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Towards A Stable Afghanistan: The Way Forward

(A report of Joint Working Group of Vivekananda International Foundation and RUSI, the UK) The experts from the two think tanks met in New Delhi and London during October and November 2011 to deliberate on peace and stability in Afghanistan....

January 20, 2012 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Military Affairs
Equipping India’s Defence Forces – Need for Transformational Shift
Radhakrishna Rao

That a country, which has successfully accomplished a lunar mission and emerged as a global software and IT hub but continues to meet around 70 percent of its defence requirements through imports can hardly lay claim to the status of a military power....

December 30, 2011 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
India Should Strengthen Its Maritime Security Architecrure
Radhakrishna Rao

India, as a nation, seems to have gained notoriety for not learning from the past mistakes. Equally glaring is India’s consistent failure to respond to the emerging situations with the speed and seriousness it deserves. And no wonder that the his....

December 12, 2011 National Security and Strategic Studies , Border and Coastal Security
Non-Traditional Threats: An Analytical Perspective from South Asia
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Non-Traditional Security (NTS), and threats to NTS, have gained much greater visibility. While NTS threats definitely qualify as a major component of security research, the scope of the term, and consequent analysis and prescriptions, are extremely w....

December 01, 2011 National Security and Strategic Studies , Indo-Pacific
Seminar on ‘Disasters Risk Reduction: Another Important Route to Poverty Alleviation’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in conjunction with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), organized a day long seminar on ‘Disasters Risk Reduction: Another Important Route to Poverty Alleviation’ at the Foundation’s au....

November 28, 2011 Seminar_57 , National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management , Seminars , A P J Abdul Kalam , Disasters Risk Reduction , Poverty Reduction , Environmental hazards , Public-Private Partnership
‘Designated Camps’ for the Ceasefire Insurgent Groups: Some QRs
Jaideep Saikia

One of the most important aspects that govern cessation of hostilities by an insurgent group is the anvilling of ground rules that would govern ceasefire and the setting up of “Designated Camps” for the insurgent group. While, it has been seen th....

August 09, 2011 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
Futile Review Of National Security
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF

The Task Force appointed by the UPA Government for national security review is unlikely to produce a report that will carry weight and be accepted for implementation. Its limited remit and the fact that it comprises retired officials who carry no ....

August 08, 2011 National Security and Strategic Studies
Dialectics of Ceasefires with Insurgents in the North East
Jaideep Saikia

Ceasefire with an insurgent outfit is expected to adopt a progression of steps which would lead to a comprehensive resolution of conflict. Indeed, the path, which a peace process normally takes after a ceasefire is entered into, is expected to be les....

August 02, 2011 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
Indian Mujahedeen and Islamist Agenda in the North East
Jaideep Saikia

For some reason or the other, the three blasts that rocked Mumbai recently are being largely attributed to a group that is being termed as Indian Mujahedeen. However, at the time of writing, investigators are also reportedly looking into the possibil....

July 27, 2011 North-East Insurgency , National Security and Strategic Studies
Government’s Credibility Seriously at Stake – Aftermath of 13/7 Mumbai Attacks
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

One of the infirmities of our national security discourse is our skewed approach to the issues involved. We get disproportionally focused on the threat – its intensity, manifestations, damage caused etc. than the response required to address them. ....

July 20, 2011 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies
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