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Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis
March 16, 2023 Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

The Incident
According to "Defense One," two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Apparently, the interceptors dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellers....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , US , Russia , UAV , Reaper , SU 27
Has Singapore Changed its Stance on Ukraine?
March 16, 2023 Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

On 8th of March 2023, Singapore’s minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam delivered the keynote address on the occasion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine war at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His speech took a critical view of the West which merit....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , US , Russia , Singapore , Ukraine
Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine
March 10, 2023 Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

The new Indian Air Force doctrine made available in the public domain has gone through various iterations and does incorporate aerospace aspects of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also. There has been emphasis on capturing the growing role of aer....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , IAF , Transport , Tejas , Satellite , Space , doctrine , International exercises , enablers , sustainment , domain , fighters , air diplomacy
Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?
February 28, 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Background
Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , Russia , SCO , Protests , Kazakhstan , Corruption , BRI , illegal immigrants , Debt Trap , Leasing Land , Ukraine Conflict , Anti-China Protests , Cultural Invasion
Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?
February 22, 2023 Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) platforms
The iDEX platform was launched in April 2018 under the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation) and the aim was for “creation of an ecosyste....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Defence , Defence production , R&D , iDEX , Start-up , Challenge , DISC , Innovators
India’s Defence Budget 2023-24
February 07, 2023 Laxman Kumar Behera Commentary

Presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 before the Parliament on February 01, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, allocated Rs 5.94 lakh crore—about US$72 billion—to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). While allocating the new budget for the MoD, th....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Army , Air Force , Revenue budget , Navy , capital expenditure defence budget
India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence
January 23, 2023 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Commentary , India , Egypt , Muslim Brotherhood , President Sisi , UAE , G 20 , Delhi declaration
Nuclear Weapons for South Korea: Implications
January 19, 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

A concerning trend is unfolding in the Korean Peninsula and larger East Asia wherein fresh talks in South Korea of revisiting the nuclear options are being openly articulated. This is precisely being triggered by North Korea’s relentless surge in n....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Tactical Nuclear Weapons , Nuclear Weapons , International sanctions , summit diplomacy , Extended deterrence , 1953 armistice , disarmament talks , Gallup opinion survey
नेपाल की वाम सरकार पर चीन का दबाव
January 18, 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta Commentary

चीनी दबाव
नेपाल में हाल ही में वाम गठबंधन की सरकार के बनते ही पड़ोसी मुल्क चीन ने नेपाल में अप....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Hindi , Commentary , India , China , Nepal , South Asia , BRI , Neighbourhood , Prachanda , Trans-Himalayan Connectivity
India: Mother of Democracy @G20
January 17, 2023 Dr Hitashi Lomash Commentary

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and the value of democracy and rule of law is embedded in its culture. The country has been a champion of democracy and the rule of law at every international forum. At the G20 Summit in Osaka last year, Prim....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , G20 , civilizational roots , Nyayasutras , public opinion , public reasoning
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