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Addressing the Slugfest over Government Statistics

The arena of government statistical data is an unlikely subject for a political slugfest, given that there is a plethora of issues that can and do engage those who are suitably inclined. Besides, it is too ‘dull’ a matter to catch the attention o....

February 11, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Central Statistics Office , National Statistical Commission (NSC) , National Statistical Fund , Rangarajan Commission

भारत के चीफ ऑफ डिफेंस स्टाफ: कुछ अनसुलझे मुद्दे

Gautam Sen Article

भारत सरकार ने देश की रक्षा सेवाओं से जुड़े सभी मामलों पर रक्षा मंत्री के इकलौते सलाहकार तथा सैन्�....

February 04, 2020 Defence , Governance and Political Studies , Article , DMARevenue budgetCapital budgetDODPrincipal AdvisorAcquisition PlansCDS

Game Changing Pacts for the North East

Rajesh Singh Commentary

Two important agreements were inked in recent days, and they are expected to usher in lasting peace and prosperity in the North-East. Not surprisingly, the electronic media by and large, obsessed with the ongoing furore over the Citizenship (Amendmen....

February 03, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Bru-Reang people , Mizo , Bodoland , Bodoland Territorial Council

नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनयम 2019 पर कुछ विचार

Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Article

जहां तक मुझे समझ आता है, यह कानून उप महाद्वीप के बंटवारे से पैदा हुई अशांति और भ्रम को खत्म करता ह....

January 28, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , CAA , Partition , Refugee camps , Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 , नागरिकता संशोधन अधिनयम 2019

Vimarsha : Discussion on Politics of Opportunism | Special Address by Shri. S. Gurumurthy

A Special Lecture by Shri S. Gurumurthy, was organized at Vivekananda International Foundation on December 27, 2019 in the latest session of the monthly Vimarsha series. Shri Gurumurthy, Chairman-VIF and Editor-Tughlak, is a senior Economic & Politic....

January 20, 2020 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , National Congress , Regional Parties , Discussion on Politics of Opportunism , S. Gurumurthy , Centre-State Relations , Political Theatre

Technology 2019: Another Year of Breakthroughs

Radhika Daga Article

Introduction

The world is at the cusp of Fourth Industrial Revolution. 2019 has emphasised on the opportunities and growth from a sound digital economy. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Internet of Things (IOT)....

January 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , artificial intelligence , science and technology , Industry 4.0 , Digital India Biotechnology

2019 ने रखी 2020 के लिए भारत में मजबूत ई-वाहन नीति की बुनियाद

Aayush Mohanty Article

भारत में राज्य सरकारों और केंद्रशसित प्रदेशों द्वारा इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों (ई-वाहन) के लिए नीतियां....

January 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , States' policiesenergyElectric Vehicles , ई-वाहन नीति

Selected Essays from the Vivekananda International Foundation

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

Over the past decade, the VIF has charted an academically independent path of research and analyses. The Foundation has thus been disseminating a vast stream of analyses of key developments and decision dilemmas concerning the nation to its wide circ....

January 16, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Book Published , Civilisational values , Key developments

Some Thoughts on the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Commentary

As far as I can understand, this act ties up a loose end of the chaos and confusion caused by the Partition of the sub-continent. I clearly remember the day when my parents bundled their children and a widowed mother into an over-crowded railway c....

January 16, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , CAA , Partition , Refugee camps , Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

Sabrimala Issue and the Law

Rajesh Singh Commentary

All eyes are on the pronouncement of the nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on the Sabarimala issue. The matter is to be heard soon and it is likely that the court will engage itself with the case in a manner that the dispute ends at the earliest.....

January 16, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Supreme Court , Articles 14 , 25 & 26 , Sabrimala Issue