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Drone Threat is Real: India Needs a Comprehensive Counter Drone Strategy

The Drone Threat

Unmanned vehicles, referred to as drones in this paper for ease, are unquestionably useful, but the problem is that this is true even for bad guys. The million-dollar question in the billion-dollar unmanned industry is ho....

June 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India , DRDO , NATO , Ukraine , 5G , Drones , Counter Drone Strategy

Critical Gaps in Atmanirbhar India

Vrinda Kapoor Commentary

Atmanirbhar Bharat requires much more than just local sourcing- and that local sourcing itself is a function of availability of indigenous technology. This remains the most critical gap in the realization of Atmanirbharta which is so necessary....

June 08, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , DRDO , Defence industry , Atmanirbhar Bharat , procurement , Critical Technology

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 1-15 May 2023, Issue 13

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DRDO & Navy Conduct Test Trial of Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’
DRDO Conducts Design Validation Trial of Vertical Shaft
Departme....

June 05, 2023 SCO , DRDO , NITI Aayog , AI , TSMC , ISRO , Science & Technology , Aerospace , Nuclear energy , IAEA , Rare Earth , semiconductor , iDEX , Startup , UNDP , Chandrayaan , DPSUs , RLV , Aditya L1 , ADC-150 , C-DAC , IPR Policy , GSAT , OMB , Space X

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

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 16-30 April 2023, Issue 12

Defence and Security

DRDO & Indian Navy Conduct Trial of BMD Interceptor from Naval Platform
Industry-Friendly Reforms in AHSP to further Promote Ease of Doing Business
May 19, 2023 DRDO , NITI Aayog , G20 , AI , G7 , blockchain , MRO , ISRO , Science & Technology , Aerospace , IOT , TikTok , Cyber , Drones , EVs , HAL , Startup , DEWA , AHSP , BMD , Harpoon Missile , Klub Missile , MBRSC , NPCIL , NTPC , OFC , PSLV , QT , QTA , RLV , Space Economy , Safran , SpaceX

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 1-15April 2023, Issue 11

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Defence and Security

Defence Exports Reaches an All-Time High of Rs. 15,920 crore in FY 2022-23
India’s Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs)
May 04, 2023 DRDO , Cyber Security , STEM , space technology , AI , Defence Exports , Biotechnology , ISRO , Science & Technology , EV , NASA , Drones , semiconductor , PLI , Quantum Technology , TRAI , HAL , Startup , IN-SPACe , NISAR , Micron , Advanced Wireless , Artemis II , Chips , DEWA , DICs , Geosciences , GSFC , IC , SEMI , Space Policy , Space Tourism

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 1-15 March 2023, Issue 9

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Amit Cowshish Article

At Rs 5,93,538, the overall defence budget for the financial year (FY) 2023-24 is one of the largest constituents of the union budget, trailing behind interest payments (Rs 10,79,971 crore) and capital expenditure (Rs 10,09,961 crore). This sounds pr....

February 13, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Army , Defence budget , DRDO , Air Force , GDP , Border Roads Organisation , Capital expenditure , revenue

The Drone Threat

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