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It may be recalled that India's 1999 Draft Nuclear Doctrine had stated that its nuclear forces would be based on a triad of aircraft, mobile land-based missiles and sea-based assets. The summary of the official Nuclear Doctrine of 2003 also mentioned....

November 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , INS Arihant SSBN , Nuclear Triad

Iran, US Sanctions and Oil

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

US oil and banking sanctions against Iran have gone into effect on 4th November. President Trump announced that these are toughest ever sanctions imposed by the US. The date is symbolic. It is the anniversary of the take over of US Embassy in Tehran ....

November 06, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Energy Security , Commentary , US Sanctions , Iran oil

Artillery Today

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Introduction

The Indian Artillery has ever been performing creditably during war and peace. Its motto ‘Sarvatra’ signifies its employment in all operations including Low Intensity Conflicts. Artillery is actively involved in surveilla....

October 30, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Artillery modernisation , Artillery indigenisation

Strategic Policy Group - Evolution of Integrated National Security Structure

Dr Ramanand Garge Article

In a significant decision that could have major implications for India’s over all approach to national security, the Government of India, through a notification (October 8, 2018), announced reconstitution of the Strategic Policy Group (SPG) of the ....

October 25, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article

Defence Cooperation: India-Russia Strategic Partnership in Recess

Brig Gurmeet Kanwal Article

The wide ranging agreements signed during President Vladimir Putin’s trip to New Delhi for the annual summit meeting with Prime Minister Narender Modi on October 4-5, 2018, and the bonhomie on display (warm hugs, long handshakes and plenty of smile....

October 23, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indo-Russia partnership , Indo-Russian defence cooperation

Talk by Shri DC Pathak, former Director, Intelligence Bureau on ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’

Shri DC Pathak, Former Chairman, JIC and former Director, Intelligence Bureau, delivered a talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the theme, ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’. In his opening remarks, Shri Pathak,....

October 22, 2018 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Radicalisation , DC Pathak , Threat , Lashkar-e- Taiyyaba , Jaish-e-Mohammad , Harqat-ul-Mujahedeen

Cyber Security: Fundamental to India’s Sovereignty

… cyber security is the single largest concern for nations and societies today as they move from agro-industrial age to the Information Age … threats are present 24/7 across the full spectrum, from: Cyber-crime to cyber espionage to cyber terrori....

October 09, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber Security , India’s cyber security , Structure for cyber security

Navy Team Tarini at the Vivekananda International Foundation

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) comprising six women officers of the Indian Navy circumnavigated the globe in 254 days. The voyage commenced on September 10, 2017 and was completed on May 21, 2018. The expedition was called ‘Navik....

October 01, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , Indian Navy , Team Tarini , Navika Sagar Parikrama , INSV Tarini

एनआरसी केवल असम के लिए है या उसे उन सभी राज्यों में लागू किया जाएगा, जहां बांग्लादेशी प्रवासी फैल चुके हैं?

Pravas Kumar Mishra Article

राष्ट्रीय नागरिक पंजी (एनआरसी) में असम के भारतीय नागरिकों के नाम शामिल हैं। उसमें खास तौर पर उन �....

September 28, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , राष्ट्रीय नागरिक पंजी , नागरिकता का सत्यापन

Modernisation of the Armed Forces of China: Wake Up Call for India

Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty Article

Issues Meriting Importance

The People’s Republic of China was established in 1949 under the Chairmanship of Mao Ze Dong. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) defeated Generalissimo Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek), and formed the government.....

September 28, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , PLA modernisation , India’s military modernisation