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Commemorative Seminar: India's Evolving Nuclear Posture in a Dynamic Environment

Twelve years ago, on 11 May 1998, India had conducted the Shakti series of Nuclear tests.These had taken the world by surprise and firmly catapulted India into the league of major global powers.To commemorate this seminal event, the VIF organised a s....

May 12, 2010 National Security and Strategic Studies , Nuclear and Disarmament , Seminars , India's Evolving Nuclear Posture , India's Nuclear policy
Developing National Consensus on Critical Issues a talk with Mr Manish Tewari & Dr. Chandan Mitra

A very interesting and thought provoking session on "How to develop National Consensus on Critical National Issues" was held on 10 May 2010 at the VIF.The two speakers were Mr Manish Tewari, the articulate Member of Parliament from the Indian Nationa....

May 11, 2010 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , National Consensus , Critical National Issues
Acquisition of C-17 Boeing Transport Aircraft
Maj Gen G D Bakshi SM, VSM (retd.)


On 22 Apr, the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency notified the US Congress about the proposed sale of ten C-17 Boeing Globe Master III Transport aircraft to India, This is an important step forward in the US Foreign military sales proce....

May 06, 2010 Defence , Military Affairs_91
Sarasvati: A Symbol of the Sacredness of the Indian Civilisation

Michel Danino, the well known author of the "Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati" gave a fascinating presentation on the archeological and geological evidence regarding the existence of this once mighty river that was the life stream of the Ind....

May 01, 2010 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Aryan theory , Hakkar- Ghagra , Harappan , Indus valley civilization , Lost River , Michel Danino , Sarasvati , Saraswati
A Stimulating Interaction with Dr. Ashley Tellis

The VIF fraternity had an in-depth and stimulating interaction with Dr Ashley Tellis today. The discussions were marked by candour and frankness and generated useful insights into the current geopolitical scenario. The talk-cum-discussion lasted for ....

April 30, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Ashley Tellis
Pakistan's Military Exercise AZM-E-NAU: Need To Monitor Scale and Scope
Major Gen. G. D. Baxi


Pakistan’s Director General of Military Training(DGMT) Maj Gen Muzzammal Hussein and the DGISPR, Maj Gen Athar Abbas at a recent joint press conference in Rawalpindi outlined the details of a large scale Military Exercise code named Azm-e-N....

April 22, 2010 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Military Affairs_91
Managing Disasters

Gen N C Vij, Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, delivered a talk at VIF on April 16 on “India's need, capacities and challenges of managing national disasters -- both natural and man-made”. Gen Vij also ga....

April 16, 2010 National Security and Strategic Studies , Disaster Management , Interaction , National Disaster Management Authority
Compulsory Voting - An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Dr A Surya Prakash

Mr.Deenanath Kushwaha of the Samajwadi Party won the Deoria seat in the election held in May, 2007 to elect a new state assembly in the Northern state of Uttar Pradesh. So, what?, you would think. Mr.Kushwaha’s success would certainly be a worthles....

April 15, 2010 Governance and Political Studies
Naxalism: Need to Revisit Basics
Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

Just because you are a hammer, every problem is not a nail. Left extremist problem is serious but use of Army is no solution. We first need to understand the nature and ingredients of the problem. Naxalism is a variant of Fourth Generation Warfare (4....

April 15, 2010 Leftwing Extremism
The Great Himalayan Watershed

A seminar was held at VIF on April 10, 2010 on “The Great Himalayan Watershed: Water Issues Impacting India- Perspectives and Challenges”. The seminar was organized in association with The Foundation for Non-violent Action. Speakers at the semina....

April 10, 2010 Seminar_57 , National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Interaction , Great Himalayan Watershed , Claude Arpi , Brahmaputra river
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