Border Area Development Programme (BADP)

The Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at developing remote villages along India’s northern borders.

• Pushpita Das
• August 28, 2024
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Though the target date for completing the 73 envisaged roads is 2012, only nine have so far been completed.

• Narinder Gupta
• April 01, 2010
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In his latest address to the Indian Council of World Affairs on India's regional policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran reflected that the government had a long-term vision of an integrated South Asia, in which geographical boundaries would become irrelevant. With this in mind, New Delhi has put in place a number of measures to help connect with other countries in the region. Significantly, the Foreign Secretary's speech highlighted India's changing policies towards China.

• Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy
• September 14, 2006
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