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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-30 September 2022

DEFENCE

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visit to Egypt.
MOD signs a deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with BAPL.
Mehar Baba Competition –II.
Preparations for Def-Expo 2022. <....

October 07, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Australia , Afghanistan , Kabul , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Egypt , BrahMos , CDS , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Khalistan , Narcotics , IslamicExtremism , ROK , MeharBaba , Defexpo 22 , SIDM , Burkina Faso

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 September 2022

DEFENCE

Indian Army Contingent Participates in Exercise Vostok- 2022.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissions India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), ....

September 21, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , China , Nepal , Myanmar , Afghanistan , Kabul , Border , Africa , Terrorism , USA , J&K , Japan , LWE , logistics , Northeast , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Narcotics , IslamicExtremism , 2+2 , Vostok , Vikrant

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 August 2022

DEFENCE

Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy is on an official visit to India.
Ex UDARASHAKTI between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) culminates.
Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exerci....

September 07, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , SCO , Afghanistan , Africa , Terrorism , USA , J&K , LWE , Special Forces , Islamic extremism , Malaysia , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Nigeria , Narcotics , Pitch Black , Exercises , indigenization list , Aatmanirbhar

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 1-15 August 2022

DEFENCE

RIMPAC – 2022.
DRDO successfully test fires indigenously developed laser-guided ATGMs.
Tejas Fighter Aircraft.
Army Design Bureau has signed a MoU with the Drone Federation of India.

August 22, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , US , Afghanistan , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Bangladesh , Indigenization , RIMPAC , Oman , Self-reliance , Islamic extremism , Malaysia , Extremism , Tejas , Maoist , Quantum , Khalistan , Nigeria , iDEX-DIO , DAC , Niger

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 July 2022

DEFENCE

Chief of Army Staff Proceeds on a Three Day Visit to Bangladesh.
Prime Minister unveils ‘SPRINT’.
Joint Press Release of the 16th Round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting.
Marit....

August 08, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Israel , India , China , Iran , Ethiopia , Afghanistan , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , Japan , LWE , Bangladesh , Indigenization , Oman , Self-reliance , SDF , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Mali , Hizbullah , SPRINT , iDEX-DIO , DAC , IslamicExtremism

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 July 2022

DEFENCE

DRDO conducts successful maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator.
Indian Army organised the “Suraksha Manthan 2022”.
New manufacturing facilities at Bharat Dynamics Limited. ....

July 22, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Israel , India , Pakistan , Iran , Defence , FATF , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Egypt , Armed forces , RIMPAC , AI , IAF , Hezbollah , Islamic extremism , Extremism , audit , Maoist , exercise , INS , Conclave

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-30 June 2022

DEFENCE

Joint Military Exercise “Ex SAMPRITI-X” concludes.
Extension of entry age: Agnipath Scheme.
Agnipath – Raksha Mantri approves 10% reservation of jobs for Agniveers in Indian Coast Guard, Defence Ci....

July 04, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Kabul , Defence , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Cooperation , IS-KP , IAF , Islamic extremism , Extremism , Maoist , Cyber , FICN , Udaipur , Raksha Mantri (RM) , exercise , Armed Forces.Joint Military Exercises , Agnipath Scheme , Multinational , Peacekeeping , bilateral talks , Egyptian , Malaysian

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 May 2022

DEFENCE

Launch of two indigenous frontline warships.
Successful maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile.
Indigenisation of defence items with the Industry in full swing.
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June 02, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Afghanistan , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Taliban , IslamicState , Extremism , Maoist , Khalistan , FICN , Dawood , BokoHaram , alShabaab , Ansarullah , YasinMalik

The Presence of Islamic State-Khurasan Province in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

नाततायिवधे दोषो हन्तुर्भवति कश्चन । प्रकाशं वाप्रकाशं वा मन्युस्तं मन्युमृच्छति ॥

May 26, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Article , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Terrorism , J&K , Iraq , ISIS , Syria , Taliban , ISKP , Al Qaida , Kerala

Terrorism Studies (National): Review of 2021 & Projections for 2022

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Despite the outbreak of the China-origin coronavirus aka COVID-19 in late 2019 and the continuation of this fatal virus spread globally in 2020, the year 2021 has witnessed the continuation in the terrorism-related incidents, linked directly or indir....

January 14, 2022 Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Islamic State , J&K , ISIS , LWE , Punjab , Counter terrorism , AlQaeda , Srinagar