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Jammu and Kashmir

Looking Back at General Zorawar Singh and his Campaigns: An Assessment

Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF Article

Zorawar Singh was a prominent military commander and statesman in the army of Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir. He played a pivotal role in defining the modern political boundaries of the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. Zo....

March 22, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Central Asia , Jammu and Kashmir , Buddhism , Ladakh , Gilgit-Baltistan , Xinjiang , Sikh Empire , Maharaja Gulab Singh , Dogra , Kishtwar , Kashmiri shawls

India’s Lithium Discovery: A Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future?

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

On 9 February 2022, India announced the discovery of 5.9 million tons of lithium deposit in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The estimated value of the deposit was around USD 410 billion.June 13, 2023 Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Electric Vehicles , Jammu and Kashmir , Lithium , Clean energy transition , critical minerals

Vimarsh - Book Discussion on “The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a Troubled Land”

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a Vimarsh dialogue in the shape of a book discussion on “The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a Troubled Land,” authored by General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, on the 27th of December 2021....

December 31, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article 35A , Jammu and Kashmir , Article 370 , Counter Insurgency , Kashmir Conundrum

Release of ‘Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control’ by Shri Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of Union Territory of J&K

Shri Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir released ‘Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Kashmir’ in a virtual event on 18th March 2021. The book has been published by Harper Collins. Its author Ambass....

May 20, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Book Discussions , POK , Governor , Jammu and Kashmir , Gilgit-Baltistan , Manoj Sinha

Rethinking National Security in an Age of Pandemics

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

National security has traditionally been defined and understood in military terms. This notion of national security focuses on threats such as external armed aggression, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), terrorism, insurgenc....

April 10, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , national security , Internal Security , National Security Strategy , Terrorism , insurgency , Jammu and Kashmir , Security , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , North-East , Left Wing Extremism

Post 370 Kashmir - Roadmap for the future and Emerging Security Challenges

As Jammu and Kashmir enters the fifth month since the abrogation of Article 370, the national and international media, opposition leaders, and many public intellectuals have continued to repeatedly raise serious concerns about the security and commun....

January 06, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu and Kashmir , Article 370 , Post 370 Kashmir

Accession of Jammu and Kashmir and Constitutional Provisions: A Historical Recount

… Pakistan is a self-appointed Stake Holder in Kashmir Dispute … has always displayed double standards while dealing with J&K … with this new development she has started becoming fearful about its hold on POJK and Gilgit-Baltistan. No wonder Pa....

September 16, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu and Kashmir , India’s constitutional amendment , History of Kashmir politics , Kashmir’s integration

Cultural Heritage of Jammu and Kashmir, Edited by K. Warikoo, Pentagon Press, 2009, Pages: 338, Price: Rs. 1750, ISBN: 978-81-8274-376-2

Prateek Joshi

Much has been written about Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by the virtue of its disputed status. The ever growing literature by leading scholars and legal experts has continued to emphasize either on the legal aspect of the Kashmir dispute or has analysed J....

September 12, 2018 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu and Kashmir , Book Reviews , Cultural Heritage , Ladakh , Socio-cultural , Islamic influences , Buddhist

Human Shield: Army’s Young Leaders are Confronted with Unusual Situations Daily in Kashmir

Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The incident at Budgam must be seen in the correct context. Using a hostage as a human shield is neither part of the army’s SOP, nor is it ever likely to be encouraged or repeated. But, have armchair strategists and promoters of human rights (fo....

April 26, 2017 Media Studies , Kashmir , election , Budgam , Major Beetul Gogoi , Kashmir Valley , Jammu and Kashmir , stone pelting , rescue

Pok: Is The Worm Finally Turning?
Sushant Sareen

Images of the simmering situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir broadcast on Indian TV channels appear to have shaken the Indian media, the army of analysts, and perhaps even the government of India out of their decades long slumber over a part of Ind....

October 21, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , POK , Jammu and Kashmir , Pakistan-occupied Kashmir