About The Book

For 70 years, governance and administration of India has been guided by left-leaning economists fed on western precepts of the subcontinent's history and culture. A new generation of policy-makers call this myopic and are ready for a repositioning of the past and a reassessment of the future. This volume, titled, A Political Economic Approach to Reclaiming India, is a collection of essays of deep insight into the primary factors of national progress, namely, economic orientation, poverty alleviation by boosting the agriculture sector, transformation through research and development, wider access to health care, water security, spread of education, skill development and employment generation. There can be no larger issues confronting contemporary India.

As cultural heritage of a nation remains a sublime catalyst to all such endeavours, this volume ends with a notable piece on India's history curriculum.

About the VIF

Vivekananda International Foundation is a prominent and distinctive think tank, based in Delhi. Guided by the message of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the VIF conducts research on a wide range of subjects covering international relations, national security, foreign policy, issues of defence, governance, economics, history and civilisation. The objectives of the VIF's research are to promote nation building, encourage harmony in diversity, prioritise conflict avoidance and generate environmental awareness. An able team of researchers, defence, security and foreign policy experts, prominent academicians and eminent citizens helps the VIF in its activities. The VIF's messages are reflected in its regular publications. As a premier geo-political, strategic and national security think tank, the VIF is committed to offer focused and expertly analysed issues of national salience for the discerning citizen, the polity, and the decision-makers to take note. Publication of VIF PERSPECTIVE has been one of the means to that end.