Defence technology
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...

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-31 May 2024), Issue 38

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Delivery of 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Baljeet to Indian Navy Delivery of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 20 Developing Novel Medical Devices to Address Diverse Health Issues Fostering...

Defence Exports – An Adjunct to India’s Foreign Policy

The Term In general, the term ‘defence exports’ imply transfer of lethal weaponry and warlike equipment to another country under various parameters of mutual understanding and terms of exchange. Export of defence hardware is an adjunct to a...

Changes in India’s Defence Technology Development Policies Over the Decade

“A renaissance is imperative for us to once again become a knowledge superpower rather than simply providing cheap labour in areas of high technology.” Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Introduction Over the last decade, there has been a growing realisation of `...

‘Sharpening the Arsenal: India’s Evolving Nuclear Deterrence Policy’, Gurmeet Kanwal, Harper Collins Publishers Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017, pp 268, INR 599

The book deals comprehensively with India’s nuclear arsenal and finally suggests as to what must be done to sharpen it in the current environment. The book has 13 Chapters and six interesting Appendices. The first Chapter deals with the reluctance...

Three Stages of Indo-Russian Defence Relations: A Military Perspective

Abstract This Apr this year, India and Russia celebrated 70 years of their diplomatic relations. The occasion was marked with reciprocal visits of the Heads of State to each other's country. While PM Modi wrote 'India, Russia relations have...

Laudable Reforms in Defence Procurement

Transformative Reform It is a well-established fact that no nation aspiring to great power status can expect to achieve its goal without being substantively self-reliant in defence production. The NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Vimarsha on Indigenising Technology and Production in Defence – India’s Survival Need with Dr. V. K. Saraswat

On 11th November 2013, Vivekananda International Foundation invited Dr. V. K. Saraswat, former Director General of DRDO and former Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, to deliver a talk on Indigenising Technology and Production in Defence...

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