Articles

Operation Sindoor: Paradigm shift from candle lights to BrahMos

Within 15 days of the Pahalgam slaughter, Team Modi accomplished the explicitly declared mission by hitting nine terror bases in Pakistan and killed over 100 jihadis. Operation Sindoor against Pahalgam attack achieves military, political, psycholo....

May 13, 2025 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Pakistan , Terrorists , Article 370 , Pahalgam Attack , Narendra Modi , Operation Sindoor

Neighborhood News Digest – 18 September 2023

Afghanistan

U.S. woman among 18 NGO staff detained in Afghanistan – The Hindu

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carryin....

September 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Terrorists , Tourism , UNGA , Lithium , HRW , fuel Prices , CJP , NGO , Saffron , Life Expectancy , Garment

Jammu & Kashmir : A Comprehensive Pre-Winter Review

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In the highly uncertain world of India’s strategic security environment one thing which remains certain is Pakistan’s commitment to pursue the path of creating mayhem in J&K. Whether it’s the scrutiny of the Financial Assistance Task Force (FAT....

October 29, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , FATF , infiltration , LoC , Terrorists , Article 370 , Pulwama , Operation All Out , 22 0ct 1947 Black Day

Overcoming Baiting by the J&K Separatists & Terrorists

Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The first week of May each year brings the J&K Government back to Srinagar after its six month occupation of the seat in Jammu. It’s the time when many activities occupy the minds of the political and military leadership on the security front. Amon....

May 17, 2016 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , J&K Separatists , Terrorists