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Modian Consensus: The Rediscovery of Bharat by Dr. Swadesh Singh, Publication BluOne Ink,2024 Language: English, First Edition; 304pp, ISBN;978-93-92209-78-9
Manish Kumar Tiwary

Swadesh Singh's compelling work, “Modian Consensus: The Rediscovery of Bharat,” offers a riveting deep dive into the ideological transformation shaping India's political landscape, especially under the dynamic stewardship of Prime Minister Narend....

April 03, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Politics , governance , Narendra Modi , Book Reviews , Modian Consensus , Political ethos
Indian Democracy and Governance
Team VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) receives a large number of foreign delegations, student groups and individuals who do not have a great deal of familiarity with India but wish to know about the country, its history, geography, civilisat....

March 05, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , India , democracy , foreign policy , governance , Security challenges
New Paradigms in Governance 2019-2024
V. Srinivas, IAS

Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the Governance landscape of India has radically changed in scale, scope and learning paradigms. India has succeeded in transforming technologically obsolete institutions into modern day digital i....

November 30, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , governance , Government , Public Administration , e-Governance , Public Grievances , NCGG , DARPG
One year after the Taliban Takeover- Afghanistan in Crisis
Aakriti Vinayak Commentary

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"-Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The recent developments in Afghanistan compel to acknowledge this off quoted statement. Juxtaposing the main military dictum of "keeping one....

October 08, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan , Commentary , governance , Taliban , Economic crisis , Human Rights , women rights , one year , Afghanistan in Crisis , Taliban Takeover
Is Environment Social & Governance the Way to Achieve UN SDG’s?
Dr Swati Mitra Commentary

Working in the broader spectrum of Sustainability past 17 years, it is heartening to see the deep interest every stakeholder has taken towards achieving the UN SDGs in every aspect of life. The Government of India, State Governments, Corporates, Civi....

March 03, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , governance , Sustainability , strategic fitness , UN SDGs
Walk the Elephant- Environment & Social Governance
Dr Swati Mitra Commentary

Post the Union Budget presentation India Inc.’s growing involvement & concern on sustainability, clean energy and much more all of it falls in the broader ambit of ‘Sustainable Development’ which was reflected in most of CEOs’ statements. It ....

February 07, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , governance , COP26 , Sustainability , Environment
Military Coup in Guinea and its Implications for Democratic Governance in Africa
Samir Bhattacharya Article

In the early morning of Sunday, heavy gunfire was heard near Guinea’s presidential palace, in capital Conakry, prompting fear of instability. This was followed by social media updates, where people of Guinea saw their President Mr. Condé being hel....

September 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , governance , Power , coup , Military Takeover , military intervention , transition
Vimarsha on Defining Democracy by Dr. A Surya Prakash

In the recent past, several reports have come out questioning the functioning of the Indian democracy. Responding to these reports, the Indian Foreign Ministry said that India had “robust institutions and well established democratic practices”....

March 31, 2021 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Congress , BJP , governance , India democracy , Political Party
Left Wing Extremism: The Way Ahead

Left-wing extremism, also called Naxalism, or Maoism has been around since the late 60s. After 60 years, the movement may be down but not out. The UPA government had described the Maoist movement as the greatest internal security threat. In the last ....

October 08, 2020 Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Maoist rebellion , governance , Maoism , Maoist insurgency , UPA government , Naxalism , Chattisgarh , Counter-Insurgency Operations
Random Thoughts 2019-2020
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

The scale, intensity and impact of the massive changes the world is witnessing now because of the Covid-19 phenomenon is unprecedented in human history, unthinkable anytime before in the past and constitutes perhaps the greatest challenge to the futu....

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , governance , Monograph , COVID-19 , Random Thoughts , Domestic politics , Covid-19 challenge , Post Cold War , Non-Market Economy , Marx in Economics , US-China engagement , Liberal Democracy
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