the economic reformation is largely dependent on the microeconomics in emerging economies. Organization and People Preferences and changes in their livelihood will play vital role. Next for a strategic Impact it is essential to strengthen our banks.

On 19 October, during an in-house interaction, VIF Chairman, S Gurumurthy spoke at length on ‘India and the Changing World Order’. Currently serving as Central Board Director at Reserve Bank of India and editor of the Tamil political weekly, Thuglak, Mr. Swaminathan Gurumurthy, has been a powerful opinion maker in India on issues of national importance, particularly in the field of economics. In this talk, Mr. Gurumurthy sir lays out the assumptions that formed the making of the post-Cold war world order, unsustainability of a heavily financialized global economy, etc. including how India can navigate the turmoil ahead.

India and the Changing World Order | S Gurumurthy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently made a landmark visit to the United States. In this episode of the VIF Podcast,  Amb. Arun Kumar Singh,  Distinguished Fellow,  VIF and Former Indian Ambassador to the US  and Dr. Sweta Kumari,  Associate Fellow,  VIF discuss key outcomes of this visit and its  bilateral, regional and global significance. Amb. Singh brings out the intricacies of the recently signed agreements between India and the US and  the new avenues of partnership emerging between the two countries.

New Dimensions in India-US Relations: Outcomes of PM Modi's Visit to the US |  Amb. Arun Kumar Singh

In this episode of the VIF Podcast, Mr. PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF and Ms. Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF discuss two key  issues namely the recently adopted UN High Seas Treaty, the first global treaty aimed at protecting marine life and biodiversity and Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment), an idea presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a solution to climate change during the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) that was held in Glasgow, the UK.

Recent trends in Environment and Climate Change: The Case of the High Seas Treaty and Mission Life.

The California Senate approved Senate Bill No. 403, which would amend many existing laws on discrimination in California to add the protected characteristic of caste. The bill illustrates the travel of caste to the United States from India. This brings up several questions in our minds. Is there evidence for caste discrimination in the United States? How will the bill impact the understanding of caste, the lives of Indians living abroad, and finally, India, its tech industry, economy etc? The podcast is based on an article titled 'California Dreamin' on Caste' published in Canopy Forum by Dr. Prakash Shah.

Caste Bill in the California State Assembly

The VIF has published the book titled “Revisiting Myanmar: Present Through Past,'' which is coedited by Brig Vinod Anand and myself, Cchavi Vasisht. The initiative to collaborate with various ambassadors and scholars have helped us develop a better understanding of what is happening in the country today. In this background, join Amb Preet Mallik and Cchavi Vasisht, to discuss his chapter "Changing Dynamics of India-Myanmar Relations'.

Changing Dynamics of India-Myanmar Relations | Amb Preet Mallik

Niti aayog in 2018 came out with a significant report titled 'Composite Water Management Index Report' which very clearly stated that India was facing the worst water crisis in its history impacting millions of lives and livelihood. The report emphasized the shortage of water in both urban and rural India, deteriorating water quality, over-extraction and contamination of groundwater, inter-state disagreements on water related issues, and lack of water data as some of the key issues the country is grappling with at present. In this episode of VIF Podcast, Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha, Senior Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF discuss about India's water crisis situation, its significance, why individual's participation is important to save this finite resource given the turbulent times the world is living in today, and where is India headed as far as water security of the country is concerned.

Water Security in India | Uttam Kumar Sinha

In this podcast, join Amb VS Seshadri and Cchavi Vasisht to discuss Amb Seshadri's chapter  titled ‘Bilateral Ties Through Various Political Changes in Myanmar’ for the edited book recently published by the VIF on Revisiting Myanmar.

Bilateral Ties Through Various Political Changes in Myanmar | Amb VS Seshadri

In this episode, Amb Rajiv Bhatia and Cchavi Vasisht review the recent presidential elections in Maldives.  Dr Mohamed Muizzu was elected as president, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff. Amb Bhatia evaluates the election campaigns, the results as well as implications for India and China.

A Brief Evaluation of Maldives Presidential Elections | Amb Rajiv Bhatia

With China's economy growing at a significantly slower pace than it was a decade ago, Beijing's willingness and ability to continue pouring money into the BRI has been a matter of speculation. But Xi seems to have doubled down on his signature program. At the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Oct 2023,  the Chinese President stated that the BRI will be "small yet smart" as well as market-oriented, signaling a shift in the decade-old initiative often criticized for contributing to debt distress in developing countries. In this podcast, Cmdr Gopal Suri and Ms Prerna Gandhi discuss and analyze the Belt and Road Initiative and prospects ahead.

Assessing Ten Years of Belt and Road Initiative | Commodore Gopal Suri

Chairman VIF, Shri S Gurumurthy's keynote address delivered at the VIF as part of the capsule course for serving Naval Officers. (6th February 2024)

India's Strategic Outlook & its Civilisational Approach - Shri S Gurumurthy

In 2024, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar's first foreign visit to Nepal highlighted India’s closeness to its neighbour. Building upon the positive momentum of the visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachanda to New Delhi in May 2023, the focus of the FM’s visit was also on areas of mutual convergences—energy, trade, connectivity, people-to-people ties, cultural exchanges, development partnership. In this episode, Amb Ranjit Rae and Dr Cchavi Vasisht analyse the visit and understand its importance for the relations between the two countries.

India-Nepal Relations | Amb Ranjit Rae

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India and the Changing World Order | S Gurumurthy

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