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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01–15 August 2023)

Defence

  1. Port call of INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata to Port Moresby.
  2. Border Roads.
  3. Master Shipyard Repair Agreement (MSRA) between Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Shipyard ....

    August 21, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Kashmir , Indian Air Force , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Punjab , Indian Navy , JeM , Somalia , Bharat , Islamic , Bangladesh Pakistan , Narco-Terror , Narcotic , Port Moresby , Border Roads , Master Shipyard Repair Agreement , Inter-Services Organisation Bill , Chief of the Army , Sandhurst Academy , Bilateral Naval Maritime Partnership Exercise , UAE Navy , MALABAR-2023 , India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting , Heron Mark 2 , relief operations , Spike missiles , HM , ABT
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (01-15 July 2023)

Defence

  1. INS Sunayna Visit to Port Beira, Mozambique.
  2. Indian Navy – French Navy Maritime Partnership Exercise off Visakhapatnam.
  3. Defence Secretary visits Myan....

    July 21, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Kashmir , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Punjab , Indian Navy , IM , Controlling radicalization in Islamic society , IAF , Manipur , Raksha Mantri , Kenya , Somalia , Defence Secretary , Khalistan , DAC , HAL , Bastille Day , Narco-Terror , Narcotic
Interaction with Prof (Dr) Istiaq Ahmed

On 08 June 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interaction with Prof (Dr) Ishtiaq Ahmed from Stockholm University. Prof Ahmed is a Swedish political scientist of Pakistani origin and a renowned author of books like Jinna....

June 13, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Interaction , Punjab , Mahatma Gandhi , Stockholm University , Pakistani origin , Jinnah
Panjwar’s Killing in Pakistan and Future of the KCF
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः। सर्पो दंशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे॥
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June 02, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , India , Punjab , ISI , Bharat , Khalistan , Lahore , Extremism Terrorism , KCF , Panjwa , r Pakistan
Punjab: Frankenstein amidst Witches Brew
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Article

Punjab - the front line border state of India has seen fragility in the 1980’s and 1990’s in the form of a bloody terrorist campaign memories of which returned to haunt with images from Ajnala (near Amritsar) where followers of a radical extremis....

February 27, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , Punjab , ISI , Khalistan
Terrorism and Extremism Trends in Bharat: Review of 2022 and Prognosis for 2023
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || [Transla....

January 16, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Kashmir , Jammu , Terrorism , J&K , insurgency , Daesh , ISIS , LWE , Naxal , Punjab , Taliban , ISI , IslamicState , PFI , Northeast , Extremism , Maoist , Bharat , AlQaida , Khalistan , Islamic , Kanhaiya
Innovative Strategies for Arresting Environmental Degradation while Addressing Debt Problems of the States
Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee Article

Abstract
At the COP-26 summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Modi had committed India to some bold environmental targets, to achieve which the Centre must work with the State where the economic activities take place that also take their to....

October 07, 2022 Climate Change , Article , Punjab , Latin America , CO2 emissions , debt swap , decarbonistation , Green NGOs , Haryana , livelihood , sea levels , Sunderbans , 12th Finance Commission
Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Rise of the Sikh Empire and The Military History of The Punjab
RNP Singh

Ranjit Singh was the most adventurous, audacious, and sagacious ruler of the Indian subcontinent since Chandragupta Maurya. Like the Kohinoor he wore, he was a gem among rulers. He rose like a bright and brief firmament when India became a part of th....

September 13, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Punjab , Book Published , Indian Subcontinent , Afghan , Ranjit Singh , Chandragupta Maurya , Sikh Empire
Terrorism Studies (National): Review of 2021 & Projections for 2022
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Despite the outbreak of the China-origin coronavirus aka COVID-19 in late 2019 and the continuation of this fatal virus spread globally in 2020, the year 2021 has witnessed the continuation in the terrorism-related incidents, linked directly or indir....

January 14, 2022 Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , Islamic State , J&K , ISIS , LWE , Punjab , Counter terrorism , AlQaeda , Srinagar
KPS Gill: Tribute to a Supercop
Prakash Singh

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill has been hailed as one of the most successful fighters against terrorism. He vanquished what was one of the most lethal and one of the most devastating terrorist movements in the history of the world. He has also been criticized....

May 31, 2017 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Terrorism , CRPF , KPS Gill , Supercop , Punjab , JF Ribeiro , Governor
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