Articles

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The VIF delegation led by Lt. Gen. R K Sawhney, and joined by Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (retd) and Shri Avadhesh Mathur visited Nepal between 21 September and 24 September, 2024. The visit included extensive interactions with various dignitaries and ....

November 27, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , democracy , Climate Change , Smart Cities , Connectivity , Waste Management , expression , workforce , rising power

VIF Delegation’s Visit to Nepal

November 19, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , democracy , Climate Change , Smart Cities , Bilateral ties , Cooperation , Connectivity , Waste Management , expression , workforce , rising power , municipalities.

Modi Government: An Evaluation

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

As the nation reels under the impact of the monstrous second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic Prime Minister Modi has been the focus of much criticism, some justified and some unjustified, for the failure to avert it and to mitigate its adverse impact. ....

May 11, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Article , foreign policy , Make in India , Smart Cities , COVID-19 , Vaccines , Police Reforms , Bureaucratic apathy , socio-economic policies , security measures , Swacch Bharat

Technology, Economics and Geopolitics of 5G Cellular - A Compendium

Dr Kamlesh Bajaj

5G is an investment for the next decade. It is not just a game changer; it is likely emerge as a General Purpose Technology (GPT). 5G mobile will move from being a consumer device to an industrial productivity and efficiency tool, with billions of Io....

February 25, 2020 Technological and Scientific Studies , Smart Cities , 5G , Compendium , Digital economy , 5G Value Chain

Conference on Internet Governance

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Information Technology (IT), Electronics, and Law & Justice, Government of India, Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT), Dr. Gulshan Rai, National ....

May 01, 2017 Conference , Governance and Political Studies , Conferences , Smart Cities , Internet Governance , Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad , ICANN 57 , igital India , Bharat Net , Data-protection , Data-privacy , Data-sharing , Data-integrity

Rebooting India-Russia ties

Amb Kanwal Sibal

The international environment is changing, with new opportunities and challenges. India is not where it was since the early 90s. Our economic growth, even if it has been less spectacular than that of China, has changed international perceptions about....

January 12, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Skill India , Digital India , Smart Cities , India-Russia , Start-Up India

Smart Cities- Meeting the Managerial and Policy Challenge of Urbanization in India

Devyani Bhushan

Fulfilling the commitment made in the election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to build- “100 new cities; enabled with the latest in technology and infrastructure - adhering to concepts like sustainability…”, Prime Minister Narend....

December 07, 2015 Governance and Political Studies , India , Smart Cities , Urbanization , AMRUT