Space
Concluding Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the 2nd Indian Defence Space Symposium 2024 organised by ISpA from 18-20 Apr 2024

Dear Friends, I begin by congratulating ISpA for organising the 2nd Indian Defence Space Symposium 2024, which has seen the participation of key stakeholders including senior government officials, industry leaders, representatives of the Armed For....

Neighborhood News Digest- 27 March 2024

Afghanistan
Mujahid: 24 Islamic Emirate Officials on UN Blacklist-Tolo News
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLO news that the names of 24 officials of the Islamic Emirate are still on the Un....

The Emerging Trends in the Indo-West Asian Ties: Newer Opportunities and Challenges

Since the last few years, there has been a discernible growth in India’s bilateral relations with most of the countries in its extended neighbourhood – West Asia. With the exception of a few, cooperation and joint collaborations between them are ....

Chandrayaan-3: Taking off for Indian Dominance in Space

The project ‘Chandrayaan-3’ is an ambitious endeavour by India's National Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to demonstrate end-to-end landing and roaming capabilities by deploying a lander and rover on the lunar highlands near the South Pole in ....

Legal Dimensions of Commercialisation of Space

(The following is a transcript of the presentation made by Dr Ranjana Kaul at the Vivekananda International Foundation during a joint roundtable with Indian Space Foundation on 18 January 2023) The world is moving towards contestation of the ‘....

Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine

The new Indian Air Force doctrine made available in the public domain has gone through various iterations and does incorporate aerospace aspects of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also. There has been emphasis on capturing the growing role of aer....

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 December 2022

DEFENCE

India-Bhutan Relations: Exploring the New Vistas of Cooperation

In this podcast, Rishi Gupta, Research Associate, VIF, talks to Ambassador VP Haran on India's bilateral ties with Bhutan. In his remarks, distinguished Guest Amb. VP Haran adds that the special ties between India and Bhutan are marked by mutual trus....

VIF-CNAS Webinar on Space and Biotech

The VIF in collaboration with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) of the U.S., has initiated a series of discussions on the potential for collaboration between the US and India on New and Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Quan....

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