Arun Sahgal

Contributions

Implications of US Defence Secretary’s Visit to New Delhi

June 11, 2012 Arun Sahgal

The two days visit of US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta to India generated considerable interest both among the political circles and strategic community. Major interest was in the new American defence strategy the chief element of which was re ba...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, US

Growing Pakistani Arsenal; Implications for India

September 01, 2011 Arun Sahgal

Indian policy and strategic establishment is exhibiting little or no concern about growing Pakistani nuclear arsenal, this is despite the fact that Pakistan is touted to have more nuclear weapons than UK and has emerged as the fifth largest nuclear w...

Tags: Nuclear and Disarmament, Defence, Military Affairs

Defence Capability Vs Defence Expenditure

March 08, 2011 Arun Sahgal

One of the most keenly watched part of the Union budget is the allocations of funds for defence expenditure. Given the prevailing security environment, modernization of the armed forces and keeping them militarily prepared is a major challenge faced ...

Tags: Defence

A Perspective on Premier Wen’s Visit: No Material Change in Sino-Indian Equation

December 20, 2010 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Behind the usual bonhomie exhibited after the issue of joint communiqué by India and China post Prime Minister Wen Jia Bao's visit basic issue that needs to be addressed is what are the major take aways? Were the concerns of the two countries add...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China

Sino-Indian Equation: Time for a Reset

December 13, 2010 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

India’s China policy has been marked by friendship, sentimentalism, fear, diffidence, appeasement, brinksmanship, wishful thinking and engagement. Of late, despite positive political overtures, there are undercurrents of growing negativism in the r...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China