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VIF- Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Conference, Moscow

The theme of the conference was ‘Global Strategy and Foreign Policy Priorities in India-Russia Relations’, wherein various positives and road blocks in bilateral and multilateral were discussed. The discussion also focused on US, China,...

March 25, 2019

Tags: BRICS, India-Russia Relations, RIAC, SCO, UN, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation, delivers the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 11 December 2017

His Excellency Sergey V Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, delivered the First Kadakin Memorial Lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 11 December 2017, to a select gathering that comprised...

December 11, 2017

Tags: Afghanistan, Asia-Pacific, BRICS, India-Russia Relations, OBOR, Sergey V Lavrov, International Relations and Diplomacy

Release of Report "70th Anniversary of Russia-India Diplomatic Relations: New Horizons of Privileged Partnership"

A panel discussion to the release of the report "70th Anniversary of Russia-India Diplomatic Relations: New Horizons of Privileged Partnership", jointly prepared by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the Russian International...

November 7, 2017

Tags: 70th Anniversary, BRICS, India-Russia Relations, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

India-Russia 70: VIF-RIAC Bilateral Dialogue and the Way Forward

With India and Russia barely two weeks away from celebrating their 70 years of bilateral ties, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Moscow-based think tank Russian International affairs Council (RIAC), held a...

March 30, 2017

Tags: Af-Pak region, India-Russia Relations, RIAC, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Discussion on ‘Russia In The 21st Century: Where From, Where To'

The VIF organised an internal discussion the topic being, ‘Russia in the 21st Century: where from, where to’, on 23 Sep 2016. The discussion was conducted by Amb PS Raghavan and moderated by Amb PP Shukla, both India’s former Ambassadors to...

September 23, 2016

Tags: India-Russia Relations, India-US relations, President Putin, Russia In The 21st Century, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Interaction with Amb PS Raghavan, India’s Former Ambassador to Russia

The VIF, on March 9, 2016, invited Amb PS Raghavan, who last served as India’s Ambassador to Russia till his retirement in January this year, for a discussion on ‘India-Russia relations: opportunities and challenges’, attended, among others, by...

March 9, 2016

Tags: India-Russia Relations, Indo-Russian bilateral relationship, PS Raghavan, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Round Table Discussion on India - Russia Relations

The VIF hosted a focused Round Table discussion on India- Russia Relations- the way Forward on August 27, 2015 to look at ways to reenergize India’s relations with Russia at a time when Russia is isolated internationally and is drawing...

August 27, 2015

Tags: 1971 Treaty, India-Russia Defence Cooperation, India-Russia Relations, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy

VIF-IDSA International Conference on “Emerging Geo-political Trends in Asia: Prospects and Challenges for India-Russia Relations”

A joint seminar on India – Russia relations was organized by the VIF and IDSA on May 14, 2012. Amb. Prabhat Shukla, Jt. Director, VIF, (Former Ambassador to Russia) in his Key Note address emphasized that India and Russia should resort to...

May 14, 2012

Tags: Asia, India-Russia Relations, Russia’s foreign policy, International Relations and Diplomacy