Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Roundtable on The Elections in UK and France and its Implications for India

Dr Angana Kotokey, Research Associate, VIF

On 08 August, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Roundtable on "The Elections in UK and France and its Implications for India". The panel included Professor Gulshan Sachdeva, Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar and Swasti Rao. The...

August 8, 2024

Tags: European Union, France, FTA, India France relations, UK, Europe, 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

Talk by French Ambassador to India HE Francois Richier

In his interaction with the VIF faculty on March 26, Ambassador of France to India H E Francois Richier began by identifying the similarities between India and France – above all, the commitment to maintaining strategic autonomy. This did not...

March 26, 2014

Tags: Civil nuclear cooperation, Counter-terrorism, defence cooperation, France, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Mr. Michel Miraillet, Director Strategic Affair, Govt. of France

As part of what could be described as an exercise in Track 1.5 diplomacy, Mr. Michel Miraillet, Director Strategic Affairs in France’s Ministry of Defence, held wide-ranging and intense interaction with the VIF’s battery of policy experts on...

March 1, 2012

Tags: France, NATO, Strategic affair, UN Security Council, International Relations and Diplomacy