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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 July 2024), Issue 41

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Setting up Testing Facilities in UAS and Electronic Warfare GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme (GAINS 2024) Launched Reforms in Enhancing Domestic Defence Production Development of Drone Ecosystem in...

July 22 , 2024
India’s Defence Exports: Recent Trends and the Way Forward

In a highly competitive international defence market, India has recently made its mark and has huge opportunity to become a significant player. India’s defence exports have reached to an all-time high of approximately ₹16,000crore (US $ 1.94 billion...

September 16 , 2023
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, (16-31 May 2023)

Defence Indian Defence Secretary & US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy co-chair 17th India-US Defence Policy Group meeting in Washington DC. 164 Positive Indigenisation List items, with import substitution value of Rs 814 crore,...

June 9 , 2023
VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 15-31 March 2023

DEFENCE Exercise Sea Dragon 23. Defence Acquisition Council approves proposals worth Rs 70,500 crore for the armed forces & Indian Coast Guard under buy (Indian-IDDM) category. Seminar on ‘Emerging Disruptive and futuristic technology and...

April 5 , 2023
Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) platforms The iDEX platform was launched in April 2018 under the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation) and the aim was for “creation of an ecosystem to foster...

February 22 , 2023
Joint VIF-ARTRAC-IIM Indore Capsule on Strategic Leadership and Perspective Planning Programme (23-26 Aug 2022)

VIF in collaboration with Army War College/Army Training Command and IIM Indore organized a three day capsule on “Strategic Leadership and Perspective Planning” programme for recently approved three star generals at the Vivekananda International...

September 20 , 2022
India-Central Asia: Defence and Security Cooperation

Central Asia has emerged as an important geopolitical space after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Its geostrategic location at the crossroads of East and West, South, Central, and West Asia has often resulted in the spread of...

February 28 , 2022
Make In India: Through Indigenous Research and Development by DRDO/Industry (a VIF Task Force Report)

India is one of the largest importers of defence equipment in the world. Compelled by the need of modernise its armed forces, India will be importing billions of dollars worth of equipment in the next ten years. The growing dependence on imported...

February 27 , 2019
Strategy for Defence Exports: Need for Alternative Measures

Issues Meriting Importance India currently is the highest importer of weaponry in the World. While our adversaries China and Pakistan import weapons, both have scaled down their imports and enhanced their exports. Our adversaries are by and large...

June 7 , 2018
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