Comment & Briefs

The Technology Development Fund (TDF) is an important Grant-in-Aid Scheme of DRDO under Technology Management Cluster, for the purpose of inculcating defence R&D culture in private sector.

Increased collaboration among countries of the Indian Ocean Region on atmospheric and ocean studies is essential to tackle the challenge of climate change-induced vulnerabilities.

The certification process needs to be made agile and transparent for enhancing skilling to meet the requirements of the Indian aviation manufacturing and the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry.

The United States and its allies have taken significant steps in recent years to decouple from China in the field of advanced chip manufacturing.

There is a need to formulate a national strategy to tackle ransomware threat as this cybercrime affects governments, businesses and individuals.

Japan’s new supplementary defence budget focuses on hardware, personnel and bases.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s visit to India from 8 to 10 October 2023 has injected fresh impetus into India–Tanzania bilateral ties.

The successful Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian naval base in Sevastopol, Crimea on 13 September 2023 could force the Russian Navy to relocate the Black Sea Fleet to Novorossiysk on the Russian mainland, which could increase supply chain vulnerabilities.

Russian influence in the Central African Republic (CAR) raises questions on the Economic Community of Central African States’ mediation efforts in Gabon, led by the President of CAR.

India is developing reliable deep-sea mining technologies and platforms to tap ocean resources to address its need for rare earth minerals that increasingly power renewable energy sources.