Articles

The choice — the repeat of 2014-24 or throwback to 1989-98?

Modi is the first and only Prime Minister to place before the people a long term vision for the nation and the world—that of a developed India by 2047. There are four main issues in the ensuing elections. One, a government which will be s....

April 14, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Congress , modi , Indian democracy , Article 370 , 2047 , INDI Alliance

Modi’s message to West — Democracies too can deliver

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

From being an intensely hated person, he has become the most admired world leader in just 10 years. Like the US presidential elections, the Indian parliamentary polls too attract the world’s attention. For two reasons. India’s emergence....

April 13, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , India , Indian democracy , US elections , Narendra Modi

Time for India to Reset its China Policy?

Rajesh Singh Commentary

Once Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government return to power—as most observers believe it will—it should be more unequivocal in projecting the country’s policy towards China. Perhaps, it is time that N....

April 09, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , POK , Taiwan , Dalai Lama , Jawaharlal Nehru , Aksai Chin , Line of Actual Control , Arunachal Pradesh , Key words: Nancy Pelosi , Tibet.

Modian Consensus: The Rediscovery of Bharat by Dr. Swadesh Singh, Publication BluOne Ink,2024 Language: English, First Edition; 304pp, ISBN;978-93-92209-78-9

Manish Kumar Tiwary

Swadesh Singh's compelling work, “Modian Consensus: The Rediscovery of Bharat,” offers a riveting deep dive into the ideological transformation shaping India's political landscape, especially under the dynamic stewardship of Prime Minister Narend....

April 03, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Politics , governance , Narendra Modi , Book Reviews , Modian Consensus , Political ethos

Bharat Rising: Dharma, Democracy, Diplomacy; Author: Utpal Kumar; BleuOneInk; Rs. 599/-

Rajesh Singh

When a colonised nation gets rid of its masters, one of its first acts is to reclaim its civilisational and cultural narrative, a legacy that had been pummelled and distorted beyond recognition and replaced by the coloniser’s worldview. For, what b....

March 27, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , democracy , Book Reviews , dharma , Diplomacy , Bharat

The Paddy Gene Bank of Sathyanarayana Beleri

Sarada Subhash, Research Assistant, VIF Positive Bharat

Shri. Sathyanarayana Beleri, a paddy gene bank conservator and farmer from the Belur village of Kasargod, Kerala was recently conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contributions in the field of agriculture....

March 27, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , agriculture , Positive Bharat , paddy gene conservationist , traditional food sources , indigenous rice varieties

Indian Democracy and Governance

Team VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) receives a large number of foreign delegations, student groups and individuals who do not have a great deal of familiarity with India but wish to know about the country, its history, geography, civilisat....

March 05, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , India , democracy , foreign policy , governance , Security challenges

Securing Bharat’s Critical Mineral Supply Chains: The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023

Deekhit Bhattacharya Article

A fresh push for securing supplies of critical minerals will be crucial to power its manufacturing and deep-tech ambitions. Maintaining momentum will be essential. Bharat is approaching an economic inflection point, where exponential increase in i....

March 04, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Supply chains , Economic Growth , critical minerals , rare earths , futuristic technologies , private sector participation , exploration

Legal Reform in Criminal Justice System of India – a Much Awaited Overhaul for Time Bound Justice

Dr Ramanand Garge Article

January 26, the largest democracy of the world celebrates its 75th Republic Day. As in 2022, India celebrated its 75th year of Independence where it carved out a rightful place for itself in 1947 and since then India has emerged as a prominent entity....

February 15, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Criminal Justice System , Legal Reforms India , CRPC , Evidence , CCTNS

Plantable Seed Crackers: A Sustainable way to Celebrate Diwali

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

The most pressing issues of modern times are environmental degradation and climate change. The climate change issues have been further aggravated by increasing pollution. Among the different forms of pollution, air pollution is known to have global ....

February 13, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Diwali , Sustainable living , Positive Bharat , Seed Crackers , Tradition and Innovation , Eco-friendly , Air Pollution.