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Interaction with Col (Retd) Thomas M. McNamara, Deputy Director of Intelligence, USPACOM

Col (Retd) Thomas M. McNamara, Deputy Director of Intelligence, US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Member, India Strategic Focus Group (India SFG) interacted with a panel of strategic experts at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on June 29, 20....

July 01, 2011 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , USPACOM , India Strategic Focus Group , US Pacific Command

Interaction with Members of US Congressional Staff Delegation

A Congressional Staff Delegation from the United States, comprising Kevin Fitzpatrick, Director, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, Mr. Jeremy Haldeman, Staff Director on Oversight and Investigations and Mr. Ed Stein, Professional Staff Memb....

June 10, 2011 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , India , Pakistan , Afghanistan , NATO , US Congressional Staff Delegation , Afghanistan National Army

US Assistant Secretary of State Andrew J. Shapiro Interacts with VIF Faculty

US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Andrew J. Shapiro visited VIF on February 11, 2011 for an interaction with senior members of the Foundation. A range of issues, including the strategic dimension of the India-US b....

February 23, 2011 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Conferences , India-US bilateral relations , Andrew J. Shapiro , US Assistant Secretary

American Foreign Policy Experts Interact with VIF

A discussion with a delegation of American foreign policy experts from the Washington based think-tanks Foreign Policy Initiative and the German Marshall Fund was held on 6 December 2010 at 2.30 p.m. at the VIF. The group consisted of William Kristol....

December 08, 2010 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , American Foreign Policy , Indo-US relations

Cure for the ‘International Migraine’

Sushant Sareen

A perusal of the US embassy cables made public by Wikileaks makes it clear that while the US has all the information and intelligence about the double-game being played by Pakistan, it finds itself clueless, even helpless, in bringing to an end this ....

December 08, 2010 Terrorism , US , Pakistan

INTERACTION WITH BOB HORMATS, US UNDER-SECRETARY

Interaction with Robert D. 'Bob' Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs. A very interesting interaction was held at the VIF Seminar hall from 1130-1300h on 11 Sep. 2010 between US Under-Secretary of Stat....

September 12, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Robert D. 'Bob' Hormats , Under Secretary of State

John Negroponte visits VIF

Former US Deputy Secretary of State and Director, National Intelligence, John Negroponte visited Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, to interact with the senior faculty and scholars of VIF and a few seasoned strat....

March 18, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , John Negroponte

Interaction with Michael Chertoff, Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Michael Chertoff, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security and Paul A. Schneider, former Deputy Secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security discussed various aspects of internal security with VIF security experts.....

February 11, 2010 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , Homeland Security , Michael Chertoff