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Legal Aspects of General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited F414 Engines Deal

Introduction

In a path-breaking defence deal, US’s General Electric (GE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 22nd June 2023, to co-produce F414 engines for Tejas Light Combat ....

December 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Defence , HAL , Jet Engines , US relations , US export laws

Talk on Meta-materials for Stealth Technology

On 27 September 2023, the VIF under its Science and Technology (S&T) series organized a talk by Dr Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava on “Metamaterials for Stealth Technology”. Dr Srivastava is currently Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Enginee....

November 06, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , science and technology , DRDO , technologies , IIT , Meta-materials

Talk on Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics

As a part of Science and Technology (S&T) series, the VIF organised a talk by Shri Virat Bhatia, Managing Director, Apple India, who spoke on “Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics” at the VIF on 21 September 2023. The talk was followed by a discuss....

October 31, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , trade , World Order , Electronics , Apple India

VIF-FICCI Homeland Security Conference 2023: Cyber, AI & Data Analytics for Internal Security

There has been much contemplation on the development of new technologies and their role in the progress of our societies. It is widely observed that when a nation is on a progress path with new technologies, the security aspect has been the least con....

October 05, 2023 Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Seminars , Internal Security , Homeland Security , AI , Cyber , Data Analytics

Challenges in Reforms of DRDO

Amit Cowshish Article

The Government of India has set up a nine-member committee to revamp the Department of Defence Research and Development (DR&D) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) which, though technically separate entities, segue seamlessly ....

October 05, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , DRDO , MoD , R&D , DARPA

India’s Defence Exports: Recent Trends and the Way Forward

Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

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....

September 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Make in India , Defence production , Defence export , Private sector , FDI , R&D , iDEX , DPSUs , IDDM , Arms Imports , Arms Market , Friendly Foreign Countries , Self-Reliant India , Global Value Chains

Discussion on India-US Space Engagements

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Space Association (ISpA), New Delhi, organised a roundtable discussion on ‘India-US Space Engagements’ at the VIF on 10 July 2023. Director General ....

August 29, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Artemis Accords , ISRO , NASA , Export Controls , iCET , Outer Space Treaty , moon agreement , space resources , space technologies , geopolitics of space , space collaboration , INDUS-X initiative

The VIF Interaction with USISPF Delegation on ‘India-US Strategic Partnership: Focus on Technology Cooperation’

On 20 July 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with the visiting US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) delegation, which was led by President and CEO, Dr Mukesh Aghi. The interaction covered a wide ra....

August 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , USISPF Delegation , India US Strategic Partnership , Technology Cooperation

India and the Semiconductors’ Scenario

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Abstract

These are exciting times. The world is in a scramble, trying to secure the ‘CHIP’ for itself. CHIP- that tiny wafer which controls all – from satellites to aircrafts, from weapons to telecommunications, from computers to....

August 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , semiconductors , Chips , chip threat , chip war , India semiconductor mission