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Book Discussion on Terror Financing in Kashmir
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

On 01 August 2024, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a comprehensive book discussion on Dr Abhinav Pandya’s book titled Terror Financing in Kashmir. Under the aegis of Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, the event brought...

August 1, 2024
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Bharat, FATF, Kashmir, Terror Financing, UN, Terrorism, Defence
Talk by India's first NMSC, Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (Retd), on Maritime Security of India
Vibha Ghaty Sreesh

On 18 April, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Maritime Security of India” by Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, NMSC. Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) was also present. The Talk was...

April 18, 2024
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Coast Guard, Indian Navy, IOR, Maritime Security, NMSC, NSCS, Defence
VIF-CODISSIA meeting on Defence Manufacturing in India
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and Coimbatore District Small Scale Industries Association (CODISSIA) held a virtual meeting on 31 January 2024. The meeting began with a presentation by CEO, CDIIC, Dr B. Vinodh Kumar and then...

January 31, 2024
Tags: Amrit Kaal, defence manufacturing, Make in India, Self Reliant, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies
Vimarsh by Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC on National Security Challenges in the Maritime Domain
Naval Jagota

Over the years Vimarsh has emerged as a leading platform to facilitate interaction between the eminent people and the general public. The VIF is guided by the life and message of Swami Vivekananda who had a deep and abiding faith in Indian...

March 13, 2023
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, CNS, Maritime domain, national security, Defence
VIF Interaction with Foreign Military/Defence Attaches Posted in New Delhi
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

VIF organised a briefing cum discussion on the topics of ‘India’s Approach to Multilateralism’ and ‘India and J & K Issue on 26 Sept 2022 at the VIF’s premises. There were about 40 military/Defence Attaches along with some other diplomatic...

September 26, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Inter-Governmental Negotiation, J & K, Multilateralism, Pakistan, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, UN General Assembly, War II, Defence
Joint VIF-ARTRAC-IIM Indore Capsule on Strategic Leadership and Perspective Planning Programme (23-26 Aug 2022)
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

VIF in collaboration with Army War College/Army Training Command and IIM Indore organized a three day capsule on “Strategic Leadership and Perspective Planning” programme for recently approved three star generals at the Vivekananda...

August 23, 2022
August 25, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defeating Threats, Defence production, Geostrategic, India’s Strategic Culture, Leadership Workshop, Defence
Interaction with Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt. Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVASM
Naval Jagota

VIF organisned a talk and interaction with Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt. Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVASM on "Measures Being Adopted to Enhance the Combat Potential of Indian Army including the Agniveers" on 21 July 2022 from 1100 to 1230 hours...

July 21, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Agniveers, COAS, Indian Army, Defence
Talk by Shri Atul D. Rane, Scientist ‘H’, Outstanding Scientist and DG BrahMos, DRDO
Naval Jagota

Vivekananda International Foundation and DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) together have interactions in which eminent and distinguished speakers from DRDO have given presentations to the think tanks, industry, startups,...

July 20, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Atul D. Rane, BrahMos, DRDO, Defence
Talk by Shri Hari Babu Srivastava, DRDO
Naval Jagota

VIF organized an interaction among DRDO, Indian defense industry and the strategic community on 8th June 2022 for brainstorming on synergizing the Defense R&D ecosystem in India. Mr Hari Babu Srivastava, Director General Technology...

June 8, 2022
Tags: DRDO, Technology Management, Defence
Discussion with Chairman DRDO on Self Reliance in Defence Technologies
Shashank Sharma

VIF organised a round table discussion among Dr G Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation), the strategic community and representatives from the private...

March 16, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence Technologies, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, R&D, Self Reliance, Transfer of Technology, Defence
Strategic Leadership and Perspective Planning Workshop by VIF, Army War College and IIM, Indore
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The VIF in collaboration with Army War College/Army Training Command and IIM Indore organised a "Strategic Leadership and Perspective Planning" capsule for three days from 24 to 26 November 2021 at the VIF in physical mode. There were 16 to 18...

November 24, 2021
November 26, 2021
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Army, military, NITI Aayog, Strategic Leadership, Defence
Vimarsha Address by Dr Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary, Govt. of India talk on 'India's Defence Reforms'
Naval Jagota

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Dr Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary, Govt. of India for a public discourse on 'India's Defence Reforms'. The talk was organised under the aegis of Vimarsha, a platform offered by the VIF to...

July 22, 2021
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence reforms, Defence Secretary, Defence sector, Global power, Defence
Interaction between UK’s Chief of Defence and the Vivekananda International Foundation on UK’s “Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy”.
Naval Jagota

On 21 April 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation members had a virtual Interaction with UK’s Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas PatrickCarter, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen. The interaction was focussed on the Indo-Pacific security and...

April 21, 2021
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, CDS. Indo-Pacific, foreign policy, UK, Defence
Vimarsha: "Shaping the Armed Forces to meet likely Current and Future Challenges", by General BipinRawat, Chief of Defence Staff.
Naval Jagota

Under the Vimarsha series of lectures organized by the VIF on 07 April 2021,General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of Defence Staff spoke on 'Shaping the Armed Forces to meet likely Current and Future Challenges'. It...

April 7, 2021
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, artificial intelligence, CDS, Hybrid wars, Military diplomacy, Defence
Vimarsh - Role of the Indian Army in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (Chief of the Army Staff)
Shashank Sharma

The Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC spoke on the “Role of the Indian Army (IA) in dealing with the Contemporary National Security Challenges” during the Vimarsh series of lecture organised by VIF on 24...

February 24, 2021
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Chief of Army Staff, Cyber Agency, Indian Army, insurgency, Northeast, Defence
Vimarsh on Changing Contours of Competition and Conflict - Implications for Indian Navy by Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)
Shashank Sharma

As part of Vimarsh series of lectures on 21 Jan 2021, Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff spoke on “Changing Contours of Competition and Conflict - Implications for Indian Navy”.

January 21, 2021
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Grey zone operations, Hybrid Warfare, Implications for Indian Navy, Defence
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