Indian Economy
Global Economic Crisis: Implications for India

Geopolitics with great power rivalries is redefining global economic and trade exchanges. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s international order is often attributed to its skills as the world’s leading practitioner of geoeconomics. ....

International Strategic Engagement Capsule (IN-STEP)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a two-day International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP) module on March 26-27, 2024, for 37 senior policymakers (both civil and military) including 29 from overseas. The overseas part....

India’s Stock Market Outperforms among the Top 10 Leading Economies

The Indian stock market has experienced a remarkable surge in market capitalization, expanding from USD 1.1 trillion in December 2013 to USD 4 trillion in December 2023. This extraordinary growth signifies a fourfold increase within the last 10 years....

The Indian Inclusion in JP Morgan GBI EM index

On September 2023, JP Morgan announced that it will include Indian government bonds to it’s emerging markets bond index. India will be included in the GBI-EM global diversified index starting June 28, 2024. Currently, 23 Indian government bonds wit....

Bihana Didi: The Third Indian Scientist to Receive Norman Borlaug Award

As the industrial and service sectors have overgrown, agriculture’s share of the Indian economy has steadily decreased to less than 15%. However, the importance of agriculture in India’s economic and social fabric goes much beyond the boundaries ....

The Expected Emergence of High GDP Growth Era

Last month, a leading multinational German investment bank published a report on fiscal health of key 17 States in India.[1] The report was based on four key fiscal parameters i.....

The Elusive Golden Mean in PSB Privatization Goal

US President Harry Truman entangled in an array of economic views had famously asked for a “one-armed economist”.[1] A team of economists pronouncing “On the one hand, ....

Introduction to India’s Strategic Thinking and its Determinants

The VIF organized the third series of lectures on India’s national security and strategic culture from 12 to 14 October 2020 in a virtual mode in continuation of the initiative taken in the previous year. The webinar enabled young students, academi....

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

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....

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....

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