Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

The deep camaraderie seen between the two leaders during US President Trump’s visit to India is a testimony to the tenacity of India-US relations that continues to deepen despite challenges. Though the visit was high on pomp, pageantry and symbolis....

February 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , Afghanistan , BECA , America First , Big trade deal , Homeland Security , H1B Visa , GSP

Afghanistan: Peace deal and deepening political crisis

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Commentary

President Trump’s upcoming visit to India and the rapidly progressing peace talks between the US and the Taliban gives yet another opportunity for the policymakers in India to use their ingenuity in order to secure a place for itself in a post-Amer....

February 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , India , Afghanistan , Presidential elections , Peace Deal , Trump Visit

Terrorism and Counter Terrorism: Review of Year 2019 and Projections for 2020

Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2019 had significant developments in global terrorism. The review covers the important activities of terrorism and counter-terrorism (CT) around the globe. There have been ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen which includes terrorist a....

January 22, 2020 Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India , Pakistan , national security , Counter-terrorism , Afghanistan , Terrorism , Srilanka , al-Qaeda , UnitedKingdom , IslamicState , al-Qaida

Year Review: Pakistan in 2019

Dr Yatharth Kachiar Commentary

The year 2019 brought optimism as well as trials for Pakistan in equal measure. In 2019, Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan was occupied in confronting numerable challenges at the domestic as well as international levels. At the domestic front,....

January 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , India , Pakistan , US , foreign policy , Army , economy , Afghanistan , Saudi

VIF Delegation in Washington Dc

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from 11 to 15 Nov 2019 for the annual return meetings – a bilateral on India-US relations with the Hudson Institute ....

December 20, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Seminars , Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Hudson Institute , Jerusalem Centre , State Department

Interaction with Iranian Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interactive session with an Iranian delegation represented by Seyed Mohammd Kazem Sajjadpour, the President of Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), a think-tank based in Te....

January 18, 2019 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Afghanistan , Syria , Iranian Delegation , IPIS

‘Quad Plus’ Dialogue – Tokyo

A four-member team from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) comprising Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Harinder Sekhon participated in the Quad Plus Dialogue in Tokyo from March 4 to 6, 201....

March 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Seminars , Pakistan , ASEAN , Quad Plus , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Indian Ocean , Tokyo

Commentary: The Tapi Pipeline: Economics vs Politics

Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF Commentary

In February 2018, leaders from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India inaugurated the 1700 km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. Functions were held in Serhetabat and Herat with the leaders expressing hope that trade and ....

March 23, 2018 Economic Studies , Commentary , India , Pakistan , TAPI , Tapi Pipeline , Afghanistan , Kabul , Internal Security , TAPI security

H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation, delivers the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 11 December 2017

His Excellency Sergey V Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, delivered the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 December 2017, to a select gathering that comprised India’s ....

December 12, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Afghanistan , BRICS , OBOR , India-Russia Relations , Asia-Pacific , Sergey V Lavrov

Russian, Chinese and American interplay in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Prof Nirmala Joshi

India’s Interest in Central Asia In the evolving dynamics of the global order in the twenty first century there has been a fundamental shift in International Politics from Europe to Asia, and particularly to the huge Eurasian la....

August 29, 2017 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Afghanistan , Heartlands of Eurasia