Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

On 25 November 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a brainstorming session on the “New Trends in Terrorism”, focussing on the lessons learned from the 2008 Mumbai Terror attacks. Under the Chatham House Ru...

November 25, 2022

Tags: Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Islam , IS , blockchain , 9/11 attacks , Popular Front of India , Communication strategies , Coastal Security , Dark Web

Interaction with Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt. Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVASM

VIF organisned a talk and interaction with Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt. Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVASM on "Measures Being Adopted to Enhance the Combat Potential of Indian Army including the Agniveers" on 21 July 2022 from 1100 to 1230 hours ...

July 21, 2022

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Army , COAS , Agniveers

Talk by Shri Atul D. Rane, Scientist ‘H’, Outstanding Scientist and DG BrahMos, DRDO

Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) together have interactions in which eminent and distinguished speakers from DRDO have given presentations to the think tanks, industry, startups, milit...

July 20, 2022

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , DRDO , BrahMos , Atul D. Rane

Discussion with Chairman DRDO on Self Reliance in Defence Technologies

VIF organised a round table discussion among Dr G Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation), the strategic community and representatives from the private Indian def...

March 16, 2022

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , DRDO , Self Reliance , R&D , Ministry of Defence , Defence Technologies , Transfer of Technology

Interaction between UK’s Chief of Defence and the Vivekananda International Foundation on UK’s “Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy”.

On 21 April 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation members had a virtual Interaction with UK’s Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas PatrickCarter, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen. The interaction was focussed on the Indo-Pacific security and...

April 21, 2021

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , foreign policy , UK , CDS. Indo-Pacific

Webinar on "National Security and Media"

The VIF organized a webinar on " India's National Security and Media" on 22 February 2021. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF in his opening remarks highlighted the important role media plays in how a national security issue is projected, presented,...

February 22, 2021

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Media Studies , Defense , journalists , Indian government

Islamic State: A Game Changer International Terrorism a talk by Mayank Sharma

The Islamic State (hereafter IS)/Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daesh is a transnational terrorist organisation which is based on the ideology of fundamentalism and Salafism teachings of Islam towards the creation and establishment of th...

February 20, 2020

Tags: Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Islamic State , ISIS , international terrorism , Mayank Sharma

VIF Capsule for Defence Attaches Designates and their Spouses

VIF organized a one day capsule for 14 India’s Defence Attaches designates who have been assigned to various Indian Embassies abroad. It was also the first time that spouses of the Defence Attaches (DAs) also attended the capsule. This was muc...

June 20, 2019

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , foreign policy , Indo-Pacific , Neighbourhood , Defence Attaches , Army DAs

Navy Team Tarini at the Vivekananda International Foundation

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) comprising six women officers of the Indian Navy circumnavigated the globe in 254 days. The voyage commenced on September 10, 2017 and was completed on May 21, 2018. The expedition was called ‘...

September 27, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Indian Navy , Team Tarini , Navika Sagar Parikrama , INSV Tarini

Kashmir - Engagement of Youth through Sports

A talk by Mr Waheed-Ur Rehman Para was organised at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on July 30, 2018. Mr Waheed who is active in the political and social scene in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, provided a firsthand review of the stat...

July 30, 2018

Tags: Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Social Media , Waheed-Ur Rehman , Militants

DP Singh’s talk on ‘Criminal Justice in India – Police and Prosecution Reforms’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on ‘Criminal Justice in India – Police and Prosecution Reforms’, delivered by Advocate DP Singh, who is also a visiting fellow at the VIF. The speaker touched upon the nuances...

June 06, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Police - Law and Order , Criminal Justice in India , Prosecution Reforms , Legal system , Age Crime Act

Talk by Shri DC Pathak, former Director, Intelligence Bureau on ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’

Shri DC Pathak, Former Chairman, JIC and former Director, Intelligence Bureau, delivered a talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the theme, ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’. ...

April 24, 2018

Tags: Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Radicalisation , DC Pathak , Threat , Lashkar-e- Taiyyaba , Jaish-e-Mohammad , Harqat-ul-Mujahedeen

Discussion on ‘Socio-Economic Solutions to the Maoist Problem'

On 31 July 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a round table discussion on the Maoist Problem in India, focusing especially on its socio-economic dynamics. The panel assembled for the deliberations included policy expe...

July 31, 2017

Tags: Leftwing Extremism , National Security and Strategic Studies , LWE , chhattisgarh , Maoist Problem , Local insurgency

Interaction with Dr Haseeb Drabu (Minister of Finance, J & K) on 'Developments in Kashmir'

On 05 Oct 2016, the VIF invited Dr. Haseeb Drabu, Minister of Finance in the BJP-PDP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir, for a talk on the ‘Developments in Kashmir to a broad panel of security experts, including former ambassadors, reti...

October 05, 2016

Tags: Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Featured , Burhan Wani , Developments in Kashmir , Haseeb Drabu , Kashmir Vally

Talk on ‘Kashmir: A Tragedy of Errors and the Way Forward’

The VIF invited Mr. Zafar Iqbal Manhas, MLC from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for an informal session on the evolving dynamics in Kashmir. The discussion revolved around a broad set of issues - sense of alienation, autonomy and democra...

August 16, 2016

Tags: Jammu & Kashmir , National Security and Strategic Studies , Kashmir , POK , Pakistan Occupied Kashmir , Zafar Iqbal Manhas

RTD on ‘Making Defence Acquisitions Work’

With India’s estimated defence expenditure on capital acquisitions likely to cross over $150 billion over the next decade, the imperative to streamline India’s defence acquisition processes and making it more flexible, transparent and fast-t...

June 30, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Making Defence Acquisitions Work. NDA government , Defence Services , Manohar Parrikar