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Contemporary Leadership: Challenges and Lessons from Ancient Indian Wisdom

Contemporary leadership is dynamic & constantly evolving which seeks to explore and understand the principles and practices that are necessary for effective leadership in today's rapidly changing world. Present day leadership models and theories have....

July 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Leadership , Contemporary leadership , Contemporary Challenges , Organisation Culture
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA)

… MDA signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions … IPMDA is aimed at curbing maritime free-run in the Indo-Pacific …....

July 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , managing maritime environment , maritime security issues , Indo-Pacific complexities , MDA architecture , maritime traffic , future of IPMDA
Smart Theatre Command : A Pre-requisite for to a Joint Theatre Command

Abstract Creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff and the Department of Military Affairs was a historical moment for the Indian Armed Forces and has infused the Military into National Security Mechanism. Government of India, as o....

July 21, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , UAS , Smart Theatre Command , Joint Operational Planning Process , Integrated Capability Development (ICAD) , Joint Capability Building , Supply Chain Management , A1 Defence Land , Space Communication , Seamlessly Connect , Revolution in military affairs
Book Review: Information, Cyber and Space Domain and Its Application in Future Land Warfare, Maj Gen PK Mallick, VSM, KW Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2023), ISBN: 978-93-91490-56-0
Colonel Rajiv Kumar Srivastava

PK Mallick, an Indian Army General, scholar warrior par excellence with his more than two decades of handling specialised domain of Information and Cyber Warfare, has mapped rapid evolution of Information, Cyber and Space aspects of land warfare. Dep....

July 06, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Book Reviews , Cyber , Space Domain , Land Warfare
What Goes Around Comes Around - Changing Contours of Air and Air Defence War in Ukraine
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Abstract
The old cliché, ‘what goes around comes around’ best describes the changing contours of the air and air defence war as it unfolds in Ukraine and is now spilling into Russia. This work examines how this part of the conflic....

July 05, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Ukraine War , Air war in Ukraine , Air and air defence war , Russia- Ukraine air war
Basanti Devi: An Environmentalist and a champion of Women Empowerment
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Positive Bharat

Born in a village of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in 1958, Basanti Devi’s life was never easy. She got married at the age of twelve, only to become a widow at fourteen. What transpired after that is nothing more than an inspiration for sever....

July 04, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Women empowerment , Environment , Positive Bharat , Kosi movement , deforestation , untouchability , social discrimination , padayatra , mahila mandal , firewood
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA)
AK Chawla (Vice Admiral), PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.) Article

Introduction
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions - on, over and under the seas.
June 27, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , IUU fishing , managing maritime environment , maritime security issues , Military presence , Autonomous vessels , Indo-Pacific complexities , MDA architecture , maritime traffic , future of IPMDA
Workshop on Bluer, Greener, and Inclusive Growth on the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach

On 24 May 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), in partnership with the World Bank, organized a workshop on “Bluer, Greener, and Inclusive Growth on the Sun....

June 19, 2023 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Climate Change , innovation , Ecosystem , Environment , Sundarban , climate resilience , sustainable growth
Indian Armed Forces in 2047: At The Centenary of Independence
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

The 75th Year of Independence is a milestone in India’s march towards a sovereign dispensation characterised by freedom, peace, and prosperity. In that endeavour, the preservation of territorial sanctity, economic sovereignty and political relevanc....

June 15, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , India , Book Published , 75th Year of Independence
Manipur Ethnic Clashes: Maintenance of Law and Order and Deployment of Army Columns
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Dominant or major communities agitating for redressing their grievances, is not uncommon in India. Even before the ongoing Meitei-Kuki agitation in Manipur, Jats in Haryana, Patidars in Gujarat, and Marathas in Maharashtra have protested for varied i....

June 12, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Manipur , Army columns , Magistrates , AFPSA
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