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 
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...

US Critical and Emerging Technology Strategy As a part of the wider modernisation agenda, the US Department of State announced on 3rd January 2023 the establishment of a new Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology. The purpose of establishing this office is to bring add...

VIF Papers 
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 
Discussion on India-US Space Engagements The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Space Association (ISpA), New Delhi, organised a roundtable discussion on ‘India-US Space Engagements’ at the VIF on 10 July 2023. Director General ...

The VIF Interaction with USISPF Delegation on ‘India-US Strategic Partnership: Focus on Technology Cooperation’ On 20 July 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with the visiting US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) delegation, which was led by President and CEO, Dr Mukesh Aghi. The interaction covered a wide ra...

Round Table Discussion on ‘Quantum Technology and the Changing Nature of Warfare’ Quantum Technology (QT) is an emerging field of quantum physics and quantum engineering that relies on the properties of quantum mechanics, especially quantum superposition, quantum entanglement, and quantum tunneling. The development of QT is going ...

The VIF Interaction with Visiting UK Delegation The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi organized an interaction with visiting UK delegation on “The Future of Air Warfare: A UK Industry and Government Perspective” on 16 February 2023. The UK delegation was led by Briti...

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