Science and Technology

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• Suryesh K. Namdeo
• July-December 2022
• CBW Magazine

The Biden administration’s decision to temporarily extend the 1979 Science and Technology Agreement (STA) with China by six months in August 2023 came against the backdrop of apprehensions over Chinese technology theft.

• Opangmeren Jamir
• March 08, 2024
• Issue Brief

There is now a forward-looking embrace of science and technology cooperation in India–US relations.

• Cherian Samuel
• November 30, 2023
• IDSA Comments

China is aiming to make science and technology (S&T) cooperation a significant component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

• Opangmeren Jamir
• June 13, 2023
• Issue Brief

Science diplomacy can be used effectively to address critical challenges facing the South Asian region.

• Opangmeren Jamir
• January 31, 2023
• IDSA Comments

With India’s current semiconductor demand of $40 billion expected to rise to $100 billion by 2025, the time is indeed right to begin production of semiconductors within the country.

• Cherian Samuel
• March 26, 2021
• IDSA Comments

China’s proposal for a new Internet Protocol (IP) is a reflection of its desire to revamp and mould the Internet. This is in line with its ambitions to rise to the “commanding heights” of the scientific and technological competition.

• Munish Sharma
• October 15, 2020
• IDSA Comments

Humanity is much better equipped today to mitigate the loss in life and collateral economic damage resulting from a pandemic, as demonstrated through the deployment of new-age tools such as artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning, neural networks and internet of things.

• Harish Pillai
• May 01, 2020
• IDSA Comments

Given India’s dependence on imports for 90 per cent of its telecom equipment, the decision to allow Huawei to bid for 5G should be in line with the national interest, rather than taking sides and constraining options.

• Munish Sharma
• April 03, 2019
• IDSA Comments

Advances in technology has brought into focus the need to have double assurance on data security, especially with the world moving from classical to Quantum Computing, which latter has the power to unlock the toughest of cyber-locks.

• Kritika Roy
• July 19, 2017
• Backgrounder