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Neighbourhood News Digest - 30 May 2023

Afghanistan Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty – The Print With Afghanistan and Iran locked in a water dispute, tension between the two neighbours has escalated after two Iranian security...

May 30 , 2023

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 15-31 March 2023

DEFENCE Exercise Sea Dragon 23. Defence Acquisition Council approves proposals worth Rs 70,500 crore for the armed forces & Indian Coast Guard under buy (Indian-IDDM) category. Seminar on ‘Emerging Disruptive and futuristic technology and...

April 5 , 2023

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 01-15 January 2023, Issue 5

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DAC Approves AoN for Three Capital Acquisition Proposals Keel Laying of the Two Warships of Anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Craft Successful Training Launch of Prithvi-II Carried Out off ICG Concludes Maiden...

January 19 , 2023

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 January 2023

DEFENCE 63rd National Defence College (NDC) Course commences. India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities. Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan. DRDO celebrates its 65th Foundation Day. RM...

January 17 , 2023

Contemplating Deterrence by ‘Integrated Missile and Rocket Force’

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I’m here! Dongfeng Express at your service!” is what Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) wrote in February 2019, in its first post on Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter. PLARF took the name “Dongfeng Express,” as a...

January 11 , 2023

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 December 2022

DEFENCE Value of indigenous defence production. Prime Minister had a telephone conversation today with President of the Russian Federation Import and export of defence equipment. Ministry of defence - year-end review 2022. Project – 75 Kalvari...

January 4 , 2023

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 16-31 December 2022, Issue 4

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Value of Indigenous Defence Production Increased in FY 2021-22 Value of Defence Exports Increased to Rs 12,815 crores in FY 2021-22 iDEX-DIO Signs 150th Contract for Defence Innovation Successful Firing of...

January 2 , 2023

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-30 September 2022

DEFENCE Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visit to Egypt. MOD signs a deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with BAPL. Mehar Baba Competition –II. Preparations for Def-Expo 2022. Participation in Combined Maritime Forces Exercise...

October 7 , 2022

Talk by Shri Atul D. Rane, Scientist ‘H’, Outstanding Scientist and DG BrahMos, DRDO

Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) together have interactions in which eminent and distinguished speakers from DRDO have given presentations to the think tanks, industry, startups, military...

October 3 , 2022

Cruise Missiles : where are we ? Where are our Potential Adversaries? What way ahead?

The Trigger Event The morning chill on the 21stof Jan 22 got broken with a ‘warm’ news from the DRDO announcing the successful test firing of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from its test range in Odisha. While many will see this as ‘one more...

February 23 , 2022