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Discussion on Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India

The VIF in collaboration with the IIT, Madras held a Roundtable Discussion on “Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India” at the VIF on 18th April 2024, where the participants deliberated the importance of establishing a defence manuf....

May 16, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Make in India , defence manufacturing , Indigenisation , IIT Madras
Talk on Enigma of Hypersonic Flight

Under the Science & Technology series, the VIF organised a talk on “Enigma of Hypersonic Flight” by Prof Gopalan Jagadeesh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore on 14 March 2024. Prof Jagadeesh provid....

May 10, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , science and technology , IIT , Hypersonic Flight , Aerospace Engineering
Trends in Global Arms Trade & India

The SIPRI’s recent report on international arms transfer reflects the dynamic trends in the global arms trade. While the US, the world’s largest arms supplier, dominates the international arms market and its share has dramatically increased over ....

April 24, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Global Arms Trade , make in India initiative , Indigenization of arms
Technology, Geopolitics and India’s Quest for Tech Self-Reliance
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost e....

April 02, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , artificial intelligence , Defence , technology , Geopolitics , Global supply chains , Self-reliance , Data Analytics
Talk on Secure Communication in the Quantum World

In the emerging quantum world, establishing quantum secure communication is quite demanding and challenging affair. The quantum era is governed by rules of Quantum Physics, which has led to the development of quantum technologies aiming to harness ap....

February 28, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , inetraction , Quantum World , Secure Communication
VIF-CODISSIA meeting on Defence Manufacturing in India

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (CODISSIA) held a virtual meeting on 31 January 2024. The meeting began with a presentation by CEO, CDIIC, Dr B. Vinodh Kumar and then remarks b....

February 28, 2024 Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Make in India , defence manufacturing , Amrit Kaal , Self Reliant
Talk on Semiconductor Technology

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Semiconductor Technology: A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems” by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on 23 November 2....

February 17, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , technology , inetraction , semiconductor
Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

(The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services, ....

February 15, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Geopolitics , AI , Supply chains , Electronics , PLI scheme , semiconductor , StartUps , Cyran , Chips to Startup , Digital Empire , Memory Technology , Moore’s law , Neuromorphic Computing , Non Von Neumann , Semiconductor Materials
Bestowing Padma Award to Honour Foxconn’s Young Liu
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Premise
The list of 132 Padma awardees on this Republic Day had a unique recipient this time around. Young Liu, the CEO of Foxconn, a Taiwanese company which is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics
February 09, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Foxconn , Semicon India , Young Liu , India Connect
Legal Aspects of General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited F414 Engines Deal
Kavya R. Krishnan Article

Introduction
In a path-breaking defence deal, US’s General Electric (GE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 22nd June 2023, to co-produce F414 engines for Tejas Light Combat ....

December 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Defence , HAL , Jet Engines , US relations , US export laws
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