Articles

Relevance of Water in India’s Economic Growth: Need for a Diplomatic Outreach

Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction

Water is essential for the life in more than one ways. Besides the drinking purpose its centrality for the agriculture, in an agrarian society, is highly established. In this connection, it is important to note that water, pa....

July 19, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Economic Studies , Article , River Water Management , India’s water concerns , multi-national rivers , sharing water resources

Strengthening India through Women-centric Policy Interventions

Praveen Menon Article

One day, Sage Durvasa offered Indra a garland of flowers. Indra annoyed by the bees surrounding the garland threw it to the floor which enraged Goddess Lakshmi. The Goddess of wealth upset with Indra left the Devaloka and the gods started losing powe....

April 23, 2021 Economic Studies , Article , Economic Growth , Atharvaveda , capex stimulus , female labour force , gender diversity , Lakshmi , women in private sector

SEBI’s Prudence & Finance Ministry’s Concerns on AT-1 bonds

Praveen Menon Article

Back in March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India proposed an SBI-led restructuring package for the struggling Yes Bank by exercising a clause in a manner no one expected.¹ The proposed restructuring entailed writing down of over Rs.8400 crore....

April 01, 2021 Economic Studies , Article , RBI , AT-1 Bonds , Finance Ministry Mutual Funds , NAV , SEBI

Rare Earth: Has US Lost the Technology Battle Against China?

“A Chinese company bought Magnequench,” “Not only did the jobs go to China, but so did the intellectual property and the technological know-how to make those magnets…. I’m not comfortable with the fact that we now have to buy magnets for ou....

February 10, 2021 Economic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , US , China , Rare Earth Elements , Mining , WTO Dispute

एपीईसी सार्थक क्षेत्रीय फोरम के बजाए कोरी गप्पबाजी।

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

एशिया-प्रशांत आर्थिक सहयोग (एपीईसी) का शिखर सम्मेलन 20 नवम्बर को मलयेशिया में किया गया। इस फोरम क�....

December 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic Studies , Article , आसियान। डोनाल्ड ट्रंप। वियतनाम। शिखर सम्मेलन। आरसीईपी। कोविड-19। महामारी। बहुपक्षवाद। टीटीपी। हनोई। सीएटीपीपी। कुआलालम्पुर। बराक ओबामा। मुक्त व्यापार। प्रशांत आइसलैंड सचिवालय

APEC More of a Talking Shop than a Meaningful Regional Forum

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

The summit of the 21 members Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC hosted and chaired by Malaysia this year on 20 November was held in the virtual mode because of the coronavirus pandemic. In response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacifi....

December 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic Studies , Article , ASEAN , Donald Trump , Vietnam , Summit , RCEP , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Multilateralism , TPP , Hanoi , APEC , CATPP , Kuala Lumpur , Barack Obama , free trade , Pacific Islands Secretariat

Indian Economy may take a Few Years to Stabilize

Pratim Ranjan Bose Commentary

If social media is of any significance, the public perception of the prospect of recovery of India’s COVID-hit economy moves between two extremes. Some are quick to ‘predict’ doomsday and some others only see the sun shining. The truth is hidde....

September 12, 2020 Economic Studies , Commentary , China , COVID-19 , GDP , Lockdowns , Banking sector , Maruti Suzuki , services sector

Dissecting Macro Focus-areas for India this Decade - World Order, Domestic Economy & Technology

Praveen Menon Article

With the age-old Ram Mandir issue resolved Indian civilization took a step ahead in 2020 even when global and Indian economy took several steps back due to pandemic. A great historic wrong has been corrected which was imposed on our ancestors and the....

August 13, 2020 Economic Studies , Article , China , agriculture , Economics , technology , USA , Indian Economy , Soft Power , Urbanization , Civilization , BRI , military , Geopolitics , FDI , innovation , Financial system , Banking sector , World Order , World War I , World War II , Bretton woods , History lessons , Research , Economic Growth , Farmers , Domestic Economy

Webinar on “Indian Economy – Today and Future Prospects”

Key Takeaways

On 07 August 2020 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Vivekanand International Foundation (VIF) jointly organized a panel discussion on Indian Economy – Today and Future Prospects. The session delibera....

August 11, 2020 Economic Studies , Interaction , RBI , Indian Economy , GDP , MSME , Economic crisis , Macro economic , Financial Sector , EPC