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Nurturing the Divine: Swami Vivekananda's Vision for Women and Womanhood
January 12 , 2024 Rakshith Shetty
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Swami Vivekananda consistently emphasised that India's decline was largely attributed to its neglect of women.[1] Throughout history, illustrious figures such as Maitreyi and Gargi, the Brahmavadinis of...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : American women , motherhood , Savitri , Shakti , Sita , Swami Vivekananda , Vedas , Women power

Remarks by Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov at the Open Discussion at Vivekananda International Foundation, January 8, 2023
January 11 , 2024 H.E. Mr Denis Alipov
Commentary Views: 1159
Good afternoon! Esteemed Dr Gupta, Esteemed Dr Bystritskiy, Dear colleagues,

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : BRICS , Denis Alipov , External Affairs Minister , G20 , India , Russia , SCO , Valdai Discussion Club

Sustainability, Knowledge Platform and G-20 for Emerging Economies
January 11 , 2024 Dr Swati Mitra
Commentary Views: 1100
The recent COP 28 in Abu Dhabi and prior to that the G20 Summit in New Delhi observed “at the midway point to 2030, the global progress on SDGs is off-track with only 12 percent of the targets on track...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : CSO , ESG , Global South , SDGs , Sustainability

Why Djibouti and the Gulf of Aden matter for India and the Indo-Pacific
January 11 , 2024 Sankalp Gurjar
Commentary Views: 1462
With the latest drone attacks launched by the Houthi rebels on the cargo ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea, the region in and around Djibouti has shot to global prominence o...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Djibouti , Gulf of Aden , India , Indian Ocean , Indo-Pacific , Maritime Security , Red Sea , US

Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia
January 10 , 2024 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1349
India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world,...

Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Act Far East policy , Connectivity , economy , India in Russia , Payments , Russia in India

Elections in Taiwan: Some Projections
January 10 , 2024 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 1221
Introduction
In the self-ruled island of Taiwan, 19 million eligible voters shall be going to the polls on 13 January 2024 to elect a new President. The geopolitical significance of this cannot be understated as the outcome shall be of extreme interest to the region’s security analysts and policy makers.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : DPP , Indo-Pacific , KMT and TPP , New Southbound Policy , Party Charter of 1991 , Response of the US and Japan , Taiwan Strait

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