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Book Review: ‘A Life Well Spent: Four Decades in the Indian Foreign Service’; Amb. Satish Chandra, Roopa Publications, 2023, ISBN: 9357020950, pp. 284, Rs 636
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The book by Ambassador Satish Chandra covers four decades he served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1965 to 2005. The book is not simply an account of his personal journey. It provides a glimpse into the making of foreign policy. It also covers In....

May 19, 2023 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , foreign policy , Jammu & Kashmir , Book Reviews , Awami League , 1971 , UNCHR
Pakistan Army: The Nature of Change!
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

At his maiden press conference as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, on 23 April 2023 said that the “…Pakistan Army was a “national army” and that all politicians and part....

May 19, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , ISPR , PTI , Corps Commanders
POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’
Aditya Kumar Singh Commentary

The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998. The move brought serious May 15, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , nuclear tests , Nuclear Doctrine , deterrence , NFU

Drone Warfare Capacity Building in Securing India’s National Interests
Harshini Nag

This paper seeks to make a case for the utility of drone warfare in securing India’s national interests. It begins by establishing how drone proliferation acts as a threat and opportunity in the context of India’s security objectives and discusse....

May 11, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Counter-terrorism , Internal Security , UAV , ISR , Military drones , UACV
Pakistan's Foreign Minister in Goa: Standard Case of Rigged Match and Theatricals
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In dealing with Pakistan polity, theatricals meant largely for domestic audiences are intrinsic, for these are planned and executed to finesse. As history provides us with references, the systemic is rigged in a deep devious manner, like a child-like....

May 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , SCO , Kashmir , G-20 , Bhutto
Legal Dimensions of Commercialisation of Space

(The following is a transcript of the presentation made by Dr Ranjana Kaul at the Vivekananda International Foundation during a joint roundtable with Indian Space Foundation on 18 January 2023) The world is moving towards contestation of the ‘....

May 04, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Space , Commercialization , Outer Space , Sputnik
Bhimber Gali- Surankot Road Ambush 20 April 23: Psychology of Barrenness of Peace
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

A Rude Shock
On an overcast summer afternoon of 20 April 23 the Commanding Officer (CO) Rashtriya Rifles (RR) bore the brunt of initial shock when he lost five of his men in an ambush on a desolate road from Bimbar Gali to Surankot. The w....

May 04, 2023 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Peace , LeT , Poonch , Bhimber Gali , Surankot Road
Dantewada Naxal Attack: A Calculated Cowardly Act of Red Terror
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

सिंहवत्सर्ववेगेन पतन्त्यर्थे किलार्थिनः॥ [Verse from the Yogavasishtam 3.78.6] (English translation: Those who intend to get work done cast themselves on the task with al....

May 03, 2023 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Terrorism , Naxal , chhattisgarh , Maoist , Bastar , Bharat , Dantewada , LWE Extremism , Urban Naxal
India’s Defence Exports: Onwards to a Goal that Seemed Impossible
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Start point - disbelief
When the Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) issued on 03 Aug 2020 by the MoD had stated upfront a goal of achieving defence exports target of Rupees 35000 Crores as a part of the overall def....

April 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Exports , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Make-in India
Challenges of Military Leadership in the Indian Context
Dr Anurag Jaiswal

The current geo-political environment indicates the enhanced challenges placed before military leadership, more so in the Indian context, as it experiences both external threats imposed by China & Pakistan and internal threats imposed by various acto....

April 26, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Hybrid Warfare , Cyber warfare , Military Leadership , Space Warfare , Agency Integration
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