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Vimarsha : New Templates For India’s National Security Management

On 13 June 2019, Ambassador PS Raghavan, Chairman, National Security Advisor Board (NSAB) delivered a monthly Vimarsha lecture on ‘New templates for India’s National Security Management’ at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF).....

June 24, 2019 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , India , National Security Management , NSAB , PS Raghavan , India’s National Security , New India , Kargil War
Modi Government 2.0: Sure Footed Firmness vis-a-vis Pakistan
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

India, following the re-election of the Modi Government, is to be commended for its sure footed firmness in its dealings with Pakistan. Pakistan's repeated feelers for a resumption of talks have been rebuffed on the eminently legitimate ground th....

June 19, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan’s anti-Indian DNA , Pakistan a terror factory , India’s new Pakistan policy
Al Qaida Affiliate AGuH Leader Zakir Musa Killed in J&K - What Lies Ahead?
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On 23 May 2019, while all the prime time news channels in India were intensely pre-occupied with news and analysis of the Parliamentary Election 2019, a few of them found time and space to flash a piece of a very significant security related news fro....

June 17, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , End of terrorist Musa , Islamist terror in Kashmir , Radicalisation in Kashmir
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के दूसरे कार्यकाल में भारत की पाकिस्तान नीति कैसी हो
Commodore Somen Banerjee Article

विलियम शेक्सपियर ने कहा था, “अनईजी लाइज द हेड दैट वियर्स द क्राउन” यानी राजमुकुट कांटों से भर....

June 14, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , भारत-पाकिस्तान संबंध , कश्मीर में आतंकवाद , पाकिस्तान का आर्थिक घेराबंदी
Gunners March Ahead on a New Path of Resurgence: A Perspective
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The Jinx of Bofors
It was not very long ago when the mere mention of Artillery summoned the unsavoury thought of 'the infamous Bofors'. A gun howitzer which in its aftermath of procurement dried up further acquisitions; for over three de....

June 03, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indian artillery modernisation , Defence Make-in-India , Indian defence industry
What should be India’s Pakistan Policy in PM Modi’s Second Term?
Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

William Shakespeare had said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. Amidst jubilations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sworn to bear his onerous responsibility for another five years. Since he has returned with full majority, ....

May 28, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India’s Pakistan policy , dealing with Pakistan’s hostility
Burkina Faso to Indonesia : ‘Glocal’ Jihad of Brand ISIS
Dr Uddipan Mukherjee Article

It’s not just the spread of capital, goods and services which go in tandem with globalisation. The spread of terror is also a part of multifarious activities that globalisation proliferates. Information is one instrument which facilitates dissemina....

May 24, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , ISIS’ global jihad , spread of radicalization , caliph of terror
The Sri Lanka Attacks and the Threat Within
Mayuri Mukherjee Commentary

The Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka that killed more than 250 people1 last month caught many by surprise2. The island nation had been enjoying a period of relative peace and stability since the civil war came to an end with t....

May 21, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Islamic Radicalisation , Sri Lanka terror attack , IS jihadi international
Sabotage Acts outside the Port of Fujairah – Implications for India
Rajesh Soami Commentary

On the morning of the 12th of May 2019, commercial ships were attacked outside the port of Fujairah in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Reports of the incident first emerged in pro-Iranian media outlets in the region. They initially claimed tha....

May 17, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security , Commentary , Blasts in the Fujairah port , Targeting maritime traffic , India’s oil import
Re-emergence of Islamic State’s Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

On Saturday, April 27, 2019, Islamic State’s (IS) central media outlet, Al-Furqan, released an 18-minute propaganda video featuring its ‘underground’ leader and self-proclaimed ‘Caliph Ibrahim’, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.1 It was the....

May 09, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Islamic State Caliphate , Al-Baghdadi’s video , international terrorism
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