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Tatmadaw’s Strategic Perspective on the Coco Islands of Myanmar
Dr. Naing Swe Oo Article

In the contemporary era, growing strategic competition among major powers and their power projection efforts in the Indo-Pacific region raise the importance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Along with the changing security landsc....

November 04, 2020 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Coco Islands, Malacca Strait, SLOCs
Infrastructure Development as a Force Multiplier
Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction India and China share border of 4056 Km in length (as per Ministry of Home Affairs). Compromised by China’s military aggression in 1962, the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh’s Sub Sector North (SSN) delineates that part of th....

November 04, 2020 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Ladakh, Defence infrastructure, Border Area Road construction, Road- rail-air connectivity
Redefining Two-Front War
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.) Article

On taking over as COAS, Gen Bipin Rawat, in December 2016 had said: “The two-front is a real scenario… the army, navy and IAF are now jointly very much prepared for such an eventuality.” In his first press conference as COAS, Gen Manoj Naravane....

November 03, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, China, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, China, LoC, Information war, Cyber war, LAC, Eastern Ladakh, battle space, electromagnetic spectrum, multidomain
मध्य एशिया में चीन का कर्ज-जाल
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

पृष्ठभूमि मध्य एशिया में चीन के अपने कई स्वार्थ हैं। पहला तो यही कि उसे अपने उत्तर-पश्चिमी क्....

November 03, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, China, Hindi, Article, चीन। किर्गिस्तान। कजाखस्तान। तजाकिस्तान। भ्रष्टाचार। बीआरआइ। कर्ज-जाल। कर्ज। एआइआइबी। प्रेडेटरी लेंडिंग। चीन विरोधी मानसिकता। क्रेडिट्स। भूभाग पर दावे
India – US 2+2 Dialogue: Forging a Predictable Defence Relationship
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction The recently concluded India – US 2+2 dialogue (October 26- 27, 2020), third in this series, is a pointer towards the two countries converging substantially in overcoming the often lamented `hesitation of history’. Coming just day....

November 02, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, US, Article, China, Indo Pacific, DTTI, CAATSA, BECA, Counter terrorism, Cyber Dialogue, ISA, major defence partner, STA
Terror Revelations from Pakistan
Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Article

On 29 October Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Science & Technology while speaking in the National Assembly, boasted that the Imran Khan government was responsible for the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir that had taken place in February 2019. The Pul....

November 02, 2020 VIF Alerts, Neighbourhood Studies, Pakistan, Article, Pakistan, Terrorism, NIA, JeM, ISPR, Pulwama, Fawad Chaudhury, Gen Bajwa, Pakistan Democratic Movement
India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours
Shashank Sharma, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

India is gifting a Russian Kilo class submarine to Myanmar1. The diesel-electric submarine, INS Sindhuvir, was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988 and continues to be in service. The submarine refurbished by the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd a Defense PSU, ....

October 31, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Maldives, Media Studies, Indian Ocean Region, Article, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Maritime Security, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Indian Navy, SAGAR, Submarine, INS Sindhuvir, Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, Seychelles, EEZ Surveillance, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
A Case for Deepening India-Taiwan Ties
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction The changing geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific region in recent times has demanded reorientation of foreign policy priorities by many countries in the region. The single factor driving this new thrust is China’s threat of....

October 30, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, ASEAN, Malabar, 2+2 Dialogue, Tsai Ing-wen, BECA, Coronavirus, Huawei, One China policy, ITA, TECC, milk-tea alliance, National Day, red-line.
Jammu & Kashmir : A Comprehensive Pre-Winter Review
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In the highly uncertain world of India’s strategic security environment one thing which remains certain is Pakistan’s commitment to pursue the path of creating mayhem in J&K. Whether it’s the scrutiny of the Financial Assistance Task Force (FAT....

October 29, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir, VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Pakistan, FATF, infiltration, LoC, Terrorists, Article 370, Pulwama, Operation All Out, 22 0ct 1947 Black Day
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Rivalry has begun
Aayush Mohanty Article

The last two years have seen the U.S-China rivalry ramping up, threatening to engulf the world in a new Cold War. The new Cold War would not be the same as before, based on ideology, but, who has better technology and is equipped to deal with global ....

October 28, 2020 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, US, China, Aircraft, EU, Manufacturing, Boeing, Airbus, COMAC, commercial
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