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VIF Webinar on “International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)”

India’s trade with Central Asia is much below its true potential, and the factor behind is the lack of direct connectivity. The Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) remain crucial in this regard....

October 9, 2020
Tags: BRI, Central Asia, China, Europe, INSTC, Iran, North-South Transport Corridor, Russia, 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
Interaction with the Delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), China
Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr Lou Chunhao, Deputy Director Institute of South Asian Studies and Dr Zhang Shujian from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). The opening remarks were...

August 21, 2019
Tags: Article 370, BRI, CPEC, Informal Summit, UNSC, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Seminar on ‘Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue’, at Taipei
Dr Teshu Singh

The Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue was organized by the Prospect Foundation in Taipei. Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Teshu Singh participated in the dialogue from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). Amb. Tan-Sun Chen...

July 15, 2019
Tags: BRI, GCTF, Indo-Pacific, OPIC, Shangri La speech, Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue, International Relations and Diplomacy
India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on the India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leading strategist and policymakers participated in the discussions. Dr Arvind Gupta,...

June 27, 2019
Tags: BRI, Chinese investment, India–China Trade, ndia-China Relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
China-India Interaction from Bilateral to Regional Level, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

The Center for South Asia-West China Cooperation and Development Studies (SAWCCAD) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, organised a conference on ‘China-India Interaction: From Bilateral to...

April 25, 2019
Tags: BRI, Chinese diplomacy, India-US relations, QUAD, Sichuan University, South Asian Studies, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a seminar on 8 April, 2019, on ‘Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative’. The deliberations were divided in three broad themes: Aims and Drivers of the Belt and Road Initiative (...

April 8, 2019
Tags: BRI, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, CPEC, India, Southeast Asia, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF-JINF Seminar on ‘India-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain Era’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a seminar on 6th February 2019 for a senior delegation visiting from Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) led by President Yoshiko Sakurai. The seminar was attended by senior...

February 6, 2019
Tags: BRI, China, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, JINF, QUAD, security cooperation, Technological Cooperation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with the Tsinghua University, Beijing

The VIF hosted a 23 member delegation from the Tsinghua University, Beijing on 30 January 2019. The delegation was visiting India as a part of O. P. Jindal Global University-Tsinghua India Immersion Programme. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director,...

January 30, 2019
Tags: BRI, Fundamental Rights, India-China relations, OBOR, Southeast Asia, Tsinghua University, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Prof. John Lee

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Prof. John Lee of the Hudson Institute, Washington, who spoke on ‘Responding to China's Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping’. Dr Arvind Gupta delivered the opening remarks.

January 11, 2019
Tags: BRI, Chinese Foreign Policy, Prof. Lee, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Roundtable Discussion on ‘India-China Relations’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion on ‘India-China Relations: Global, Regional and Bilateral Context’, including the economic issues. The speakers at the Round Table were:- Amb. Ashok Kantha,...

April 4, 2018
Tags: BRI, China’s Military Restructuring, Chinese Constitution, Chinese economy, India-China relations, QUAD, Xi Jinping, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Vimarsha: ‘China’s Belt, Road and India’ talk by Mr RN Ravi

On 14 Jun 2017, Mr RN Ravi, Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Government of India, delivered an illuminating talk on “China's Belt Road and India" under the auspices of Vimarsha series of talks, delivered by persons ofeminence. The talk...

June 14, 2017
Tags: Belt Road initiative, BRI, POK, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Chinese Scholars on the Belt & Road Initiative

With Beijing upping its diplomatic ante on its ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a group of Chinese scholars, led by Amb Liu Jinsong, visited the VIF to seek support for an international conference on the BRI slated to take place in Beijing on...

February 23, 2017
Tags: Beijing, Belt & Road Initiative, BRI, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
‘Trilateral India-Japan-USA Dialogue’ - The Indo-Pacific, 17 February 2017

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with the US-based Hudson Institute and Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) organized a trilateral dialogue on 17 February 2017, to discuss shared concerns among India...

February 17, 2017
Tags: BRI, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, India-Japan-USA Dialogue, JINF, Maritime Silk Road, Southeast Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Delegation from Guangdong Institute for International Strategies

A four member delegation led by Prof. Sui Guangjun, Vice President of Guangdong Institute for International Strategies and Party Secretary of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies interacted with the VIF faculty led by Amb. Satish Chandra on...

November 25, 2016
Tags: BRI, CPEC, Guangdong Institute, India-China bilateral cooperation, International Strategies, China
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