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Opportunities for India in a Changing World
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

We are living in an era of extraordinarily fast paced change. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down and deepened political, economic and social uncertainties. The post-World War order set up in 1945 by the Western countries is under

October 07, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, India, technology, Civilisation, Book Published, COVID-19 pandemic
AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT: A Vibrant and Strong India
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

Neither development without self-pride nor self-pride without development are desirable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat or a self-reliant India on 12 May 2020 goes beyond mere economic self-reliance. The COVID-19 pand

September 02, 2021 Governance and Political Studies, Narendra Modi, Book Published, COVID-19 pandemic, Aatmanirbhar Bharat
India’s Foreign Policy: Surviving in a Turbulent World
Amb Anil Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Written by foreign policy experts, academics and practioners, this book develops the frameworks and strategies for India’s foreign policy that can be adopted to meet the emerging challenges and non-traditional threats in the new world order. It stu

May 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, foreign policy, national security, India’s foreign policy, Book Published, Emerging challenges
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The adoption of 21st June as International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, in response to an India-led resolution with a record high number of co-sponsors, was a landmark event. In this backdrop, it is all the more importa

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Book Published, United Nations General Assembly, International Day of Yoga, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, India’s Ancient Thinking, Contemporary Strategic Reality
Sreeram Chaulia, Trumped; Emerging power in a post-American world, 2019, Bloomsbury, New Delhi.
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Sreeram Chaulia’s thought-provoking book, Trumped; Emerging Powers in a Post-American World is likely to trigger a debate on the impact of the disruption in the global order brought out by Trump’s ‘America First’ policy. The author’s key

December 17, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Trump, Book Reviews, America First policy, 2019, Post-American world, Sreeram Chaulia
Basant K. Gupta, Timeless Wisdom from Ancient India, Laksmi di Asya Om, Italy, Second Edition, 2014, Italy. ISBN 978-88-96642-27-6, pp.235
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Attaining Peace, Harmony and Happiness, the Indian way Everyone wants to be prosperous, at peace and happy, and but few manage to attain these desirable goals. Why? How can one achieve peace and harmony while leading normal life? Vedas and Upanish

October 01, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Book Reviews, ancient India, Harmony, Wisdom, Indian philosophy, Upanishads, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga
Prof R Vaidyanathan, Caste as Social Capital, Westland Books, 2019, Chennai, PP. 131
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Prof Vaidyanathan’s book, Caste as Social Capital, challenges several myths relating to the working of the caste system in India. Noting that while caste is commonly identified with oppression and discrimination, he points out that it also has posi

April 15, 2019 Governance and Political Studies, Politics, Book Reviews, Caste as Social Capital, Caste system, Marwaris, Sindhis, Patels, Bohras, Kutchis, Social institution
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