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Shooting the ‘Messenger’: How India is tackling the Weaponisation of Social Media

A recent publication of a distorted map of India by Twitter (under its career section “Tweep Live”) sparked a huge controversy.¹ After severe backlash, the map was hurriedly taken down, but FIRs have been lodged against Twitter India c....

July 08, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Hybrid Warfare , Information Warfare , 5G , Twitter , Facebook , Telegram , Psychological warfare , Social Media Weaponization , Narratives , Cartographic Agression , Clubhouse

Fifth Generation (5G) Cellular Communication: Technology and Geopolitics

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

What Makes 5G Wireless Communication So Different?

The steady growth from first to fourth generation mobile communication was smooth, rapid and vastly beneficial to the Information, and Communication Technology (ICT) related industries.....

January 07, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , China , Taiwan , 5G , COVID-19 , Samsung , IOT

The India - EU Summit: Implementation Remains the Key

Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Strategic Partnership between India and EU was forged in 2004. The precursor to this partnership was a Joint Political Statement (1993) and a cooperation Agreement (1994)both of which laid the basis of this partnership. India and EU also agreed o....

July 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Europe , Article , India , Maritime Security , strategic partnership , UNCLOS , 5G , EU , WHO , WTO , Atmanirbhar Bharat , UN , BTIA , Euratom , DAE , natural partners

Interaction with H.E. Mr. Barry O’Farrell, High Commissioner of Australia to India

Vivekananda International Foundation hosted His Excellency, Mr. Barry O’Farrell for an interaction on India-Australia bilateral relations. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF, Amb. Kanwal Sibal, former forei....

June 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indo-Pacific , Australia , 5G , India-Australia bilateral relations

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 18, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic

Huawei ban sets up game of chicken between world's biggest economies

Trump's rhetoric on Beijing has turned increasingly aggressive in recent weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsened in the U.S., but the Commerce De....

May 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , 5G , West Bank , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Huawei , Antitrust , CNOOC , WHO Summit , Venezuela , Special Operations , Vaccines

Should Certain Technological Applications of China be Emulated?

Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.) Article

Introduction

For many centuries, China was credited with four inventions - papermaking, compass, gunpowder, and printing. Since its formation in 1949, the PRC has endeavoured to imbibe and improve on modern technologies and in some cases,....

March 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , 5G , China's S & T , R & D , Space systems , Robotics , AI , Quantum computers , Satellites , Facial digital data

Technology, Economics and Geopolitics of 5G Cellular - A Compendium

Dr Kamlesh Bajaj

5G is an investment for the next decade. It is not just a game changer; it is likely emerge as a General Purpose Technology (GPT). 5G mobile will move from being a consumer device to an industrial productivity and efficiency tool, with billions of Io....

February 25, 2020 Technological and Scientific Studies , Smart Cities , 5G , Compendium , Digital economy , 5G Value Chain

Troubled Times for China Technology - The Huawei Imbroglio

… push for 5G is commendable, but unless there is an overhaul of R&D in India, the security dilemma will always persist. With China’s orientation towards creating future technologies, the risks will not just persist on India’s borders but in th....

July 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , 5G , India’s 5G dilemma , Challenges of 5G , China Technology

5G, Huawei and India

… 5G and Huawei is not a technical issue, it is a complex strategic issue. Huawei is already inside India’s backbone network. Its network equipment are part of India’s armed forces’ classified networks. But by banning Huawei India’s securit....

July 02, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , national security , 5G , 5G deliberations , India’s security concerns

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