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The Union Budget 2025 – at a Glance

February 04, 2025 Sanjay Chadha Commentary

The Union Budget for FY 2025-26 reflects the government’s commitment to continuity, incremental reforms, and fiscal prudence. With a focus on tax relief, infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology, the budget aims to drive economic growth while ....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Commentary , agriculture , MSME , Services , Manufacturing , Digital economy , energy transition , Viksit Bharat

India's Culture, Society and Economy - Past present and future

February 03, 2025 S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

I. The Critical Question The single most critical question which has tormented the Indian establishment consisting of most thinkers, intellectuals, academics, political leaders, policy makers, economists, sociologists of India sinc....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Hindu , Indian Civilisation , Western World , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Indian culture , Modernity

Nepal in 2024: Political Instability, Geopolitical Contest, and Economic Growth

January 31, 2025 Dr Rishi Gupta Article

The year 2024 was marred by political instability in Nepal, which has remained constant in Kathmandu’s politics in the past seven decades. However, the dawn of democracy in 2008 generated hopes towards a stable political environment, but that has n....

Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal

Tags : Article , Nepal , Nepal politics , Nepal Economy , Nepal-China , Nepal-India

IMEC, a Possibility Put on Hold

January 30, 2025 Ritwik Prijit Article

Introduction India’s G20 presidency culminated in an ambitious transcontinental dream when New Delhi hosted the country’s first G20 summit in 2023. True to its theme, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or “One Earth One Family One Future�....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Article , Israel , India , China , Trump , Europe , trade , West Asia , BRI , Trump administration , India-EU FTA , economic strategy , Quantum Technology , IMEC

China’s 2024 Review and Outlook for 2025

January 29, 2025 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

In 2024, China commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from July 15 to 18, 2024, emphasized structural transformation, technological innova....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , India , Russia , ASEAN , Xi , BRICS , Corruption , military , AI , GDI , CPC Third Plenum

The ‘Rarest of Rare’ Conundrum

January 28, 2025 Rajesh Singh Commentary

A trial court’s verdict in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rape-murder case has once again brought to the fore the concept of ‘rarest of rare’. The court sentenced the convict to a life term instead of giving the death sentence that the Central Bur....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Commentary , RG Kar hospital , ‘rarest of rare’ , mitigating circumstances , Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab , Machhi Singh vs State of Punjab , Dharma Bhagare versus the State of Maharashtra

The Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile and What it Means in Our Scenario

January 28, 2025 Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

This article analyses how the use of Oreshnik missile by Russia is an event significant enough for us to take note and relate the same in our scenario. Oreshnik Makes a Debut On 21 Nov 2024, the news breaking headlines all over was the....

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , hypersonic missile , Oreshnik missile , Russian attack on Dnipro

Russia and India: The Need for a New Agenda for Cooperation

January 27, 2025 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The global situation is likely to become even more uncertain and complex as President Trump begins to unfold and implement his radical policies. His repeated threats during the campaign for about the imposition of tariffs on imports from China and ot....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia

Tags : Commentary , India , US , China , Russia , World Order

Uncertainties Across the Horn of Africa: How the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU is Reshaping the Region

January 24, 2025 Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF Article

The African continent grapples with numerous challenges, including political instability, economic challenges, and social unrest. Conflicts over resources, ethnic tensions, and governance issues exacerbate inequalities across the continent. In such a....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa

Tags : Article , US , China , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Africa , Trump , Egypt , Turkey , Somalia , Gulf of Aden , Horn of Africa , Red Sea , Somaliland , Berbera Port , Ankara Declaration , Al-Shabaab.

Climate Change: A Review of 2024 and Projections for 2025

January 23, 2025 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

State of the global climate in 2024 From global average temperature to greenhouse gas emissions, records have already been broken yet again in 2024. The impact of this was felt in the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather ....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change

Tags : Article , Floods , heatwaves , Negotiations , climate finance , loss and damage , Extreme weather events , Fossil fuels