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COVID-19 Pandemic and Indian Armed Forces
Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The traditional Tamil treatise, Thirukkural, written over 2,000 years ago had defined a nations’ characteristics, "Pini inmai Selvam Vilaivinbam Emam, aniyenba Nattirkiv vainthu," implying that, "the important elements that constitute a n....

May 05, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Armed forces , COVID-19 , AMC , medical staff , logistics control centres , National and State Crisis Response Centres
The Course of China’s Military Modernisation and Defence Reforms, 2018-2020
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

… according to her own admission, “China faces no threat”. It is therefore a matter to consider as to why China requires such a massive military establishment, a humungous power-bank which, even if intrinsic to its ‘barrel of gun’ ideology,....

April 28, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Monograph , Modernisation indicators of PLA’s strategy , Tends of PLA’s modernisation , China’s military modernisation goals , PLA’s focus on capability build-up
Indian Military: Adapting to New Age Strategic Paradigm
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

… for some years before India’s military modernization bears fruition at the field level, the Indian military, having committed to its rigorous oath, has little option but to defend the nation by harnessing what resources that might be available ....

April 19, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Military strategy in hostile neighbourhood , Perennial aggression against India , Pre-military modernisation strategy , Irregular Warfare
Transformation in Indian Armed Forces to Exploit Modern Information Systems
Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Need for Adapting Modern Information Systems in Military Operations
The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) today are capable of revolutionizing military operations. Since early 90’s Indian Armed Forces have gained immensel....

April 12, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Military operations , AI Systems , Chhamb Sector , Command & Control , Decision making , Indo-Pak wars , Information systems , Network Centricity , sensor integration
Use of Airpower in ‘No War No Peace’ Scenario
Air Marshal Anil Khosla, PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd)

15 March 2021 A ceasefire along the LOC came into being between India and Pakistan on 25 February coinciding with the second anniversary of airstrike by India at Balakot in response to the suicide bombing attack on a police convoy in Pulwama, Kas....

March 22, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Air Power , Podcast , No War No Peace Scenario , Balakot Airstrike , Pulwama Terrorist Attack
CAATSA and S-400: The American Dilemma - An Analysis

After flashing in fury about an year back and eventually loosing much of its sheen and venom thereafter, the threat of CAATSA is alive, dangling yet again like the proverbial ‘Sword of Damocles’ over the fate of India’s purchase of S-400 syste....

March 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , S-400 , Air Threat , US Sanctions , CAATSA , Air Defence Matrix
Vimarsh - Role of the Indian Army in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (Chief of the Army Staff)

The Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC spoke on the “Role of the Indian Army (IA) in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges” during the Vimarsh series of lecture organised by VIF on 24 F....

February 28, 2021 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Army , insurgency , Northeast , Chief of Army Staff , Cyber Agency
The IOR Defence Conclave
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

The Ministry of Defence of India has undertaken useful initiatives in engaging with partners mainly on a south-south basis over the last year. The Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers’ Conclave held on February 4, 2021 alongside Aero India 2021 wa....

February 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Indo-Pacific , Article , Indo Pacific , SAGAR , Defence Attaches , Tejas , Aero India 2021 , Defexpo , IORA
LCA Tejas Contract: Giving Indigenous Technology a “Chance”
Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

One of the key highlights of the 13th Aero-India Show held in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th February was the signing of a formal contract between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the supply o....

February 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , IAF , Defence Acquisition Council , ADA , Atmanirbhar , LCA , Tejas
Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies: Maritime and Naval Operations
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Commercial and military operations at sea and ashore across the globe are in the throes of technological and organisational transformation led by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. These are impacting every aspect of the maritime in....

February 07, 2021 Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Book Published , Maritime , Naval Operations , Industrial Revolution , Military operations , 4IR technologies
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