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Interaction with the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India

On 23rd August 2013, VIF invited the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, H.E Mr. Tariq A. Karim for an interaction on the present state and future prospects of India-Bangladesh relations. Ambassador Karim began his talk by first brie....

September 12, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Bangladesh , Interaction , India-Bangladesh Relations , Look East Policy
Interaction with H.E Dr Riyad Kamel Abbas, Syrian Ambassador to India

On 11th September 2013, VIF welcomed the Syrian Ambassador to India, H.E. Dr. Riyad Kamel Abbas for an interaction session. The interaction focused on various issues of mutual concern, including the ground situation in Syria, the issue of ....

September 12, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Islamic Radicalism , Syrian Ambassador to India , Cross-border terrorism
Why the Indian Economy is in a Mess?
Dr M N Buch (late)

Up to the election of 2004, it was ‘India Shining’ all the way. Glasnost and Perestroika had removed the Soviet Union as a serious player on the world stage and the new Russia had not yet taken root. Rajiv Gandhi had come to power riding a wave ....

September 11, 2013 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies
India’s Position on Syria is Correct and Justified
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The G 20 meeting in St Petersburg has further exposed and deepened international divisions on Syria. President Barack Obama believes that the Syrian government is responsible for last month’s chemical weapon attack in Damascus, whereas as the Russi....

September 11, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia
Launch of ‘Character – the Power Supreme’ at VIF

‘Character – the Power Supreme’, the last book authored by late B P Singhal, former Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, was launched at a function at the VIF by former Deputy Prime Minister Shri L K ....

September 10, 2013 Governance and Political Studies , Book Discussions , Indian Parliament , Character – the Power Supreme
Geopolitics of RCEP and TPP: Implications for India
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed grouping that is centered around ten members of ASEAN and includes the format of ASEAN +6, which includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India. ASEAN already has ....

September 10, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
VIF Delegation’s Visit To Israel

A VIF delegation led by Gen (Retd) N C Vij, former Chief of Army Staff and Dean, Centre for Defence Studies, VIF; Lt. Gen. (Retd) R. K. Sawhney, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Distinguished Fellow, VIF and C D Sahay former Secretary, R&AW and ....

September 10, 2013 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Conferences , Israel , Indian Ocean , Gulf , Middle East , Galilee International Management Institute , Asia Pacific Region
Should the Indian and Pak PMs meet in New York?
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Whether the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, should meet his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, in New York in September has become a politically controversial issue. The government is being cautious in not ruling in or out such a meeting at this....

September 09, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan
Biden’s India Visit – Points to Ponder
Amb Prabhat P Shukla

Vice President Joe Biden was in India for four days in July, visiting Delhi and Mumbai. The visit got less than the usual level of media exposure than high-level visits from the US normally attract. This was effectively the second visit at this level....

September 09, 2013 International Relations and Diplomacy , US
National Interests should Guide India’s Afghan Policy
Amb Kanwal Sibal

2014 will be a turning point in Afghanistan. Power will be handed over to a new President after elections. The US military will complete its withdrawal. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will take over the security responsibility for the cou....

September 07, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Afghanistan
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