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China: Sifting through Contradictions and Paradoxes
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

There has been a dominant narrative that China is peaking, has fallen off the miracle path, has an ageing population, burdened by high debt and a meddling government, all turning China into a fading power.September 26, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Chinese economy , China’s internal politics , PRC’s great power ambitions , CCP’s expansionism , weaponization of economy and trade , the China threat to neighbourhood

India’s Defence Exports: Recent Trends and the Way Forward
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

In a highly competitive international defence market, India has recently made its mark and has huge opportunity to become a significant player. India’s defence exports have reached to an all-time high of approximately ₹16,000crore (US $ 1.94 bill....

September 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Make in India , Defence production , Defence export , Private sector , FDI , R&D , iDEX , DPSUs , IDDM , Arms Imports , Arms Market , Friendly Foreign Countries , Self-Reliant India , Global Value Chains
Water Security in India
Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha

Niti aayog in 2018 came out with a significant report titled 'Composite Water Management Index Report' which very clearly stated that India was facing the worst water crisis in its history impacting millions of lives and livelihood. The report emphas....

September 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , water security , water management , Podcast , Climate , Indus Basin , Ground water
Role of Defence Diplomacy in Shaping Favourable Strategic Neighbourhood
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

(The following is a summary of the talk given by the Director VIF at National Defence College, New Delhi on 04 Sep 2023)

Paris Mastermind: Abu Oud or Ibn Taymiyyah?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

French intelligence has named Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, a Belgian national, as the mastermind behind the Paris carnage. He was killed later. Four of the seven attackers who perished in the process are French. Fifth, the first woman bomber of Europe, later....

September 05, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Islamic State , Jihad , Paris , Al-Baghdadi , Muslim world
Bharat’s Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in Neighbourhood— The Maldives
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

कश्चित् कस्यचिन्मित्रं, न कश्चित् कस्यचित् रिपु:। अर्थतस्तु निबध्यन्ते, मित्राणि रिपवस्त�....

September 01, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Maldives , Islamic State , Terrorism , Extremism , Bharat , Madrassas , Male
Artificial Intelligence-assisted Terrorism: A New Era of Conflict
Nikita Vashishtha Article

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, revolutionising various industries and transforming societal landscapes. AI encompasses developing computer systems capable of performing tasks that traditionally req....

August 29, 2023 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , Islamic State , Terrorism , UAVs , AI , UAS , Misinformation , Bharat , Deepfakes , Chatbot
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Background
India, currently, does not have a standalone law on data protection. The Information Technology Act, 2000 regulates the use of personal data. In the year 2017, Committee of Experts on Data Protection, chaired by Justice B. N. S....

August 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Data Protection , fiduciary , data principal , transfer of data
India and the Semiconductors’ Scenario
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Abstract
These are exciting times. The world is in a scramble, trying to secure the ‘CHIP’ for itself. CHIP- that tiny wafer which controls all – from satellites to aircrafts, from weapons to telecommunications, from computers to....

August 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , semiconductors , Chips , chip threat , chip war , India semiconductor mission
Oppenheimer, Bhagwad Gita and the Bomb
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Controversy
On 21 July 23 a Hollywood film, ‘Oppenheimer’, was released in India[1], which as per its makers is a biopic on the life of Julius Robert Oppenhe....

August 03, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Oppenheimer controversy , Project Manhattan , atomic bomb on Japan. Truman to Oppenheimer , fire bombing , napalm on Japan
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