ABOUT THE BOOK
Over the past decade, the VIF has
charted an academically independent path of research and analyses. The
Foundation has thus been disseminating a vast stream of analyses of key
developments and decision dilemmas concerning the nation to its wide circle of associates
and readers. Non-partisan and balanced strategic objectivity, and conformity
with India`s exalted native civilisational values being its fundamental
competencies, it has earned a reputation for the highest level of credibility
among national and international opinion as well as decision makers which
include governments, strategists and academia.
To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the
Foundation, a selection of 15 articles of contemporary national concerns, along
with analyses and prognoses, are presented in this volume after due revision
and updating. Authored by the fraternity of VIF stalwarts, with a sprinkling of
potential researchers, the topics chosen are diverse, and as the reader would
find, the analyses are as concurrent today as when the papers were written in
the past few years. The lead authors, of course, are among the top strategic
thinkers of contemporary times—Shri S. Gurumurthy, Shri Satish Chandra, General
N. C. Vij and Dr. Arvind Gupta, to mention just a few. As the reader will
appreciate, each article goes a step ahead to look beyond the usual, mundane
discourses.
ABOUT Author
Vivekananda International Foundation is a prominent and distinctive think
tank, based in Delhi. Guided by the message of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902),
the VIF conducts research on a wide range of subjects covering international
relations, national security, foreign policy, issues of defence, governance,
economics, history and civilisation. The objectives of the VIF`s research are
to promote nation building, encourage harmony in diversity, prioritise conflict
avoidance and generate environmental awareness. An able team of researchers,
defence, security and foreign policy experts, prominent academicians and
eminent citizens help the VIF in its activities. The VIF’s messages are
reflected in its publications.
As a premier geo-political, strategic and national security think tank, the VIF
is committed to offer focused and expertly analysed issues of national salience
for the discerning citizen, the polity, and for the decision-makers to take
note.