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Vimarsha: DRDO’s Achievements in Defence Indigenization

On, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence and Chairman DRDO was invited for a talk on ‘Achievements in Defence Indigenization’ under the aegis of the Vivekananda International Foundation’s Vimarsha lecture series. Dr Reddy ....

April 25, 2019 Vimarsh , Technological and Scientific Studies , DRDO , Indigenization , R&D , Defence Indigenization , Research Centre Imarat , Combat Aerial Vehicles

5G - Deliberating the Pros and Cons

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Data Pipe-Line of the Future

Major telecom companies of the world are working feverishly to roll-out 5G or 5th Generation technology based advanced wireless systems. This will increase the speed of data transmission, will have faster resp....

April 25, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , 5G , IOT in India , Internet Security

The Inevitable Security Dilemma of the Space

Radhika Daga Article

The space age began with the launch of Sputnik in 1957 by the erstwhile USSR and transpired to be an eminent infrastructure to back the nuclear and conventional military capabilities of the two super powers in the cold war era, as it assuaged the mis....

April 18, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , space security , India’s Mission Shakti , ASAT weapons

Is Colonisation of Space Imminent?

… India, with its well-developed space programme, must claim her rightful place and plan for space exploration, space station … by involvement of the private sector and co-operation with like-minded nations like Japan and Israel … (She should) ....

April 10, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , India’s space exploration , space technology , space and mankind , National Space Society

Bull’s Eye - Chak De India

Lt General Davinder Kumar, PVSM, VSM Bar, ADC (Retd.) Commentary

27 March, 2019 will go down as the most memorable day of this decade when India demonstrated an indigenous and operational Anti-Satellite Technology (ASAT) System, the fourth nation to do so in the world after USA, Russia and China. The DRDO and ISRO....

April 01, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , India’s ASAT , Indian space technology

The ASAT Test of 27 March 2019

Dr Sheel Kant Sharma, PhD Article

India has finally done an Anti-Satellite Technology (ASAT) test. This was overdue as a demonstration of India’s capability – and that demonstration was done in the context of technologies of present day. The test was of a ‘kinetic kill’ of an....

April 01, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Indian ASAT , India’s successful ASAT test

Breakthrough towards Resolving Century Old Riddle of Deadly Thunderstorms by a Muon Telescope in India

Prof Sunil Gupta Commentary

Thunderstorms are frightening and a spectacular demonstration of one of the most violent phenomenon in our atmosphere. Nearly three centuries back in 1749, Benjamin Franklin through his famous kite-experiment during a thunderstorm showed that the dis....

March 19, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , thunderstorm energy , India’s Muon telescope

Artificial Intelligence, Communication and Big Data for Information War

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

The Issue

The combination of two words information and war into a phrase Information War (IW) does not convey much if taken in isolation. The concepts and theories that have been built around it bring out the idea, components and strategi....

March 14, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , Big Data , Information Warfare

‘Dealing with India’s Cyber-security Challenges’, Interaction with Dr Prasanna Mulgaonkar, CEO Cloud Raxak Inc.

The VIF invited Dr Prasanna Mulgaonkar, CEO, ‘Cloud Raxak’, to an interactive discussion on measures to deal with cyber-security challenges in cyber space, particularly in context to India. The important points have been highlighted in subsequent....

March 07, 2019 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , technology , Indian Air Force , Cyber-security , Cloud Raxak , Cyber-space

‘Digital Innovation and Disruption in India’, Talk by Dr. Gulshan Rai

With the recitation of peace mantra, the monthly tradition of Vimarsha was flagged off on 11th February 2019, at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) with a discussion on ‘Digital Innovation and Disruption in India’, which was spearhead....

February 26, 2019 Vimarsh , Technological and Scientific Studies , Cyber Security , Cyberspace , Digital Innovation , Communications Technology , Virtual Reality , Block Chain , Advanced Analytics