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Designing a Foundation for Indian Innovative Ecosystem
Praveen Menon Article

Back in 2016, Elon Musk the billionaire Tesla & SpaceX CEO announced that Tesla’s Model 3 would be built in a new fully automated factory. In the most ambitious attempt at automation, Tesla floundered with severe bottlenecks and was plagued with ....

August 28, 2020 Media Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Economics , Education System , AI , innovation , Manufacturing , Science , Research , Technological progress , Ecosystem , Invention , Higher Education , Scientist , Innovator , New Education Policy , Science & Technology , IIT , IIM , Tech companies
The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Situation & Media Response
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 aka Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in late December has now spread to 212 countries, areas and territories in the world.1 In India, the first case reported on 30 January 2020, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The ....

April 20, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies , Article , Fake news , Social Media , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Government Efforts , Media’s Role , Infodemic , Pandemic and Media
Misleading Reportage: India Remains a Miracle and Robust Democracy
Amb Rajiv Sikri Article

A few days ago, a relative who lives in the US brought to my attention an article by Ramachandra Guha in The Washington Post of 14th August titled “India was a Miracle Democracy. But it’s Time to Downgrade its Credentials.” I wrote the ....

August 22, 2019 Media Studies , Article , False propaganda , Guha’s tirade , Misleading foreign readers
Constitutional Amendment: Reactions from the Sub-continent
Mayuri Mukherjee Article

On August 5, the Government of India repealed Article 370 of the Constitution which had accorded special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It also bifurcated the state into two Union Territories - Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. This essay looks a....

August 21, 2019 Media Studies , Article , 370 - neighbourhood media , 370 – South Asian opinions
नए भारत का सपना पूरा करना
Rajesh Singh

इस वर्ष स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर राष्ट्र के नाम अपने संदेश में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने ऐसे “नए ....

October 05, 2017 Media Studies , नया भारत का नारा , बदलावों की मानसिकता
Interview on Doklam Issue

Amb Ashok Kantha, Distinguished Fellow at the VIF and Director of The Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, offered his expert views on the current Doklam stand-off during an interview to The Hindu. Readers would find this insightful analysis rath....

August 02, 2017 Media Studies , India , China , India-China Border , Doklam , Bhutan-Tibet Border
युद्ध टालने के लिए क्या बेहतर: आक्रामकता या शांति?
Martand Jha

कोई जिम्मेदार देश युद्ध के लिए तभी तैयार होगा, जब कुछ ‘असाधारण’ घट जाए। ऐसा इसलिए है क्योंकि युद....

June 09, 2017 Media Studies
लाल बत्ती से छुटकारा - वीआईपी संस्कृति की समाप्ति
Dr. Madhumita Srivastava Balaji

प्रसिद्ध यूनानी विचारक अरस्तू ने कहा था, “शुरुआत अच्छी हो तो सफलता मिलती ही है।” केंद्रीय मंत्....

June 06, 2017 Media Studies , लाल बत्ती , वीआईपी , कुप्रथा , VIP Culture , Lal Batti
मानव ढाल: कश्मीर में सेना के युवा अधिकारियों के सामने रोज़ रहती हैं असामान्य परिस्थितियां
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

बडगाम की घटना को सही संदर्भ में देखा जाना चाहिए। किसी बंधक को मानव ढाल की तरह इस्तेमाल करना न त....

May 17, 2017 Media Studies , कश्मीर घाटी , खूनखराबे , चुनौतीपूर्ण परिस्थिति
Human Shield: Army’s Young Leaders are Confronted with Unusual Situations Daily in Kashmir
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The incident at Budgam must be seen in the correct context. Using a hostage as a human shield is neither part of the army’s SOP, nor is it ever likely to be encouraged or repeated. But, have armchair strategists and promoters of human rights (fo....

April 26, 2017 Media Studies , Kashmir , election , Budgam , Major Beetul Gogoi , Kashmir Valley , Jammu and Kashmir , stone pelting , rescue
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