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Mandakini Ki Awaaz : Saving Lives, One Radio Broadcast at a Time
October 19 , 2023 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 4693
India’s Himalayan region encompasses 13 states/ Union Territories (UTs) including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, ...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Climate adaptation , Community Radio , Garhwali , Mandakini Ki Awaaz , Positive Bharat , Rudraprayag District , Uttarakhand Flood 2013

मालदीव में राष्ट्रपति चुनाव का भारत पर प्रभाव
October 18 , 2023 Dr Rishi Gupta
Commentary Views: 4936
राष्ट्रपति चुनाव
मध्य हिंद महासागर में रणनीतिक रूप से स्थित मालदीव में 30 सितंबर को राष्ट्रपति चुनाव हुए। प्रोग्रेसिव पार्टी ऑफ मालदीव (पीपीएम) के विपक्षी उम्मीदवार मोहम्मद मुइज्जू ने अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी उम्मीदवार और वर्तमान राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद इब्राहिम सोलिह के खिलाफ 54 प्रतिशत वोटों के साथ जीत हासिल की।

Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : China , India-Maldives , Maldives , Maldives Presidential elections , Maldives-China

Malaise in China’s Political System
October 17 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5569
Not everything seems to be going well in Xi Jinping’s government in China. There have been reports, though unsubstantiated under an authoritarian system, about the intense economic inequality in the soc...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : ADIZ , Flawed political system , high-level military communications , Lack of transparency , Li Shangfu , Qin Gang , Security forum dialogue , Su-35 combat Aircraft , Taiwan factor , Xi Jinping

Shri S Gurumurthy highlights the Importance of India’s Traditional Practices for Conservation and Sustainability at a NITI Aayog Event
October 16 , 2023 Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 5916
On 9th October, 2023, NITI Aayog organized its eleventh NITI In-House lecture at NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi. Shri S Gurumurthy, Chairman, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), was invited t...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Indian traditional practices , NITI Aayog , Sustainability

New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa
October 16 , 2023 Samir Bhattacharya
Article Views: 6071
On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. On 2nd October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a n...

Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Africa , COVID-19 , Global Health , India , India in Africa , Malaria , Serum Institute , Vaccine Diplomacy , WHO

Durga Bai Vyam and Popularisation of the Gond Art
October 16 , 2023 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Positive Bharat Views: 3826
India is home to several tribal communities, each with its unique culture, language, art, and customs. Tribal arts and cultures are diverse and rich, representing the distinctive customs, way of life, a...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Gond Art , Indian art , Indian culture , Nature , Padma Shri , Positive Bharat , Tribal Art

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