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Health Infrastructure in India: Critical Analysis of Policy Gaps in the Indian Healthcare Delivery

Today the health infrastructure of India is in pathetic condition, it needs radical reforms to deal with new emerging challenges. On the one hand the role of private players is continuously increasing in healthcare sector, but simultaneously healthcare facilities are getting costly, and becoming non-accessible for the poor. The government hospitals are facing the problem of lack of resources and infrastructure; there are inadequate number of beds, rooms, and medicines. In this research paper the authors have discussed the present scenario of healthcare facilities and personnel.

July 02, 2012 Paper

Vimarsha: A Talk on ‘Functioning of Parliamentary Democracy in India’ with Mr. Purno A. Sangma

The focus of VIF’s Vimarsha (a series in monthly talks on subjects of national importance with contemporary relevance) for the month of March 2012 was ‘Functioning of Parliamentary Democracy in India’, a subject which has agitated minds of a large section of the people in our country in recent times. The talk by Mr. Purno A.

April 06, 2012 Event Report

Round Table Discussion on 'Vision India 2025 - Issues of Governance'

On Jan 12, 2012, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on the issues of governance. The discussion was held against the backdrop of an ongoing VIF project, Vision India 2025. A panel of eminent experts, including Mr. Vijay Kapoor, former Lieutenant Governor Delhi, Mr. Ajit Doval Director VIF, Ambassador PP Shukla Joint Director VIF, Ambassador Satish Chandra, Mr. CD Sahay, Mr. Trinath Mishra, among others, discussed a draft paper which was authored by Dr. M.N. Buch, Padmabhusan and a former civil servant. The discussion was moderated by Mr.

January 19, 2012 Event Report

Vimarsha - India 2021: Hazarding Guesses, Guessing Hazards by Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi

Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, former Governor of West Bengal, and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, presented his vision of India in 2021 to an enlightened audience at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on Nov 7, 2011. Crystal-gazing, Shri Gandhi portrayed a kaleidoscopic image of India in 2021 – young, impatient and angry despite a vibrant economy with projected economic growth hovering around eight percent. The growing resources crunch, especially those related to employment, food, water, housing et al could lead to further deepening of the present crisis, Shri Gandhi cautioned.

December 12, 2011 Event Report

Vimarsha - A talk on Proposed Communal Violence Bill with Mr. R.N.P. Singh

‘Vimarsha’, VIF’s monthly series of public discourse on contemporary subjects, was held on September 30, 2011 to discuss an issue of utmost national importance - the implications for social harmony of a proposed legislation titled 'Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2011. The talk by Mr. R.N.P. Singh, a former senior officer of Intelligence Bureau, Government of India and currently, a Senior Fellow at VIF, dwelt upon the policy of appeasing minority sentiments at the cost of majority.

October 07, 2011 Event Report

Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context

A two day seminar on “Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context” was organised by VIF in association with well known civil society leaders and opinion makers like Dr. Subrahmanian Swamy, K N Govindacharya, S.Gurumurthy, Prof. R. Vaidyanathan and others on April 1st and 2nd, 2011. The seminar inaugurated by Justice M N Venkatachaliah was addressed by luminaries like Justice J.S Verma, Subhash Kashyap and N. Gopalaswamy. Experts including Joginder Singh, B R Lall, Amb. Satish Chandra, Vijai Kapoor, M D Nalapat, Prof.

April 06, 2011 Event Report

Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context

April 06, 2011 Event Report

Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context

April 06, 2011 Event Report

Transparency and Accountability in Governance - International experience in the Indian context

April 06, 2011 Event Report

Vision India 2025: Need for Legal, Judicial and Constitutional Reforms with Mr Sorabjee

VIF Director Mr Ajit Doval welcomed the gathering with an appetising statement that changing situations require new paradigms and increasing conflicts can be resolved through laws. Mr Sorabjee began his talk by outlining the grand vision of the founding fathers of the constitution to eradicate poverty, hunger and exploitation and render justice to all, which are enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. He defined governance as the qualitative assumptions about protecting the fundamental rights of the citizens enshrined in the constitution.

January 18, 2011 Event Report