Lt Col Akshat Upadhyay is Research Fellow, Strategic Technologies Centre at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile
The Indian government has rightly given a clarion call for India to be a Chip Maker rather than a Chip Taker. The requirement of semiconductors in India's national security domain has become critical since they form the substrate of every important activity in the country - from the economic to the military domain.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Lt Col Lt Col Akshat Upadhyay’s article ‘Civil-Military Fusion for Emerging Technologies in India’ has been published in the 1 February 2023 issue of the Synergy Journal of CENJOWS.
The Pralay surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 150–500 kms can be the focal point of an Integrated Rocket Force and provide critical deterrent capabilities.
Unmanned systems pose grave threat to several countries and their interests due to a number of reasons: low barrier of entry into the procurement sector, commercial availability off the shelf (COTS), ubiquity, persistence and low radar cross section (RCS). Due to this, counter drone systems have been either deployed piecemeal or existing air defence systems have been used to fill the gap. The Indian Armed Forces have a very limited experience of dealing with either drones or counter-drone systems in an operational environment. The Jammu attack using improvised drones was a wake-up call.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Akshat Upadhyay’s article ‘China-US Tussle over Semiconductors: What Does It Imply for India and the World’ has been published in Outlook on 01 November 2022.
The United States has tightened export controls regarding China with an aim to restrict the export of not just semiconductors to China but to also restrict the manufacturing process itself, says Col Upadhyay.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col Akshat Upadhyay’s article ‘Semiconductors and National Security’ has been published in the Def Expo edition of Indian Aerospace and Defence Magazine, on 16 October 22.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Lt Col Akshat Upadhyay’s article ‘Indian Armed Forces push for integrating niche technologies’ has been published in the Financial Express on 15 August 2022.
While the gamut of emerging technologies is largely comprising areas seemingly unconnected such as AI, blockchain, VR/AR, 5G connectivity, quantum technology, the aim is to transfer the cognitive load from humans to machines, freeing them to perform higher cognitive tasks and aiding in decision making processes, says Lt Col Upadhyay.
The challenges associated with facial recognition technology (FRT) need to be studied in detail before deploying them in counter-insurgency/counter-terror operations.
Facial Recognition Technology and Counter-Terror Operations
The challenges associated with facial recognition technology (FRT) need to be studied in detail before deploying them in counter-insurgency/counter-terror operations.