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J&K Interlocutors, Indian Constitution and the Dustbin
Dr Makkhan Lal, Distinguished Fellow, VIF (2015 - 2017)

Jammu and Kashmir is not a problem of the Kashmiris alone but of every ordinary citizen of this country. A closer look at the correspondence among Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maharaj Hari Singh and Sheikh Abdullah; file notings and government doc....

June 22, 2012 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies
Indian Navy on A High - Growth Trajectory
Nitin Gokhale

Last week, Vikramaditya, formerly Adm. Gorshkov, a 45,000-tonne displacement aircraft carrier built in Russia began its sea trials, six months before it is handed over to the Indian Navy on December 4, the Navy Day. This week, four frontline warsh....

June 19, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Military Aspects Af-Pak Situation: An Appraisal
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

It is axiomatic that military aspects can not be discussed in isolation as many other factors have a direct impact on the given military situation. In the current Af-Pak scenario political and economic compulsions have a direct bearing on the be....

June 19, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , NATO , ANSF , Af-Pak scenario
Implications of US Defence Secretary’s Visit to New Delhi
Arun Sahgal

The two days visit of US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta to India generated considerable interest both among the political circles and strategic community. Major interest was in the new American defence strategy the chief element of which was re ba....

June 11, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , US
Maoists’ ‘Look East Policy’
Dr N Manoharan

The problem of the Left-wing Extremism (LWE) has been like a shifting pain that moved from West Bengal to Bihar in 1970s, and then to Andhra Pradesh in 1980s. After nearly two decades, when there was pressure in Andhra Pradesh, the Naxals found s....

May 25, 2012 Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
But Deterrence Means Possession with Political Will
Lt Col Anil Bhat

Five months after India’s successful test launch of the 3,500 km range Agni-IV ballistic missile, the well over 5000 kms range Agni-V was successfully test fired at 08:07 hours on 19 April 2012 from the Wheeler’s Island , Odisha. Planned for ....

May 17, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
A Response Deficient both in Strategy and Tactics
Dr M N Buch (late)

Naxalites, Maoists, Left Wing extremists call them what you will, (for convenience I shall call them Naxalite) have virtually taken over about 160 districts of India. That covers more than a quarter of the whole country. All of these are locate....

May 14, 2012 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies
Civil Military Relations - Need for a Right Traction
Dr M N Buch (late)

Tweedeldum and Tweedledee agree to have a battle! For Tweedledum said Tweedledee had spoiled his nice new rattle. Just then flew down a monstrous crow as black as a tar-barrel! Which frightened both the heroes so they quite forgot their....

May 11, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Carry Forward The Legacy of Agni-5
Radhakrishna Rao

The flawless, twenty minute long maiden flight of India’s most advanced and longest range Agni-V missile capable of hitting targets at a distance of 5,000-kms on April 19 has given a big boost to the nuclear deterrence and long range strategic st....

May 01, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies
Talk on ‘Sufism and Indian Islam’

A talk on ‘Sufism and Indian Islam’ by Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad Ashraf Sahab Kichhouchhawi, General Secretary, All India Ulama & Mashikh Board was held at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 23 Apr 2012. The event, which was organiz....

April 25, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Sufism , Indian Islam , Civilizational Harmony
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