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Rejuvenating India’s health sector
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Doctors and healthcare workers are the heroes of our battle against COVID 19. It is, therefore, painful to see that many of them contracted the infection because of lack of personal protective gears. The country faces an acute shortage of essential ....

April 08, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Telemedicine , India's Health sector , GDP on health , Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme , shortage of Doctors , Healthcare infrastructure , medical devices sector , APIS , Health Cess , health R & D , medical education , preventive healthcare , Disease Surveillance mechanisms
Lockdown Week 2: Let us Think of Self-reliance
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

As India completes second week of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, the attention is now shifting to the post lockdown scenarios. Fresh thinking is required to rebuild India in the post-corona world. An indefinite lockdown is not possible. The lock....

April 07, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , agriculture , Health sector , National Health Mission , Tablihi Jamaat , Empower Group No. 6 , UN Office in India , Private sector , Start ups , Economic rejuvenation , Education sector , ICT infrastructure , Tele diplomacy
Covid-19 and Indian Economy
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Epidemic is inversely proportional to economic enterprise and growth in any country. Likewise, any pandemic has a penchant to puncture the global economic growth. Corona virus will lead to recession and economic collapse if corrective measures with r....

April 06, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , World Bank , Covid , IMF , PM CARES Fund , 2008 financial crisis , GDP growth rate , contraction of economy , Economic Intelligence Unit , Corona impact , Coronisation
Tablighi Jamaat - its other, evil side
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Global security experts call it the antechamber of fundamentalism, claim it is used to nurse and indoctrinate terrorists. Except intelligence officials, national security experts and the wary among police officials, not many Indians would....

April 02, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Coronavirus , Covid 19 , Tablighi Jamaat , Nizamuddin
The Lockdown Week-1: Mixed results amidst hope
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Announcing a nationwide, 3-week lockdown at four-hour notice requires courage and conviction. PM Modi displayed these qualities in full measure during his address to the nation on 24th March when he explained the reasons for this unprecedented step. ....

April 02, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Fake news , Migrants , International cooperation , lockdown , congregation Tablighi Jamaat , shortages , community transmission , relief package , Economic Task Force , PM CARES Fund
Vimarsh New Frontiers in Public Debate
C D Sahay

There is always a purpose, an objective and a target audience behind the exercise of writing and publishing any book. Measured against these classical parameters, the book on 'Vimarsh' might appear a bit different from the normal. Yes, it is so in ma....

March 31, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Indian history , Civilisation , Book Published , Vimarsh
A Guide on COVID-19 | A Compendium
Aayush Mohanty

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the toughest challenges humankind faces. Scores of people have been directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic. Major cities in India and abroad are under state-mandated lockdown while healthcare officials and wor....

March 30, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , China , Wuhan , Global Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , Coronavirus , Compendium , Covid , Daily scan , Covid-19 Testing Kits , Social Distancing Guidelines , Coronavirus lockdown , COVID-19 pandemic , International Relations and Diplomacy
Opportunities in the Covid Crisis
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Every crisis comes with opportunities. The Covid-19 crisis presents the country with an unprecedented opportunity to have a hard look at the present state of the economy and think of strategies to strengthen indigenous R&D and manufacturing capabilit....

March 27, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , R & D , Covid 19 , Opportunities India , Rebuilding and reshaping economy , Health sector , manufacturing sector , Skilling & training , Telemedicine
कोरोनावायरस: स्वास्थ्य आपातकाल से निपटने, नौकरियों की सुरक्षा और भविष्य के मद्देनजर एक टिकाऊ सामाजिक सुरक्षा प्रणाली बनाने के लिए एक व्यापक भारतीय प्रोत्साहन पैकेज की आवश्यकता है
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

प्रधानमंत्री ने 19 मार्च को राष्ट्र के नाम अपने संबोधन में वित्त मंत्री के नेतृत्व में एक आर्थिक....

March 27, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , COVID-19 , कोरोनावायरस , जी7 , जी -20 , स्वास्थ्य , आर्थिक और वित्तीय संकट , सीएसआर
COVID-19 in India: Strategy Has to Address Human Behavior
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In the wake of the global crisis triggered by the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Jim O’Neill’s comments about Indian governance was not only uncharitable but also uncalled for.1 The discussion was about how Western countries should learn ....

March 24, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , China , governance , strategy , UK , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Covid , Jim O'Neill , Public health , Civic liberties , Social distancing , Lock down , Behavioral fatigue , Isolation , Quarantine
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