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Migrant Labour and Justice
Dr P M Nair Article

“Mazdoor hai, magar Mazboor nahin”, was the response of a Good Samaritan farmer of Haryana who sent all his labourers to their home town by flight. His decision speaks volumes about compassion and the concern for labour rights. Since media and ....

June 08, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , COVID-19 , Migrant labour , Interstate Migrant Workmen Act 1979 , Section 370 IPC
Modi Calls upon the Indian Industry to ‘Think Big’ and Help Build Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Speaking at the 125th Annual Session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the Indian industry to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities thrown up by the Covid-19 crisis and help build a st....

June 03, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , economy , COVID-19 , Supply chains , MSMEs , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , CII , health , structural reforms
Math and effect of Modi package
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Its explicit intent is to provide for the deprived and disturbed through direct fiscal spend from the budget. The Modi stimulus package is in three parts — direct government spend, bank credit, and rate cut and lending by RBI to banks. Mo....

May 28, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , RBI , COVID-19 , G7 , GDP , Economic Package , Indian financial model , Modi package
Mission Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Decoding Self-Reliance and Charting the Road to Recovery
Aarushi Suri Article

This article is based on the inputs and views of notable experts from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), expressed in a webinar organised by the VIF on May 25, 2020. The esteemed panel was modera....

May 27, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Article , economy , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , Self Reliance , Reviving Growth , Infrastructure , MSME , Services , Manufacturing
Covid-19 package — World and India
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Where there are six economists', said Winston Churchill quoting Barbara Wootton, “there are seven opinions or even more”. Churchill even chided the undoubtedly great economist John Maynard Keynes for giving him two opinions on every issue. Econom....

May 27, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , RBI , Modi Government , COVID-19 , GDP , Covid-19 package , Economic Package
बेहतर कल के लिए उठाएं कोविड-19 का फायदा
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

हम लॉकडाउन के चौथे चरण में कदम रखने वाले हैं और इस बात की समीक्षा करने का यह एकदम सही समय है कि भा�....

May 22, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , भारत , कोविड-19 , लॉकडाउन , सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग , 2020 , प्रवासी कामगार
आत्मनिर्भरता: भारत के पुनरुत्थान की मोदी की योजना
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

आत्मनिर्भरता: भारत के पुनरुत्थान की मोदी की योजना अरविंद गुप्ता, निदेशक, वीआईएफ प्रधानमंत्र�....

May 19, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , भारत , प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी , आत्मनिर्भरता , पुनरुत्थान , योजना , आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान , आत्मनिर्भरता वैश्वीकरण , लोकल के लिए वोकल , स्थानीय विनिर्माण
'Self-reliant India' is a Dynamic Concept, it will never remain static
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

When asked if India should woo companies currently involved in China, Gurumurthy said: In my view, India should just create the ecosystem in which those who want to leave China will look at us as the first option. China cannot blame India for someone....

May 18, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Article , Atma Nirbhar; Covid_19; Corona Virus; Swadeshi movement; Make in India;
Universal Counter Covid-19 Strategy Framework (UCCSF): From a Coronavirus Infected World to a Coronavirus Immune World
Soumya Awasthi Article

Abstract
In the World, the SARS Cov-2 Covid-19 pandemic has grown exponential with 3.99 million confirmed cases and 278,814 deaths as on May 10, 2020. Countries have implemented varying levels of containment and social distancing measures....

May 13, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , post corona world , Universal Counter Covid Strategy Framework (UCCSF) , Self-Preservation Mode , Covid Containment Mode , Economic Revival Mode , Herd Immunity Mode , Normalisation Mode , Darwinian Mode. Covid-19 Prediction , Covid-19 Strategy , Covid -19 Containment , National Lock Down , Future of Covid -19
Self Reliance: Modi’s Revival Plan for India
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In his address to the nation on 12 May 2020, Prime Minister Modi announced a ₹ 20,00,000 crore plan and a bold reform plan aimed at rebuilding and reviving India in the 21st century. Modi’s visionary speech was notable for laying down a framew....

May 13, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , PM Modi , Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan , Special Economic Package , Land and Labour Reforms , Self-Reliance. Human centric , Good infrastructure , Vocal for local
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