Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

VIF Hosts the High Commissioner of South Africa and Ambassador of Sudan under its Connect Africa Programme

The High Commissioner of South Africa, His Excellency Mr. JS Ndebele, and the Ambassador of Sudan, His Excellency Mr Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain, gave presentations on the status of India's relations with their respective nations and their...

February 20, 2023

Tags: Cold War, Connect Africa, Erythraean Sea, Indian Ocean, Periplus, South Africa, USSR, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk by H.E. Amb. Emmanuel Bonne

Dr Himani Pant

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a virtual talk by H.E. Amb. Emmanuel Bonn, diplomatic Advisor and G7-G20 Sherpa to the French President on 7th January 2021. On a visit to India for the annual strategic dialogue between...

January 7, 2021

Tags: Emmanuel Bonn, France, G 20, Indian Ocean, QUAD, International Relations and Diplomacy

Vimarsha: Talk by Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on 'National Security Challenges and Air Power'

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, for a public discourse on “National Security Challenges and Air Power”. The talk was organised under the aegis of...

December 29, 2020

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Indian Air Force, Indian Ocean, national security, Defence

Discussion on India, China and South Asian Neighbours

Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF

On 09 July 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an online discussion on “India, China and South Asian Neighbours”. Dr Arvind Gupta delivered the opening remarks followed by presentations by Dr Raj Verma and Dr Atul Aneja...

July 9, 2020

Tags: CPEC, Gilgit-Baltistan, Indian Ocean, Quad Plus, South Asia, Sri Lanka, International Relations and Diplomacy

VIF-IISS-BHC Roundtable on the Indian Ocean

Amruta Karambelkar

On 17 October the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in conjuncture with the Institute of International and Strategic Studies, (IISS) London and the British High Commission organised a day-long roundtable on the Indian Ocean. The idea...

October 17, 2019

Tags: IISS, Indian Ocean, Maritime Security, UK, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Round Table Discussion on the Indo-Pacific

Amruta Karambelkar

Preliminaries

September 9, 2019

Tags: Arabian Sea, BRI, East China Sea, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Sub-continent, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

‘Quad Plus’ Dialogue – Tokyo

A four-member team from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) comprising Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and Dr. Harinder Sekhon participated in the Quad Plus Dialogue in Tokyo from March 4 to...

March 4, 2018

Tags: Afghanistan, ASEAN, Indian Ocean, Pakistan, Quad Plus, South China Sea, Tokyo, International Relations and Diplomacy

Visit of Delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), UK

An eighteen-member delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), led by Major General Simon Leslie Peters, visited the VIF on 08 Jun, 2016 for an interaction that focused, among other things, on India’s foreign policy imperatives...

June 8, 2016

Tags: Indian Ocean, Royal College of Defence Studies, Unsettled border, International Relations and Diplomacy

Quad-Plus Dialogue

The Vivekananda International Foundation hosted the third Quad Plus Dialogue at Jaipur from February 14 to 16, 2016. This initiative was started in 2013, when security and strategic affairs experts from four major think tanks—the Heritage...

February 14, 2016

Tags: Cyber Challenge, Indian Ocean, Maritime Governance, Pacific Ocean, Quad-Plus Dialogue, International Relations and Diplomacy

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 ACM Sir Stuart Peach, KCB CBE ADC, VCDS (UK)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE ADC, UK’s Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on April 21st, 2015 for an interaction on issues relating to India’s security and defence.

April 21, 2015

Tags: Indian Ocean, India’s foreign policy, UK’s Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, International Relations and Diplomacy

Round table on India-Sri Lanka Relations

Experts and scholars from Pathfinder Foundation, Sri Lanka and members of VIF Faculty discussed a broad range of bilateral issues between India and Sri Lanka on 09 December 2014. The Sri Lankan team was led by Amb. Bernard Goonetilleke,...

December 9, 2014

Tags: India-Sri Lanka relations, Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

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...

August 27, 2013

Tags: Asia Pacific Region, Galilee International Management Institute, Gulf, Indian Ocean, Israel, Middle East, International Relations and Diplomacy