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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 January 2023

DEFENCE

63rd National Defence College (NDC) Course commences.
India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities.
Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan.
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January 17, 2023 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , China , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Africa , Nuclear , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , Japan , LWE , BrahMos , Boko Haram , al-Qa’ida , IAF , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Bharat , Khalistan , DAC , IslamicExtremism , AoN , NDC , Agniveer , Aero India , JMB

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 December 2022

DEFENCE

MoD organises interaction with Indian defence industry on reservation for Ex-Agniveers in corporate jobs.
Indian Coast Guard helicopter squadron commissioned in Chennai.
Joint Exercise Agni Warrior with....

December 19, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Pakistan , Kazakhstan , Sri Lanka , Islamic State , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Bangladesh , Singapore , al-Qa’ida , Malaysia , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Bharat , Khalistan , Space , FICN , IslamicExtremism , Agniveers , IFR , TDF , DIC , Rafales , Mazar-e-Sharif

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-30 November 2022

DEFENCE

MALABAR 22 culminates.
Mr Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of Navy, US on a five day official visit to India.
Raksha Mantri (RM) Shri Rajnath Singh attends ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus meeting & India-ASEAN D....

December 02, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , US , Australia , Defence , Islamic State , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Balochistan , Malabar , al-Qa’ida , Indonesia , Oman , France , dialogue , Navy , Malaysia , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , IslamicExtremism , ADMM-Plus , IPRD , Samanvay , BKI , ISYF , Quetta

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 November 2022

DEFENCE

Shri Giridhar Aramane is the new Defence Secretary of India.
DRDO conducts flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence.
Naval Commanders’ Conference.
Joint Military Training-2022 with....

November 21, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Afghanistan , Islamic State , Al-Shabaab , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Taliban , Singapore , al-Qa’ida , France , COAS , Islamic extremism , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Defence Secretary , Dawood , Garuda , Ballistic Missile Defence , Conference , CNS , “YUDH ABHYAS 22”

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 October 2022

DEFENCE

Raksha Mantri holds bilateral meetings with his counterparts at the DefExpo-2022.
Defence Secretary conducts bilateral meetings ahead of DefExpo 2022.
DEFEXPO 22.
India-Africa Defence Dialogu....

November 03, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Iran , Afghanistan , Kabul , Islamic State , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , al-Qa’ida , Islamic extremism , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Morocco , Mali , Narcotics , DefExpo-2022 , Gandhinagar , IADD , Aaymanirbharta , HTT-40 , C-295 , Garuda

Radical Islam in the Maldives: Hotbed for al-Qa’ida and Islamic State

Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

In his address at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Male city, the Republic of Maldives (hereafter Maldives) on 04 September 2019¹, former Maldivian President—Mohamed Nasheed highlighted concerns over the emerging threat posed by radi....

October 16, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Maldives , Article , Islamic State , Radicalisation , ISIS , Radical Islam in Maldives , al-Qa’ida , al-Qaeda , ISIL , India-Maldives Counter-Terrorism cooperation