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Interaction with a Chinese Delegation

A five-member delegation from China Institute of International Strategic Studies (CIISS), led by Maj Gen (Retd) Zhu Da, Vice Chairman, and comprising Maj Gen (Retd) Zhang Jianguo, Senior Advisor, Mr Li Jie, Executive Secretary General, Senior Col (Re....

December 05, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Chinese delegation , China-Pakistan nuclear collaboration , China’s foreign policy
French Defence Minister at VIF

At the invitation of the Vivekananda International Foundation, the French Defence Minister, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, delivered a talk on 1 December 2014. Welcoming the Guest, VIF Director Gen (Retd) N C Vij briefed the visiting delegation about the cu....

December 05, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Islamic State , French Defence Minister
Interaction on ‘One Road, One Belt’ with Chinese Delegation

A five-member delegation from China Institute of International Studies, led by Dr. Guo Xiangang, Senior Research Fellow, called on the VIF faculty on Nov 24, 2014 as part of a larger deliberative process initiated by Chinese think tanks across the As....

December 03, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , CPEC , One Road One Belt , Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Corridor
Israel and India’s New Government: The Military-Security Dimension
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

India-Israel Ties and the New Government: The bilateral relations between India and Israel, today, are going in a direction as expected by many ever since the 2014 election results were declared. The thumping victory of the Bharatiya Janata ....

December 01, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
US Rebalance to Asia – An Assessment
Dr Harinder Sekhon

US President Barack Obama landed in Beijing on Monday for the APEC summit, the first of a series of summit and bilateral meetings with regional and world leaders. This visit comes at a time when a majority of Americans are despondent that the country....

November 28, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , US
Vietnamese Economy and Current Cooperation with India
Maj Gen (Retd.) P K Chakravorty

Introduction The Vietnamese economy at the time of unification on 30 April 1975 was a highly centralised planned economy like the former Soviet Union. This underwent change with the introduction of Doi Moi in 1986. With the breakup of the S....

November 27, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
Interaction on US-Pakistan Relations

Daniel S. Markey, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (C.F.R.) and the author of ‘No Exit from Pakistan: America's Tortured Relationship with Islamabad’ held an intense and wide ranging interaction with the VIF faculty on....

November 21, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Pakistan , US , US-Pakistan Relations , US rebalancing , China Sea
India’s ‘Act East’ Policy: A Perspective
Dr Rahul Mishra

India’s Look East Policy (LEP) came of age when New Delhi celebrated two decades of engagement by holding the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in November 2012. The first phase of LEP lasted for one decade till 2002 when the then Minister for Exte....

November 20, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
VIF Visit to Vietnam

A VIF delegation led by its Director, Gen (Retd) N C Vij, visited Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city from 02 to 05 Nov 2014. The delegation included Vice Admiral (Retd) KK Nayyar, Chairman, Board of Trustees, VIF, Lt Gen (Retd) R K Sawhney, Ambassador TCA Ra....

November 19, 2014 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , South China Sea , Vietnam , Asia Pacific Region , Indo-Vietnam Defence
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its South Asian Connection: An Indian Perspective
Dr Alvite Singh Ningthoujam

A Brief Background to the Evolution of ISIS: Today, one of the most serious threats that have engulfed a large portion of the Middle East is the emergence of the Sunni Muslim extremist group, infamously known as the Islamic State of Iraq an....

November 04, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Islamic State , Terrorism , ISIS
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