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Arihant to India’s defence: Nuclear triad is now fully operational and provides us with credible strategic deterrence

General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM Article

Monday, 5 November 2018, was indeed a red letter and historic day in the history of India’s security paradigm when a visibly proud Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the completion of a maiden ‘deterrent patrol’ by INS Arihant, India’s fir....

November 19, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indian Navy , Nuclear Triad , INS Arihant , Arihant

The Trinity Of Power

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

INS Arihant will enable India to assert its rights on water, besides land and air. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 5 that India’s first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered submarine, the INS Arihant, which is equi....

November 19, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indian Navy , INS Arihant

Navy Team Tarini at the Vivekananda International Foundation

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) comprising six women officers of the Indian Navy circumnavigated the globe in 254 days. The voyage commenced on September 10, 2017 and was completed on May 21, 2018. The expedition was called ‘Navik....

October 01, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , Indian Navy , Team Tarini , Navika Sagar Parikrama , INSV Tarini

Vimarsha: ‘Role of Indian Navy in Changing Security Environment’, Talk by Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Admiral Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, the Chief of Indian Navy, for its monthly Vimarsha series of lectures on issues of contemporary and historical importance for India. A wide galaxy of security exp....

August 08, 2018 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indo-Pacific , Security Environment , Indian Navy , Admiral Lanba

CAG Reports on Military Equipment: Prudence is the Need of the Hour

Commodore Gopal Suri

Recent reports in the media, concerning a CAG report on the Indian Navy’s MiG 29K aircraft, have raised alarm about the performance of these aircraft. However, the issue needs to be deliberated with the necessary seriousness, devoid of media specul....

August 05, 2016 Defence , Russia , Indian Navy , CAG Reports , MiG 29K aircraft

Uniting through Oceans

Sarosh Bana

Bolstered by its robust surface, undersea and aerial capabilities, the Indian Navy staged a spectacular maritime pageant off the eastern seaboard, as it hosted its International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016 earlier this month. As many as 50 countries rang....

February 18, 2016 Defence , Military Affairs , Indian Ocean , Indian Navy , Eastern Naval Command , Visakhapatnam