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Intelligence vs. Investigation, Or CBI vs. IB?
Dr M N Buch (late)

The controversy surrounding a major confrontation between India’s premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), and the nation’s internal intelligence agency, the Intelligence Bureau (IB), which has been aired in the ....

July 08, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Police - Law and Order
India’s National Security Management needs Urgent Reform
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears to have rejected the proposal of the Naresh Chandra Committee on Defence Reforms to appoint a permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC). This is a retrograde step as the proposal itself is a wate....

July 04, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Maoist Insurgency in India: Impending Escalation and Dimensions of The State’s Armed Response
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Resurgence of Maoist Violence Since the mid-2011 or so, the intensity of Maoist insurgency had somewhat been less spectacular as compared to the preceding years. Indeed, there had been many Maoist-Police encounters during this time, mostly ....

June 27, 2013 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies
India Internal Security Challenges and Responses
Prakash Singh

Kautilya wrote in the Arthashastra that a state could be at risk from four different kinds of threats – internal, external, externally-aided internal and internally-aided external. The internal security scenario in India has a mix of all the shades....

June 19, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Jammu & Kashmir , Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , North-East Insurgency , Border and Coastal Security , Ilegal Immigration
Meeting India’s Energy Needs: A Challenge to the Scientific Community
Dr M N Buch (late)

It is a paradox that India, which is the fifth largest producer of electricity at approximately 2,12,000 MW, is also the lowest per capita consumer of electricity at 704 units as compared with 13616 units in the United States of America, a world ....

June 13, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Energy Security
India’s New Defence Procurement Procedure: Will it end scams and promote Indigenisation?
Radhakrishna Rao

Scams and scandals surrounding some of the high ticket defence acquisition programmes have not only besmirched the fair image of India but also severely dented the defence preparedness of the country with serious consequence for its long term securit....

June 11, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Naxalites Deserve No Sympathy, No Concessions
Dr M N Buch (late)

This article is being written with great sadness because what has happened at the Darbha Ghati of Bastar region is heart- rending. Vidya Charan Shukla and I go back a long way, because I first made friends with him fifty-one years ago when I was Dist....

June 07, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies
Maoist War Against India: Time for United & Strong Response
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

The May 25th extremist attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh was one of the depredations that hit India. But, more tragic is what follows – delayed tactical response, leadership confusion and helplessness, scripted statements carrying no con....

June 06, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies
Maoists Attack in Chhattisgarh: Points to Ponder
Dr N Manoharan

The ruthless attack by Maoists on a convoy of Congress leaders and workers at Jeeram Ghati in Jagdalpur district of Chhattisgarh on 25 May 2013 claimed 28 lives and injured scores of others. Those killed included Mahendra Karma, a former Minister of ....

June 03, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies
Vimarsha on Islamic Radicalism in South Asia – Implications for India: A talk with Shri Hiranmay Karlekar

On 28th May 2013, VIF organized Vimarsha, where eminent author and columnist Hiranmay Karlekar delivered an enlightening lecture on “Islamic Radicalism in South Asia – Implications for India”. The session was chaired by Ajit Doval, ....

May 31, 2013 Terrorism , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , South Asia , Al Qaeda , ISI , Islamic Radicalism
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