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Internal Security Monitor (16-30 June, 2025) Vol 1, No 17

United Nations Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in a rare instance condemned the April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Two suspects have been arrested in the Pahalgam attack case. Pakistan is using Turkish drones to smuggle weapons into India....

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 of our citizens are our uppermost concern. Senior Maoist leader and Central Committee Member TLN Chalam was killed in an...

Internal Security Monitor (16-31 May, 2025) Vol 1, No 15

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Pakistan is on ‘probation’, meaning it would receive a stern response for promoting terrorism. He warned national security is not limited to guarding the borders from external aggression but safeguarding the...

The Battle of Zojila

On May 21, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on 'The Battle of Zolila' by Col. Ajay Singh (Retd). He has authored multiple books and over 200 articles in a wide range of genres. His books include ‘The Battles that...

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 Northern Command. Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Takes Over as AOC-in-C, Training Command. Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan Takes...

Internal Security Monitor (1-16 May, 2025) Vol 1, No 14

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and reiterated India’s commitment to zero-tolerance towards terrorism. He said we gave a “muthod jawab” (mouth-breaking reply) to Pakistan and said a “new normal” has been said, implying Pakistan...

VIF News Digest : National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism (01-15 April 2025)

Defence Defence exports increase by 12.04% surging to a record high of Rs 23,622 crore in FY 2024-25 2500 Kg Narcotics Seized by Indian Navy's Mission Deployed Warship INS Tarkash Raksha Mantri Addresses the Senior Leadership of Indian Army During...

Kabul to Pahalgam: A Journey of Pain and Loss

Kashmir, often dubbed as "heaven on earth," is soaked in blood as terrorists killed 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam. Hearing this news, devastated me. I can innately relate to the families who were subjected to the horror of losing their loved...

Internal Security Monitor (16-30 April, 2025) Vol 1, No 13

Twenty-six people, including army personnel, families on holiday and couples on honeymoon were brutally massacred by terrorist of The Resistance Front in Pahalgam, Jammu Kashmir, on April 22, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sternly warned...

Indus Waters Treaty Was A Bad Deal For India, Happy It Is In Abeyance Now

India has more or less walked out of the 65 year old Indus Waters Treaty following the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam last week. So far it has kept the implementation of the treaty in abeyance 'with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly...

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