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Narendra Modi

Only way to combat coronavirus pandemic is through global cooperation

The unavoidable lockdown in China that has caused disruptions in the global supply chains will now motivate countries to cut reliance on China for critical supplies by building domestic capacities or moving production elsewhere. The coronavirus pa....

March 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , China , Narendra Modi , Coronavirus , Covid 19 , Multilateralism , Global cooperation

Will DaMo help NaMo and Xi at Mahabalipuram?

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

It is strategic civilisational diplomacy at its symbolic best. Narendra Modi found that his second informal summit with Xi Jinping at Mahabalipuram in 2019 had been fixed 1,500 years ago by a prince of the Pallava dynasty, which ruled Mahabalipuram f....

October 11, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , China , Article , Xi Jinping , Narendra Modi , India China Relations , Modi Xi summit

Third Samvad Conclave Unites Buddhist Leaders Across Asia in Ulaanbaatar

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International delegates from Asia and Europe gathered in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar for the third Samvad conference from 6–8 September. Organized jointly by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Gandan Tegchenling, Ulaanbaatar’s ....

September 11, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Narendra Modi , Samvad III , Ulaanbaatar , Ambassador , Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace , Buddhism and politics , Buddhism in mongolia Dalai Lama , Vivekananda International Foundation , Peaceful coexistence , shinzo abe

When Leaders Must Flex Muscles to Demonstrate Intent of Purpose

Rajesh Singh

Ever since the Union Government sounded the demonetisation bugle on November 8, various political leaders and sundry experts have been busy categorising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. The opinions, like a functional oscilla....

November 30, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Narendra Modi , Demonstrate , demonetisation , November 8

Implementation, Key to Good Governance

Rajesh Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told his ministerial colleagues during a recent interaction that it was time to redouble efforts to effectively implement various pronouncements of the Government. No Government, least of all his, which was ush....

June 27, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Good Governance , Narendra Modi , Lok Sabha election