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Rise of Islamism: A Direct Consequence of the Creation of Pakistan: A Talk by Tarek Fatah

Noted columnist and author of ‘Chasing the Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State’, Tarek Fatah, delivered an insightful talk on ‘The Rise of Islamism: A Direct Consequence of the Creation of Pakistan’, on March 25, 2015 under the Vi....

April 06, 2015 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , ISI , Indian Muslims , Rise of Islamism , Tarek Fatah , Baloch insurgents

Interaction on US-Pakistan Relations

Daniel S. Markey, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (C.F.R.) and the author of ‘No Exit from Pakistan: America's Tortured Relationship with Islamabad’ held an intense and wide ranging interaction with the VIF faculty on....

November 21, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , US , US-Pakistan Relations , US rebalancing , China Sea

Talk By Amb Hussain Haqqani

Pakistan's former Ambassador to USA, Hussain Haqqani, delivered a talk on “Pakistan: Democracy, Modernism, Jihad” before a distinguished gathering at Vivekananda International Foundation on August 13, 2014. Ambassador Haqqani who is currently the....

August 27, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , Pakistan , democracy , Jihad , Modernism , Pakistan's foreign policy , Muslim League

Interaction with Dr Moeed Yusuf

Dr Moeed Yusuf, Director, South Asia Program at the United States Institute of Peace, visited VIF on August 6, 2014 for an interaction with the VIF faculty. In a frank and candid exchange of views, Dr Yusuf presented his assessment of the current ....

August 08, 2014 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , Pakistan , US , Terrorism , South Asia Program

Interaction with US Army War College Scholar

Dr. Jeffrey McCausland of the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College visited the VIF on 11^th June afternoon for an interaction with the VIF faculty on the subject of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons. VIF Director, G....

June 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , Jihad , Cold War , Pak Arm , US Army War College

Interaction with French Delegation

On 11^th June Mr. Nicholas Roche (Director for Strategic Affairs at the French Atomic Energy Agency) and H.E Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India, accompanied by other members of the Embassy staff visited the VIF to deliberate o....

June 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , Tactical Nuclear Weapons , French Delegation

International Terrorism Post 9/11: Emerging Trends and Global Response

Rohit Singh

Introduction September 11, 2001 was a watershed in the manner in which the world acknowledged and responded to terrorism. The monstrosity of the multiple attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people in one planned strike brought universal conde....

April 04, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Pakistan , Terrorism , Al Qaeda , Global War on Terrorism , 26/11 attacks , 9/11 attacks

Nehru Era’s Defence and Security Policies and Their Legacy

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Introduction During the nationalist movement and struggle for independence, there was little attention paid to articulation of India’s defence and security policies by the Indian National Congress (INC). Allusions to concepts and precepts....

March 19, 2014 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Pakistan , China , Defence , Kashmir , Security Policies , Tibet , Nehru Era , Kashmir Conflict

Interaction with Prof Stephen Cohen

Prof Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution interacted with members of the strategic community at VIF on 8 January 2014. He spoke on likely scenarios that could unfold in Afghanistan post the withdrawal of US troops and their impact on....

January 13, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , US , Afghanistan , Indo-Pak relations , Afghanistan post-2014

Release of India-US Partnership: Asian Challenges and Beyond

India-US Partnership: Asian Challenges and Beyond, a culmination of the joint study between the Vivekananda International Foundation and the Heritage Foundation, US, was released by Ambassador K S Bajpai, Former Indian Ambassador to the....

December 24, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Book Discussions , Pakistan , Chinese economy , LoC , India-US Partnership , Karakoram Pass