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Defence Exports – An Adjunct to India’s Foreign Policy
Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

The Term
In general, the term ‘defence exports’ imply transfer of lethal weaponry and warlike equipment to another country under various parameters of mutual understanding and terms of exchange. Export of defence hardware is an adjunc....

June 07, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Defence technology , Defence modernisation , Defence Exports , iDEX , Positive Indigenisation List , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Defence diplomacy , Akash air defence system , BrahMos cruise missile , Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System , Tejas Light Combat Aircraft
Convergence of the Indo-Pacific with the Indian Ocean—Is a Maritime Centric Approach Enough? An Indian Perspective
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

This article examines China’s strategic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of its “Zhōngguó” or “Middle Kingdom” dream of regaining its perceived historical dominance. It traces the deep roots of this aspiration in Chin....

June 07, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , CCP , Indian Ocean , Indo Pacific , Maritime Centric
Neighbourhood News Digest – 06 June 2024

Afghanistan
Russia Supports Afghanistan's SCO Membership – Tolo News
Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special envoy for Afghanistan, stated that if the Islamic Emirate is recognized, Moscow will support Afghanistan's membership in th....

June 06, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , Maldives , UNSC , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , renewable energy , Environment , Debt , NUG , Drugs , clean energy , debt restructuring , China-Nepal , FPC , Cyclone Remal , Pakistan-China , Afghanistan-Russia ties , India-Bangladesh Ties , European Union (EU)
Cultural and Civilisational Digest: May-2024

Mathura culture, Mahabharata Period — ASI digs Govardhan Hill after 50 years- The Print
The Archaeological Survey of India is on a mission to untangle the historical threads of Braj region, the birthplace of Hindu deity Krishna. For the....

June 06, 2024 Indian Army , Cultural Heritage , Archaeological Survey of India , Repatriation , Culture And Civilisation , Govardhan Hill , Rakhigarhi , Akshaya Tritiya , International Museum Day , Indus Valley Civilisation , Project Udbhav , Bhojshala mosque.
India’s Growing Defence Exports - Charting the Future
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

For a country that has long had the unenvious distinction of being the largest global arms importer, the narrative of `growing – arms exports’ is in itself a paradigm shift. It is with pride that the Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) recen....

June 06, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , boosting defence exports , India arms exports , Growth of arms exports , Arms exports
Neighbourhood News Digest – 05 June 2024

Afghanistan
UN Security Council to Meet on Afghanistan in June – Tolo News
The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on the situation in Afghanistan later this month. Although the exact date of this meeting has not ....

June 05, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Maldives , UNSC , Afghanistan , Climate Change , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Tourism , Exports , Rohingyas , Thailand-Myanmar , Myanmar-China , Pakistan-China , Floods and Landslides , Terrrorism , Kareini , UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) , Afghanistan - Kazakhstan Relations , Green Finance , Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) , Maldives China Defence Ties.
Multilateralism and India during 2014-2024
Amb Asoke Mukerji, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Between 2014 and 2024, India has navigated the multilateral world to ensure a supportive external environment of peace, security, and stability to accelerate the transformation underway in India. The fact that India is both a founder-member of multil....

June 05, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , UNSC , International Yoga Day , G20 , Multilateralism , UNGA , United Nations , UNPKO , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Voice of the Global South Summit
VIF News Digest : National Security- Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 May 2024)

Defence

  1. 12th India-Mongolia Joint Working Group meeting held in Ulaanbaatar.
  2. 2nd India – Australia – Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) conducted at Kochi.
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    June 05, 2024 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Defence , Indian Air Force , Indian Army , Terrorism , DRDO , J&K , LWE , Indian Navy , Ministry of Defence , Bharat , FICN , trilateral , exercise , Defence Acquisition , Rudra , Human-Trafficking
Neighbourhood News Digest – 04 June 2024

Afghanistan
3rd Doha Meeting: An Evaluation of Relations Between the Kabul and the West – Tolo News
A summary of a speech on the topic "Doha 3: The Modality of the Islamic Emirate’s Interaction with the International Commu....

June 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Parliament , Maldives , Afghanistan , Blue Economy , Bhutan , Bangladesh , UNHRC , EU , Exports , NLD , India-Myanmar , Maldives-Sri Lanka , Bangladesh-Italy , Doha 3 , Afghanistan-Indonesia Relations , Green Climate Fund , Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty , Monsoon , Pakistan-China , Floods and Landslides , Fake Currency , Air Strike
Hellfire from the Heavens – A Perspective on Contemporary Aerial Strikes
Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Punitive response with the employment of air power is nothing new, and goes back to the British ‘watch and ward’ missions that the Indian Air Force undertook with the Royal Air Force in 1937, towards policing the recalcitrant tribes of Waziristan....

June 04, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Israel , Missiles , Iron Dome , Ukraine , Gaza , GPS , Air Power , Hamas , Drones , VKS , rockets , Electronic warfare , Katyusha rockets
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