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Op Sindoor: The Strategy of ‘Strategic Success’
May 20 , 2025 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 373
Wars are ageless and can indeed begin unannounced, as was proven in India-Pakistan context. On 22 April 2025, it could not be predicted that on 07 May, there would commence a modern shooting war. Four d...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Akashteer , Battle Field Transparency , Cyber Weapons , Directed Energy weapons , Nuclear threat , S 400

Indian Defence Technologies in Support of Operation Sindoor
May 19 , 2025 Prof G Satheesh Reddy Prof Hari Babu Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 539
The blitzkrieg of Indian technologies was on full display during the short but decisive engagement between India and Pakistan during 6/7 to 10/11 May 2025. The engagement decisively proved the superiori...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies

Tags : Aatamnirbhar Bharat , Akash AD System , Akashteer , BrahMos , Cyber Defence , DRDO

India's Strategic Crossroads: Reassessing Partnerships Post-Pahalgam
May 16 , 2025 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 414
The Pak-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which resulted in the tragic loss of 26 lives, has once again thrust India into a complex web of regional tensions and international dip...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Ceasefire diplomacy , Cross-border terrorism , Geopolitics of South Asia , India Pakistan hyphenation , Indian foreign policy , India’s counter-terrorism strategy , Operation Sindoor , Pahalgam Attack 2025 , Pak sponsored terrorism , Reassessing strategic alliances , Russia and Israel support for India , Strategic Autonomy , US mediation in Indo-Pak conflict , US-India Relations

Operation Sindoor: Story, success, takeaways
May 14 , 2025 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
Commentary Views: 646
The Pakistani site went on to say, “The concept has recently gained currency with the Indian strategic community.” India’s stunning military project, Operation Sindoor, to punish the terrorist Pakistan...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Pakistan, Governance and Political Studies, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Defence forces , Narendra Modi , Operation Sindoor , S 400

Denmark-Greenland Helmsmanship in the Arctic Council: Charting a New Course (2025–2027)
May 14 , 2025 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 492
Denmark assumed the rotating chairship (2025-2027) of the Arctic Council from Norway (2023-2025) during the 14th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on May 12, 2025, in Tromsø, Norway, marking a mileston...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Arctic biodiversity , Arctic Council , Arctic diplomacy , Arctic Geopolitics , Arctic governance , Arctic Observer states , Arctic Sea routes , Climate Change , Denmark Chairship 2025–2027 , Global South , Greenland foreign policy , India’s Arctic policy , Indigenous Peoples

Operation Sindoor: Paradigm shift from candle lights to BrahMos
May 13 , 2025 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 477
Within 15 days of the Pahalgam slaughter, Team Modi accomplished the explicitly declared mission by hitting nine terror bases in Pakistan and killed over 100 jihadis. Operation Sindoor against Pahalgam ...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Pakistan, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Article 370 , Narendra Modi​ , Operation Sindoor , Pahalgam Attack , Pakistan , Terrorists

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