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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
A Tale of Two Abductions in Odisha
Dr N Manoharan

Abductions or hostage-taking are not new to CPI (Maoists). To take recent statistics, between 2005 and April 2012, nearly 1000 incidents of abductions by the Indian Maoists have been recorded. But, this is for the first time that two s....

April 25, 2012 Terrorism , Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies
Agni V: A Positive Step on Security
Amb Kanwal Sibal

India has taken a substantial step forward in acquiring a credible nuclear deterrent capability with its successful Agni V test on April 19. The security threats to India are almost unique in that we have two nuclear neighbours who have had military ....

April 24, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies
Seminar on ‘Towards Reducing Earthquake Risks of India’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a seminar ‘Towards Reducing Earthquake Risks of India’ in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on April 12, 2012. Held, by coincidence, against the backdrop of a....

April 18, 2012 Seminar_57 , National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management , Seminars , NDMA , Earthquake Risks , India Ocean
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