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Defence Cooperation: India-Russia Strategic Partnership in Recess
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal Article

The wide ranging agreements signed during President Vladimir Putin’s trip to New Delhi for the annual summit meeting with Prime Minister Narender Modi on October 4-5, 2018, and the bonhomie on display (warm hugs, long handshakes and plenty of smile....

October 23, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indo-Russia partnership , Indo-Russian defence cooperation
Navy Team Tarini at the Vivekananda International Foundation

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) comprising six women officers of the Indian Navy circumnavigated the globe in 254 days. The voyage commenced on September 10, 2017 and was completed on May 21, 2018. The expedition was called ‘Navik....

October 01, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , Indian Navy , Team Tarini , Navika Sagar Parikrama , INSV Tarini
Modernisation of the Armed Forces of China: Wake Up Call for India
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Issues Meriting Importance
The People’s Republic of China was established in 1949 under the Chairmanship of Mao Ze Dong. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) defeated Generalissimo Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek), and formed the government.....

September 28, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , PLA modernisation , India’s military modernisation
India’s Geopolitical Posturing and Conflict Termination
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Issue
A nation needs to assess her geo-political position in consonance with regional threat environment, aspirations of her people, economic growth and military power. Excessive aggression leads to instability. At the same time, indi....

September 24, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India’s geo-political positioning , Indo Pak Wars
COMCASA - The Bigger Picture
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

In the context of the signing of Communication Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) between US and India on 06 Sep 2018 during the 2+2 dialogue1, this article attempts to analyse the bigger picture. In that, it traces the journe....

September 19, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indo-US defence relations , COMCASA , DTTI
Visit of the Chinese Defence Minister: A Missed Opportunity to Establish Hot Line between the Two Armies?
Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM Commentary

The Chinese Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Wei Fenghe, visited India for four days, from 21 to 24 Aug 181. This visit was significant from more than one perspective. First, it was the first visit by a defence minister from China not ....

September 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Chinese defence minister’s visit , India-China Boundary Hot Line
Making Sense of Missile Shield
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The media picks up the tag line "India puts up a missile shield" every time there is news related, one way or the other, to the plan to acquire a surface-to-air-missile (SAM) system. The so called "missile shield" filled the media space when there wa....

August 31, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Air defence , S-400 , Missile Defence
US-India 2 Plus 2 Dialogue: Significance of Strategic Partnership
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF Article

“Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, …confusion of counsel until emergency comes … are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history” – Anon

Defence Industry and....

August 22, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , 2 plus 2 , Indo-US defence cooperation
Vimarsha: ‘Role of Indian Navy in Changing Security Environment’, Talk by Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Admiral Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, the Chief of Indian Navy, for its monthly Vimarsha series of lectures on issues of contemporary and historical importance for India. A wide galaxy of security exp....

August 08, 2018 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indo-Pacific , Security Environment , Indian Navy , Admiral Lanba
गगन शक्ति अभ्यास, 2018, का महत्व
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

8 से 12 अप्रैल 2018 तक भारतीय वायु सेना के द्वारा भारत में गगन शक्ति अभ्यास 2018 किया गया जिसमें सभी अभि�....

June 18, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , भारतीय वायु सेना , गगन शक्ति अभ्यास , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा चुनौति
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