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Historic Budget in the Offing
January 18 , 2017 Rajesh Singh
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If you are a tennis buff, the country’s Union Budget is akin to the Australian Open. Just as this tournament, held in January every year, marks the beginning of the Grand Slam season, the Budget p...

Economic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Historic Budget , Policies & Perspectives , Union Budget

Clean Up of the Political and Electoral System must get High Priority
January 16 , 2017 Dr A Surya Prakash
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The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s view that the time has come to discuss the issue of political funding is a logical corollary to the major campaign he has launched against corruption and bl...

Governance and Political Studies

US Treasury Securities: Why holding US Debt matters in East Asia
January 16 , 2017 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
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Being an exports-driven and a high trade-to-GDP region, East Asia has more often than not used monetary instruments to affect favorable exchange rates. Depreciated exchange rates have been vital in ensu...

Economic Studies

Tags : East Asia , US , US Treasury Securities

जम्मू कश्मीर – अनुच्छेद 370 की अनुल्लंघनीयता पर निर्णय
January 13 , 2017 Rajesh Singh
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जम्मू-कश्मीर उच्च न्यायालय ने लगभग एक वर्ष पहले जब यह फैसला दिया कि राज्य को “संप्रभुता” प्राप्त है क्योंकि उसे यह दर्जा भारतीय संविधान के “अनुच्छेद 370 के अंतर्गत” दिया गया है त...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi

Japan and Africa: The Role of ‘TICAD’
January 13 , 2017 Dr Neha Sinha
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Background of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD): A Pioneering Initiative

Economic Studies

Tags : Japan and Africa , TICAD , Tokyo

India Enhances its Missile Deterrence Capabilities
January 11 , 2017 Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF
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With successful fourth test of India’s AGNI-V, an Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that has a range of 5000 kilometers plus India strengthened its missile deterrence capabilities. The th...

National Security and Strategic Studies

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