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Manipur’s Disturbing Downslide of Terrorism, Law and Order and Corruption-2009 and 2010
Lt Col Anil Bhat

“When Jammu and Kashmir was blockaded a couple of years ago the matter kept the Government and media preoccupied for months. Manipur has been blockaded for at least a month and a half, without any respite-people are starving, there are no medicines....

May 26, 2010 Terrorism , North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
The Plight of Manipur

A delegation of intellectuals and prominent citizens from Manipur, led by Col(retd) H Bhuban Singh (former state minister and member of state Public Service Commission), Col (retd) Lokendra Singh, Mr Premananda Sharma (journalist), Bhavananda Singh, ....

May 26, 2010 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Plight of Manipur
Left Wing Extremism – The Threat and Response
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

Six years back, when on November 4, 2004, the Prime Minister proclaimed Left Wing Extremism as the biggest threat confronting the nation that had to be dealt at ‘war footing’, it had a ring of resolve of a freshly elected government to take the b....

May 21, 2010 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies
Laser Isotope Separation and the CTBT
Dr. R R Subramanian

Nuclear weapons based on fissionable Plutonium 239 (Pu-239) have generally to be tested because of the problem posed by the Isotope Pu-240. Pu-240 forms easily in nuclear power reactors due to the irradiation of the fuel rods containing Uranium 238. ....

May 20, 2010 Military Affairs , AVLIS technique
Should our tryst with EVMs end?
Dr A Surya Prakash

Many Indians, who are now used to electronic voting, are surprised to note that voters in the United Kingdom, who recently exercised their franchise in the parliamentary election, had to stamp their preference on ballot papers.They wonder why an adva....

May 17, 2010 Governance and Political Studies
Ethics in Governance - The Government has Promises to Keep
Dr A Surya Prakash

“You must be the change you wish to see in this world. As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves”. The report of the Second Ad....

May 17, 2010 Governance and Political Studies
Memorial for Martyrs of Massacres
Om Prakash Sharma

The Polish President who perished on April 10, 2010 in the air crash along with the top hierarchy of that country was on his way to pay homage to 22000 Poles massacred in cold blood by the red Army of Stalin. Known as the Katyn massacre, it was a mas....

May 12, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Commemorative Seminar: India's Evolving Nuclear Posture in a Dynamic Environment

Twelve years ago, on 11 May 1998, India had conducted the Shakti series of Nuclear tests.These had taken the world by surprise and firmly catapulted India into the league of major global powers.To commemorate this seminal event, the VIF organised a s....

May 12, 2010 National Security and Strategic Studies , Nuclear and Disarmament , Seminars , India's Evolving Nuclear Posture , India's Nuclear policy
Developing National Consensus on Critical Issues a talk with Mr Manish Tewari & Dr. Chandan Mitra

A very interesting and thought provoking session on "How to develop National Consensus on Critical National Issues" was held on 10 May 2010 at the VIF.The two speakers were Mr Manish Tewari, the articulate Member of Parliament from the Indian Nationa....

May 11, 2010 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , National Consensus , Critical National Issues
Acquisition of C-17 Boeing Transport Aircraft
Maj Gen G D Bakshi SM, VSM (retd.)


On 22 Apr, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency notified the US Congress about the proposed sale of ten C-17 Boeing Globe Master III Transport aircraft to India, This is an important step forward in the US Foreign military sales proce....

May 06, 2010 Defence , Military Affairs_91
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