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Hidden Contours of Israel Hamas Conflict
November 9 , 2023 Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.)
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Hamas executed a well-planned multifaceted military operation, breaching the Gaza fence after neutralizing Israel’s sensors, automatic machine gun towers and communications nodes to execute civilians; t...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Gaza , Hamas , Israel , Perception Warfare , Siege , Social Media , tunnels , Urban Warfare

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2023: Plea for a Robust Defence Posture
November 8 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
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The Japanese government released the 2023 Defense Paper[1] in July, at a time when Japan finds itself in the midst of an era of crisis, facing its most severe and complex security environment since Worl...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China’s militarisation , cruise missile , Defense White Paper , North Korean threat , Raytheon Technologies Corp , stance of the media , Tomahawk

Iran’s Domestic Political Situation: Implication on Relations with India
November 7 , 2023 Sakshi Chaudhari
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The coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, facilitated by the United States (US), put Reza Shah Pahlavi into power, and the people in Iran lost hope of establishing democratic rule. Although pr...

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Sheetal Devi: An Epitome of Perseverance
November 7 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
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अप्राप्यं नाम नेहास्ति धीरस्य व्यवसायिनः ॥ (there is nothing unattainable in this world for the steadfast and determined.’)

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Archery , China , Indian Army , J&K , Para Asian games , PM Modi , Positive Bharat , Sheetal Devi

A talk on India’s National Security Challenges in a Turbulent World at Rashtriya Raksha University on 31 Oct 2023
November 6 , 2023 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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External environment has become deeply uncertain. The balance of power is shifting. US centred hegemonic order has come under stress. Multilateralism is dysfunctional. Global south is asserting for its...

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Kautilya , national security , Talk

The Nagorno-Karabakh Seesaw – an Unstable Equilibrium
November 6 , 2023 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM
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Setting the Stage
This little area of a mere 1700 square miles nestled in the South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and forming the south eastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range has seen war, destruction and bloodshed far disproportionate to its size

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Armenia Azerbaijan conflict , Arsakh , Karabakh , Nagorno

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