Articles

After watching the relentless fall of the Indian rupee for 18 months with saintly restraint, Finance Minister P Chidambaram declared on August 12 that he would cut the Current Account Deficit (CAD) — the excess outgo over receipts of foreign exchan....

October 14, 2024 Economic Studies , Article , China , economy , GDP , UPA government , Indian rupee , Economic Destruction , Indian market

Foreign Universities in India: An Analysis on the Criticisms

Is the arrival of foreign universities to India really a negative development? Of course there could be reasons both for and against. But ultimately, it wouldn’t be as harmful or alarming as it is portrayed, especially if the challenges are convert....

May 19, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , college education , UPA government , National Education Policy , university , Foreign Universities

Left Wing Extremism: The Way Ahead

Left-wing extremism, also called Naxalism, or Maoism has been around since the late 60s. After 60 years, the movement may be down but not out. The UPA government had described the Maoist movement as the greatest internal security threat. In the last ....

October 08, 2020 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Maoist rebellion , governance , Maoism , Maoist insurgency , UPA government , Naxalism , Chattisgarh , Counter-Insurgency Operations

Vimarsha: Panel Discussion on Political Stability and Transformation of Union Budget

A special edition of Vimarsh was organized on Political Stability and Transformation of Union Budget at the Vivekananda International Foundation on February 15, 2020. The public event which marked the launch of the newly set-up VIF Centre for ....

February 25, 2020 Vimarsh , Economic Studies , Government , Political stability , Transformation of Union Budget , Union Budget 2020 , GDP , CAD , UPA government , Budget 2020-21

Vimarsha: India-Slowing Down an Under-Heated Economy a talk with Dr. Bibek Debroy

Dr. Bibek Debroy, an eminent economist and member of VIF’s (Vivekananda International Foundation) Executive Council, delivered a perceptive talk, titled ‘India-Slowing Down an Under Heated Economy’ on December 30th, 2011 as part of the Foundati....

January 22, 2012 Vimarsh , Economic Studies , GDP , UPA government , India-Slowing Down , Heated Economy