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Explained: Suga-Biden Summit - Strengthening Alliance
April 26 , 2021 Prof Rajaram Panda
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Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was the first foreign leader to travel to the US on 16 April in this time of pandemic to meet the US President Joe Biden. This was also Suga’s first visit to the US...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : flash point , Joe Biden , Muslim Uighurs , pandemics , Self-Defense Forces , Senkaku Islands , South China Sea , summit meeting , Taiwan Straits , Yoshihide Suga

To Friends in the United States: Ease Global Vaccine Manufacturing
April 24 , 2021 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Harsh Pant Nitin Pai Reuben Abraham Rudra Chaudhuri
Commentary Views: 4653
The current public health crisis in India is devastating. On April 22, 2021, India recorded 332,921 COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 fatalities. It is unlikely that the second wave of the pandemic will lev...

US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : AstraZenca , COVID-19 , Covishield , Defense Production Act , India , Joe Biden , supply constraints , vaccine shortage

Strengthening India through Women-centric Policy Interventions
April 23 , 2021 Praveen Menon
Article Views: 9434
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 le...

Economic Studies

Tags : Atharvaveda , capex stimulus , Economic Growth , female labour force , gender diversity , Lakshmi , women in private sector

भारत-बांग्लादेश मिताली (मैत्री) यात्रा
April 23 , 2021 Dr Sreeradha Datta
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मिताली एक्सप्रेस ढाका (बांग्लादेश) और जलपाईगुड़ी (भारत, पश्चिम बंगाल) के बीच चलेगी। इसका विधिवत शुभारंभ प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और बांग्लादेश की प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना 27 मार्च की सुबह करेंगे। प्रधान...

Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Hindi , प्रधानमंत्री मोदी। भारत-बांग्लादेश। मुक्ति संग्राम। बंगबंधु। मुजीबुर्रहमान। शेख हसीना। समारोह।

Domestic and International Implications of China’s Digital Yuan
April 22 , 2021 Raj Gupta
Article Views: 7147
Abstract/Summary
The concept of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) seems to have gained traction over the past few years and is well past the stage of conception. With around 86% of the world's central banks engaged in CBDC related work, it is evident that CBDCs are being viewed as an important development in the Fintech domain to counter cryptocurrencies and in order to maintain monetary sovereignty.

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Ant Group IPO , authoritarianism , blockchain technology , BRI nations , China , Cryptocurrencies , digital Yuan , PBOC , surveillance , SWIFT , US , US Dollar , Winter Olympics

Academic Freedom: Some Unpleasant Considerations
April 20 , 2021 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes
Commentary Views: 4524
Among the left-liberal intellectuals, this has been a frequently used term in India for quite some time. The people, who use it, find it generally convenient not to explain its connotation. This way the...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Academic Freedom , archaeology , Ayodhya judgment , left liberals

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