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VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 15-31 March 2023

DEFENCE Exercise Sea Dragon 23. Defence Acquisition Council approves proposals worth Rs 70,500 crore for the armed forces & Indian Coast Guard under buy (Indian-IDDM) category. Seminar on ‘Emerging Disruptive and futuristic technology and...

India’s Internal Security Challenges

(The following is an updated version of Director’s talk on Internal Security given at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington on 06 Mar 2023) Introduction In the holistic concept of national security, internal security is an extremely important...

Punjab: Frankenstein amidst Witches Brew

Punjab - the front line border state of India has seen fragility in the 1980’s and 1990’s in the form of a bloody terrorist campaign memories of which returned to haunt with images from Ajnala (near Amritsar) where followers of a radical extremists...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 February 2023

DEFENCE Defence Budget 2023-24. Mission Mode (MM) projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of Royal Cambodian Army visiting India. HAL’s...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 January 2023

DEFENCE The 15th India-UK foreign office consultations. Prime Minister addresses first batch of Agniveers through video conferencing. 5th Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) with his ROK. 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 January 2023

DEFENCE 63rd National Defence College (NDC) Course commences. India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities. Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan. DRDO celebrates its 65th Foundation Day. RM...

Terrorism and Extremism Trends in Bharat: Review of 2022 and Prognosis for 2023

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || [Translation: “Let a man be lifted up by his own self; let him not lower himself; for he himself is his friend, and he himself is his enemy.”] -Shrimad Bhagavad...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 December 2022

DEFENCE Value of indigenous defence production. Prime Minister had a telephone conversation today with President of the Russian Federation Import and export of defence equipment. Ministry of defence - year-end review 2022. Project – 75 Kalvari...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 December 2022

DEFENCE MoD organises interaction with Indian defence industry on reservation for Ex-Agniveers in corporate jobs. Indian Coast Guard helicopter squadron commissioned in Chennai. Joint Exercise Agni Warrior with Singapore Armed Forces. Vice Chief...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 October 2022

DEFENCE Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy, visit to New Zealand. Indigenously Designed and Developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) inducted into Indian Air Force. India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting. First Training...

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