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Synergizing Aspirations: Producing Indian’s Own Civil Passenger Aircraft

With effect from January 01, 2025, the new act; ‘Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam-2024” comes into force. It replaces the 90 years old British era ‘Aircraft Act 1934’. Earlier, in August, 2024, the Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Kinjarapu Rammoh....

March 06, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Make in India , Indian Regional Transport Aircraft , Indigenous aircraft , Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam 2024 , Aircraft Act 1934 , Indian Civil Aircraft , Boeing Airbus
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....

July 26, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Make in India , Defence technology , Defence Exports , Ecosystem , Aatmanirbhar Bahrat , Defence R&D , MoD Organisations
The significance of PM Modi's Visit to Russia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
On July 8th and 9th, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited Moscow to participate in the 22nd India-Russia Summit with President Putin. The summit was a significant event in global geopolitics, allowing Prime Minis....

July 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , INSTC , Make in India , Arctic , Northern Sea Route , India-Russia Summit , Chennai-Vladivostok
Discussion on Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India

The VIF in collaboration with the IIT, Madras held a Roundtable Discussion on “Establishing Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in India” at the VIF on 18th April 2024, where the participants deliberated the importance of establishing a defence manuf....

May 16, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Make in India , defence manufacturing , Indigenisation , IIT Madras
Indian Army Chief’s visit to Uzbekistan and prospects of Indo-Uzbek Defence Cooperation
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande is on a three-day visit to Uzbekistan from 15-18 April. [1] In the backdrop of a fast-ch....

April 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Make in India , Afghanistan , defence cooperation , Missiles , terrorist attack , Joint Production , Military Exercise , military medicine
VIF-CODISSIA meeting on Defence Manufacturing in India

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (CODISSIA) held a virtual meeting on 31 January 2024. The meeting began with a presentation by CEO, CDIIC, Dr B. Vinodh Kumar and then remarks b....

February 28, 2024 Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Make in India , defence manufacturing , Amrit Kaal , Self Reliant
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 1-15 November 2023, Issue 25

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. Three-day ‘India Manufacturing Show’ Held in Bengaluru
  2. Self-reliant Approach to Meet the Challenges in the Maritime Domain
    3. ....

    December 14, 2023 Make in India , AI , Start ups , Science & Technology , Nuclear energy , LCA , IAEA , NASA , SMIC , SMRs , iDEX , Agritech , NISAR , Micron , INDUS-X , YMTC , Aditya-L1 , STI , GPAI , Aatma Nirbhar Bharat , ALH , I SRO , MRs
India’s Defence Exports: Recent Trends and the Way Forward
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Senior Fellow, VIF

In a highly competitive international defence market, India has recently made its mark and has huge opportunity to become a significant player. India’s defence exports have reached to an all-time high of approximately ₹16,000crore (US $ 1.94 bill....

September 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Make in India , Defence production , Defence export , Private sector , FDI , R&D , iDEX , DPSUs , IDDM , Arms Imports , Arms Market , Friendly Foreign Countries , Self-Reliant India , Global Value Chains
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 August 2023), Issue 19

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. Capital Procurement of Defence Equipment for Armed Forces
  2. Technology Development Fund Scheme
  3. Achieving Self-Reli....

    September 04, 2023 Make in India , NPT , AI , MSMEs , Self-reliance , TSMC , ISRO , Science & Technology , Nuclear energy , DAP 2020 , NASA , semiconductors , iDEX , COP28 , TDF , Gaganyaan , ML , StartUps , MIT , Aditya-L1 , DIKSHA , IDDM , International Space Station , LEO , Luna 25 , MSRs , Quantum Sensors
Atmanirbharta in Defence: Approval of 4th Positive Indigenisation List
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

The Hindi term "Atmanirbharta" means "self-reliance" or "self-sufficiency." In the defence domain, "Atmanirbharta" refers to India's objective of becoming self-sufficient in defence capabilities, reducing reliance on other nations for defence purchas....

May 26, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Make in India , DRDO , Indigenisation , Positive Bharat , Atmanirbharta in Defence , Defence Industrial Corridors , Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) , Line Replacement Units
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