Commentaries & Articles
Nuclear deal is an unmitigated disaster
The India-US nuclear deal will stunt India's emergence as a genuine nuclear weapon state, cripple its strategic deterrence, and reduce it to a US satrapy. Government's motivations in pushing ahead with ...
Bangladeshi infiltration is the biggest threat
He belongs to the 1968 batch of the Kerala cadre and retired as chief of the Intelligence Bureau in January 2005. Mr. Doval, who belongs to Garhwal, has outstanding credentials as an operations man. He ...
Terrorist Strikes – Deny Space to the Terrorists
Text of the article sent to Hindustan Times – Published in Hindustan Times on 16 April 2006 under the caption “We have not kept terrorists on the run”
Combating Left Wing Extremism
Does Left Extremism really pose a threat to India’s security or is it something that media has hyped for want of better stories? After all, they don’t stand for secession, do not question India’s terri...
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June 24, 2025
Neighbourhood News Digest - 24 June 2025

Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi in Istanbul: Islamic World Faces Historic Test-Tolo News Amid escalating clashes between Iran...

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Internal Security Monitor
June 16, 2025
Internal Security Monitor (01-15 June, 2025) Vol 1, No 16

Union Minister Ashwin Vashnav said that Pakistan is not a threat now and terrorism in form shall not be tolerated. The lives...

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Africa Now
June 19, 2025
Africa Now (1-15 June, 2025)

OVERVIEW Africa witnessed a series of political, economic, and security developments and key developments unfolded across...

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Defense, National Security and Terrorism, VIF Alerts
June 5, 2025
VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 May 2025)

Defence Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Takes Command as CISC. Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma Takes Over as GOC-in-C of...

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Eurasia News Digest
June 17, 2025
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 June, 2025)

Russia & Central Asia Meloni’s latest ‘bridge’: from Europe to Central Asia The Italian prime minister might call...

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Europe News Digest
June 16, 2025
Europe News Digest (1-15 June, 2025)

Ukraine's Audacious Drone Attack Sends Critical Message to Russia - and the West Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-...

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VIF Cyber Review
May 2, 2025
Cyber Review - (February- March, 2025)

National Bharat launched deepfake detection technology— Vastav AI On 10 March 2025, Zero Defend Security introduced Vastav...

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Myanmar Round Up
July 8, 2024
Myanmar Round Up: June 2024

June 2024 has been a tumultuous month for Myanmar, marked by significant military operations, escalating conflicts, and a...

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West Asia Round Up
May 19, 2025
West Asia Roundup : April 2025

Abstract As the Israel-Hamas war of 20 months saw no respite, Saudi Arabia emerged as the major custodian of the Palestine...

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Global Developments And Analysis: Weekly Monitor
November 13, 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 November 2024)

Economic China Unveils $1.4 Trillion Debt Swap, Saves Stimulus for Trump China gave indebted local governments a 10 trillion...

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Science and Technology
June 20, 2025
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-31 May 2025), Issue 62

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Akashteer, Unseen Force Behind India’s New War Capability Indian Navy to Induct and...

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US Insights
June 6, 2024
US- Insights - May 2024

India-US Relations How India-US relations could change after the 2024 elections This year the US and India are both holding...

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Culture & Civilisation
June 6, 2025
Culture and Civilisational Digest : May-2025

Over two lakh people visit holy Buddha relic exposition in Vietnam- The Statesman The exposition of the Holy Buddha Relics...

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Multilateralism Digest
June 3, 2024
Multilateralism Digest: May 2024-Issue 5

I. India in the UN Indian inputs for a substantial Summit of the Future India contributes to CTTF India chairs Committee A...

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China Digest
June 23, 2025
China Digest (16-22 June 2025)

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