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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 25, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to chair extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders

Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on March 26 to advance the global coordinated response to the ongoing c....

March 25, 2020 COVID-19 Daily Scan , UN human rights , Tokyo Olympics , Sanctions on Iran , G20 , epidemic , economy , COVID-19 , Coronavirus , China , International Relations and Diplomacy

Year Review: Pakistan in 2019

Dr Yatharth Kachiar, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

The year 2019 brought optimism as well as trials for Pakistan in equal measure. In 2019, Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan was occupied in confronting numerable challenges at the domestic as well as international levels. At the domestic front,....

January 22, 2020 Pakistan , economy , Army , foreign policy , US , Afghanistan , Saudi , India , Commentary , Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan

As the 2019 Ends on a Mixed Note, the Tasks for 2020 are Clear

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The year 2019 will go down as one of the most seminal years for India. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), won a spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha elections with the BJP winning a record 303 seats on its ....

December 27, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Triple Talaq , Strategic Communication , Ram Mandir , NRC , elections , economy , CAA , Balakot strike , Article 370

Transcript of the full speech of Shri S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF on 'State of the Economy: India and the World' delivered at VIF on 15 Nov 2018

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Professor Roger Moser, who says India is a second home, was partnering with me in discussions today on employing technology which is already developed. This is a new area of development all over the world. Even before he went into the subject, he sai....

November 19, 2018 Economic Studies , World Economy , RBI , Gurumuthy , economy , Article

Tripura and a North-Eastern Perspective

Gautam Sen

India`s north-east is a fascinating geo-political entity in the country`s internal context. The developments in the region, or rather the sub-region, has continued to have ramifications since the first decade of India`s nationhood, both internally an....

January 30, 2018 North-Eastern , Tripura , National Congress , West Bengal , developments , economy , TTAADC , administrative structure , North-East Insurgency , Governance and Political Studies

South Asia in Global Economy and the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR)

Prof Hari Bansh Jha

Background The present century is Asian century in which South Asia plays a pivotal role. Though occupying only 3.4 per cent of world’s land surface area, it inhibits 24 per cent of world population¹. Until a few deca....

May 19, 2017 South Asia , economy , regional trade , South Asia in Global Economy , One Belt One Road , OBOR , Economic Studies

Mobiles may make Banks Extinct

Prof R Vaidyanathan

The mobile phone is now being used for small-time financial activities, such as information on prices, billing settlements, etc. We have service providers like Air Tel/Jio providing internet based TV channels which will provide competition to Dish TV....

April 18, 2017 Banking , Mobile phones , economy , Internet banking , Mobile banking , Mobile Banking apps , Economic Studies

Modi’s daring War on Bribery and Black Money

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF

The stunning announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that from midnight of November 8, 2016, the presently circulating currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denominations will cease to be legal tender is the boldest attack on the scourge of black....

November 09, 2016 Black Money , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Rs 1000 , Rs 500 , surgical strike , economy , Indian Curencey , hawala , Gurumurthy , modi , Economic Studies