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Seminar on ‘Design and Make in India in Electronics’

With a view to evolve the future roadmap towards building comprehensive national capabilities in design and manufacturing in the Electronic Sector, the VIF, in collaboration with the DRDO, CII and the American Chamber of Commerce in India (AmCham Ind....

June 09, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Seminars , Make in India , DRDO , AmCham India
The Trajectory of India’s Nuclear Deterrence since May 1998
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

India conducted five nuclear tests over two days on May 11 and 13, 1998, and declared itself a state armed with nuclear weapons. Since then, India’s nuclear deterrence has been effectively operationalised. With a pacifist strategic culture steeped ....

May 26, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Vimarsha on ‘Make in India’ in Defence Sector by Vice Admiral Puri, former Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

With the ‘Make in India’ drive of the government promising to change the entire industrial landscape in the country, the VIF organised it monthly talk ‘vimarsha’ on the ‘Role of Technology in the Manufacture of Defence Equipment’ on 23 Ap....

May 15, 2015 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Make in India , DRDO , Role of Technology , Manufacture of Defence Equipment
A Bold Political Decision for a Crucial Defence Need
Nitin A Gokhale

The saga for procurement of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) actually began in 2001, gathered steam in 2007 and was stuck in price negotiations for the past three years. Meanwhile, the IAF's combat figh....

April 17, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Proxy War – Are We Fighting at Enemy's Terms?
Col (Retd) Karan Kharb

The Indian Army has a proud record of achievements – both in peace and war. Political leaders, government officialdom and people – all have absolute confidence in the Army as is evident from their eagerness to call for the military help in any ev....

April 06, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Defence Budget 2015-16: Urgent Action is needed to Boost Modernisation
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

While inaugurating the biennial air show Aero-India 2015 at Bengaluru on February 18th, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India did not like being labelled the world’s largest importer of weapons systems. With less than ten days left for the ....

February 25, 2015 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Modi’s Prescription for Rejuvenating DRDO should be Taken Seriously
Radhakrishna Rao

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has left none in doubt that his commitment to the Indian defence self-reliance is “unquestionable and uncompromising”. Modi was right in his criticism of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRD....

January 05, 2015 Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies
India-Vietnam Defence Relations and Strengthening of Strategic Partnership
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction India and Vietnam have been friends from time immemorial. The year 2014 was a landmark in Indo-Vietnam strategic partnership. The Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi views Vietnam as an essential partner of its Act East ....

January 05, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence
An Agenda for India’s new Defence Minister
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Mr. Manohar Parrikar as India’s new Defence Minister. The Minister will require all his management skills to set the right priorities for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the armed forces. He will need to....

December 12, 2014 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
Imperatives of Defence Modernisation and Indigenisation
Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Self Reliance in defence production has been one of India’s national goals set since the 1950’s. Post 1971, it was quantified as reversing the ratio of indigenous production to imports which was in the ratio of 30:70 to 70;30. However, on the gr....

December 03, 2014 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence
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