Articles

Vimarsha on Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest threat to Democracy

On 25thJune, 2020, Vimarsha was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic "Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest Threat to Democracy, How the people fought and won". It has been 45 years since the declaration of the National Emergency in Ind....

July 21, 2020 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , democracy , Congress Party , Constitution , RSS , Emergency , 1975-1977 , Indra Gandhi

What to expect from the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China?

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

At the forthcoming Chinese Communist Party Congress in Beijing on 18^th October, 2017, President Xi is set to enter the hall of fame of Chinese leaders alongside Mao and Deng. This was indicated in a party communique issued on October 14, 2....

October 16, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , Sino-Indian relations , Chinese Party Congress , Xi’s core leadership , 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China , Congress Party , CMC , President X

Book Discussion by Bertil Falk, a Swedish author, on his book ‘Feroze: The Forgotten Gandhi’

A round table talk with Bertil Falk was organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), on Oct 6, 2017, on his book ‘Feroze: The Forgotten Gandhi’. The author Bertil Folk is a Swedish author whose book was released last year. The tal....

October 12, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , Book Discussions , Congress Party , Indira Gandhi , Forgotten Gandhi , Bertil Folk

Difficult Times of The Congress Party

Dr A Surya Prakash

Two facts are now confirmed after the latest round of assembly elections. One, the shrinking base of India’s grand old party – The Congress – and two, the growing geographical spread of its most aggressive opponent – the Bharatiya Janata Par....

June 06, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , BJP , Congress Party , Indian Politics , Bharatiya Janata Party

The President Corrects Some Historical Facts - Gives Narasimha Rao His Due

Dr A Surya Prakash

Those who feel that the Congress Party and historians aligned to it have been less than fair to former Prime Minister P.V.Narasimha Rao, can derive some comfort from the opinions expressed by the President, Mr.Pranab Mukherjee in the second part of h....

May 04, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Congress Party , Narasimha Rao , Pranab Mukherjee