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On 20th of March a teleconference was held amongst some countries of the Indo-Pacific on the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was called by US and the participating countries included India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and Vietnam. The o....

March 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , South Korea , US , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Vietnam , COVID-19 , Corona Virus , New Zealand , International cooperation

Interaction with Hon'ble Jason Clare, MP, Australia

The interaction with the Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Trade and Investment covered a gamut of issues impacting the regional and Indo-Australia bilateral relations and importance of economic component in strategic relations.....

April 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Indo-Australia bilateral relations

Think Tank Dialogue on the Quadrilateral Grouping: The ‘Quad-Plus Dialogue’- 2019, Sydney, Australia, February 19-21, 2019 (Report)

(A Track 1.5 dialogue hosted by think tanks from Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S., and Quad-Plus Partner France) Participants: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), The Heritage Founda....

March 26, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , India , US , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , Australia , Japan , Maritime Domain Awareness , Nuclear Forces Treaty

Commentary: Vietnam-Australia Relationship Upgraded to Strategic Partnership: Adds to Regional Stability

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, after his visit to New Zealand and Australia in mid-March also attended the Australian-ASEAN Summit, the first ever such exercise being undertaken by Canberra. The Vietnamese leader’s visit took place af....

March 20, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , ASEAN , Vietnam PM in Australia , Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership , Australia , Vietnam PM , Relation , embassy , Defence Minister , Dai Quang

Interaction with Dr. David Brewster on Multilateral Engagements in the Indo-Pacific Region

Dr. David Brewster, a well known Australian maritime expert and author of ‘India as an Asia Pacific Power’, held a comprehensive interaction with the VIF’s strategic faculty on 07 September 2016 aimed at analyzing potentials for developing a tr....

September 13, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Indo-Pacific Region , Act East Policy , David Brewster

The Quad Plus: Towards a Shared Strategic Vision for the Indo-Pacific Edited by Walter Lohman, Lt General Ravi K Sawhney, Andrew Davies & Ippeita Nishida

Lt General R K Sawhney, PVSM, AVSM, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, National Security and Strategic Studies & Internal Security Studies, VIF

Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (10 February 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183283950 ISBN-13: 978-8183283953 Online Availab....

February 10, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Indo-Pacific , Quad Plus , Australia , USA , Japan , Book Published , Strategic Vision , ndia

Interaction with Ms. Kavita Kewal, Department of Defence, Australia

Ms. Kavita Kewal, Assistant Secretary, DOD, Australia along with other officials visited VIF on 22 July 2014 to interact with the VIF faculty on issues of mutual concern. Ms. Kavita Kewal explained Australian views on regional security environment in....

July 29, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Af-Pak , Indo-Australian defence relations

Interaction with Professor Michael Wesley of Australian National University

At an interaction with the VIF faculty on February 18, 2014, Professor Michael Wesley from Australia spoke on a range of topics including Australia’s foreign policy towards Asia and South Asia, changing power dynamics in Asia and Australian perspec....

February 24, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Asia-Pacific , Indo-Australian relations

Interaction with Australian Associate Secretary of Defence

On October 3, 2013, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion with the Australian Associate Secretary and Chief Operating Officer in the Ministry of Defence Mr Brendan Sargeant. In his welcoming remarks, Mr Prabhat....

October 09, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Australia , Asia-Pacific region , Australian Associate Secretary of Defence , South Pacific

Interaction with H. E Amb Glenn White, Australian Ambassador to Nepal

On 3^rd September 2013, VIF welcomed Amb Glenn White, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal for a brief interaction on the latest political developments in Nepal. Having spent the last four months in Nepal, Amb White gave a succinct assess....

September 03, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Interaction , Nepal , Australia , Himalayan state , Australian Ambassador , Democratic values