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Border Disputes with China: An Update

… China has been successful in its hidden agenda of utilising the Indian market for its trade expansion .. and not moving constructively in resolving the border dispute. It’s rare in the world scene where two countries have fought an intense batt....

June 02, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , sinister implications of PRC’s conduct , China’s LAC subterfuge , PRC’s expansionism , Chinese deception of India , PRC’s Border Law , PRC’s repudiation of formal agreements
Atmanirbharta in Defence: Approval of 4th Positive Indigenisation List
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF India Positive

The Hindi term "Atmanirbharta" means "self-reliance" or "self-sufficiency." In the defence domain, "Atmanirbharta" refers to India's objective of becoming self-sufficient in defence capabilities, reducing reliance on other nations for defence purchas....

May 26, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Make in India , DRDO , Indigenisation , India Positive , Atmanirbharta in Defence , Defence Industrial Corridors , Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) , Line Replacement Units
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
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
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
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
Modern Wars through a Doctrinal Prism
Gp Capt Sartaj Sehgal Article

There have been numerous attempts to study the ongoing Russo Ukraine war and draw lessons through the prisms of doctrines, strategy and tactics for our armed forces. Rightly so, as doctrines are ever evolving and need to be in sync with the changing ....

April 13, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Warfare , IAF , Counter Air Operations , Modern , doctrine , 2023 , service specific , conjoint , counter surface
AUKUS’s Nuclear Submarine Pact: Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Two strategic groupings – the Quad and AUKUS – are in the news that has caught world’s attention. While the Quad has been for been in existence for some time now, AUKUS is a recent construct. When in September 2021, Australia, the UK and the US....

March 20, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , South China Sea , Taiwan , Strategic competition , AUKUS , defence spending , Nuclear submarine deal , USS Virginia
Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis
Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

The Incident
According to "Defense One," two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Apparently, the interceptors dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellers....

March 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , US , Russia , UAV , Reaper , SU 27
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