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India and North West Indian Ocean Region - Role of Geo-Economics in Bridging the Gulf

Salience of West Asian Economy The North West Indian Ocean Region encompasses the Arabian Sea and stretches from the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf, through the Straits of Hormuz, while the Bab-el-Mandeb connects the Gulf of Ade....

August 28, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Indian Ocean Region , Geo-economic policy , hydrocarbon trade , North West Indian Ocean , Bridging the Gulf , Geo-Economic

Discussion on ‘India and the North West Indian Ocean Region: Bridging the Gulf

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 14 Jul 2017 organised a two-part Round Table Discussion with a panel of eminent maritime security and foreign policy experts, including Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Ad....

July 19, 2017 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region , Conferences , Indian Ocean Region , Bridging the Gulf , IOR , Middle East

International Conference on Security in the Indian Ocean Region, Vivekananda International Foundation, 07 Feb 2017

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean of the world whose essential importance to global economic engagement, because of the hydrocarbon reservoir in the Gulf and dense sea lanes, has made it the locus of global geopolitics. It is possibly the m....

February 06, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indian Ocean Region

Visit of VIF Delegation to Sri Lanka

1. A VIF-CII delegation headed by Gen. NC Vij and comprising of Lt. Gen Ravi Sawhney, Mr. CD Sahay, Ambassador Alok Prasad, Mr. Manish Mohan, Regional Director International for South and Central Asia of CII AND Mr. Pankaj Mohan, Vice president KEC ....

December 30, 2015 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Conferences , Indian Ocean Region , Political Situation , Indo-Sri Lankan Bilateral Relations , Buddhist Sangha

Round Table on ‘Xi Jinping Visit and India-China Relations’

A Round Table to discuss the forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India was organized at VIF on 29 August 2014. In his opening remarks, General NC Vij, Director, VIF underlined the importance of military factor as constituting the....

September 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indian Ocean Region , India-China relations , Xi Jinping Visit

Interaction with H. E. Mr Prasad Kariyawasam

On August 8, 2013, VIF welcomed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, His Excellency Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam for an interaction on various aspects of relations between India and Sri Lanka. Mr. Kariyawasam candidly expressed his views on the c....

August 11, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , Indian Ocean Region , India-Sri Lanka relations , South Asian neighbours , Sri Lankan economy