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Cyber Attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant – A Wake Up Call
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… India is among the top three countries in the world after the U.S. and China when it comes to phishing and malware attacks ... While governments can’t control every aspect of cyber security, they can certainly help shape the future of cyber se....

December 18, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber Attack , Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Indian Airpower in Irregular Conflicts: A Conceptual Framework
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Rajesh Isser, AVSM,VM (G)

… Indian airpower has almost continuously been involved in less-than-war and low-intensity or limited conflicts … military helicopter and transport aircraft fleets have put in yeomen service over decades towards this and continue to do so … the....

December 18, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , hybrid war , Indian Airpower , Anti-Maoist Operations
London Bridge Attack: An Islamic State-Inspired Knife Terror Attack
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

“We are resolute, we stand United in the face of terrorism, and we will not allow anybody to divide us”. - Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. On 29 November 2019, a 28 years-old British terrorist identified as Usman Khan—a British cit....

December 12, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , London terror , English laws & terror , Islamist radicalisation in UK
Use of Precision Artillery on the Line of Control
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Background
Artillery has been a major contributor in all conflicts which the nation has undertaken since independence. It has played important roles in Jammu and Kashmir where there has never been a peaceful moment ever since the I....

December 02, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security , Article , Indian artillery , fire power in counter-terrorism , response to Pakistan’s terror tactics
भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना के चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ पर फैसले का क्रियान्वयन
VIF Study Group Report Article

स्टडी ग्रुप का गठन
भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना का चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ (सीडीएस) नियुक्त करने का बहुत�....

November 15, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , डिफेंस सुधार , सेना में एकल नियंत्रण’ , सीडीएस की भूमिका
Finally, Islamic State’s “Caliph” is “Dead”! – An Initial Assessment
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

“No group or nation should mistake America’s intentions: We will not rest until terrorist groups of global reach have been found, have been stopped, and have been defeated.” – Former US President George W. Bush (06 November 2001)1....

November 13, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Al-Baghdadi’s killing , Islamic State after Baghdadi , Terrorism in India
What Makes a Country Secure
Jayanto N. Choudhury Article

What makes a country secure? Traditionally, a strong military was considered the main pillar of national security. Yet history has repeatedly shown that even overwhelming military capabilities cannot always achieve national security objectives. The s....

November 06, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Elements of national security , Societal stability and policing role in national security
Recent Developments in Kashmir
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

The spate of criticism faced by India in the international community following its constitutional amendment of Article 370, the restructuring of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and the pre emptive steps taken by it to preserve peace and tranquillity ....

November 05, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Legal aspects of J&K statehood , Kashmir falsehoods , Partisan propaganda on Kashmir
The Killing of Abu Bakral-Baghdadi: Implications
Amb K P Fabian Commentary

On 27th October President Trump of the United States announced the killing of Al Baghdadi and claimed that his was a bigger achievement than that of a similar capture and killing of Osama bin Laden, believed to be the inspiration, if not the master ....

October 30, 2019 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , end of Baghdadi , IS terror lives
Amid Economic Woes, Pak Government Reports Revamping - A Review
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Despite all odds…
Despite all the economic woes and downturns, despite spiralling debt trap, and sky-rocketing costs of imports in the face of sharp currency de-valuation, not to mention the IMF imposed economic re-structuring and the ....

October 30, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Pakistan’s military modernisation , Pakistan’s high expenditure on defence
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