Articles

Assessing Recent India-Pakistan Military Conflict and Options for India

The latest India-Pakistan military conflict has given a reality check to the religiously inclined ideologue Army Chief/Field Marshal of Pakistan, General Syed Asim Munir, that his “hardline” approach and continued use of ‘non-state actors’ to....

June 10, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Article , LeT , Indus Water Treaty , JeM , Islamisation , OP Sindoor , Atma Nirbhar Bharat , nuclear blackmail

Op Sindoor: Time to Hit the Refresh Button

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

While the military aspects of Op Sindoor have been discussed, the examination of the diplomatic fallout of Op Sindoor is just beginning. There were unintended consequences of Op Sindoor. In an unprecedented diplomatic move, India sent seven high-....

June 09, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Pakistan , Terrorism , OP Sindoor , Diplomatic fallout , Indian delegations

The Great Conciliator: Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Transformation of India; Author: Sanjeev Chopra; Bloomsbury India, Rs 899/-

Rajesh Singh

Understanding one of India’s Finest Prime Ministers

There are few biographies, at least in the English language, that do justice to the tall stature of independent India’s second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri. Historians and oth....

May 29, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , India , Lal Bahadur Shastri , Book Reviews , 1965 war , Ayub Khan , Jai Jawan , Jai Kisan

Op Sindoor: Is India Moving Towards Unified Theatre Command

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Paradigm Shift in India’s Approach to National Security

The gruesome targeted killing of Hindus in Pahalgam on 22 April 25, outraged a nation habitual of hearing of terrorists’ brutality over three and a half decades. Targeted and lar....

May 28, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Air defence , Theatre command , Pahalgam , Akashteer , Sindoor

Pakistan’s Nuclear Bluff and West’s Double Standards

Rajesh Singh Commentary

Operation Sindoor has been analysed by experts and many Indians are consequently more informed than before on our excellent defence capabilities, both in terms of manpower and machinery. Alongside, there has been a concerted and focussed diplomatic p....

May 23, 2025 Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , NPT , Little Boy , Fat Man , Asim Munir , Napalm , Pahalgam , PTBT , Zia-ul-Haq

India's Strategic Crossroads: Reassessing Partnerships Post-Pahalgam

Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The Pak-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which resulted in the tragic loss of 26 lives, has once again thrust India into a complex web of regional tensions and international diplomacy. While India responded unequivocally with....

May 16, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Indian foreign policy , Strategic Autonomy , US-India Relations , Cross-border terrorism , Operation Sindoor , Pahalgam Attack 2025 , India Pakistan hyphenation , Ceasefire diplomacy , India’s counter-terrorism strategy , Reassessing strategic alliances , Geopolitics of South Asia , US mediation in Indo-Pak conflict , Russia and Israel support for India , Pak sponsored terrorism

Operation Sindoor: Story, success, takeaways

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

The Pakistani site went on to say, “The concept has recently gained currency with the Indian strategic community.” India’s stunning military project, Operation Sindoor, to punish the terrorist Pakistan was planned and executed with admirabl....

May 14, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Narendra Modi , S 400 , Operation Sindoor , Defence forces

Operation Sindoor: Paradigm shift from candle lights to BrahMos

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Within 15 days of the Pahalgam slaughter, Team Modi accomplished the explicitly declared mission by hitting nine terror bases in Pakistan and killed over 100 jihadis. Operation Sindoor against Pahalgam attack achieves military, political, psycholo....

May 13, 2025 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Pakistan , Terrorists , Article 370 , Pahalgam Attack , Narendra Modi , Operation Sindoor