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A Decade of Discourse on Defence Matters
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

This book is a compilation of 30 pioneering papers on issues connected with India's national defence. These papers are a part of the vast repository of VIF publications over the past decade of its functioning as a strategic think tank with the purpos....

March 12, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian military , national defence , Book Published , Defence Matters , India's strategic
India's Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy

Has India always been a part of someone else's strategy? A RAND Corporation study argues that India thinks defensively due to the geography and cultural belief systems, so India never had a strategic culture. There is also the argument that India's s....

November 20, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Internal Security , national defence , India's Foreign Policy , Book Published , Neighbourhood , RAND Corporation , War game
Imperative Need for a Comprehensive National Security Strategy
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Inconsistent Policy Formulation All national-level endeavours must be based on a clear sense of purpose. The idea is elemental, but one that is little appreciated and often ignored. Does India have a comprehensive, clearly enuncia....

April 20, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , national security , strategy , national defence
India, Vietnam, ASEAN Cooperation in Public Security and National Defence
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

“Our defence cooperation with Vietnam is among our most important ones. India remains committed to the modernization of Vietnam’s defence and security forces.”

---PM Narendra Modi, October 2014

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October 16, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , India , ASEAN , Vietnam , national defence
Decoding India's Defence Procurement: An Analysis of Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 Edited by Gen N C Vij
General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM

Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183283349 ISBN-13: 978-8183283342 Online Available at a....

July 16, 2014 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , national defence , Armed forces , Book Published , DPP 2013 , Defence Procurement Procedure , Ministry of Defence , COAS , Defence analysts , Policy makers
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