Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Prospects of India’s Engagement in the Indian Ocean Region in the Blue Economy Sector

Dr Shambhavi Anand, Research Assistant, VIF

On February, 10 2025 the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk by Professor V N Attri. The talk began with Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, delivering the opening remarks. Distinguished members of various institutions and think...

February 10, 2025

Tags: Blue Economy, Indian Ocean Region, IORA, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Conference on Security in Indian Ocean Region, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo

A conference was organised by Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) on February 22 & 23, 2018, at Tokyo, to conclude a two years project that explored the possibilities for major democracies - namely Australia, India, Japan and the United States...

February 22, 2018

Tags: China, China’s Naval Strategy, Indian Ocean Region, Japan, Maritime Connectivity, ndo-pacific Region, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Round Table Discussion on Bay of Bengal

Keeping Conflicts at Bay - Need for Bay of Bengal Community

October 26, 2017

Tags: ASEAN, Bay of Bengal, BIMSTEC, China, OBOR, Rohingya Solidarity Organisation, SAARC, Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Discussion on ‘India and the North West Indian Ocean Region: Bridging the Gulf

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 14 Jul 2017 organised a two-part Round Table Discussion with a panel of eminent maritime security and foreign policy experts, including Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff,...

July 14, 2017

Tags: Bridging the Gulf, Indian Ocean Region, IOR, Middle East, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Round Table Discussion on “India’s Indian Ocean Strategy”

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) recently convened a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on ‘India’s Indian Ocean Strategy’. The discussion was intended to examine the steps that India needs to take, to construct a strategy for the...

May 11, 2016

Tags: Extra-Regional Presence, India’s Indian Ocean Strategy, Indo-Pacific, SAGAR, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy