Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Unleashing Tomorrow- A Journey into the Artificial Intelligence Frontier

In an era defined by rapid technological evolution, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into defence strategies emerges as a paramount imperative, reshaping the landscape of modern warfare. From enhancing situational awareness to...

February 12 , 2025

State of the World: Emerging Trends and Way Forward - An Indian Perspective

The inaugural Vivekananda International Foundation’s (VIF) State of the World: Emerging Trends and Way Forward report offers an analytical and comprehensive analysis of global and regional developments, trends, and policy dynamics, through an Indian...

January 29 , 2025

The Growing Problem of Digital Arrest Scams in Bharat

“‘Stop’, then ‘Think’, and then take ‘Action’; these three steps will become the protector of your digital security.” [1] - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Bharat. Getting a WhatsApp warning call of your “imminent arrest” might sound absurd, but...

November 26 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest - 02 April 2024

Afghanistan CNN: ‘Taliban’s Pashto chauvinism helps ISIS-K’ recruitment from other ethnic groups-The Khama Press Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior adviser to the New York-based Counter Extremism Project, told CNN that ISIS-K “has the desire and a...

April 2 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest- 27 February 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan launches Polio Vaccination campaign- The Khama Press The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with international organizations, has initiated the second sub-national polio vaccination campaign for 2024, aiming to...

February 27 , 2024

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

In this Issue 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) Defence Forces to Place Orders for Two More Units of the Pralay Ballistic Missiles HAL...

May 4 , 2023

China in the Cyber Domain

China is developing cyber capacities in pursuit of its economic, political and strategic objectives. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China differs considerably from its Western counterparts in its approach to cyber and network operations. It...

February 7 , 2023

AIIMS Cyber-Incident— An ‘e-epidemic’ Situation for Digital Bharat

तावद्भयेषु भेतव्यं यावद्भयमनागतम् । आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य प्रहर्तव्यमशङ्कया ॥ “A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you, but once it has come upon you, try to get rid of it without hesitation.”– Chanakya Neeti 5.3[1] On 23 November...

December 12 , 2022

Second India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue: Major Take Away

India and Japan held the second 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting in Tokyo on 8 September 2022. The meeting took place more than five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit. This...

September 20 , 2022

Tracing the Future of India-Africa Defence Cooperation

In his address to the Ugandan Parliament in July 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enunciated the ten guiding principles of India's engagement with Africa and elucidated the importance of each principle. Principle number seven of India's...

August 6 , 2022