Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

VIF-CODISSIA meeting on Defence Manufacturing in India

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

Vimarsha: Talk by Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on 'National Security Challenges and Air Power'

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, for a public discourse on “National Security Challenges and Air Power”. The talk was organised under the aegis of...

December 29, 2020

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Indian Air Force, Indian Ocean, national security, Defence

Navy Team Tarini at the Vivekananda International Foundation

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) comprising six women officers of the Indian Navy circumnavigated the globe in 254 days. The voyage commenced on September 10, 2017 and was completed on May 21, 2018. The expedition was called ‘...

September 27, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Indian Navy, INSV Tarini, Navika Sagar Parikrama, Team Tarini, Defence