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Modi Calls upon the Indian Industry to ‘Think Big’ and Help Build Aatmanirbhar Bharat
June 3 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 64
Speaking at the 125th Annual Session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the Indian industry to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities thrown up by the Covid-19 crisis and help build a strong, self-reliant, Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He took the opportunity to elaborate on the concept of aatmanirbharata.
Tags : Aatmanirbhar Bharat , CII , COVID-19 , economy , health , MSMEs , structural reforms , Supply chains , Economic Studies , Governance and Political Studies
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, June 02, 2020
June 2 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 189
Economic
China bets on $2tn high-tech infrastructure plan to spark economy
When Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang delivered his government's annual work report in Beijing recently, the $2 trillion new high-tech infrastructure initiative was high up on the agenda.
Tags : Brent , Cash Payouts , Daily scan , Gold Trading , ICAO , Infrastructure Initiative , Kremlin , Taliban , Travel Bubbles , WHO , WTO , International Relations and Diplomacy
What is happening in Libya?
June 2 , 2020 Amb K P Fabian
Article Views: 208
We have been coming across reports, more in the foreign media than in the Indian, of the military gains of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at the expense of the Tobruk-based General Khalifa Haftar.
Tags : GNA , Haftar , Libya , Oil , Russia , Tobruk , Tripoli , Turkey , West Asia , International Relations and Diplomacy
Net War in India: in the Context of Current Turbulence
June 2 , 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
Article Views: 257
The Current Turbulence Relevant to India
The most visible events that impact the collective consciousness of Indian population today are connected with Sino Indian confrontation in the East, Pakistan sponsored proxy war post abrogation of Article 370- in the West, migration of Indian workers from economic hubs to their respective states of domicile and unprecedented global and economic downturn.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Article 370 , Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) , Information war , migrant workers , Net War
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, June 01, 2020
June 1 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 265
Alongside growing opposition to Chinese investments, protectionism is widening. Nine of the world’s 10 largest economies have introduced new measures restricting foreign investment since 2017, according to the UN Committee on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Tags : Cyberattacks , Daily scan , Dollar Convertibility , Drug Patents , GCC , Locusts , New Taxes , Poverty Alleviation , Protectionism , Remote Learning , RIMPAC , UNSC , International Relations and Diplomacy
How to Transform Indian Agriculture During COVID-19 Lockdown?
June 1 , 2020 Dhirendra Singh Dr Suhas P. Wani
Article Views: 263
Why Indian Agriculture/ “Annadata” Needs Support, in Measured Terms Bailout Package?
The Corona virus (COVID-19) endemic across the globe has caused substantial human and economic losses and disrupted food system value chain1. It has jolted the human minds and made to realise the vulnerability of human life to nature.
Tags : agriculture , Annadata , COVID-19 , FPOs , Kharif crop , mechanization , MNREGA , PMKISAN , Rabi crop , technology , water management , Technological and Scientific Studies
Truth vs. Reality: Unshackling the Burdens of Intrigue in Kashmir
May 30 , 2020 Col DPK Pillay
Article Views: 2267
Truthful journalism is the bulwark that makes democracies work by fulfilling the people’s right to information. This statement cannot be faulted, but there is a less comfortable truth that operates in tandem here, especially when it comes to media coverage of events in Jammu & Kashmir. Half-truths and negativity are often substituted for ground realities coupled with a complete ignoring of the history and geopolitics of the area.
Tags : National Security and Strategic Studies , Article 35 A , Article 370 , China , Great Game , Kashmir , Pakistan , Pandits , China , Pakistan , Jammu & Kashmir
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