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Historic Budget in the Offing
Rajesh Singh

If you are a tennis buff, the country’s Union Budget is akin to the Australian Open. Just as this tournament, held in January every year, marks the beginning of the Grand Slam season, the Budget presented in February marks the start of the G....

January 18, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Historic Budget , Union Budget
US Treasury Securities: Why holding US Debt matters in East Asia
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Being an exports-driven and a high trade-to-GDP region, East Asia has more often than not used monetary instruments to affect favorable exchange rates. Depreciated exchange rates have been vital in ensuring the competitiveness of exports and a pos....

January 16, 2017 Economic Studies , US , US Treasury Securities , East Asia
Japan and Africa: The Role of ‘TICAD’
Dr Neha Sinha

Background of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD): A Pioneering Initiative

Africa has been an important world region for Japan's trade and investment. Except for the development of raw material su....

January 13, 2017 Economic Studies , Japan and Africa , TICAD , Tokyo
Post-Demonetisation – The Way Forward
Rajesh Singh

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook the economy by the scruff of its neck with his decision to demonetise more than 85 per cent of the Indian currency (by value) then in circulation. The announcement, televised live to the nati....

January 03, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Policies & Perspectives
De-monetisation: The Balance Sheet – ‘Vimarsha’ with Shri S Gurumurthy

The Vivekananda International Foundation held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ on 12 December 2016 with eminent thinker and economist, Shri S Gurumurthy, widely acclaimed as a champion of ‘economic nationalism’ in India. A....

December 12, 2016 Vimarsh , Economic Studies , De-monetisation , NDA , UPA
घूसखोरी और काले धन के खिलाफ मोदी का साहसिक संग्राम
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 1,000 रुपये और 500 रुपये के नोटों की कानूनी मान्यता 8 नवंबर, 2016 की आधी रात ....

November 18, 2016 Economic Studies
Demonetization: Restoring Probity in public Life
Prof R Vaidyanathan

The dramatic announcement by the Prime Minister on the 08-11-2016 regarding De-monetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes from the midnight of the same day has electrified the national mood and has altered the paradigm of public life. All black money is ....

November 14, 2016 Economic Studies , Black Money , Corruption , Rs 1000 , D-monetising , cash. rs 500 , Rs 2000 , Rs 100
Modi’s daring War on Bribery and Black Money
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

The stunning announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that from midnight of November 8, 2016, the presently circulating currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denominations will cease to be legal tender is the boldest attack on the scourge of black....

November 09, 2016 Economic Studies , modi , economy , Black Money , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Rs 1000 , Rs 500 , surgical strike , Indian Curencey , hawala , Gurumurthy
BRICS 2016: An Analysis
Dr Teshu Singh

The 8th BRICS Summit was held in Goa from 15-16 October 2016. The theme of the summit was “Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions”. On 16 February 2016, India took over as the President of BRICS. This is second chance ....

November 08, 2016 Economic Studies , BIMSTEC , Terrorism , BRICS , economic cooperation , NBD
उत्तर-दक्षिण पारगमन गलियारा
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

पारगमन गलियारे (ट्रांजिट कॉरिडॉर) ईरान की भौगोलिक स्थिति और भारत के साथ उसकी निकटता रूस तथा ....

November 02, 2016 Economic Studies
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