International Relations and Diplomacy
Seminar on “India-EU Relations: Opportunities and Challenges”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Finland Future Research Centre (FFRC), held a day-long seminar on ‘India-European (EU) Relations: Opportunities and Challenges’ on 1 Aug 2016. The seminar sought to build upon ....

Round Table Discussion on the ‘Slowdown of China’s Economy’

The VIF held an internal discussion on the current trends in the Chinese economy on 21 July 2016. The discussion was held in two parts; part one of the discussion ‘Slowdown of the Chinese Economy: Implications for India’ was led by Dr. Arvind Vir....

South China Sea imbroglio: Setting The Record Straight

China is a signatory to United Nations Convention of the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) but not the US. The South China Sea (SCS) covers an area of nearly four million square kilometers. It is estimated that US $5 trillion worth of sea borne trade and one-....

Round Table Discussion on The South China Sea Dispute Ruling - Implications

Against the backdrop of 12 July 2016, award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the South China Sea (SCS), a Round Table Discussion was held on 2 August 2016, on “South China Dispute Ruling: Implications”. The discussion started with t....

चीन-पाकिस्तान आर्थिक गलियारे के निहितार्थ

चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के बहुचर्चित पाकिस्तान दौरे (20-21 अप्रैल, 2015) के दौरान चीन-पाकिस्तान आर�....

Russia, Europe and The United States: Emerging Power Play

"The Soviet Union ceased to exist twenty-five years ago but tensions between Russia and the West have remained high despite the end of the Cold War. The West still seems to be struggling to come to terms with the reality of a post-Soviet Russia and i....

Interaction with H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India

On 15 July 2016, the VIF invited H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, for a talk on ‘India-Australia Relations and the Way Forward’ followed by an interactive session. A broad panel of eminent security and foreign po....

तुर्की : पर्दे के पीछे सच क्या है?

जब तुर्की का तख्ता पलट का प्रयास, या कहिये की असफल प्रयास हुआ तो मैं अहमदाबाद में था। मुझे एक व्य�....

चीन का यादगार दिवस

स्थाई मध्यस्थता न्यायाधिकरण (पीसीए) ने फिलीपींस और चीन के बीच मध्यस्थता के मामले में अपना फैसल�....

What’s the Real Story in Turkey?

I was in Ahmedabad when the attempted or rather failed ‘coup de tat’ took place in Turkey. I was to speak at a corporate function about India’s national security. However, my hosts requested me to first specifically speak for a few minu....

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