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Managing India-US Defence Partnership Across Transition
Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

A New Leader on the Stage
Trump’s second Presidency of the US (2.0) is just a few days away. The change seems potentially disruptive, for which the world is bracing up. Interestingly, Newsweek, on 14 September 2024, published a list of ....

January 03, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence , Article , Donald Trump , COMCASA , DTTI , 2+2 Dialogue , Defence industry , BECA , Defence Exports , Emerging technologies , Military Exercises , Defence Trade , India- US Defence Partners , RDP , SOSA , Foundational Agreements iCET
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 October 2024), Issue 47

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. Flight-tests of 4th Generation Very Short Range Air Defence System
  2. ADITI 2.0 Challenges and DISC 12 Launched
  3. M....

    October 29, 2024 Defence industry , TSMC , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Digital economy , Science & Technology , Atomic Energy , EV , iDEX , Nuclear Power Plant , Space Startups , DPI , Air Defence System , Aerospace Industry , Analog Research , DigiLocker , Nuclear Submarines , Neuromorphic , Predator Drones , Silicon Photonics , Solar Panel , Space Labs
Defence Preparedness – A Study Group Report

The purpose of constituting the Study Group on Defence Preparedness was to delve into the issues confronting the nation’s defence preparedness. The focus herein was directed at preservation of the nation’s territorial integrity in the face of Chi....

December 22, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , PLA , Indian Ocean , Defence Preparedness , Defence industry , LAC , Defence Logistics
Critical Gaps in Atmanirbhar India
Vrinda Kapoor Commentary

Atmanirbhar Bharat requires much more than just local sourcing- and that local sourcing itself is a function of availability of indigenous technology. This remains the most critical gap in the realization of Atmanirbharta which is so necessary....

June 08, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , DRDO , Defence industry , Atmanirbhar Bharat , procurement , Critical Technology
Ease of Doing Business with DRDO - New Initiatives

On 19th September 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) held the fourth edition of the talks by eminent persons from DRDO. In this edition the speaker presenting was Shri Sangam Sinha, O/S....

September 19, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , DRDO , Defence industry , MSME
Achieving Self Reliance through Indigenous R&D by DRDO /Industry - Part II

India is at the cusp of metamorphosing from a regional player to one with global clout. As India’s geo-political and economic ambitions grow, it needs to develop robust indigenous manufacturing capabilities and ecosystem to secure its ambition for ....

May 20, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , DRDO , Defence industry , Self Reliance , R&D , Indigenous , Aerospace , SIPRI
Beyond the COVID-19: Indian Defence Industry
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The social media is bulging at seams in making unending predictions by the hour related to the ‘life after Covid’. The continuum ranges from a ‘total doomsday’ scenario painted by the naysayersto the ‘we will win’ and how the life will be....

May 06, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence industry , COVID-19 , Challenges of Services , Defence and aerospace sector , Post covid world
Optimising Defense Expenditure

… there is no place for wasteful expenditure. Indigenization must be the preferred option so that defense expenditure generates employment, helps in earning foreign exchange and sharpens our technology as also learning curve .......

December 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Defence budgeting , Defence industry , Defense Budgeting in India
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