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Talk on Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends” by Ms. Suma Varughese, Distinguished Scientist & Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems & Cyber Systems (MED & CoS), DRDO on 19 ....

November 06, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , DRDO , 5G , R&D , semiconductors , Cyber Systems
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (27 May-02 June 2024)

Economic
U.S. state laws take aim at pension investment in China
U.S. states are forcing public pension funds to divest from Chinese-owned companies, citing national security risks amid rising tensions between the world's two ....

June 14, 2024 Taiwan , China-US , CPEC , IMF , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Malaysia , semiconductors , China GDP , Shipping Missions , Global Pandemic Treaty
Multilateralism Digest: January 2024 - Issue 1

I. India in the UN

  1. India pushes for equitable status for Global South
  2. India to support the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries

II. Plurilateral Develo....

February 08, 2024 agriculture , Security Council , BIMSTEC , BRICS , Houthi , European Commission , G20 , Gaza , WHO , ICJ , semiconductors , Global South , Multilateralism Digest , Multilateralism digest , G20 Common Framework , WTO Ministerial , sustainable development bond , UN reform , 3rd UN Conference on landlocked developing countries
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-31 August 2023), Issue 20

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. LCA Tejas Test-Fires Indigenous ASTRA BVR Air-To-Air Missile
  2. Vindhyagiri, the Sixth Stealth Frigate of Project 17A Launched
  3. ....

    September 06, 2023 DRDO , AI , Samsung , MSMEs , Science & Technology , LCA , IAEA , NASA , semiconductors , DAC , PLI , EVs , Chandrayaan-3 , ML , ASML , ChatGPT , HAL , OpenAI , BEL , ISS , StartUps , PSLV , SpaceX , Aditya-L1 , IDDM , MCA Barge , Chip , DRAM , Electric Tractor , Foxxcon , India Stack , RISC-V , South Pole , SK Hynix
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
India and the Semiconductors’ Scenario
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Abstract
These are exciting times. The world is in a scramble, trying to secure the ‘CHIP’ for itself. CHIP- that tiny wafer which controls all – from satellites to aircrafts, from weapons to telecommunications, from computers to....

August 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , semiconductors , Chips , chip threat , chip war , India semiconductor mission
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (24-30 July)

Economic

G20 Meeting Sets The Stage For Heated COP28
The outcome of the recent G20 meeting held in India has left some participants disappointed, while others had anticipated a fiery discussion on hydrocarbons and energy polic....

August 01, 2023 INSTC , Taliban , BRI , G20 , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Suu Kyi , semiconductors , COP28 , Russia-Africa Summit , Niger Coup , Japan Defence Paper , Population Decline
US-China Tech Rivalry: Pentagon Report on China’s Emerging Technology Strategy
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

On 29 November 2022, the US Department of Defence released the 2022 annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” in which “China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies” figure prominent....

December 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , India , US , China , artificial intelligence , Indo-Pacific , Internet of Things , PLA , Big Data , semiconductors , Quantum Technologies , Autonomous Systems , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technology , Informatised Wars , Made in China 2025
Is Taiwan’s Ongoing Drought a Wake –Up Call for the Rest of the World?
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

The increased frequency and severity of droughts across the globe is becoming a matter of huge concern. In 2018, the global media was flooded with the news of the capital city of Cape Town of South Africa running out of water as the city experienced ....

July 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , agriculture , Water crisis , Drought , microchips , semiconductors , heatwaves , typhoons , blackouts , Island , manufacturers , Tourism.
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