Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

India’s Engagement with Nepal and Bhutan: What can India do More?

Amidst rising tensions along India’s northern border, does India’s engagement with Nepal and Bhutan meet its strategic requirements, and what else can India do more? To discuss these questions, a webinar was organised on “India’s Engagement...

August 3, 2021

Tags: Act East, Doklam, Himalayan Railway network, Neighbourhood first policy, Nepalese politics, OBOR, Bhutan, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Webinar on India-Nepal Relations: The Way Ahead

Shaurya Agrawal

On 23rd November 2020 Vivekanand International Foundation India (VIF) and Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) organised a round table discussion on India-Nepal Relations. Director Dr Arvind Gupta chaired the session...

November 23, 2020

Tags: bilateral relationship, India-Nepal, Mahakali, Puncheshwer project, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Round Table Discussion on India-Nepal Relations

Alakh Ranjan

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Round Table Discussion to discuss India-Nepal relations on 7th November 2019. This everlasting friendship is now also being called a ‘strategic partnership’. This relationship was...

November 7, 2019

Tags: BIMSTEC, China, China policy, FDI, India-Nepal relations, Madhesi, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Roundtable on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal-China Relations: Implications’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a roundtable on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal-China Relations: Implications’. The key speaker, Mr. Sunil KC, CEO of Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, Kathmandu, touched...

June 27, 2018

Tags: BBIN initiative, China, Hydropower projects, Nepal-China Relations, Prime Minister Oli, Sunil KC, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with Prof. Vijay Kant Karna, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, on ‘Indo-Nepal Relations under the New Government in Nepal’

An interaction on India-Nepal relations and future prospects was held at the VIF on 27 March, 2018, with Prof. Vijay Kant Karna as the lead speaker. The session began with opening remarks by Mr. Sahay who complemented the people of Nepal, the...

March 27, 2018

Tags: Chinese investments, Communist Party of Nepal, Indo-Nepal relations, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Ahead of Nepalese President Ms Bidya Devi Bhandari’s scheduled visit to India later this month, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, for an interaction on ‘India-Nepal...

April 7, 2017

Tags: BBIN, Deep Kumar Upadhyay, India-Nepal relations, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Visit by a Nepalese Delegation

A five-member delegation from Nepal, led by Abdul Razzak, Member of Parliament (Nepali Congress Party) and comprising Dr Jagat Bahadur Pathak, Dr C B Pun, Gopi Prasad and Hira KC as members of the delegation, visited the Vivekananda...

April 29, 2016

Tags: Himalayan neighbour, India-Nepal relations, Nepalese Delegation, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with a Nepalese Business and Trade Delegation

Leading a twelve-member business and trade delegation from Nepal, Mr. Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, the Chief Whip of CPN-UML (the second largest political party in Nepal’s consensus government) visited the Vivekananda International Foundation on 22 Feb...

February 22, 2016

Tags: Indo-Nepal relations, Nepalese Business and Trade Delegation, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with a Nepalese Civil Society Delegation

Leading a six-member Nepalese Civil society delegation, Mr. Daman Nath Dhungana, a legal luminary in Nepal and former Speaker of the House of Representative, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 January 2016 for an...

January 27, 2016

Tags: Nepalese Civil Society Delegation, Terrai region, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with Prof Hari Bansh Jha on the Madhesi Uprising in Nepal

On 04 December 2015, the VIF invited Hari Bansh Jha, Professor of Economics, Nepal’s Tribhuvan’s University for an interaction on the current political uprising in Nepal and its implications, especially for India. Prof. Jha presented an...

December 4, 2015

Tags: Madhesi, Nepal’s economy, Terai region, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Visit of Nepalese Delegation

A five-member delegation from Nepal Transition to Peace-Institute (NTTP I) visited the VIF on July 24, 2014 for interaction on a variety of issues of mutual interest. The delegation was led by former Speaker of the Nepalese Parliament Mr. Daman...

July 24, 2014

Tags: Government of Nepal, NTTP-I delegation, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with H. E Amb Glenn White, Australian Ambassador to Nepal

On 3rd September 2013, VIF welcomed Amb Glenn White, the Australian Ambassador to Nepal for a brief interaction on the latest political developments in Nepal. Having spent the last four months in Nepal, Amb White gave a succinct assessment of...

September 3, 2013

Tags: Australia, Australian Ambassador, Democratic values, Himalayan state, Nepal, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Nepal: Contemporary Political Scenario and Portents for Future

The Maoist-Madhesi ruling combination had indicated their preference for conducting fresh elections which was announced by PM Baburam Bhattarai (BRB) on May 27 during the process of dissolution of the Constitutional Assembly (CA). Following...

October 26, 2012

Tags: BRB government, Maoist-Madhesi, Nepal Constitution, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Interaction with HE John Tucknott - UK’s Ambassador to Nepal

The Ambassador of United Kingdom to Nepal HE John Anthony Tucknott visited Vivekananda International Foundation on June 28, 2011 for an informal interaction on Nepal’s internal dynamics. The Ambassador interacted with a select panel of...

June 28, 2011

Tags: Ambassador to Nepal, Himalayan state, India’s key role, Nepal’s Army, United Kingdom, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Recent Developments in Nepal - The Way Forward

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi (India) organized a Seminar on ‘Recent Developments in Nepal - The Way Forward’ on 6-7 January 2011 at the VIF Conference Room, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The two-day program was inaugurated...

January 6, 2011

January 7, 2011

Tags: Nepali Congress, Recent Developments in Nepal, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies