Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

Surrender causes huge damage to Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) or CPI-M. Possibly, the impact is greater when a person ranking high in the hierarchy of the rebels surrenders. On February 11, 2019, a Central Committee member (C....

February 20, 2019 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Naxalites’ surrender , causes of Maoists’ surrender

India's Response to the Pulwama Bombing

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The 14 February Pulwama suicide bombing resulting in the death of about 40 CRPF personnel is the latest in an incessant series of horrific Pakistan terror attacks on India starting with its 1947 action in Kashmir and inter alia including Operation Gi....

February 18, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pulwama attack , punishing terrorism

FATF and Pakistan

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), set up in 1989 following a G-7 resolution, provides the international standards for anti-money laundering and combatting terrorist financing (AML/CFT). An Inter-governmental organisation with 38 members and two....

February 18, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , FATF and Pakistan , Pakistan’s terror funding

Pulwama Terror Attack: India’s Options

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Following the horrific terrorist attack on 14 February 2019 in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), India went into a state of shock and mourning. The entire country was united in support of the 44 martyrs of the Centra....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pulwama terror attack , India’s options against Pakistan’s terrorism

Pulwama Terror Strike

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

The 14th February Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that led to the death of 40 personnel was the most lethal strike against the security forces since terrorism began in Kashmir. The timin....

February 17, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s terror factory , JeM attack in Pulwama

Suicide Attack in Kashmir - Rejuvenation amongst Terrorist Organisations of the World Post-Legitimising the Taliban

Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Commentary

The suicide bombing attack on the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 Feb 19 is possibly one of the worst terrorist attacks in the country in recent times. The casualty figures being quoted by various news channels and newspapers vary from 39 to 4....

February 15, 2019 Terrorism , Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , US withdrawal from Afghanistan , of Taliban , Terror attack in Kashmir

The Moscow Meeting on Afghanistan and its Implications for India

Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 5-6 February 2019, an ‘intra-Afghan’ dialogue sponsored by the Afghan Diaspora in Russia concluded with a 8-point statement issued by the participants. The meeting between the Taliban and some Afghan leaders, without the participation of the A....

February 14, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India’s stakes in Afghanistan , Moscow Talks with Taliban

Nuclear Power: India’s Development Imperative (a VIF Task Force Report)

India has to be militarily powerful to be a meaningful player in international politics. As the world’s fifth largest economy, it must be a secure nation to deter her enemies. India’s Poet Laureate Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in his poem quoted ab....

February 12, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Nuclear and Disarmament , Climate Change , Nuclear Power , India’s Development , Nuclear energy , MIT report

Youth Development through National Cadet Corps

Lt. Gen. Vinod Vashisht, AVSM, VSM & Bar (Retd)

… motto of NCC, ‘Unity & Discipline’, is committed to the empowerment of youth .. making invaluable contributions towards nation building ... it flags two vital issues of contemporary concern .. united and disciplined citizenry would be central....

February 12, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Youth development & skilling , NCC in nation building , NCC

Vimarsha: ‘India’s North-East: From Periphery to the Core’

As a part of Vivekananda International Foundatio’s (VIF) longest running series of lectures, Vimarsha, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Finance and Health, Government of Assam, was invited to deliberate upon India’s strategically important Nor....

February 06, 2019 North-East Insurgency , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Assam , Act East Policy , North-East region , Citizenship Act