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The VIF Interaction with Visiting UK Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi organized an interaction with visiting UK delegation on “The Future of Air Warfare: A UK Industry and Government Perspective” on 16 February 2023. The UK delegation was led by British...

February 16, 2023

Tags: British High Commissioner, multipolarity, technical specialists, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk on “Connectivity Strategies in the Indo- Pacific Region” by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva on “Connectivity Strategies in the Indo- Pacific Region” on February 13, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome...

February 13, 2023

Tags: China, Economic Partnership, Indo- Pacific, Middle East, US, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World”

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof K. P. Vijayalakshmi on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World” on 27 January 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF chaired the session...

January 27, 2023

Tags: Democratic Party, Internal Political Dynamics, Joe Biden, US, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk by Singapore’s High Commissioner to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by High Commissioner of Singapore to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen on “Singapore’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific” on January 16, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the...

January 16, 2023

Tags: ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, Singapore, US-China, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA

Samir Bhattacharya

Shri Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA, former Ambassador of India in Tunisia and Consul General of India in Cape Town, highlighted Africa's strategic importance for India in his remarks. He mentions that MEA considers the relationship...

January 9, 2023

Tags: Africa historical, capacity-building programmes, ITEC, West Africa, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting three member delegation headed by the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Policy & Security Studies (IFPSS), Diplomatic Academy of...

December 20, 2022

Tags: China, India, Indo-Vietnam, Russia, Vietnam, International Relations and Diplomacy

VIF Interaction with the visiting delegation from Iran On Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran Point of View

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On December 15, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with a high level delegation from Iran. The theme of the discussion was 'Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and...

December 15, 2022

Tags: Conflict Avoidance, Interfaith Dialogue, Religions, Samvad, Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with the Visiting US delegation

Naval Jagota

On 14 December a delegation from the US Department of State interacted with VIF scholars VIF representatives, Dr Arvind Gupta (Director), Lt Gen R K Sawhney (Retd),Gp Capt Naval Jagota (Retd),Sweta Kumari(Associate Fellow), Anurag Sharma (Snr...

December 14, 2022

Tags: Anti-terrorism, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interactive Session with Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting delegation from the Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) on November 24, 2022. The talk focussed on the prospects of Republic of Korea-India...

November 24, 2022

Tags: Geopolitics, South Korea, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk on US Midterm Elections

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “US midterm Elections 2022: Implications for India and the World” on 21 November, 2022. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome remarks. Prof K. P....

November 21, 2022

Tags: Democrats, midterm Elections, Republicans, US, International Relations and Diplomacy

Book Discussion on “The Arab Spring That Was and Wasn’t”

Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a book discussion on 18 November on book titled, “The Arab Spring That Was and Wasn’t” authored by Amb. K P Fabian and published by Macmillan Education in June 2022. The discussion was attended...

November 18, 2022

Tags: Arab Spring, Brotherhood, Mohammad Morsi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, UAE, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk on “How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture?”

Rohith Krishna

On 17th November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on ‘How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture?’ by Śri Dr. P. Ram Manohar, Research Director, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa...

November 17, 2022

Tags: Ayurveda, Charakasaṃhitā, Health Culture, International Relations and Diplomacy

Singapore delegation’s visit

Aarushi Gupta

On 16 November 2022, the delegation of Singapore from the Ministry of Defence visited the Vivekananda International Foundation to interact on the issues of counter-terrorism and cyber security. Ouyang Zi Qi, Counter Terrorism analyst, Tan Kian...

November 16, 2022

Tags: Counter terrorism, Islamic State, Taliban, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Delegation from the Institute of Political and International Studies IPIS, Iran

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On November 11, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) had a discussion with a visiting delegation from Iran's Institute of Political and International Studies (IPIS). Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, delivered the introductory...

November 11, 2022

Tags: India, Iran, Russia-Ukraine, International Relations and Diplomacy

Talk on Indo-Indonesia Relations

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Global and Regional Uncertainty and the Prospects for India-Indonesia Relations” on 10 November, 2022. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and gave welcome...

November 10, 2022

Tags: ASEAN, Energy Security, G20, India-Indonesia, International Relations and Diplomacy

VIF-NIIA webinar on India-Nigeria relations under the “Connect Africa” Programme

Samir Bhattacharya

On 27th October, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation organized a webinar on India-Nigeria relations with Nigerian Institute of International Studies (NIIA), a premium think tank based in Nigeria. This was the second event under “Connect...

October 27, 2022

Tags: India-Africa, Nigerian, Terrorism, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy