Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Vimarsha: Talk by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC, on ‘Role of Indian Air Force in the Changing Security Environment’,

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC, Chief of Air Staff, for a public discourse on “The Role of Indian Air Force (IAF) in the Changing Security Environment” The talk was...

April 26, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, BS Dhanoa, Gagan Shakti, Indian Air Force, Security Environment, Defence

Talk by Shri DC Pathak, former Director, Intelligence Bureau on ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’

Shri DC Pathak, Former Chairman, JIC and former Director, Intelligence Bureau, delivered a talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the theme, ‘Handling Radicalisation – a Prime Threat’.

April 24, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, DC Pathak, Harqat-ul-Mujahedeen, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e- Taiyyaba, Radicalisation, Threat, Terrorism

Vimarsha: ‘Changing Security Environment: The Role of Indian Army’, talk by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff

At a public event, organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 13 Mar 2018 under the Vimarsha lecture series, General Bipin Rawat, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), spoke about India’s changing...

March 13, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Bipin Rawat, CDS, Indian Army, People's Liberation Army, Special Forces’, Defence

Round Table Discussion on the ‘Role of CRPF in Counter-Insurgency Operations’

Aiming for a thorough review of India’s internal security apparatus, as also in partial fulfilment of the requirements of a Task Force set up recently by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the subject, the Foundation invited Mr...

February 12, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Counter-insurgency, CRPF, India, LWE, Leftwing Extremism

Book Discussion, ‘Sharpening the Arsenal: India’s Evolving Nuclear Deterrence Policy’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) arranged a panel discussion on 08 Jan 2018 over a recently published book ‘Sharpening the Arsenal: India’s Evolving Nuclear Doctrine’ (HarperCollins, 2017), authored by eminent defence expert, Brig...

January 8, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, No First Use Policy, Nuclear Deterrence Policy, Nuclear Doctrine, Nuclear and Disarmament

Round Table Discussion on India’s Nuclear Diplomacy

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on “India’s Nuclear Diplomacy” on 20 December 2017. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, moderated the session. The speakers of the round table included Amb....

December 20, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, India’s Nuclear Diplomacy, Tactical Nuclear Weapons, UN General Assembly, Nuclear and Disarmament

Book Discussion: “Securing India, the Modi Way”, authored by Nitin Gokhale, 24 Nov 2017

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a round table discussion on 24 Nov 2017, to discuss the book, ‘Securing India, the Modi Way’, authored by Nitin Gokhale, senior journalist and a member of the VIF’s faculty. The book...

November 24, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Chief of Defence Staff, Diplomacy, Modi way, Securing India, Defence

Discussion on the Rohingya Crisis

Background Rohingyas, with a population of nearly 1.1 million, are mostly Muslims living largely in Myanmar’s western coastal state of Rakhine and also in Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. There are about 40,000 of them also living as illegal...

October 30, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Arakan Rohingy, Myanmar Army, Rohingya crisis, Ilegal Immigration

Discussion on ‘Socio-Economic Solutions to the Maoist Problem'

On 31 July 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a round table discussion on the Maoist Problem in India, focusing especially on its socio-economic dynamics. The panel assembled for the deliberations included policy...

July 31, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, chhattisgarh, Local insurgency, LWE, Maoist Problem, Leftwing Extremism

Release of ‘VIF Perspective: Issues & Trends, 2017’

Hon’ble Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways, Government of India, released the publication ‘VIF Perspective - Issues & Trends, 2017 : Securing India’, at a public event organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation on 27 Jul...

July 27, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Suresh Prabhu, VIF Perspective

Homeland Security Conference 2017 – Modernisation of India’s Internal Security Mechanism

Objective of the Conference The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), organised a two day conference at the FICCI House, New Delhi on May 24-25, 2017 on the theme, “...

May 24, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, 2017, FICCI, Homeland Security Conference, Internal Security, Procurement Transformation

Conference on ‘Opportunities for Multi-stakeholder Partnership to Prevent and Counter Radicalization and Violent Extremism’, 16-17 January, 2017

The Vivekananda International Foundation, in collaboration with Facebook and the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi organized a conference on the theme of ‘Opportunities for Multi-Stakeholder Partnership to Prevent and Counter Radicalization and Violent...

January 16, 2017

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Counter Radicalization, Facebook, Multi-stakeholder Partnership, START, U.S. Embassy, Violent Extremism

Interaction with Dr Haseeb Drabu (Minister of Finance, J & K) on 'Developments in Kashmir'

On 05 Oct 2016, the VIF invited Dr. Haseeb Drabu, Minister of Finance in the BJP-PDP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir, for a talk on the ‘Developments in Kashmir to a broad panel of security experts, including former ambassadors,...

October 5, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Burhan Wani, Developments in Kashmir, Haseeb Drabu, Kashmir Vally, Jammu & Kashmir

Round Table Discussion on ISIS Proofing India (I & II)

16th September 2016 and 8th December 2016

September 16, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, ISIS, ISIS PROOFING INDIA, Policy Perspective Foundation, Radicalization in India

Vimarsha - Talk by Shri Prakash Singh, former DG BSF, on Police Reforms in India

Shri Prakash Singh, former DG BSF, delivered a perceptive talk, ‘Preparing The Central And State Police Forces To Deal With The Multi-Dimensional Challenges Of Tomorrow’, at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 15 Sep 2016, as part...

September 15, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Central Government, Police Reforms, Prakash Singh, Police - Law and Order, Governance and Political Studies

Round Table Discussion on Situation in Kashmir and the Way Forward

In continuation of a series of dialogues and conferences held over the years on Kashmir, a Round Table Discussion was arranged at the VIF when some of the prominent voices on Kashmir - Mr KM Singh, Air Vice Mshl Kapil Kak, Dr Sudhir S Bloeria,...

September 2, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Kashmir Valley, POK, Situation in Kashmir, Sudhir S Bloeria, Jammu & Kashmir