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Vivekananda International Foundation & the Heritage Foundation: A Bilateral Initiative

A Seminar on 'Perspectives on Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region' was held between 30th April and 1st May 2012 in New Delhi. The Heritage Foundation was represented by Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, Ms. Lisa Curtis,...

April 30, 2012
Tags: Asia Pacific, China’s Military Modernization, Maritime Security, US-India Relations, US–China relationships, 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
Interaction with a U.S. Delegation on ‘US and Indian Roles in Afghanistan’

Representatives from Monitor 360, a US-based consultancy firm executing a project for the US Department of Defence and engaged in research and study of global strategic and analytical challenges, visited VIF on Feb 14, 2012. Their visit...

February 14, 2012
Tags: Afghanistan, Asia-Pacific strategy, Civil war, Indian Roles in Afghanistan, Taliban, US Delegation, US, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with Mr. Ribal Al-Assad on ‘Syria and the Arab Spring’

At an interaction with eminent strategic experts held at VIF on Feb 08, 2011, Mr. Ribal al Assad, Chairman of the Organization for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, based in London, and son of the former Syrian leader Rifat al Assad, presently...

February 8, 2012
Tags: Arab Spring, Syria, UN resolution, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction on 'Taiwan - Post Election Scenario'

H.E. Mr. Wenchyi Ong, Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi, held an informal interaction on Feb 07, 2012 with a panel of eminent strategic experts at VIF. The interaction was primarily focused on the post election...

February 7, 2012
Tags: Look East Policy, One China policy, Taiwan, Taiwan - Post Election Scenario, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with a Taiwanese Delegation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held an informal closed-door interaction with a visiting delegation from a Taiwan-based Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation at its premises on 18 November 2011. The delegation was led by Mr...

November 18, 2011
Tags: Asia-Pacfic region, Taiwanese Delegation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with US Congressional Delegation

Leading a four-member delegation of the Oversight and Investigation for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Council Mr. J Harold Rees, visited Vivekananda International foundation Oct 21, 2011...

October 21, 2011
Tags: US Congressional Delegation, US Secretary of State, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with a Taiwanese Delegation

In the first-ever visit by any official delegation of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of Taiwan to India, a five-member delegation led by DPP Member of Parliament MP Ms.

August 11, 2011
Tags: Chinese Military, Taiwan, Taiwanese Delegation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Col (Retd) Thomas M. McNamara, Deputy Director of Intelligence, USPACOM

Col (Retd) Thomas M. McNamara, Deputy Director of Intelligence, US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Member, India Strategic Focus Group (India SFG) interacted with a panel of strategic experts at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on June...

June 29, 2011
Tags: India Strategic Focus Group, US Pacific Command, USPACOM, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with H.E. Daulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to India

His Excellency Daulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India, informally discussed the recently concluded Tenth Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Astana and Kazakhastan-India bilateral relationship with Lt. Gen (Retd.)...

June 24, 2011
Tags: Central Asia, Islamic Republic, Kazakhstan, NATO, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, South Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
RTD on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: A Report

The recently concluded Tenth Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazakh capital Astana was the focal point of a Round Table Discussion (RTD), held at Vivekananda International Foundation on Jun 20, 2011. The discussion...

June 20, 2011
Tags: SCO, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, UN sanctions, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Members of US Congressional Staff Delegation

A Congressional Staff Delegation from the United States, comprising Kevin Fitzpatrick, Director, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, Mr. Jeremy Haldeman, Staff Director on Oversight and Investigations and Mr. Ed Stein, Professional...

June 8, 2011
Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan National Army, India, NATO, Pakistan, US Congressional Staff Delegation, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Chief of the General Staff - British Army

Chief of the General Staff, British Army General Sir Peter Anthony Wall KCB CBE ADC Gen held an extensive discussion on Afghanistan’s future prospects with a select panel of experts at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on May 18, 2011...

May 18, 2011
Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan National Army, British Army, International Security Assistance Force, Osama Bin Laden, International Relations and Diplomacy
Swedish Defence Delegation Interacts with VIF

A high level Defence Ministry delegation from Government of Sweden led by Dr. Hans-Christian Hagman, Senior Advisor, Secretariat for strategy & Security Analysis, Swedish Ministry of Defence visited Vivekananda International Foundation on...

May 11, 2011
Tags: Af-Pak region, China, Middle East, Swedish Defence Delegation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with RCDS Delegation

A delegation from the prestigious Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), London, comprising senior defence and civil service officers from countries including UK, France, Germany and Brazil etc. visited VIF on May 09, 2011.The visiting RCDS...

May 9, 2011
Tags: India’s Neighbourhood, RCDS Delegation, Southeast Asia, US, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
The Weakness of Japanese Diplomacy in prospects of Indian-Japanese Ties

Professor Michimi Muranushi, Department of Law, Gakushuin University, Tokyo spoke on 'The Weakness of Japanese Diplomacy and the prospects of Indian-Japanese Ties?' on Monday, 28 March 2011 at Vivekananda International Foundation. While he was...

March 28, 2011
Tags: Democratic Party of Japan, Indian-Japanese Ties, Japan, International Relations and Diplomacy
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