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India-China: Looking back to re-imagine the future

by Nitin A Gokhale

09 May/13

General, Vivekananda International Foundation

Almost exactly four years ago, the outgoing UPA-I government’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) was meeting for the last time before the results of the 2009 general elections were to be announced. The sole item on the agenda: Enhancing India’s military preparedness against China. According to insiders present at that…

Stabilise North-east before Looking East

by Nitin A Gokhale

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12 Oct/12

General, Rediff, Vivekananda International Foundation

Five months ago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Myanmar and said India and Myanmar as “natural partners.” He suggested tapping the huge un-realised potential of the economic relationship between the two countries for mutual benefit. During that two-day trip, India and Myanmar signed a number of agreements…

India needs more synergy among its armed forces

by Nitin A Gokhale

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12 Jul/12

General, NDTV, Vivekananda International Foundation

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/blog-india-needs-more-synergy-among-its-armed-forces-242705?pfrom=home-otherstories New Delhi: The Naresh Chandra Task Force, constituted to undertake a reappraisal of India’s current and future security threats, submitted its report to the Prime Minister more than a month ago. Bits and pieces of the as yet secret report have appeared in the media but the government is…

How India is trying to secure its mega cities

by Nitin A Gokhale

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07 Jul/12

Vivekananda International Foundation

(http://www.vifindia.org/article/2012/july/04/why-india-s-mega-cities-need-to-be-protected) Mumbai in July 2011. Three bomb blasts in a matter of half an hour shook Mumbai again, killing 21 people. A sense of déjà vu prevailed. But there was a vital difference between earlier attacks on Mumbai and the July 2011 bombings. This time telephone…

Indian Navy on A High – Growth Trajectory

by Nitin A Gokhale

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19 Jun/12

Vivekananda International Foundation

Nitin Gokhale, Visiting Fellow, VIF Last week, Vikramaditya, formerly Adm. Gorshkov, a 45,000-tonne displacement aircraft carrier built in Russia began its sea trials, six months before it is handed over to the Indian Navy on December 4, the Navy Day. This week, four frontline warships are on…