Technological and Scientific Studies
Establishing Defence and Strategic Technologies Ecosystem in India: Role of Academics

(The Report outlined below is based on a three member VIF delegation’s visit to IIT Madras from 1-3 September 2024, during which VIF and IIT-Madras signed an MoU for promoting greater academic cooperation. The VIF delegation also visited several....

Great Power Competition for the Semiconductor/Chip and India’s Way Ahead

Semiconductors, or chips, the tiny yet powerful components that power everything from smartphones to supercomputers, have emerged as the central battleground of the global great power competition. These emerging critical technological domains are now....

Talk on Role of Biotechnology for Society, Health & Food Safety

The VIF under its S&T series organized a talk on “Role of Biotechnology for Society, Health, and Food Safety: A Modern Perspective” by Prof Naveen Kumar Navani, Professor, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, and Dean of Academic Affairs, ....

Talk on Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends” by Ms. Suma Varughese, Distinguished Scientist & Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems & Cyber Systems (MED & CoS), DRDO on 19 ....

India’s Growing FinTech Cooperation : Bridging Borders and Empowering Digital Economies

India has emerged as a leader in the Financial Technology (FinTech) innovation and growing acceptance of its digital payments mark an important milestone in the global expansion of India’s digital payment system. The cross-border digital transactio....

Talk on Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability” by Dr Arshinder Kaur, Professor at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, on 9 September 2024. The meeting focu....

Talk on AI Growth and Readiness Initiative (AGRI)

The VIF under the Science & Technology series organised a talk on “AI Growth and Readiness Initiative (AGRI)” by Mr Kundana Kumar Lal, President, Vitti Foundation, on 22 July 2024. The talk focussed on three key aspects of Artificial Intelligence....

Games, Politics and Geopolitical Games

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् प्रजनशाऽस्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः “Among weapons....

Defence Technology Ecosystem for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

This report is an outcome of a study conducted by the Vivekananda International Foundation to find out the causes of shortfall in performance and work out recommendations for further reforms in the defence sector. This study was conducted in four com....

The Growth of Digital Payments in India: 10 Key Factors

Over the last 10 years, India has witnessed phenomenal growth in the digital payments’ domain. In terms of volume, the total number of digital transactions have increased from a mere 162 crores during Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 to over 16,443 cr....

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