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Ayushman Bharat: A Milestone in India’s Healthcare System
February 9 , 2024 Sourav Sharma
Article Views: 1536
धर्मार्थ काम मोक्षाणां आरोग्यं मूलमुतमम्। रोगास्तस्यापहर्तारः श्रेयशो जीवितस्य च।। - (Charaka Samhita) [The foundation for performing Dharma, Artha, Kama and attaining Moksha is good health (Arogya)....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Ayushman Arogya Mandir , Ayushman Card , Community Health Centres , National Health Authority , PMJAY , Public Health Insurance , Social Protection , Unprivileged , Wellness

Red Sea Crisis and India’s Options
February 8 , 2024 Anurag Bisen, Senior Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1729
Introduction
Since mid-November 2023, the maritime security in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the larger Western Indian Ocean has been gravely upended due to the repeated attacks on merchant shipping by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Houthis , India , Indian Navy , Iran , Israel , Red Sea , shipping , trade

Livelihood Alternatives: Enhancing rural development by supporting small farmers
February 6 , 2024 Dr Arpita Anant
Positive Bharat Views: 1492
In Odisha, the rural landscape is dotted with examples of individual excellence in the agri- development space. However, when it comes to collective efforts at economic transformation, the success has not been very encouraging.

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Capacity Building , cooperatives , IRMA , Livelihood Alternatives , NABARD , Positive Bharat , small farmers , StartUps , Sustainability , “One Block One Product”

Maldives: Paying for the Wrong Choices
February 6 , 2024 Amb JK Tripathi
Commentary Views: 1393
The Maldives has been gathering news headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , Impeachment , Indian Army , Maldives , SLOCs , Tourism

Indication of Disarray in PLA and Imminent ‘Rectification’ Campaign
February 5 , 2024 Jayadeva Ranade
Article Views: 1631
The senior echelons of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appear to be in disarray. The unexplained long absences of Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman General Zhang Youxia and sudden r...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CMC , Corruption , Gen He Weidong , ideological risks , Li Yuchao , PLA , PLARF , PLASSF , Xi Jinping , Xu Zhonbo

A Quantum Leap in Nepal-India Relations
February 2 , 2024 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Commentary Views: 1658
Recently, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Kathmandu on January 4-5 and co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission, the highest bilateral mechanism between the two countries.

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : dAHAL , earthquake support , HICDPs , Kathmandu , power purchase , PSLV , SDPs

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