Dr Saroj Bishoyi is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Technology and Scientific Studies, VIF, New Delhi where his research focuses on India’s Capabilities and Capacities in Technology. He received his PhD degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and was ICSSR Doctoral Fellow. Previously, he has worked with AMS Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi; Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Unit, JNMF, New Delhi; YC-NISDA, University of Pune, Pune; and, Foundation for National Security Research, New Delhi. His research interests include USA, India-US Strategic Partnership and Indo-Pacific. He has published numerous articles in journals, edited books, magazines, newspapers and academic websites. His recent works include Growing India-US Ties in Critical & Emerging Tech; India-US Forging Tech Alliance since Long; India-US Peacekeeping Cooperation; Role of the United States in the 1971 War: Implications for India–US Relations; Geostrategic Imperative of the Indo-Pacific Region: Emerging Trends and Regional Responses; India-US Security Cooperation in Asia: Can India be a Net Security Provider?; and, Awakening the Rip Van Winkle of India-US Tech Alliance.

Contributions 
Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems (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, ...

India’s Connection with the STEMM Diaspora One of the most visible aspects of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is the growing engagement with the Indian diaspora. In an effort to further strengthen India’s connection with the diaspora, the governmen...

India’s Semiconductor Strategy Introduction In pursuit of its goal to make India a global hub for electronics design and manufacturing, the government on 31 May 2023 announced that it is now accepting new applications under the Modified Semicon India Programme (MSIP) ...

India-US Defence Cooperation: Assessing US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Visit to India Introduction US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III was on a crucial visit to India from 4-5 June 2023 to discuss and explore ways to further strengthen the India-US defence and strategic partnership. During the visit, the two sides ...

India-Singapore FinTech Cooperation On 21 February 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the first payment linkage between India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow, which opened a new chapter in cross-border FinTech con...

VIF Papers 
Technology, Geopolitics and India’s Quest for Tech Self-Reliance 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...

India’s Defence Exports: Recent Trends and the Way Forward In a highly competitive international defence market, India has recently made its mark and has huge opportunity to become a significant player. India’s defence exports have reached to an all-time high of approximately ₹16,000crore (US $ 1.94 bill...

Event Reports 
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...

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...

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...

Talk on Meta-materials for Stealth Technology On 27 September 2023, the VIF under its Science and Technology (S&T) series organized a talk by Dr Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava on “Metamaterials for Stealth Technology”. Dr Srivastava is currently Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Enginee...

Talk on Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics As a part of Science and Technology (S&T) series, the VIF organised a talk by Shri Virat Bhatia, Managing Director, Apple India, who spoke on “Electronics, Trade and Geopolitics” at the VIF on 21 September 2023. The talk was followed by a discuss...

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