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From Operation Desert Hawk to Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
November 4 , 2024 Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF
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About 59 years ago, in the year 1965, India was experiencing an extreme food shortage across the country. The monsoon had failed badly in the year, and the subsequent droughts had severely impacted food...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : 1965 , Ayub Khan , Battle of Asal Uttar , Battle of Haji Pir Pass , Indo Pakistani War , Operation Desert Hawk , Operation Gibraltar , Opre

Does India Need a Strategy of Strategies?
October 30 , 2024 Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
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As the India and China have finally reached a deal on patrolling their disputed frontier to end a four-year long military stand-off to pave way for resetting the political and business ties between the ...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Bhagavad Gita , China , Grand strategy , India , IOR , Kautilya , Raj Dharma , Tejastejasvinamaham

Ganderbal Attack 2024: The Emergence of Pakistan-Sponsored TRF
October 29 , 2024 Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1063
Pakistan has been sponsoring terrorism in Bharat for over the past 30 years to undermine the stability of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (hereafter J&K) and other parts of the country...

National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism

Tags : Bharat , Ganderbal , India , Islam , Kashmir , LeT , Pakistan , Radicalisation , Terrorism , TRF

A Critical Examination of the SCO Council of Heads of Government Summit in Islamabad
October 28 , 2024 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1064
The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) Summit held in Islamabad has garnered significant attention due to the regional dynamics among member countries, p...

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRI , Connectivity , CPEC , Gwadar port , SCO summit , Terrorism and Extremism

India must not lower its guard along LAC with China
October 26 , 2024 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 996
The continued discussions between the military commanders and diplomats of the two sides resolved most of the issues over the past four-and-a-half years. China’s transgressions over a large frontage alo...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , DH Spotlight , India News , LAC

Pashtun Qaumi Jirga of the PTM: The Voices of the Pashtuns in Pakistan
October 25 , 2024 Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 1387
Introduction
On October 6 this year, the federal government of Pakistan declared the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) as an unlawful (proscribed) organization under Section 11B of the

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Durand Line , Khyber Jirga , Pakhtunkhwa , Pakhtunkhwa Natural Resources , Pakistan Army/Military , Pashtun National Court , Pashtun National Jirga , Pashtun Qaumi Jirga , Pashtun Tahafuz Movement , Pashtun Women. , Pashtuns , PTI , PTM , Taliban , TTP , White Paper

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