Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

The VIF delegation led by Lt. Gen. R K Sawhney, and joined by Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (retd) and Shri Avadhesh Mathur visited Nepal between 21 September and 24 September, 2024. The visit included extensive interactions with various dignitaries...

September 21, 2024

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , democracy , Climate Change , Smart Cities , Bilateral ties , Cooperation , Connectivity , Waste Management , expression , workforce , rising power , municipalities.

Interaction with Visiting Delegation of Political Leaders from Nepal

On 12 December 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interaction with a ten member visiting delegation of political leaders from Nepal. Dr. Arvind Gupta, the Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by th...

December 12, 2023

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , BIMSTEC , BBIN , Nepali Congress , SAARC

Discussion on Outcomes of PM Dahal’s Visit and Developing Indo-Nepalese Relationship

On 19 July 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Outcomes of PM Dahal’s Visit and Developing Indo-Nepalese Relationship”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by present...

July 19, 2023

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India , PM Dahal Visit , Gautam Buddha International Airport

Interaction with Visiting Delegation of MP's from Nepal

On 29 March 2023, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interaction with a visiting delegation of 18 Members of Parliament (MP) from Nepal. Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow & Research Coordinator VIF gave the introductory r...

March 29, 2023

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepal , Roti Beti ka Rishta , cultural similarity

Round Table Discussion on Assessment of the Nepal Elections

On 19 December 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Assessment of the Nepal Elections”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by a presentation by Shri Jay Nishaant. Dr Gu...

December 19, 2022

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , CPN-UML , Maoist , Nepali , Article 76

Discussion on Nepal’s Domestic Developments

On 18 October 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Nepal’s Domestic Developments”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by Shri Jay Nishaant's presentation. Dr Gupta st...

October 18, 2022

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Panel Discussion , China , Nepal politics , Communist Party of Nepal , Madhesh people , NPR

India Nepal Economic Dialogue: Unleashing Potentials

In the ongoing VIF series on India and Its Neighbours, an interaction programme was organised on “India-Nepal Economic Dialogue: Unleashing Potentials” on 9 September 2021 in association with the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and Internationa...

September 09, 2021

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Upper Karnali , Vishakhapatnam Port , Buddhist Circuit

India’s Engagement with Nepal and Bhutan: What can India do More?

Amidst rising tensions along India’s northern border, does India’s engagement with Nepal and Bhutan meet its strategic requirements, and what else can India do more? To discuss these questions, a webinar was organised on “India’s Engagem...

August 03, 2021

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Bhutan , Act East , Doklam , OBOR , Neighbourhood first policy , Nepalese politics , Himalayan Railway network

Webinar on India-Nepal Relations: The Way Ahead

On 23rd November 2020 Vivekanand International Foundation India (VIF) and Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) organised a round table discussion on India-Nepal Relations. Director Dr Arvind Gupta chaired the session wh...

November 23, 2020

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India-Nepal , bilateral relationship , Puncheshwer project , Mahakali

Round Table Discussion on India-Nepal Relations

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion to discuss India-Nepal relations on 7th November 2019. This everlasting friendship is now also being called a ‘strategic partnership’. This relationship was an...

November 07, 2019

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , China , BIMSTEC , India-Nepal relations , FDI , Madhesi , China policy

Roundtable on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal-China Relations: Implications’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a roundtable on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal-China Relations: Implications’. The key speaker, Mr. Sunil KC, CEO of Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, Kathmandu, touched ...

June 27, 2018

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , China , Nepal-China Relations , Prime Minister Oli , Hydropower projects , Sunil KC , BBIN initiative

Interaction with Prof. Vijay Kant Karna, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, on ‘Indo-Nepal Relations under the New Government in Nepal’

An interaction on India-Nepal relations and future prospects was held at the VIF on 27 March, 2018, with Prof. Vijay Kant Karna as the lead speaker. The session began with opening remarks by Mr. Sahay who complemented the people of Nepal, the p...

March 27, 2018

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Indo-Nepal relations , Communist Party of Nepal , Chinese investments

Interaction with H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Ahead of Nepalese President Ms Bidya Devi Bhandari’s scheduled visit to India later this month, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, for an interaction on ‘India-N...

April 07, 2017

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , BBIN , India-Nepal relations , Deep Kumar Upadhyay

Visit by a Nepalese Delegation

A five-member delegation from Nepal, led by Abdul Razzak, Member of Parliament (Nepali Congress Party) and comprising Dr Jagat Bahadur Pathak, Dr C B Pun, Gopi Prasad and Hira KC as members of the delegation, visited the Vivekananda Internationa...

April 29, 2016

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , India-Nepal relations , Nepalese Delegation , Himalayan neighbour

Interaction with a Nepalese Business and Trade Delegation

Leading a twelve-member business and trade delegation from Nepal, Mr. Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, the Chief Whip of CPN-UML (the second largest political party in Nepal’s consensus government) visited the Vivekananda International Foundation on 22 Fe...

February 22, 2016

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Indo-Nepal relations , Nepalese Business and Trade Delegation

Interaction with a Nepalese Civil Society Delegation

Leading a six-member Nepalese Civil society delegation, Mr. Daman Nath Dhungana, a legal luminary in Nepal and former Speaker of the House of Representative, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 January 2016 for an intera...

January 27, 2016

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Nepalese Civil Society Delegation , Terrai region