Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Contemporary Leadership: Challenges and Lessons from Ancient Indian Wisdom

Lt. Gen Ajai Kumar Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM

Contemporary leadership is dynamic & constantly evolving which seeks to explore and understand the principles and practices that are necessary for effective leadership in today's rapidly changing world. Present day leadership models and...

July 28, 2023 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Contemporary Challenges, Contemporary leadership, Leadership, Organisation Culture, Defence

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA)

AK Chawla (Vice Admiral), PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.)

Commodore Gopal Suri, Senior Fellow, VIF

… MDA signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions … IPMDA is aimed at curbing maritime free-run in the Indo-Pacific …

July 28, 2023 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, future of IPMDA, Indo-Pacific complexities, managing maritime environment, maritime security issues, maritime traffic, MDA architecture, Defence

Smart Theatre Command : A Pre-requisite for to a Joint Theatre Command

Air Marshal (Dr) Rajeev Sachdeva AVSM (PhD) (Retd)

Abstract

Creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff and the Department of Military Affairs was a historical moment for the Indian Armed Forces and has infused the Military into National Security Mechanism. Government of...

July 21, 2023 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, A1 Defence Land, Integrated Capability Development (ICAD), Joint Capability Building, Joint Operational Planning Process, Revolution in military affairs, Seamlessly Connect, Smart Theatre Command, Space Communication, Supply Chain Management, UAS, Defence

Border Disputes with China: An Update

Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar, VSM (Veteran)

… China has been successful in its hidden agenda of utilising the Indian market for its trade expansion .. and not moving constructively in resolving the border dispute. It’s rare in the world scene where two countries have fought an intense...

June 2, 2023 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, China’s LAC subterfuge, Chinese deception of India, PRC’s Border Law, PRC’s expansionism, PRC’s repudiation of formal agreements, sinister implications of PRC’s conduct, Defence

Legal Dimensions of Commercialisation of Space

Naval Jagota

(The following is a transcript of the presentation made by Dr Ranjana Kaul at the Vivekananda International Foundation during a joint roundtable with Indian Space Foundation on 18 January 2023)

The world is moving towards contestation of...

May 4, 2023 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Commercialization, Outer Space, Space, Sputnik, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies

Ban on Popular Front of India - A Long Overdue Step

Abhinav Pandya

… strong legal measures, including a law on radicalization and terror funding are the need of the hour to clearly state that attempts to challenge India’s unity and integrity will be firmly dealt with ... red-lines need to be drawn for the media...

November 17, 2022 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, anti-national activities, anti-terrorist capabilities, Islamist terror, PFI, Popular Front of India, radicalization, Violence, Terrorism, Governance and Political Studies

India in Space Domain - Pathbreaking Developments

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… in global politics, a new arms race in the form of military-oriented applications for space is becoming dominant .. space assets therefore are attractive targets for adversaries .. capability to use space for commercial, scientific and military...

October 29, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Harnessing space, India in Space Domain, India’s space ventures, military applications in space, Space technology and development, weaponisation of space, Technological and Scientific Studies

Repositioning National Cadet Corps to Drive Youth Development and Social Change

Maj Gen M Indrabalan, ADG, NCC (B&J)

… time and national resources deployed for mentoring and guiding the present generation of youth through the revamped NCC’s stables will definitely start yielding much larger outcomes …

October 25, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Building a strong nationhood, Character-building of youth, Dividends of young India, NCC, NCC in nation building, NCC modernisation, Restructure of NCC curricula, Governance and Political Studies

Tracking the Money Trail: Islamic Terror Groups in South Asia

Rhea Sinha

South Asia has been plagued by Islamic terrorism for decades. An increasingly hostile political environment and the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir has enabled terror organisations to thrive because of the...

September 15, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Af-Pak region, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Security, Neighbourhood studies, Pakistan, Terror Financing, Terrorism, Terrorism

The Chinese Hand behind Terrorism in Northeast India

Dr Sriparna Pathak

Terrorism, a nontraditional security threat has come to occupy centerstage in 21st century international relations, as the lines between how non-state actors and state actors use it have become increasingly blurred. India and China, the two...

August 19, 2021 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, CCP, China, Global Times, International cooperation, Northeast India, Terrorism, Terrorism in Northeast India, Terrorism, North-East Insurgency