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Round Table Discussion on India - Russia Relations

The VIF hosted a focused Round Table discussion on India- Russia Relations- the way Forward on August 27, 2015 to look at ways to reenergize India’s relations with Russia at a time when Russia is isolated internationally and is drawing increasingly....

October 08, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Interaction , India-Russia Relations , 1971 Treaty , India-Russia Defence Cooperation
Sri Lankan General Elections 2015 - An Assessment
Anushree Ghisad

1. In my earlier article on the Sri Lankan General Elections (‘Curtain Raiser’, VIF 07-2015) various possible out comes of the elections were out lined. As was mentioned therein, the electoral contest was mainly between the two key alliances na....

October 07, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , General Election , UPFA , Rajapaksa
Combating Financing of Terror: An Indian Perspective
Dr Ramanand Garge

Introduction The Indian state possesses a unique characteristic of a mix of peace and conflict trajectories that greatly impact its policy and execution. This is true also of its policies on and responses to the most potent threat it faces....

October 07, 2015 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terror Financing , Financing of Terror
India Wakes up to ISIS Threat
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

India and the ISIS It is undeniable that the influence of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) is not seeped into the Indian society even though it has not staged any attack inside the country. Ever since this outfit announced its cal....

October 05, 2015 Islamic State , Daesh , ISIS , IS , Syria and Iraq , Radicalised Muslim
India: Opportunities in Internal Security
PM Heblikar

Introduction: Strengthening India’s internal security mechanism has been discussed regularly at several fora including media, both print and electronic. The discussion has generally been Delhi-centric with focus on the efforts of the cen....

October 05, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , India National Security , Domestic Security , Indo-Himalayan Region
VIF Delegation’s Visit to China

1. A five member delegation led by the VIF Director Gen N C Vij visited China from 15 to 22 Sep, 2015 at the invitation of the China Institute for International Studies (CIIS). The delegation comprised :-

Looking Back at Sino-Indian Silk Road Cultural Linkages to Look Forward
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

“Two great civilizations ---India and China --- have been in mutual dialogue for centuries. Both the dialogue as also the distinctiveness have been inspired in no small measure through the spread of Buddhism.Pilgrims from each country have visit....

September 28, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Buddhism , China Silk Road , Sino - India , India and China , Civilisation
Army Modernisation is Gathering Momentum
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Defence planning in India has been marked by knee jerk reactions to emerging situations and haphazard single-Service growth. The absence of a clearly enunciated national security strategy, the failure to commit funds for weapons and equipment acquisi....

September 25, 2015 Defence , National Security Strategy , Army Modernisation , Defence Preparedness
Symposium on ‘Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak Conflict 1965’

A symposium, commemorating India’s first definitive military victory against Pakistan in 1965, was held by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 September 2015. Military analysts, historians, and war veterans, among other distinguish....

September 18, 2015 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Conferences , Pakistan , Indo-Pak Conflict 1965 , 1965 war
Being A Citizen Soldier or A Soldier Citizen
Uma Sudhindra

The recently concluded One Rank One Pension agitation by Veterans of the Armed Forces had me thinking of various aspects of the armed forces itself. Having grown up as an army brat, I spoke to quite a few people about the agitation itself. What I dis....

September 18, 2015 Governance and Political Studies , OROP , Indian Armed Forces
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