has been largely driven by the coercive diplomacy which China has chosen to pursue as a part of its national security strategy. Border stand offs in Arunachal in the near recent past and Ladakh currently, un....

June 16, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India , China , South China Sea , Air Force , Indian Ocean , PLAAF , Ladakh , Border stand off
Interaction between UK’s Chief of Defence and the Vivekananda International Foundation on UK’s “Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy”.

On 21 April 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation members had a virtual Interaction with UK’s Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas PatrickCarter, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen. The interaction was focussed on the Indo-Pacific security and UK�....

June 14, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , foreign policy , UK , CDS. Indo-Pacific
महामारी के समय राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण को क्रियाशील करने की जरूरत
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

भारत इस समय अभूतपूर्व स्तर पर स्वास्थ्य आपात स्थिति का सामना कर रहा है। कोविड -19 महामारी अब तक 250,00....

June 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management , Article , COVID-19 , NDMA , MHA , DDMA , SDMA , आपदा प्रबंधन अधिनियम
Left-Wing Extremism: Contained but Continues to Exist
Tejusvi Shukla Article

Based on an intelligence input on the night of 02 April 2021, over 2000 security forces’ (SFs) personnel carried out a major anti-Naxal operation in the Sukma-Bijapur area in Chhattisgarh. However, the anti-Naxal operation soon turned to a “surpr....

June 08, 2021 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , national security , Internal Security , insurgency , Maoism , poverty , Naxalism , Red Terror , Urban Naxals , Inequality , Bastar , Abhujmad , Tribal
Water Security as Part of Non-Traditional Security: Threat - Implications for India
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… it would be important for the Indian government to assess how China could ‘weaponize’ its control over trans-boundary waters and potentially ‘choke’ the Indian economy … there are different opinions about the impact of the proposed dams....

June 02, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , water security , Asian water scarcity , Water sources and consumption in Asia , The Tibetan water reservoir , China’s water management policy
Covid Pandemic and the Armed Forces
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The armed forces are actively involved in the national effort of dealing with the second wave of covid pandemic which has wreaked havoc on the entire nation. Join Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma for a disc....

June 01, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Indian Army , Indian Armed Forces , Indian Navy , Indian Airforce , Podcast , COVID Pandemic , Humanitarian Assistance , Disaster Relief
The Social Media Dilemma: From Capitalism to National Security
Anushka Saraswat Commentary

Introduction
The emergence of social media has challenged modern democracies on multiple fronts-be it enticing violence or communal hatred or concerns of privacy and fake news, making it a new playground of battle. Platforms like Facebook....

May 28, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , national security , Social Media , capitalism , Twitter , Pakistan-China combine
Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) by USS John Paul Jones in the Indian EEZ – A violation or unwarranted assertion?
Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)

On Apr 7, the 7th Fleet of the US Navy released a statement about Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) undertaken by USS John Paul Jones in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without requesting India's prior consent. Join Rear Admiral Sudars....

May 27, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , UNCLOS , Podcast , freedom of navigation , FONOP , International Maritime Law , EEZ
Online Workshop on India's strategic & National Security Issues for University Students/Youth/ Scholars/ Young Professionals

The VIF organised a series of lectures on India’s national security and strategic culture as a part of the workshop for students/youth/scholars/professionals from 25 to 27 Feb 2021. The aims of the workshop was to give a chance to young students, r....

May 24, 2021 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , workshop , India’s Civilization , strategic culture , India's National Security
The Rajput Age of the Indian Navy: Why INS Rajput matters on her day of decommissioning
Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)

As the Indian Navy’s destroyer INS Rajput heads for decommissioning on 21st May after 41 years of service, join Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma, as they reminisce the era these ships ushered in for the India....

May 22, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Navy , Podcast , Seapower , SNF , Rajput Class destroyer , Destroyer , Kashin Class destroyer
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