Bharat
Arshia Goswami: Bharat’s Youngest Weightlifter Defying Gravity of Expectation

बलेन लापेकस्तिठति बलमुपास्वेति | - Chhandogya Upanishad (7.8.1) {English Translation: “The world's existence is dependent on Strength. Be devoted to Strength”} Bharat is a nation where a girl child is considered a manifestation of Aadi Shakti (the...

Nexus between Insurgency and Narco-Trafficking : A Case Study of Manipur

Introduction The northeast region of India has been inflicted with long-standing separatist insurgencies. Since the 1950s, this region has witnessed frequent ethnic conflicts as well as insurgent violence. In the recent past, the overall situation...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 April 2024)

Defence Defence exports increase by 32.5% in FY 2023-24; Private sector contributes 60% Army Commanders’ Conference calls for greater impetus on ongoing transformation New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime successfully flight-tested Indian...

Cyber Review - March 2024

National Cabinet approved over ₹10,300 Crores for “IndiaAI” programme The Cabinet, on 07 March, approved an allocation of over ₹10,300 Crores for the “IndiaAI” mission as a significant step towards encouraging Bharat’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (16-31 March 2024)

Defence Anti-Piracy operations against Pirate Ship MV Ruen by Indian Navy Maiden test-firing of India’s first indigenously-made 1500 HP engine for Main Battle Tanks Indian Navy's Ongoing Maritime Security Operations (‘Op Sankalp’) ICG Ship arrives...

Mapping Terrorism & Extremism in Bharat

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्‌ । कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्‌ ॥ [Translation: “O Partha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, unborn, eternal and immutable kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?”] - Shrimad...

Bharat Rising: Dharma, Democracy, Diplomacy; Author: Utpal Kumar; BleuOneInk; Rs. 599/-

When a colonised nation gets rid of its masters, one of its first acts is to reclaim its civilisational and cultural narrative, a legacy that had been pummelled and distorted beyond recognition and replaced by the coloniser’s worldview. For, what...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 March 2024)

Defence In a major boost to Aatmanirbharta Ministry of Defence signs five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125 crores. 3rd India - Malaysia Bilateral Maritime Exercise Samudra Laksamana conducted. MoD inks MoU with BEML, BEL &...

VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 February 2024)

Defence Over ₹6.21 lakh crore allocation to Ministry of Defence in Interim Union Budget 2024-2025. Indian Coast Guard celebrated 48th Raising Day. INS Sandhayak commissioned into Bharatiya/Indian Navy. DRDO carried out successful flight trials of ‘...

VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 January 2024)

Defence Bharat-UAE conducted a joint military exercise— “Desert Cyclone” in Rajasthan. Raksha Mantri inaugurated the first all-girls Sainik School at Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Naval platforms remain mission deployed in the North/Central...

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