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EU’s Operation Irini Promotes a Poor Image of the EU
July 24 , 2020 Rajesh Soami
Commentary Views: 5825
The European Union launched operation IRINI in the Mediterranean on 1st of April, 2020. The operation is officially called EUNAVFOR MED Irini where EUNAVFOR stands for European Union Naval Force and MED...

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Berlin Conference , EU , GNA , Haftar , Libya , LNA , Mediterranean Sea , NATO , Op Irini

AIR DEFENCE IS EVERYWHERE
July 24 , 2020 Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 14885
Introduction
The term Air Defence (AD), is simplistically understood by most as defence of a nation’s territory from an enemy’s air attacks. For a professional air power practitioner however, AD today means much more. It encompasses a wider responsibility which includes net-centric and integrated surveillance, defensive and offensive kinetic measures, for the protection of a nation’s airspace, territory and maritime spaces, in the larger context of national interest.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence

Tags : AD Command , Air defence , Air Interdiction , Air Space Management , Battlefield Air Support , Control & Reporting , Counter Air Operations , Counter Surface Force operations , Integrated Area Defence , surveillance

हैगिया सोफिया से संबंधित घटनाएं भारत की नैतिक आवाज के लिए आह्वान
July 24 , 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Commentary Views: 4792
ऐतिहासिक हैगिया सोफिया संग्रहालय को एक मकबरे के रूप में परिवर्तित करने का टर्की का हाल का फैसला निंदनीय है। कमाल अतातुर्क द्वारा टर्की को एक वास्तविक आधुनिक देश में रूपांतरित करने के लिए उठाये गए कदमों ...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , इस्लामीकरण , उईगर , एर्डोंगेन , कमाल अतातुर्क , चीन , टर्की , मकबरा , यूनेस्को विश्व धरोहर स्थल

The ‘Party’ that Controls the Gun!
July 23 , 2020 Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 5365
In analysing the aggression shown by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Eastern Ladakh since May 2020, and the intransigence apparent in the consequent negotiations to return to status quo, it is imp...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 2019 White Paper China National Defense , C4ISR , CPC , Ladakh , Mao , PLA , political commissar , Western Theatre Command

The India - EU Summit: Implementation Remains the Key
July 22 , 2020 Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6420
The Strategic Partnership between India and EU was forged in 2004. The precursor to this partnership was a Joint Political Statement (1993) and a cooperation Agreement (1994)both of which laid the basis...

Europe, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : 5G , Atmanirbhar Bharat , BTIA , DAE , EU , Euratom , India , Maritime Security , natural partners , strategic partnership , UN , UNCLOS , WHO , WTO

Igniting Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian Economy
July 21 , 2020 Praveen Menon
Article Views: 6065
For decades, India has looked upon China as competitor in the economic sphere and rightly so. Indian civilization has historically been an economic superpower for centuries ahead of China. It was inevit...

Economic Studies

Tags : China , Global supply chains , Indian Economy , Purchasing Power Parity , R&D , reforms , Research Excellence , ROI , spending , Total Factor Production

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