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Longewala December 1971: If it Was Fought as a Unified Theatre Command Battle
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Longewala- an Opportunity Lost
On 4 December 1971 when Indian forces were advancing into erstwhile East Pakistan, the Pakistanis decided to advance into Rajasthan along Axis Ramgarh – Jaisalmerand beyond. It was past midnight when sixty....

December 02, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Defence , Bangladesh , Article , Longewala , War for Liberation of Bangladesh , Theatre command
VIF Interaction with Foreign Military/Defence Attaches Posted in New Delhi

VIF organised a briefing cum discussion on the topics of ‘India’s Approach to Multilateralism’ and ‘India and J & K Issue on 26 Sept 2022 at the VIF’s premises. There were about 40 military/Defence Attaches along with some other diplomatic....

November 30, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Conferences , Pakistan , J & K , Multilateralism , Pakistan Occupied Kashmir , UN General Assembly , War II , Inter-Governmental Negotiation
Ban on Popular Front of India - A Long Overdue Step

… strong legal measures, including a law on radicalization and terror funding are the need of the hour to clearly state that attempts to challenge India’s unity and integrity will be firmly dealt with ... red-lines need to be drawn for the media,....

November 17, 2022 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Islamist terror , radicalization , Violence , PFI , Popular Front of India , anti-terrorist capabilities , anti-national activities
The Significance of Exercise Malabar 2022
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The multilateral Malabar Exercise 2022 commenced on 9 November 2022 between the navies of the Quad countries consisting of India, Japan, the US, and Australia and concluded on 15 November 2022. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF hosted the ....

November 17, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , SAGAR , Exercise Malabar , Dhara , Samudramanthan , Bali Jatra , Maritime Museum , INS Shivalik , INS Kamorta , BrahMos missiles , IFR
India’s Preparedness in the Digital Milieu
The Cyber Task Force, VIF Commentary

On 04 August 2022, the Cyber Task Force members reviewed some significant developments in India’s digital domain, including Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), FinTech, Blockchain activities, Non-Personal Data (NPD), a proposal for a new Telegraph....

November 14, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Commentary , India , China , Russia , 5G , Digital Currency , Cyber , Data Protection , Telecom , PDP
Border Management in India: Methods, Challenges and Opportunities
Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar, VSM (Veteran) Article

Genesis
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was finally put in execution on 18 July 1947 giving out the broad details of the partition of British India into the two dominions of India and Pakistan, based on Hindu and Muslim majorities respe....

November 14, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , Border management , Bangladesh , Border Security Force , Indo-Tibetan Border Police , Assam Rifles
Security Vision 2047: A Hundred Years since Independence
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

… India must become the bulwark of an alternative Asian and international security system … in this context India’s continental threat gravitates on the defensive construct of ‘not ceding an inch of territory,’ and limited-depth offensives.....

November 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , security vision for India , harnessing India’s potential , commemorating 2047 , enhancing military security , building-up national power
COP 27: High Stakes, Low Expectations
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, will take place at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. The main aim of the conference is to spur action towards achieving the world’s collective climat....

November 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP 27 , Climate Tipping Points
Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World by Seth M. Siegel, Thomas Press India Ltd, 2015, ISBN 978-1-250-12959-8, 337 pp, price- 699 Rupees
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

Israel, a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is a land of many innovations. It has emerged as a leader in the field of technology and has been described as the “start-up” nation of the world. However, another domain wher....

October 31, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Israel , technology , Book Reviews , water security , Mediterranean Sea , TAHAL , IDE
A Perspective on Kashmir Situation: Tunneled View and Wide-Angle Scan
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Setting the Panorama
While India was in her biggest ‘festival mood’, the Home Minister was in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit to Rajouri and Baramulla. Since the announcement for this visit on 4th and 5th ....

October 17, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Home Minister’s Visit to Kashmir , Kashmir Central , J&K GSDP
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