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Vimarsha: Talk by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC, on ‘Role of Indian Air Force in the Changing Security Environment’,

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC, Chief of Air Staff, for a public discourse on “The Role of Indian Air Force (IAF) in the Changing Security Environment” The talk was org....

May 21, 2018 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Air Force , Security Environment , BS Dhanoa , Gagan Shakti

एयर चीफ मार्शल बीएस धनोआ ने एक सार्वजनिक भाषण में बताया कि बदलते सुरक्षा वातावरण में कैसी है भारतीय वायुसेना की भूमिका

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

विवेकानंद इंटरनेशनल फाउंडेशन (वीआईएफ) के आमंत्रण पर एयर चीफ मार्शल बी. एस. धनोआ ने “राष्ट्रीय सु....

May 15, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा , वायु सेना की भूमिका

India’s Fifth Largest Military Spending Rank by SIPRI – A Reality Check

Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle Commentary

The latest report on global military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 02 May has placed India as the fifth largest defence spender in the World in 2017. SIPRI attributes increase in the global mili....

May 14, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Indian defence budget , Military spending report

Why S-400 Will Make Sense Despite (Un)Likelihood of US Sanctions

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

The open source is abuzz with the news that India and Russia are close to finalising the deal for the purchase of S-400 System despite the threat of US sanctions¹. Making it a central issue during the visit of Defence Minister, Mrs ....

May 08, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Air defence , S-400

Significance of Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti-2018’

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a massive pan-India Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti 2018’ from 08-22 Apr 2018 involving practically the entire operational and logistic component of the IAF. What is the significance of the exercise? India faces f....

May 07, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Exercise Gagan Shakti , Indian Air Force

Commentary: Constitution of the new Defence Panel Chaired by the NSA

G. Mohan Kumar Commentary

Recently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has constituted a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) chaired by the National Security Advisor (NSA) with the objectives of: (1) Drafting a national security strategy; (2) drawing up a capability developmen....

May 01, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Planning Committee , National Security Strategy , defence manufacturing

Commentary: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa Explains the Role of Indian Air Force in the Changing Security Environment at a Public Lecture

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

At the invitation of Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa delivered a public lecture on the “Role of Indian Air Force in National Security”. The lecture was attended by the members of the strategic community....

April 27, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Role of Indian Air Force , modernisation of IAF , Exercise ‘Gagan Shakti

रक्षा बजट 2018-19 की एक झलक

G. Mohan Kumar

रक्षा बजट 2018-19 में, पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में कोई विशेष फ़र्क नहीं है। कुल 4,04,365 करोड़ के परिव्यय, जिसमें ....

April 19, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , रक्षा बजट , सेना आधुनिकरण , रक्षा खरीद प्रक्रिया

Sale of Chinese Advanced Tracking System to Pakistan: Impact and Implications

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

According to a statement by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported in the South China Morning Post (SCPM) on 22 March 18, China has provided Pakistan a highly advanced Optical Tracking and Measurement System which will be a boon to its missile ....

April 04, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Chinese tracking system , Pakistan’s missiles , Ballistic Missile Defence for India