Technological and Scientific Studies

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 components, including four thematic roundtables chaired by prominent personalities like the former Defence Secretary, former Secretary Defence (R&D), former Secretary (DST) and the Vice Chancellor of DIAT; several subject-specific seminars; study of Defence Technology Ecosystems (DTEs) of important countries and review of previous Indian studies.

July 26, 2024 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Aatmanirbhar Bahrat, Defence Exports, Defence R&D, Defence technology, Ecosystem, Make in India, MoD Organisations, Technological and Scientific Studies

Roles and Tasks of India’s Defence R&D vis-a-vis USA’s RDT&E - A Preliminary Analysis

Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM

While developing a range of products for the Armed Forces - covering electronics, sensors, weapons, missiles, armored vehicles, combat vehicles, aircrafts, unmanned systems, advanced computing systems and advanced materials – India’s Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) has been applying multi-disciplinary engineering, technology and scientific methods.

October 13, 2022 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, comparisons to DARPA, critical Defence systems, industry-academia interaction, laboratories and budget allocations, multi-disciplinary engineering, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies

Protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure

India is in the next phase of digital transformation. The digital presence of economic and national security infrastructure is growing in the country at a rapid pace. All critical infrastructures are dependent and have integrated cyber technologies for management, control, and operations. Different types of software are in use. The critical systems are under various types of cyber-attacks. The complexity and numbers of attacks against critical information infrastructureare increasingand becoming sophisticated by the day.

March 21, 2022 Download

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, artificial intelligence, Critical Information Infrastructure, Critical Infrastructure, Digital India, IOT, NCCC, NCIIP, NTRO, Quantum Computing, SCADA, Cyber Security, Technological and Scientific Studies