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Contemplating Deterrence by ‘Integrated Missile and Rocket Force’
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I’m here! Dongfeng Express at your service!” is what Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) wrote in February 2019, in its first post on Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter. PLARF took the name “Dongfeng Express,....

January 11, 2023 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Artillery, BrahMos, SSM, Prithvi, PLARF, deterrence, IMRF, Pralay, SFC
Overview of Geopolitics in 2022 and Looking at 2023
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The Year 2022 saw the organizing principles of the international system become more fragmented even with facade of multilateral summitry. Despite US unipolar moment receding, China’s ascendancy has yet to translate into US decline. With absence of ....

January 10, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, Russia, War, Xi Jinping, trade, Ukraine, Joe Bidden, Biden, Abe, multipolarity, Geo economics
Defence Procurement & Production: A Feel of Fresh Air as the New Year Dawns
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Premise A few days into the New Year and thinking of the year gone by, one gets a feel of ‘fresh air’ in the entire stance of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and their attitude towards the entire gamut of defence procurement. A resurgent mood is e....

January 09, 2023 VIF Alerts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Pralay missile, Simulators for armed forces
G20 Needs Inclusivity, Efficiency and a “Delhi Consensus”
Dr Arpita Anant Article

The Indian presidency of the G20 has taken cognizance of the challenge of achieving just and equitable growth for all the peoples of the world in a sustainable, holistic, responsible, and inclusive manner. It is founded on the philosophy of Vasudhaiv....

January 06, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, G20, reformed multilateralism, global governance, Global South
Geopolitical mires of 2022 and the way forward for India
Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The challenge for India and other developing nations is to find an optimal adjustment to a segmented globalisation. 2022 revealed some interesting truths about today’s world order. As the dominant superpower confronts the challenge from an aspir....

January 05, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, Globalisation, economic welfare, industrialised societies
Central Asia: A Look Back at 2022 and Projections for 2023
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background The year 2022 has been challenging for the Central Asian region. In addition to the widespread anti-government protests resulting from the tumultuous internal socio-economic and political environment, the external impact of the Ukrainia....

January 04, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Central Asia, Article, China, Russia, SCO, Protests, Central Asia, elections, Turkey, EU, reforms, Railways, Connectivity, CSTO, Ukraine Crisis, Karakalpakstan, Consultative meetings
G20 Presidency is a Celebration of India’s Culture and Social Philosophy
Anushka Saraswat Article

On 1 December 2022, India formally took over the G20 presidency, the significant multilateral forum to address the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, during stormy times in International Relations. When the drums are ....

January 04, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, India, Climate Change, Multilateralism, COVID-19 pandemic, Territorial integrity, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ukraine Conflict, G20 presidency, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, civilisational ethos, spiritual nationalism
Japan upgrades its Defence and Security Posture
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction In a dramatic departure to Japan’s exclusively defensive posture embodied in the pacifist post-War Constitution of Japan, the Fumio Kishida administration effectively abandoned on 16 December 2022 when it passed ammendments to three....

January 04, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, South China Sea, National Security Strategy, Taiwan Strait, opinion polls, regional peace and stability, Increased defence spending, missile firings, security burden sharing, NISA, peace clause
Lessons of Ukraine War, and Applicability on India
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Since it began, the Russia-Ukraine has thrown up an overabundance of geopolitical, geo-economic and geostrategic lessons. It is humbling to note that the lessons of 2021 were in total variance with those of 2022. India has learnt significant geostra....

January 03, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, India, Russia, War, Peace, Ukraine, Lessons, strategic ambiguity, economic interdependence
West Asia – 2022 Gone by with a Twist
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

West Asia never ceases to spring surprises. 2022 was no different in that regard except that conflicts became milder but the Black Swan events did not spare them either. As the countries, even the oil rich ones, were beginning to come out of the adv....

January 02, 2023 VIF Alerts, International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Article, India, US, China, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Abraham Accords, I2U2
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