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If We Must, ‘Fight with What We Have’!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

It may be Chinese belligerence territorially, in the battle space or geopolitically, and Pakistani obstinacy in continuing proxy war in J&K and preparations for conventional war with nuclear threat, war can be thrust on India without tell-tale signs.

June 10, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, India, Defence budget, Defence Acquisition Council, Defence Capability
The Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile and What it Means in Our Scenario
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

This article analyses how the use of Oreshnik missile by Russia is an event significant enough for us to take note and relate the same in our scenario.

Oreshnik Makes a Debut
On 21 Nov 2024, the news breaking headlines all over was the

March 10, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, hypersonic missile, Oreshnik missile, Russian attack on Dnipro
Climate Change: A Review of 2024 and Projections for 2025
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

State of the global climate in 2024
From global average temperature to greenhouse gas emissions, records have already been broken yet again in 2024. The impact of this was felt in the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather

February 03, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Article, Floods, heatwaves, Negotiations, climate finance, loss and damage, Extreme weather events, Fossil fuels
Year 2024 : Many Accomplishments Achieved by India in the Strategic Domain
Dr Ramanand Garge

January 26, the largest democracy of the world celebrates its 75th Republic Day in 2024 and 75th year of Independence in 2022. Since 1947 after carving out its rightful place in the world India has emerged as a prominent entity at regional as well as

February 02, 2015 Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, India, national security, Left Wing Extremism, Year review 2024, Strategic domain of India, Maritime India
The Intersection of Conflict Economy and Narco-Terrorism: Fuelling Violence
Major Namrata Dhasmana (Retd)

The toxic nexus of narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir intersecting the conflict

January 06, 2025 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, Violence, drug trafficking, Narco Terrorism, Conflict Economy
The Growing Problem of Digital Arrest Scams in Bharat
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

“‘Stop’, then ‘Think’, and then take ‘Action’; these three steps will become the protector of your digital security.” [1] - Narendra Modi, Prime Mi

January 09, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, Article, India, AP internal security, Cyber Security, cyber crime, Bharat, Cyber, Digital Security, Digital Arrest, Digital Scam
Maoists Resurface in Karnataka
Dr P V Ramana

Naxalites of the Communist Party of Maoist [CPI (Maoist)], Maoists in short, seem to be resurfacing in Karnataka. The killing in an encounter of Vikram Gowda, on November 18, 2024, in Eedu village, Karkala taluk of Udupi district, further confirms t

February 20, 2019 Leftwing Extremism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, Karnataka, Maoists. Naxalites, CPI, Communist Party of Maoist, Maoist area
The Naga Issue: The Grandstanding by Muivah
Lt Gen PC Nair, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, PhD, (Retd)

On 8th November 2024, the General Secretary of NSCN-IM, Thuingaleng Muivah created a buzz by declaring that the GoI has betrayed the letter and spirit behind the Framework Agreement of Aug 2015. In his statement he has sought a third-party interventi

November 20, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Manipur, Chinese influence, Framework Agreement, Muivah, Naga insurgency, NSCN-IM
An Analytical Review of India’s Defence Exports
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

This work analyses the recent statement of the Defence Minister wherein, on 04 Oct 2024, while speaking at the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), the Minister stated the Govt is committed to make defence

March 10, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Indian defence industry, Defence Exports, RM at 7th AGM of SIDM
Viksit Bharat: Bracing for Strategic Contestations: Political Management of India’s Military Institution
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

It was in the post-1962 period that the shape of India’s indigenous system of national defence began shaping-up – at the intervention of Communist China. That was when after centuries of strategic quarantine from real-politics, free India’s ide

March 20, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Military security in Viksit Bharat, curative ventures in military management, blending hoary warrior culture with indigenisation
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