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India's Culture, Society and Economy - Past present and future
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

I. The Critical Question
The single most critical question which has tormented the Indian establishment consisting of most thinkers, intellectuals, academics, political leaders, policy makers, economists, sociologists of India sinc....

February 03, 2025 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Hindu , Indian Civilisation , Western World , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Indian culture , Modernity
Exploring India's Soft Power Assets: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) has nurtured deliberations on the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and its strategic relevance for the world today since 2019. The concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam was the culmination point in a cultur....

November 22, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , foreign policy , Book Published , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Indian Knowledge Systems , India Soft Power
Multilateralism Digest: October 2023 - Issue 10

I. India in the UN
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Ki Oar – 2.0 Manilaxmi Tirth Declaration | 19th October 2023

Under the guidance of Spiritual Sovereign His Holiness Jainacharya Yugbhushansuriji, Jyot, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), India Foundation (IF) and Gitarth Ganga, came together in a Conclave to deliberate over the concept of Vasudhaiva K....

October 27, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , multipolar world order
Ayurveda: Holistic Science of Well Being for the World

On 15th and 16th July, 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation organised a National conference on the Ayurveda: Holistic Science of Well Being for the World in collaboration with IIAS (Indian Institute of Advanced Studies), Shimla and Research and....

August 14, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , G20 , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Ayurveda , Traditional Medicine , One Health , holistic health
Is Vasudhaiva Kuṭumbakam a Pacifist Notion? Discussing the Blind Application of the Phrase
Rohith Krishna Article

Introduction: A Brief Background of the Phrase and its Usage at International Forums
As India ascended the G20 presidency, the discussions on its theme, ‘Vasudhaiva Kuṭumbakam’, became widespread. The theme’s motto is ‘One Eart....

May 01, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , nationalism , G20 , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Universalism
Values for Reforming Multilateralism and Creating a New World Order

In the past few years, the international system has increasingly displayed tendencies of being subordinate to narrow national interests. The COVID pandemic revealed the limits of cooperation when countries turned inwards to cope with the deadly virus....

April 10, 2023 Vimarsh , International Relations and Diplomacy , Ukraine , international terrorism , IMF , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Multilateralism , New World Order , Political Economy
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern—and ....

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Soft Power , Bollywood , Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Soft Power Assets , Ayurveda
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The adoption of 21st June as International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, in response to an India-led resolution with a record high number of co-sponsors, was a landmark event. In this backdrop, it is all the more importa....

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Published , United Nations General Assembly , International Day of Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Ancient Thinking , Contemporary Strategic Reality
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam:Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality - Conference Proceedings

The adoption of 21st June as International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, in response to an India-led resolution with a record high number of co-sponsors, was a landmark event. Taking the cue from the Honorable Prime Mini....

March 25, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Soft Power , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Ancient Indian Thought , Cultural Diplomacy
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