National Security and Strategic Studies

Indian Armed Forces in 2047: At The Centenary of Independence

The 75th Year of Independence is a milestone in India’s march towards a sovereign dispensation characterised by freedom, peace, and prosperity. In that endeavour, the preservation of territorial sanctity, economic sovereignty and political...

June 15, 2023

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, 75th Year of Independence, India, Defence

China in the Cyber Domain

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

China is developing cyber capacities in pursuit of its economic, political and strategic objectives. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China differs considerably from its Western counterparts in its approach to cyber and network operations....

February 7, 2023

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, China, China Cyber-Influence, Cyber Attack, cyber domain, Cyber Security, PLA, China, Cyber Security, International Relations and Diplomacy

Jammu and Kashmir: A Compendium

Aarushi Suri

Jyoti Kumar

Over the last seventy years, Jammu & Kashmir has seen political machinations, violence, cross-border terrorism, instability and economic stagnation. On August 5, 2019, the Indian Government decided to amend Article 370 of the Indian...

October 22, 2020

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Article 370, Indian Constitution, Pakistan, radicalization, Terrorism, Jammu & Kashmir

Changing Character of Hybrid Warfare: The Threat to India

Col Shubhankar Basu, SM, VSM

India’s security dilemmas are complex, with two hostile powers on its frontiers and a large number of internal fault lines which are vulnerable and have been exploited by the adversaries in the past. The Indian Army Doctrine of 2018 defines ‘the...

August 29, 2020

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, hybrid war, Hybrid Warfare, Indian military, India’s security, Defence

Management of India's Military Prowess: Issues and Aspects

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Conceptualising the foundations of national defence and organising a conformingly robust military structure is a humungous task of extremely complexities. Even nations who possess pristine strategic vision and deep rooted military culture find it...

August 1, 2020

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Indian military, Management of India's Military, Defence

A Decade of Discourse on Defence Matters

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

This book is a compilation of 30 pioneering papers on issues connected with India's national defence. These papers are a part of the vast repository of VIF publications over the past decade of its functioning as a strategic think tank with the...

March 12, 2020

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence Matters, India's strategic, Indian military, national defence, Defence

India's Strategies for Information War & Cyber Deterrence

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)

The concept of Information Warfare (IW) is as old as warfare itself but has gained in significance in recent times where we look at non-contact battles between two adversaries. This concept involves the use of information and communication...

February 16, 2020

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, Cyber war, Economic War, Network Centric war, Perception Management, Political war, Special Forces, strategy, Supply Chain Management. 5G impact on IW, Cyber Security

Selected Essays from the Vivekananda International Foundation

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Over the past decade, the VIF has charted an academically independent path of research and analyses. The Foundation has thus been disseminating a vast stream of analyses of key developments and decision dilemmas concerning the nation to its wide...

January 16, 2020

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Civilisational values, Key developments, Governance and Political Studies

Securing India : VIF Perspective | Issues & Trends | 2017

Book Published

Geopolitics is witnessing a flux not seen in decades, treading an uncertain path in the hope to arrive at a new equilibrium.

July 31, 2017 Download

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Defence professionals, Security scenario