Articles

Why it is Important for Japan to hold Olympic Games 2021

Had it not been for the COVID-19 and Abe Shizo’s ill health, Tokyo Olympic 2020¹ would have been a crowning glory on the political career of modern Japan’s most consequential Prime Minister. Alas! That was not to be. Showcasing Japan a....

July 16, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , technology , shinzo abe , COVID-19 , Yoshihide Suga , Civilisational goals , Japan's vision

Quick Glimpse into China’s Upcoming Annual ‘Big Two Sessions’

Jayadeva Ranade Article

With just a couple of weeks to go before China’s ‘Big Two’ -- the popular name for the plenary sessions of China’s version of a parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Pol....

March 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , CPC , technology , Xi Jinping , CPPCC , Made in China , Huawei , food grain shortage , Long Term Goals 2035 , Mao Zedong , personality cult , PLA deputies

Dissecting Macro Focus-areas for India this Decade - World Order, Domestic Economy & Technology

Praveen Menon Article

With the age-old Ram Mandir issue resolved Indian civilization took a step ahead in 2020 even when global and Indian economy took several steps back due to pandemic. A great historic wrong has been corrected which was imposed on our ancestors and the....

August 13, 2020 Economic Studies , Article , China , agriculture , Economics , technology , USA , Indian Economy , Soft Power , Urbanization , Civilization , BRI , military , Geopolitics , FDI , innovation , Financial system , Banking sector , World Order , World War I , World War II , Bretton woods , History lessons , Research , Economic Growth , Farmers , Domestic Economy

How to Transform Indian Agriculture During COVID-19 Lockdown?

Dr Suhas P. Wani Article

Why Indian Agriculture/ “Annadata” Needs Support, in Measured Terms Bailout Package?

The Corona virus (COVID-19) endemic across the globe has caused substantial human and economic losses and disrupted food system value chain^{1
June 01, 2020 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , agriculture , technology , COVID-19 , Annadata , FPOs , Rabi crop , Kharif crop , MNREGA , PMKISAN , mechanization , water management}

Pegasus— A Powerful Tool of WhatsApp Surveillance

Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The Facebook’s subsidiary company—WhatsApp, on 29 October 2019, filed a lawsuit in the United States California’s Northern District Federal Court against Israel-based cyber-arms¹ firm— the NSO Group, for infecting ‘specific’ gr....

February 05, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Israel , India , technology , Pegasus , WhatsApp , CyberEspionage , CyberSurveillance , NationalSecurity , Malware , Spoofing

Digital Empowerment of Myanmar

Radhika Daga Article

Introduction

On Oct 1, 2019, Myanmar celebrated “U-day”, to mark the official transition from its homegrown digital font Zawgyi (pronounced as “zaw-jee”) to a unified font conforming to the international standards of “Unicode�....

December 30, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , technology , Cyber-security , Digitalisation

‘Dealing with India’s Cyber-security Challenges’, Interaction with Dr Prasanna Mulgaonkar, CEO Cloud Raxak Inc.

The VIF invited Dr Prasanna Mulgaonkar, CEO, ‘Cloud Raxak’, to an interactive discussion on measures to deal with cyber-security challenges in cyber space, particularly in context to India. The important points have been highlighted in subsequent....

March 07, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , technology , Indian Air Force , Cyber-security , Cloud Raxak , Cyber-space

A Social and Psychological Approach to Conflict Management in Jammu and Kashmir

Brig Narender Kumar, SM, VSM (retd.)

People of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region practiced Hinduism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism at the time when Islam entered the Kashmir Valley. One aspect that remained constant in Kashmir was that in spite of the arrival of foreign Sufi Saints such ....

April 17, 2018 Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Counter-terrorism , Kashmir , technology

Interaction on DTTI with Keith Webster

On April 6, 2016, the VIF and the US India Business Council hosted Mr. Keith Webster, Director, International Cooperation for the US Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics at the Pentagon for a Round Table discussion on the ....

April 29, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , US , technology , DTTI , Keith Webster , Defense Acquisition