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India’s Cyber Deterrence Against China
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Cyber Threats from China: Chinese Offensive Capabilities and Modus Operandi
China raised cyber war units way back in 20031. Major objectives of these units has been cyber surveillance, manipulating network data, disseminating p....

March 12, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Cyber Security , Article , Cyber Deterrence , Cyber war , Media War , ICT Adaption , Cyber Weapons
LoC Ceasefire
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

As a positive step, on 24-25 February 2021, the Director Generals of the Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC). Since 2018, a total of 12,969 incidents of Ceasefire Violations (CFV) by....

March 10, 2021 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Kashmir , Indian Army , J&K , LoC , Line of Control , Ceasefire , Podcast , DGMO , CeasefireAgreement , JammuandKashmir
CAATSA and S-400: The American Dilemma - An Analysis

After flashing in fury about an year back and eventually loosing much of its sheen and venom thereafter, the threat of CAATSA is alive, dangling yet again like the proverbial ‘Sword of Damocles’ over the fate of India’s purchase of S-400 syste....

March 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , S-400 , Air Threat , US Sanctions , CAATSA , Air Defence Matrix
हालिया प्रदर्शनों में हाईब्रिड युद्ध का उपक्रम
Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

21वीं सदी में, परम्परागत युद्धों का दौर बीत गया है। उसके नये-नये रूपों जैसे कम घनत्व वाले युद्धों,....

March 06, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article
Vimarsh - Role of the Indian Army in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (Chief of the Army Staff)

The Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC spoke on the “Role of the Indian Army (IA) in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges” during the Vimarsh series of lecture organised by VIF on 24 F....

February 28, 2021 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Army , insurgency , Northeast , Chief of Army Staff , Cyber Agency
Operationalising the Supply Chain of Corporates as an effective Disaster Management Response
Dr Swati Mitra Article

Introduction
The Pandemic has re-drawn lines in the entire gamut of the social system wherein concepts like globalization, industrialization, information technology etc, have re-coined themselves. Mankind’s imaginative ideas that had cr....

February 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Disaster Management , Article , Pandemic , Supply chains , sustainable development , NDMA , CFC , corporate social responsibility , Parsonian state
Agreement on Disengagement on LAC: A Short, Positive, Step Forward…
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Phased, coordinated and verified manner is the operative part of the agreement on disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, commencing with the North and South Bank of the Pangong Tso. It was also accepted that there are still some outstanding issu....

February 15, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , PLA , LAC , Depsang , Galwan , Chushul , 1959 Line , Disengagement Agreement , Kailash Range , Pangong Tso. Spanggur Gap
The IOR Defence Conclave
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Ministry of Defence of India has undertaken useful initiatives in engaging with partners mainly on a south-south basis over the last year. The Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers’ Conclave held on February 4, 2021 alongside Aero India 2021 wa....

February 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Indo-Pacific , Article , Indo Pacific , SAGAR , Defence Attaches , Tejas , Aero India 2021 , Defexpo , IORA
LCA Tejas Contract: Giving Indigenous Technology a “Chance”
Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

One of the key highlights of the 13th Aero-India Show held in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th February was the signing of a formal contract between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the supply o....

February 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , IAF , Defence Acquisition Council , ADA , Atmanirbhar , LCA , Tejas
Employment of Hybrid Warfare in Recent Agitations
Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

In the 21st century, waging conventional wars has become passé. New variations like Low Intensity wars, Information Wars and Hybrid War, have emerged. Hybrid warfare is a planned, clandestine initiative launched by an interested party against th....

February 05, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Hybrid Warfare , Propaganda , Misinformation , Psychological operations , Shaheen Bagh , Kisan agitations
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