Governance and Political Studies
Vimarsha on ‘Uniting India: Sardar Patel’ with Amb G Parthasarathy

As part of VIF’s ongoing series of talks on issues of national importance, contemporary as well as historical, held every month under aegis of Vimarsha, Amb G Parthasarathy, former diplomat and author, was invited on 02 Feb 2017 to deliver a talk o....

निर्भया कांड तथा उसके बाद महिला सुरक्षा का आंकलन

दिसम्बर 2012 में एक युवती के साथ हुए दर्दनाक सामूहिक बलात्कार हिंसा तथा युवती की हत्या ने पूरे देश....

The Rise and Fall of MGP: Case History of Regional Failure

One significant outcome of India’s federal structure has been the formation and the rise of regional parties. The federal nature of the state, enshrined in the Constitution and represented in our socio-cultural ethos, allowed space for the projecti....

In the Season of Elections, Who Will Bloom?

2017 is politically the most important year ahead of 2019, when the Lok Sabha election will be held. Elections to five State Assemblies are in the process. Of them, Goa and Punjab have already voted, while Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur will ....

Disabilities Bill, a Landmark Achievement

Of the current decade, the people of this country will remember month of December 16 for two reasons: One of a shocking reminder and the other of jubilation. The first pertains to the ghastly and shocking incident of gang-rape of a 16-year-o....

India Resilient to Daesh Recruitment but Threats Will Continue

Since the past few days, various Indian media agencies have been covering the statements released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) about the involvement of a few Muslim youths with Daesh or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Not onl....

Historic Budget in the Offing

If you are a tennis buff, the country’s Union Budget is akin to the Australian Open. Just as this tournament, held in January every year, marks the beginning of the Grand Slam season, the Budget presented in February marks the start of the G....

Clean Up of the Political and Electoral System must get High Priority

The Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s view that the time has come to discuss the issue of political funding is a logical corollary to the major campaign he has launched against corruption and black money and in this effort he has a strong ....

जम्मू कश्मीर – अनुच्छेद 370 की अनुल्लंघनीयता पर निर्णय

जम्मू-कश्मीर उच्च न्यायालय ने लगभग एक वर्ष पहले जब यह फैसला दिया कि राज्य को “संप्रभुता” प्....

Need to Reform Funding of Political Parties

One of the good fallouts of the Union Government’s demonetisation drive has been a renewed demand for reforms in the funding of political parties. After all, since demonetisation is supposed to tackle black money and the role of black money ....

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