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Global Economic Crisis: Implications for India

Geopolitics with great power rivalries is redefining global economic and trade exchanges. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s international order is often attributed to its skills as the world’s leading practitioner of geoeconomics. The...

November 13 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest- 27 May 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan 6th Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: UNDP-Tolo News The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stephen Rodriques, said that although Afghanistan does not contribute to climate change, it...

May 27 , 2024

Neighborhood News Digest- 05 April 2024

Afghanistan Amnesty International Asks Pakistan to Reverse Refugees Expulsion Plan-Tolo News Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the plan to expel Afghan migrants from Pakistan through a statement. The organization...

April 5 , 2024

Technology, Geopolitics and India’s Quest for Tech Self-Reliance

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost...

April 2 , 2024

Semiconductor Technology : A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems

(The Report outlined below is based on a talk given by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT, Delhi at the VIF on 23 November 2023. It is enriched by the valuable inputs provided by the senior members from the armed services,...

February 15 , 2024

Ideating an Indian Cyber Cluster Model with Global Partnerships

With rapidly evolving and emerging cyber technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things (IoT), human interaction with the digital domain is now ubiquitous. In parallel, cyber criminals today seek new and sophisticated ways to...

August 10 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 16 February 2023

Afghanistan Afghanistan remains primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia: UN report – The Hindu Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia, with groups such as ISIL-K, Al-Qaeda and...

February 16 , 2023

Neighborhood News Digest – 10 February 2023

Afghanistan Putin Says Afghan Humanitarian Condition Has 'Deteriorated' – Tolo News Russian President Vladmir Putin pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan had deteriorated, with "four million" Afghans needing urgent emergency...

February 10 , 2023

Geopolitics of Cyber Attribution

Abstract With the world witnessing a full-scale offensive as a part of the Russia-Ukraine conflict it now seems inevitable that all future conflicts will have a cyber component. As nations worldwide prepare to develop their capabilities and chalk...

January 31 , 2023

Interactive Session with Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting delegation from the Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) on November 24, 2022. The talk focussed on the prospects of Republic of Korea-India...

December 19 , 2022