Articles

India’s Connection with the STEMM Diaspora

Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

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....

July 10, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , technology , diaspora , innovation , Science , R&D , STEMM , Positive Bharat , NRI , IUSSTF , Non-Resident Unicorns , OCI , Pravasi Bharatiya Divas , PIO , Quad Fellowship , VAIBHAV Fellowship

India-US Strategic Partnership: Entering a New Phase

Lt Gen Anil Ahuja, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR (Retd.) - Distinguished Fellow, VIF

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....

June 21, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , India , US , Indo-Pacific , technology , defence cooperation , DTTI , Podcast , iCET

Talk by Amb. Arun Kumar Singh

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....

June 20, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , technology , DTTI , inetraction , iCET

Missing Dot Pattern, Spotlight and Capacity Building Opportunity for Bharat

Devsena Mishra Article

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 ....

April 10, 2023 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , technology , AI , Capacity Building , World economic forum , Bharat , Chaos Engineering , powershift , Tathastu , technology support division

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 February 2023

Afghanistan

Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing shut after brief reopening – The Times of India

akistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest ....

February 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , Nepal , Myanmar , Afghanistan , technology , Nepal politics , Terrorism , Bhutan , Pakistan politics , Bangladesh , Taliban , Rohingya , Pakistan Economy , TTP , NUG , Adani , Maldives-India , Nepal-India , BNP , AL , Afghan Economy , India Pakistan , Electricity-Adani , Maldives satellite , Sri Lanka Election

Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World by Seth M. Siegel, Thomas Press India Ltd, 2015, ISBN 978-1-250-12959-8, 337 pp, price- 699 Rupees

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

Israel, a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is a land of many innovations. It has emerged as a leader in the field of technology and has been described as the “start-up” nation of the world. However, another domain wher....

October 31, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Israel , technology , Book Reviews , water security , Mediterranean Sea , TAHAL , IDE

Cryptocurrency and the Regulatory Challenges

Debopama Bhattacharya Article

Abstract

Cryptocurrencies are digital tokens or digital currencies typically issued by non-governmental agencies. They are classified as a special type of asset in which payments are made directly through an online network without the int....

August 25, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , technology , Cyberspace , cryptocurrency , blockchain , bitcoin , cryptomining , digitalassets , digital currencies , virtual digital assets , central bank digital currency

China: Review of 2021 and Preview of 2022

Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Professor Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow at VIF briefs on the key developments in China in 2021 while speculating the trends to come for the year ahead and the global implications. ....

March 10, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , CPC , technology , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , USA , Wuhan , Ukraine , COVID-19 , Podcast

Transcending Social Media: Facebook to Meta amid Controversies

Debopama Bhattacharya Article

October was not good news for the social media giant Facebook and family including WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. It came under serious criticism when on October 4, a whistleblower named Frances Haugen who had earlier leaked documents of Facebook....

November 03, 2021 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , technology , Social Media , Cyberspace , Facebook , cybersecurity , Metaverse , Data Privacy

Opportunities for India in a Changing World

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

We are living in an era of extraordinarily fast paced change. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and deepened political, economic and social uncertainties. The post-World War order set up in 1945 by the Western countries is under ....

October 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , India , technology , Civilisation , Book Published , COVID-19 pandemic