Dr Saroj Bishoyi is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Technology and Scientific Studies, VIF, New Delhi where his research focuses on India’s Capabilities and Capacities in Technology. He received his PhD degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and was ICSSR Doctoral Fellow. Previously, he has worked with AMS Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi; Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Unit, JNMF, New Delhi; YC-NISDA, University of Pune, Pune; and, Foundation for National Security Research, New Delhi. His research interests include USA, India-US Strategic Partnership and Indo-Pacific. He has published numerous articles in journals, edited books, magazines, newspapers and academic websites. His recent works include Growing India-US Ties in Critical & Emerging Tech; India-US Forging Tech Alliance since Long; India-US Peacekeeping Cooperation; Role of the United States in the 1971 War: Implications for India–US Relations; Geostrategic Imperative of the Indo-Pacific Region: Emerging Trends and Regional Responses; India-US Security Cooperation in Asia: Can India be a Net Security Provider?; and, Awakening the Rip Van Winkle of India-US Tech Alliance.

Contributions 
The Growth of Digital Payments in India: 10 Key Factors Over the last 10 years, India has witnessed phenomenal growth in the digital payments’ domain. In terms of volume, the total number of digital transactions have increased from a mere 162 crores during Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 to over 16,443 cr...

Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems (The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services, ...

India’s Connection with the STEMM Diaspora One of the most visible aspects of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is the growing engagement with the Indian diaspora. In an effort to further strengthen India’s connection with the diaspora, the governmen...

India’s Semiconductor Strategy Introduction In pursuit of its goal to make India a global hub for electronics design and manufacturing, the government on 31 May 2023 announced that it is now accepting new applications under the Modified Semicon India Programme (MSIP) ...

India-US Defence Cooperation: Assessing US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Visit to India Introduction US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III was on a crucial visit to India from 4-5 June 2023 to discuss and explore ways to further strengthen the India-US defence and strategic partnership. During the visit, the two sides ...

VIF Papers 
Technology, Geopolitics and India’s Quest for Tech Self-Reliance Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost e...

India’s Defence Exports: Recent Trends and the Way Forward In a highly competitive international defence market, India has recently made its mark and has huge opportunity to become a significant player. India’s defence exports have reached to an all-time high of approximately ₹16,000crore (US $ 1.94 bill...

VIF Briefs 
India’s Growing FinTech Cooperation : Bridging Borders and Empowering Digital Economies India has emerged as a leader in the Financial Technology (FinTech) innovation and growing acceptance of its digital payments mark an important milestone in the global expansion of India’s digital payment system. The cross-border digital transactio...

Trends in Global Arms Trade & India The SIPRI’s recent report on international arms transfer reflects the dynamic trends in the global arms trade. While the US, the world’s largest arms supplier, dominates the international arms market and its share has dramatically increased over ...

Event Reports 
Talk on Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability” by Dr Arshinder Kaur, Professor at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, on 9 September 2024. The meeting focu...

Talk on AI Growth and Readiness Initiative (AGRI) The VIF under the Science & Technology series organised a talk on “AI Growth and Readiness Initiative (AGRI)” by Mr Kundana Kumar Lal, President, Vitti Foundation, on 22 July 2024. The talk focussed on three key aspects of Artificial Intelligence...

Discussion on Maintaining Continuity in India-US Relations across Transition The VIF organised a virtual meeting on “Maintaining Continuity in India-US Relations across Transition” on 12 July 2024, where the participants from two sides deliberated on India-US relations post the swearing-in of the new NDA government. Ambas...

Discussion on Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India The VIF in collaboration with the IIT, Madras held a Roundtable Discussion on “Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India” at the VIF on 18th April 2024, where the participants deliberated the importance of establishing a defence manuf...

Talk on Enigma of Hypersonic Flight Under the Science & Technology series, the VIF organised a talk on “Enigma of Hypersonic Flight” by Prof Gopalan Jagadeesh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore on 14 March 2024. Prof Jagadeesh provid...

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