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India’s Defence Exports: Onwards to a Goal that Seemed Impossible
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Start point - disbelief
When the Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) issued on 03 Aug 2020 by the MoD had stated upfront a goal of achieving defence exports target of Rupees 35000 Crores as a part of the overall def....

April 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Exports , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Make-in India
Cultural Entrepreneurship for Shaping Brand India
Arunima Gupta

This Podcast features Arunima Gupta, Principal at Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg). NICEorg works towards strengthening cultural entrepreneurship in India by promoting and empowering cultural entrepreneurs through training, funding, n....

March 09, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , G20 , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Podcast , Cultural Economy , Cultural Entrepreneurship , Softpower
Defence Procurement & Production: A Feel of Fresh Air as the New Year Dawns
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Premise
A few days into the New Year and thinking of the year gone by, one gets a feel of ‘fresh air’ in the entire stance of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and their attitude towards the entire gamut of defence procurement. A resurgent ....

January 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Pralay missile , Simulators for armed forces
DRDO-Industry Interaction on Improving the Defence R&D Ecosystem
Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

(VIF organized an interaction among DRDO, Indian defence industry and the strategic community on 8th June 2022 on synergizing the Defence R&D ecosystem in India. Mr Hari Babu Srivastava, Director General Technology Management, DRDO apprised the at....

July 25, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , DRDO , Defense , Atmanirbhar Bharat , R&D , Ecosystem , Technology Management , initiatives , start-up's
Indigenisation: A New Awakening- Where are We Headed?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Setting the Perspective

The Recent Past
It was not very long ago when the word ‘indigenisation’ of defence equipment used to draw passive and uninspiring thoughts in the mind. Handled by a solitary branch under the Corps of EM....

June 03, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Make in India , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Indigenisation of defence equipment , indigenisation policy , iDEX
India and the BIMSTEC FTA Proposal: Need for a Rethink
Pratim Ranjan Bose Commentary

Over the last two decades, the world economy has undergone a sea change. From technology to politics; very few things remain the same. But, BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to be where it was. Mooted in 1998, it is still under discussion.....

January 18, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , BBIN , Atmanirbhar Bharat , FTA , SAFTA
Webinar on “NEP-2020 and STEM Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document for the growth and development of the nation. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) has thus taken up issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing on th....

December 08, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Education , National Education Policy , NEP , NEP-2020 , STEAM
U.S. Department of Defence Annual Report of 2020 on China’s Military Power: Implications for India’s Maritime Security
Shashank Sharma

The US Department of Defence (DoD) Annual Report of 2020 on China Military Power released in September 2020 brings out China’s meteoric military progress in recent years. The report states that China is already ahead of the United States in certain....

November 25, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Maritime Security , Indian Navy , Atmanirbhar Bharat , US Department of Defence Annual Report , China Military Power , Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP-2020) , PLA(Navy)
Rudram -1: A Step Forward on the Road to Self-reliance
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

These are indeed exciting times. Seven indigenous weapon systems tested in a time-run of just ten weeks; Shaurya hypersonic missile, BrahMos Extended Range (ER) missile, Prithvi nuclear capable missile, Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HS....

November 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Rudram -1 , successful trial of ARM
South Korea’s Success in Manufacturing: Some Pointers for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal Commentary

The people and government of India are striving to achieve national objectives of ‘Make in India’ and raise the contribution of manufacturing in the country’s GDP from the current 16% to 25% by the year 2025. In the context of the debilitating ....

August 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , South Korea , NITI Aayog , FICCI , R & D , innovation , Atmanirbhar Bharat , CII , Ease of Doing Business , Investment Ombudsman , NOCs
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