The Kargil war of 1999 was not just a conflict between two traditional rivals but a major direct confrontation between two nuclear powers that had defied global norms by conducting nuclear tests. This saga was catalysed by technological achievements,....
Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost e....
The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Semiconductor Technology: A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems” by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on 23 November 2....
One of the most visible aspects of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is the growing engagement with the Indian diaspora. In an effort to further strengthen India’s connection with the diaspora, the governmen....
In this episode of VIF podcast, Lt. Gen. Anil Ahuja (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Dr. Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF, discuss developments taking place with regards to India- US relations particularly in the areas of defence and techno....
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Amb. Arun Kumar Singh on “An Assessment of the New US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)” on February 23, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired....
On 22nd March 2016, something interesting happened in the tech world. Almost all web platforms started crashing within a few minutes, from small enterprise apps to giants like Facebook, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, etc. At one point, it seemed that the ....