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China-Africa Cooperation Forum: An Analytical Overview
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

China hosted the Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on September 4-6, 2024. In the Ministerial conference of the 2024 FOCAC summit, Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, stated that the summit would be ‘China’s most important home di....

October 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , China , Africa , modernisation , Debt , Green energy , FOCAC Summit
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 15-31 March 2023

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Assessment of Chinese Military Modernisation and Its Implications for India
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Ever since its creation, China has been claiming territories of numerous countries. There have been wars and clashes, and the usual tone of policy statements has remained assertive. After annexing Tibet the Communist China has described China as a pa....

July 16, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , modernisation , Chinese Military , Book Published , Communist China , Chinese Armed Forces , Indian security
Developing Nodes of Excellence on China
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction India does not have clear perceptions of China and our thinking is based on the 1962 War and also from opinions of research findings of other countries. Thus despite all efforts, China remains an enigma with regards t....

August 11, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India , China , Bhutan , China study , modernisation , centres of excellence , Developing Nodes
Stoke the Indigenous Fire - A Way Ahead for Army Air Defence
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Abstract Having been associated first hand with the twin process of sustenance of an ageing and vintage inventory of Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Systems (GBADWS) of the Corps of Army Air Defence (AAD) on one hand and the ....

May 15, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Air defence , modernisation , Indigenisation
Modernisation of Artillery- A Quantum Jump
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Quantum Jump- Artillery Modernisation The Indian Artillery is currently in a Network Centric Warfare (NCW) Environment and has to provide Surveillance and Reconnaissance resulting in Target Acquisition, which would lead to engagem....

May 11, 2017 Technological and Scientific Studies , developments , War , modernisation , Artillery , Modernisation of Artillery , Quantum Jump , Network Centric Warfare
Combined Commanders’ Conference 2017: Operational Preparedness and Defence Reforms need the Prime Minister’s Urgent Attention
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Defence Preparedness On January 21, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the army, navy and air force commanders’ conference at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.While the text of the PM’s address has not been released, oste....

February 06, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence budget , modernisation , Defence reforms , Operational preparedness
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