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

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  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
Malabar Joint Naval Exercise – A Viable Deterrent of Quad in the Indo Pacific?
Shashank Sharma Article

Malabar 2021
The Phase-II of Indian Navy’s (IN) Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar2021 (25thedition) kicked off in the Bay of Bengal on 12 October 2021 with participation from the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Aus....

October 15, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , QUAD , Indian Navy , Exercise Malabar , Japan Maritime Self Defence Force , JMSDF , Royal Australian Navy , RAN , United States Navy , USN
The QUAD Navies Exercise for the Second Time
Amruta Karambelkar Article

In the 2021 edition of the Exercise Malabar, the navies of India, US, Japan and Australia came together during 26-29 August for the sea phase. This year makes the second year when Ex. Malabar was conducted in its expanded form. Nowhere is it being o....

September 04, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , South China Sea , Malabar , Indian Navy
Covid Pandemic and the Armed Forces
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The armed forces are actively involved in the national effort of dealing with the second wave of covid pandemic which has wreaked havoc on the entire nation. Join Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma for a disc....

June 01, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Indian Army , Indian Armed Forces , Indian Navy , Indian Airforce , Podcast , COVID Pandemic , Humanitarian Assistance , Disaster Relief
The Rajput Age of the Indian Navy: Why INS Rajput matters on her day of decommissioning
Rear Admiral Sudarshan Y Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd)

As the Indian Navy’s destroyer INS Rajput heads for decommissioning on 21st May after 41 years of service, join Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, AVSM, IN, (Retd) and Shashank Sharma, as they reminisce the era these ships ushered in for the India....

May 22, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Navy , Podcast , Seapower , SNF , Rajput Class destroyer , Destroyer , Kashin Class destroyer
U.S. Department of Defence Annual Report of 2020 on China’s Military Power: Implications for India’s Maritime Security
Shashank Sharma

The US Department of Defence (DoD) Annual Report of 2020 on China Military Power released in September 2020 brings out China’s meteoric military progress in recent years. The report states that China is already ahead of the United States in certain....

November 25, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Maritime Security , Indian Navy , Atmanirbhar Bharat , US Department of Defence Annual Report , China Military Power , Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP-2020) , PLA(Navy)
India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours
Shashank Sharma Article

India is gifting a Russian Kilo class submarine to Myanmar1. The diesel-electric submarine, INS Sindhuvir, was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988 and continues to be in service. The submarine refurbished by the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd a De....

October 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Maldives , Media Studies , Indian Ocean Region , Article , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Security , Mauritius , Bangladesh , Indian Navy , SAGAR , Submarine , INS Sindhuvir , Sittwe , Kyaukphyu , Seychelles , EEZ Surveillance , Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
India-China Standoff and Stability in the Indo-Pacific
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra (retd.) Article

Recent violent clashes near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between Indian and Chinese army units, resulting in large number of casualties in the Galwan region, has caused significant alarm in the wider Indo-Pacific region. While the nature of the c....

June 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Indo-Pacific , China , Article , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , PLA Navy , Indian Navy , Galwan , IOR , COC
Industry 4.0 Joins Fight to Contain COVID-19
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

“I have a 3D Printer and I am ready to join the fight against COVID-19” is the buzz among the technology developers. There is euphoria to use 3D printers to manufacture a variety of medical products and equipment such as face masks and shield, Pe....

April 21, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Indian Navy , Industry 4.0 , COVID-19 , Additive Manufacturing , 3D printing , Ventilators , Facemasks
Armed Forces in Aid to Civilian Authorities in COVID-19 environment
Jaideep Chanda Article

COVID-19 has tested healthcare and associated infrastructure of nations like nothing else before. There are precedents e.g. the Spanish Flu, but none on the scale of COVID-19. Under such a catastrophic environment, the role of the Armed Forces in ass....

April 14, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Army , Indian Navy , CDS , COVID-19 , Quarantine , IAF , Force preservation , Assistance Civil authorities , logistics
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