Articles

Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

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....

March 21, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , RBI , Digital India , Singapore , G20 , innovation , Fintech , PayNow , UPI , P2P , MAS , NPCI , P2M , QR , Remittance , VPA

Successful and Effective Therapy in Radiation Oncology

Dr Suvro Parui, Research Fellow, VIF India Positive

Oncology is one of the most sought-after treatments, and the Medical Tourism Market report by Allied Market Research projects that the Indian medical tourism industry will reach $9 billion by 2027. In recent years, India has also become a hub for cli....

March 13, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , India Positive , particle therapy; proton therapy; radiation oncology , Medical Tourism

US Critical and Emerging Technology Strategy

Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

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....

January 30, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , US , China , Russia , AI , 14th Five Year Plan , Special Envoy , semiconductor , NSS , Made in China 2025 , NDS , Entity List , CET , Chips and Science Act , Export Control , NSIB , iCET

US-China Tech Rivalry: Pentagon Report on China’s Emerging Technology Strategy

Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

On 29 November 2022, the US Department of Defence released the 2022 annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” in which “China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies” figure prominent....

December 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , US , China , artificial intelligence , Indo-Pacific , Internet of Things , PLA , Big Data , semiconductors , Quantum Technologies , Autonomous Systems , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technology , Informatised Wars , Made in China 2025

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

In this VIF Podcast, Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate at the VIF discuss the various features of the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, including the categorisation of personal data and rules of....

December 19, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Podcast , Personal Data Protection Bill , Data Security , Privacy

A Quiet Revolution in the Making

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The RFP and Beyond

On 07 Sept 2022, a Request for Technical and Commercial Proposal (RFP) was issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the design and developme....

December 06, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Indian microchip industry , Bharat Secure Chips , BSC 1 , BSC 2

VIF-FICCI Conference 2022; Making India a Global Drone Hub

On 01-02 September 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) jointly organised a two-day conference on Making India a Global Drone Hub in New Delhi, India. The t....

November 01, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Seminars , FICCI , R&D , Making India , Global Drone , PLI , QCI

A ‘Quiet’ Test with a ‘Big’ Impact

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

The brief news item about the successful test-fire of the indigenously developed Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORAD) by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range at Chandipur on 27 Sep 2022

October 14, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , DRDO , MANPADS , VSHORADS

Roles and Tasks of India’s Defence R&D vis-a-vis USA’s RDT&E - A Preliminary Analysis

Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

While developing a range of products for the Armed Forces - covering electronics, sensors, weapons, missiles, armored vehicles, combat vehicles, aircrafts, unmanned systems, advanced computing systems and advanced materials – India’s Defence Res....

October 13, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , critical Defence systems , laboratories and budget allocations , multi-disciplinary engineering , industry-academia interaction , comparisons to DARPA

Ease of Doing Business with DRDO - New Initiatives

On 19th September 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) held the fourth edition of the talks by eminent persons from DRDO. In this edition the speaker presenting was Shri Sangam Sinha, O/S....

September 19, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , DRDO , Defence industry , MSME