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Decoding Russia's 'Missing' Cyberwar Amid War in Ukraine
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… impact of cyber operations is missing ... Russian cyber operations lean towards low-cost disruption efforts that rely on cyber patriots and criminal hackers than their ability to carry out sophisticated degradation campaigns. Cyber is an...

May 17, 2022 Download
Cyber Security, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: controlled cyber attacks, cyber instigations and apprehensions, Russia-West cyber equation, Russia’s cyber operations, the East-West Hacking game, US-Russia-Ukraine cyber contest
Semiconductor FABs: A National Mission
Lt General Davinder Kumar, PVSM, VSM Bar, ADC (Retd.)

… improvements in semiconductor and related technologies would have direct impact on the security, economy, society, and human society ... chip dependent systems would contribute substantially towards the comprehensive power of the nations and...

May 5, 2022 Download
Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Digital India, Electronic System Design, Make in India, National Policy on Electronics, Semiconductor technology, Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Nepal: Facts, Disputes, and the US-China Contest
Dr Rishi Gupta

In the past two months, Nepal’s political space had been marred by upheavals and doubts over the future of the ruling alliance between the Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center)/Maoist Party, and Communist Party of Nepal (...

April 19, 2022 Download
Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: 12-Point Interpretive Declaration, Hydropowe, India, India-Nepal, Indo-Pacific Strategy, Intellectual Property Rights, KP Oli, MCC, MCC in Nepal, MCC Ratification, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Nepal Communist Party, Prachanda, Sher Bahadur Deuba, Three Supports, Tibet, UML, US-China, Wang Yi
Turkey’s Role as a Regional Actor in Central Asia: An Assessment
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Central Asia’s geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West has shaped substantial geopolitical rivalries in the region. Even though the region is within Russia’s sphere of influence, China has made significant advances in Central...

March 29, 2022 Download
Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Azerbaijan, Drones, energy, Gas pipeline, Georgia, Karabakh War, Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan, Trans -Caspian, Turkey, Turkic States, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
India-Central Asia: Defence and Security Cooperation
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Central Asia has emerged as an important geopolitical space after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West, South, Central, and West Asia has often resulted in the spread of...

February 28, 2022 Download
Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Afghanistan, Defence Expo, Defence production, Delhi declaration, India-Central Asia Dialogue, India-Central Asia Summit, Kazakhstan, Kazind, Khanjar, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Taliban, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Space 2.0: Prospects for Quad Collaboration
Avantika Menon

It has been 64 years since the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 that officially marked the dawn of humanity’s ever-growing fascination with exploring the vast reaches of outer space. From launching manned missions,...

January 18, 2022 Download
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Counter-space Weapons, Counterspace, Cyber attacks, Norms in Space, QUAD, Quad Collaboration, Space 2.0, Space Solar Power Stations, Weaponization in Space
India-Maldives Policy Brief
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF

The Maldives has attracted international attention due to the increased importance of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific region. India-Maldives relations have made immense progress in the past years. The relations have seen significant...

December 13, 2021 Download
Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: China, Geostrategic, India in Maldives, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Security, OBOR, SLOCs, Tourism
Resilient Rare-Earth Supply Chains: Whither Quad?
Avantika Menon

The ubiquitous iPhone is perhaps the most commonly cited example used to showcase the globalized nature of supply chains. Starting from its design process in California, US, the complex supply chain for its production and assembly spans 43...

November 11, 2021 Download
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Earth Elements, Global supply chains, QUAD, Quad Collaboration, Rare Earth
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
National Security and Strategic Studies, Technological and Scientific Studies
Tags: Harnessing space, India in Space Domain, India’s space ventures, military applications in space, Space technology and development, weaponisation of space
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
National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies
Tags: Building a strong nationhood, Character-building of youth, Dividends of young India, NCC, NCC in nation building, NCC modernisation, Restructure of NCC curricula
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