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...

September 21, 2024

September 24, 2024

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

Discussion on Recent Developments in Myanmar: Implications for India

Dr Cchavi Vasisht

On 11 February 2021, VIF organised a discussion on ‘Recent Developments in Myanmar: Implications for India’. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, welcomed the participants and delivered the opening remarks followed by brief presentations by Amb...

February 11, 2021

Tags: ASEAN, Aung San Suu Kyi, China, democracy, QUAD, Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Vimarsha on Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest threat to Democracy

Navreet Kullar

On 25thJune, 2020, Vimarsha was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic "Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest Threat to Democracy, How the people fought and won". It has been 45 years since the declaration of the National Emergency...

June 25, 2020

Tags: 1975-1977, Congress Party, Constitution, democracy, Emergency, Indra Gandhi, RSS, Governance and Political Studies

Book Discussion on “Amit Shah and the March of BJP” by Dr. Anirban Ganguly & Shiwananda Dwivedi

Aarushi Suri

A discussion was held in VIF on July 23rd, 2019 by the esteemed authors Dr. Anirban Ganguly, and Shiwananda Dwivedi, on their recently released book, “Amit Shah and the March of BJP”, published by Bloomsbury publishers. Dr. Ganguly is the...

July 23, 2019

Tags: Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party, democracy, Leadership, March of BJP, Political organisation, Governance and Political Studies

Shared Values and Democracy in Asia - 4th Samvad Conference at Tokyo

The Conference on the theme of ‘Shared Values and Democracy in Asia’ was addressed by PM Abe in which he returned to the theme that democracy in Asia was not a foreign idea introduced from the West. Prime Minister Modi in his message emphasised...

July 5, 2018

Tags: Buddhism, democracy, Democracy in Asia, Hinduism, Human Rights, shared values, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk By Amb Hussain Haqqani

Pakistan's former Ambassador to USA, Hussain Haqqani, delivered a talk on “Pakistan: Democracy, Modernism, Jihad” before a distinguished gathering at Vivekananda International Foundation on August 13, 2014. Ambassador Haqqani who is currently...

August 13, 2014

Tags: democracy, Jihad, Modernism, Muslim League, Pakistan, Pakistan's foreign policy, Neighbourhood Studies

Vimarsha on ‘Democracy and People’s Participation’ with Dr. S.Y.Quraishi

Vivekananda International Foundation welcomed Dr. S.Y.Quraishi, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India, to talk on “Democracy and People’s Participation” on 27 December under its monthly series of talks by eminent personalities,...

December 27, 2013

Tags: democracy, Election Commission of India, Electoral process, Governance and Political Studies

No place is better than India for Muslims : Maulana Mahmood Madani

Democracy is the greatest virtue and strength of India and no place is better for the Muslims than India, Maulana Mahmood Madani, Leader of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, who is also the member of the Rajya Sabha, said on February 21, 2010 evening while...

February 21, 2010

Tags: democracy, Indian Muslims, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Maulana Madani, Governance and Political Studies