The outcome of the climate conference in Azerbaijan has been disappointing. Developed countries have accepted 2050, China 2060, and India 2070 as the deadline for energy transition to net zero emissions by 2070. We need to rapidly ramp up electricity generation to establish our claim to an energy level that is sufficient to sustain future growth before we are constrained …
New Delhi: The International Buddhist Confederation and the Vivekananda International Foundation launched the second International Buddhist Media Conclave Wednesday, focusing on "Mindful Communication for Conflict Avoidance and Sustainable Development". The conclave began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by VIF Chairman S. Gurumurthy, alongside Shartse Khensur Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden, Secretary General of the IBC, VIF Director Dr. Arvind Gupta, …
There is a slow realisation that Africa, a continent, accounting for nearly 17% of the world’s population today and reaching 25% in 2050, needs to be studied closely. In this context, the 20-member Africa Expert Group, established by the Vivekananda International Foundation, recently presented the VIF Report entitled ‘India-Africa Partnership: Achievements, Challenges and Roadmap 2023’. Superimposed on this landscape is …
T HIS book deserves a far wider readership in India than it has received. In any case, no careful student of India’s foreign policy can ignore Nehru’s public support to the Brussels Pact or his sharp criticism of Soviet “expansionism” in his famous interview with C.L. He aimed at more than merely delivering the spoils of government to his backers, …
