Articles

Leadership Transition in Japan and its Implications

Japan swore in a new Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshihide Suga, on September 16, 2020. The leadership change came about due to the unexpected decision of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step down a year before time citing ill health, ending a consecutive 8-yea....

September 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , China , QUAD , shinzo abe , Covid , GDP , Senkaku Islands , LDP , US Japan Alliance , Yoshishide Suga

Indian Economy may take a Few Years to Stabilize

Pratim Ranjan Bose Commentary

If social media is of any significance, the public perception of the prospect of recovery of India’s COVID-hit economy moves between two extremes. Some are quick to ‘predict’ doomsday and some others only see the sun shining. The truth is hidde....

September 12, 2020 Economic Studies , Commentary , China , COVID-19 , GDP , Lockdowns , Banking sector , Maruti Suzuki , services sector

Webinar on “Indian Economy – Today and Future Prospects”

Key Takeaways

On 07 August 2020 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Vivekanand International Foundation (VIF) jointly organized a panel discussion on Indian Economy – Today and Future Prospects. The session delibera....

August 11, 2020 Economic Studies , Interaction , RBI , Indian Economy , GDP , MSME , Economic crisis , Macro economic , Financial Sector , EPC

Decoding Atmanirbhar Bharat with Dr. Anantha Nageswaran

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a virtual interaction with Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran to discuss the Special Economic “Atmanirbhar Bharat” Package announced by the Government of India in the wake of COVID-19. Dr. Nageswaran is a....

July 20, 2020 Economic Studies , Interaction , Government , Global Economy , GDP , MSME , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Nageswaran

Math and effect of Modi package

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Its explicit intent is to provide for the deprived and disturbed through direct fiscal spend from the budget. The Modi stimulus package is in three parts — direct government spend, bank credit, and rate cut and lending by RBI to banks. Mo....

May 28, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , RBI , COVID-19 , G7 , GDP , Economic Package , Indian financial model , Modi package

Covid-19 package — World and India

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Where there are six economists', said Winston Churchill quoting Barbara Wootton, “there are seven opinions or even more”. Churchill even chided the undoubtedly great economist John Maynard Keynes for giving him two opinions on every issue. Econom....

May 27, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , RBI , Modi Government , COVID-19 , GDP , Covid-19 package , Economic Package

Discussion on ‘Post COVID-19: India and the South Asian Neighbourhood’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a discussion on ‘Post COVID-19: India and the South Asian Neighbourhood’ on 18 May 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, delivered the opening remarks followed with presentations by Dr Sreeradha....

May 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , WHO , GDP , Post COVID-19 , South Asian Neighbourhood , Atmanirbhar South Asia

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 15, 2020

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

Strategic

Putin seizes crude supply deal to oil relations with Trump

The Russian president and his US counterpart have held five conversations since March 30, more than in the whole of 2019, as they negotiated the largest ever....

April 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , World Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , epidemic , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , Daily scan , GDP

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 31, 2020

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

Medical

Battelle Pioneers Technology to Clean and Reuse PPE: Gets US FDA Approval

The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System is the first of its kind, capable of cleaning up to 80,000 pieces of PPE (personal protectiv....

March 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , World Bank , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Coronavirus Pandemic , US healthcare groups , Chloroquine in COVID-19 , Swiss Pharma , Tokyo Olympics rescheduled , NPT Review , ASEA , LockdownN , China growth rates , GDP

Vimarsha: Panel Discussion on Political Stability and Transformation of Union Budget

A special edition of Vimarsh was organized on Political Stability and Transformation of Union Budget at the Vivekananda International Foundation on February 15, 2020. The public event which marked the launch of the newly set-up VIF Centre for ....

February 25, 2020 Vimarsh , Economic Studies , Government , Political stability , Transformation of Union Budget , Union Budget 2020 , GDP , CAD , UPA government , Budget 2020-21