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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
China's Cyber Espionage Operations

… India is on the hit list of some very sophisticated cybercriminal groups of attackers … Indian businesses need to take note as Singapore is becoming a significant hotspot for cyberattacks … China’s cyber espionage against Indian security f....

July 28, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , DRDO , ISRO , China’s cyber espionage policy , Chinas cyberespionage resources , targets of China’s cyberespionage , technologies of cyberespionage , BARC , threats of cyber espionage
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
Talk by Shri Hari Babu Srivastava, DRDO

VIF organized an interaction among DRDO, Indian defense industry and the strategic community on 8th June 2022 for brainstorming on synergizing the Defense R&D ecosystem in India. Mr Hari Babu Srivastava, Director General Technology Management, DRDO a....

July 12, 2022 Defence , DRDO , Technology Management
Discussion with Chairman DRDO on Self Reliance in Defence Technologies

VIF organised a round table discussion among Dr G Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation), the strategic community and representatives from the private Indian defence ....

May 03, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Interaction , DRDO , Self Reliance , R&D , Ministry of Defence , Defence Technologies , Transfer of Technology
Drone Terror in India: A Challenge to Deter
Saumya Joshi Article

Introduction
Presently, drones have become an integral part of military’s arsenal for superpowers, while for others it is just a work in progress. From Yemeni soil against the Saudi oil installations to eliminating a high-ranking servin....

July 16, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , UNSC , FATF , Indian Air Force , Jammu , DRDO , Counter terrorism , Drone Terror Attack , Kaluchak Massacre 2002 , Anti-Drone system , Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism
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
Defence Exports: Analysing the Armenian Success
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

On 01 Mar 2020, the media was abuzz with the breaking news of India having won a 40 million USD contract to supply four Swathi Weapon Locating Radars (WLR) to Armenia beating strong competitors like Russia and Poland1. A contract of th....

March 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , DRDO , BrahMos , Swathi WLR , Defence Exports , DPSU , Akash missile , radars
Release of VIF Task Force Report: Towards More Effective Education: Emergence of STEM Education in India

On 22 April 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) released the Task Force Report on “Organisation of STEM Education in India”. The task force report was released by Dr. V K Saraswat, former chairman Defence Research & Development O....

June 07, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Book Discussions , DRDO , STEM Education , Defence Research & Development Organisation
Vimarsha: DRDO’s Achievements in Defence Indigenization

On, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence and Chairman DRDO was invited for a talk on ‘Achievements in Defence Indigenization’ under the aegis of the Vivekananda International Foundation’s Vimarsha lecture series. Dr Reddy ....

April 25, 2019 Vimarsh , Technological and Scientific Studies , DRDO , Indigenization , R&D , Defence Indigenization , Research Centre Imarat , Combat Aerial Vehicles
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