Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

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

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

West Asia Experts Group Meeting

Hirak Jyoti Das, Associate Fellow, VIF

The West Asia Experts Group Meeting was held on 8 July 2022 by the Vivekananda International Foundation, the discussion was focused on "The Geopolitical Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Middle East". The key speaker for the session was...

July 8, 2022

Tags: Middle East, North Africa, West Asia, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with the Delegation from Shanghai Institute of International Studies

Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from Shanghai Institute of International Studies on 19 September 2019 at VIF. The delegation was led by Dr Chen Dongxiao, the other members of the delegations were Liu Youfa (...

September 19, 2019

Tags: Act Far East, ASEAN, CPEC, India-China relations, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Shanghai Institute, US-China trade, China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Mr Jérôme Bonnafont, Ex-French Ambassador to India

The Head of the Department of Middle East and North Africa in the French Government spoke on China's Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping, demographics in the Middle East and realities of terrorism and war. He said that fighting terrorism has been...

January 10, 2019

Tags: foreign policy, Middle East, Xi Jinping, International Relations and Diplomacy

Round Table Discussion on Iran Nuclear Deal and its Implications on India

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a Round Table Discussion on “The Iran Nuclear deal and the Implications for India”. Former Ambassadors to the US, Iran and Middle East were invited to participate in this discussion for their...

May 23, 2018

Tags: Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, Middle East, International Relations and Diplomacy

Address by H.E. Mr. Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister, the Arab Republic of Egypt, on ‘Regional Developments and Prospects of India- Egypt Relations

On the side lines of his recently concluded visit to India, H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, addressed a wide galaxy of foreign and security policy experts, including representatives from the government’s...

March 22, 2018

Tags: Arab Republic of Egypt, India- Egypt Relations, Middle East, Non-Aligned Movement, Syrian conflict

Interaction with Dr. James M. Dorsey on ‘Review of Major Conflicts in West Asia and the Way Forward’

On Mar 10th, 2018, Members of the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) faculty had an interactive session with Dr James M. Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), discussing together major conflicts in...

March 10, 2018

Tags: James M. Dorsey, Libya, Middle East, North Africa, Syria, Yemen, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Discussion on ‘India and the North West Indian Ocean Region: Bridging the Gulf

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 14 Jul 2017 organised a two-part Round Table Discussion with a panel of eminent maritime security and foreign policy experts, including Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff,...

July 14, 2017

Tags: Bridging the Gulf, Indian Ocean Region, IOR, Middle East, Indian Ocean Region, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Daniel Pipes, President of the Middle East Forum

OOn 10 February 2016, the VIF invited Daniel Pipes, an internationally acclaimed scholar on radical Islam and the President of the Middle East Forum, for an interaction on Islamism and the politico-religious dimensions of the conflict in the...

February 10, 2016

Tags: Daniel Pipes, Islamic State, Middle East, Southeast Asian countries, Sufi Islam, International Relations and Diplomacy

VIF Delegation’s Visit To Israel

A VIF delegation led by Gen (Retd) N C Vij, former Chief of Army Staff and Dean, Centre for Defence Studies, VIF; Lt. Gen. (Retd) R. K. Sawhney, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Distinguished Fellow, VIF and C D Sahay former Secretary, R...

August 27, 2013

Tags: Asia Pacific Region, Galilee International Management Institute, Gulf, Indian Ocean, Israel, Middle East, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Mr. Jon B. Alterman, Director Middle East Programme at CSIS

Mr. Jon B. Alterman, who holds the Zbigniew Brezezinski Chair for global security and geostrategy and is Director of the Middle East Programme at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), visited the Foundation on September 05...

September 5, 2012

Tags: Middle East, US Rebalancing Strategy, 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