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Updates from March 2019
Namaste from Vision India Foundation. In March, we conducted a new program focused on India’s civilizational heritage, a webinar series on India’s upcoming elections, took off to Israel to study the country, published research on India’s strategic and foreign relations and much more. It should be a quick 5 mins read.
Abhyudaya
VIF in partnership with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts organized Abhyudaya – a five-day immersive know-and-act program to deepen one’s understanding of the Indian civilization and evolve actionable insights for contemporary challenges. 45 participants from across the country engaged in conversation with experts on the Shastras, Indian Knowledge Systems, Temples, and modern discourse such as gender and minority rights.
Election Curve – Webinars to Decode Elections
India is all set once again to celebrate the largest festival of democracy, i.e. General Elections 2019 in which 900 million voters are registered to vote. VIF is dedicating a series of interesting webinars to facilitate more learnings, interactions, and deliberations on the upcoming elections. Webinars are being conducted with the Election Commission, pollsters, politicians to give a complete perspective on the elections. Register here to participate.
World Governance Expedition to Israel
The World Governance Expedition (WGE) introduces international best practices in governance and public policy to a selected cohort of young leaders from India. A travel-based experiential programme, WGE aims to understand governance and policy models across the world and their viability in the Indian context. Currently, 20 selected delegates from India are traveling across Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, in Israel, meeting various policy stakeholders over a week.
P3E Delhi 2.0
The second workshop for the inaugural batch of the Public Policy Program for Executives (P3E) was conducted at the prestigious IIT Delhi. This workshop was focused on orienting delegates to the career opportunities in the public policy space and this was enabled through freewheeling conversations with key players from private organizations, lateral entrants and policy entrepreneurs. Delegates learned how policy negotiation works through interesting activities, and also got the chance to meet some senior policymakers who are mentoring them in a project.
Publications
Paras Ratna from Centre for Strategic and Foreign Relations at VIF co-authored a chapter in “Indo-Pacific Report 2019” released by National Maritime Foundation. The book was launched by Hon. Raksha Mantri Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman during the Inaugural Session of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2019. Paras Ratna also wrote for Eenadu.net (Telugu Newspaper) about Indian participation in Organisation of Islamic Corporation.
Aloy Buragohain, PhD Research Fellow at the Darmstadt University of Technology and VIF alumn, wrote in Swarajya on the festival Holi and how the advertising industry is spreading prejudice towards a festival which integrates.
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Upcoming Programs
- Policy BootCamp is a 21-day residential program focused on public policy and governance, leadership, and nation-building. It serves as a launchpad for aspiring public leaders, and policy enthusiasts who are specialists in their respective fields. Dates: 9-29 June Location: Delhi NCR
- World Governance Expedition (WGE) introduces international best practices in governance and public policy to a selected cohort of young leaders from India. A travel-based experiential programme, WGE aims to understand governance and policy models across the world and their viability in the Indian context. Dates: 8-15 July Location: Russia
- Change Agents’ Retreat is VIF’s annual alumni get together. It is a platform for VIF alumni who are committed to nation building to meet and interact with each other and some of the best minds in the country. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their career plans, network with a diverse community, collaborate with like-minded individuals and organizations and stay updated on the various aspects of Nation building. Dates: 1st and 2nd June. Location: Hyderabad