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Special Laws to Counter Terrorism in India: A Reality Check
Dr N Manoharan

A National Convention held recently in New Delhi on ‘Politics of Terror’ has brought to focus the need to re-look into provisions of special laws that are currently in use to counter terrorism. When confronted with armed militancy, democracies fa

November 20, 2012 Jammu & Kashmir, North-East Insurgency, National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies, Police - Law and Order
At the Army’s Helm: A General Speaks
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The battle hardened Indian army, the fourth largest in the world, has been led by many able Chiefs, but few of them have made the effort to record their experiences for posterity. Nor have many naval and air force chiefs done so. As a result, the sho

November 20, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
India’s Nuclear Deterrence Must be Professionally Managed
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

India declared itself a state armed with nuclear weapons in May 1998 after the Pokhran tests. Despite the fact that almost 15 years have passed since then, the number of good books on the subject of managing India’s nuclear deterrence can be counte

November 08, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, Nuclear and Disarmament
SAARC Home Ministers’ Meet: Injecting Multilateralism in Counter-Terrorism
Dr N Manoharan

How significant did the fifth meeting of SAARC Home/Interior Ministers held in Maldives on 24-26 September 2012 prove to be? It is difficult to answer this question exactly in qualitative terms, but quantitatively, the meet was noteworthy in three as

October 17, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies
Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Pakistan’s Dangerous Game (or Quest)
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The Pakistan army’s continuing efforts to arm the 60-km Hatf-9 (Nasr) short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) with nuclear warheads will adversely impact deterrence stability on the Indian subcontinent as tactical nuclear weapons are inherently destab

October 08, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Nuclear and Disarmament, Pakistan
Brajesh Mishra: India's First Intelligence Tsar
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

Many before him have exercised great influence on an Indian prime minister but no one's influence has been so extensive particularly in foreign policy and security related areas. This was, perhaps, an inevitability given his close personal friendship

October 05, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies
When Bastions Become Insecure, Orderly Retreat Becomes Unavoidable
Sushant Sareen

The portents of the Taliban strike against Camp Bastion in Helmand earlier this month are rather depressing and disheartening. Despite the brave face being put on by the NATO commanders, the devastating attack raises serious questions about the viabi

September 28, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Afghanistan
India - Maldives Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism: Why and How
Nidhi Narain-Bhatnagar

In a recently concluded three-day visit of the Indian Defence Minister, A. K. Antony to Malé, India and Maldives have agreed to work together to ensure that “the stability in the region is maintained; and above all… threats, particularly from te

September 27, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Maldives
Freedom of Speech and Archaic Law on Sedition
Dr M N Buch (late)

The Chambers Twenty-first Century Dictionary defines sedition in the following words: “Public speech, writing or action encouraging public disorder, especially rebellion against the government “. The word itself comes from the Latin word sedit

September 17, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies, Police - Law and Order
Defence Reforms and Naresh Chandra Task Force Review
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

In May last year the government appointed a Task Force lead by Naresh Chandra and composed of 14 members to go into the recommendations and reassess the reforms required for improving the national security system. Over a decade back Kargil Review Com

September 13, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
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