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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...

February 20, 2020

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

Brainstorming Session on Afghanistan

Security situation in Afghanistan faces greater challenges. Besides the Taliban, the rise of ISIS opens up another front for the embattled Afghan state. At a time when the Afghan national election draws closer, security challenges necessitate...

August 23, 2018

Tags: Afghan state, Afghanistan, ISIS, Security situation in Afghanistan, Taliban, Neighbourhood Studies

Round Table Discussion on Afghanistan

A Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Afghanistan’s current situation and the way forward was held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 15 Nov 2017. The panel of discussants included a broad array of security and foreign policy...

November 15, 2017

Tags: Afghanistan, India-Afghanistan relations, ISIS, Islamic State, Neighbourhood Studies

Round Table Discussion on ISIS Proofing India (I & II)

16th September 2016 and 8th December 2016

September 16, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, ISIS, ISIS PROOFING INDIA, Policy Perspective Foundation, Radicalization in India

Interaction with Bangladesh Jatiyo Party Delegation

A seven-member delegation of Bangladesh Jatiyo Party, led by Mr Ziauddin Ahmed (Bablu), Member of Parliament and former advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh visited the VIF.

August 3, 2016

Tags: Bangladesh Jatiyo Party Delegation, ISIS, River water sharing, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with H.E. Martin Ney, Germany’s Ambassador to India

On 19 November 2015, H.E. Martin Ney, Germany’s Ambassador to India, held an interaction with members of the VIF faculty on a broad range of issues, including, among others, the shifting strands in the present world order, the challenge of ISIS...

November 19, 2015

Tags: Germany, Germany’s Ambassador to India, ISIS, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan H.E. Hekmat Karzai, as part of his recent visit to India, held a broad ranging interaction with members of the VIF faculty on 19 November 2015.

November 19, 2015

Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISIS, Islamic State, Taliban, Neighbourhood Studies

Workshop on 'Public-Private Partnership in Countering Online Radicalization and Recruitment to Violence'

Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) of the University of Maryland, US Embassy and Facebook organised on November 17-18, 2015, a two-day...

November 17, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Civil Society, ISIL, ISIS, radicalization, Recruitment to Violence, Social Media, World war

Detailed Report of the Seminar on Countering Online Radicalization and Recruitment

1. A joint workshop organized by the VIF in collaboration with the University of Maryland, US Embassy New Delhi and Facebook was organized from 17 to 18 November 2015 at the VIF premises. A number of eminent international experts and scholars...

November 17, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Civil Society, Daesh modus, ISIL, ISIS, Radical Islam, radicalization, Recruitment to Violence, Social Media, World war

Vimarsha: National Security Challenges of the Next Decade - A talk by General Bikram Singh, former Chief of Indian Army & Chairman COS

On 30 Jul 2015, General Bikram Singh, former Chief of Indian Army & Chairman Chiefs of Staff, delivered an incisive talk, titled as ‘National Security Challenges of the Next Decade’, to a large audience, comprising academia, intelligentsia...

July 30, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, China, Indian Ocean, ISIS, J&K, National Security Challenges, Northeast, Pakistan’s ISI

Interaction with Mark Sofer, Deputy Director General, Asia & Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

On 24 March 2015, Ambassador Mark Sofer, Deputy Director General for Asia & Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel, accompanied by the present Ambassador Daniel Carmon, visited the VIF for a talk on Israel’s approach to India...

March 24, 2015

Tags: Asia and Pacific Affair, Indo-Israeli partnership, Iran’s nuclearisation, ISIS, Israel, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Mr. Joseph M. Cohen, National Security Advisor of Israel

On October 22, 2014 Members of VIF faculty interacted with an Israeli delegation led by Dr. Joseph Cohen. He was accompanied by Israel’s ambassador to India H.E. Daniel Carmon. Dr. Cohen briefed the VIF faculty on the talks he had with...

October 22, 2014

Tags: ISIS, Israel, Make in India, International Relations and Diplomacy

Seminar on West Asia

VIF organized a seminar on ‘Recent Developments in West Asia: Challenges and Implications’ on July 25, 2014 to analyse the situation in the strife-torn area and its broader ramifications for the region and India.

July 25, 2014

Tags: Developments in West Asia, ISIS, Islamic State, Syria, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy