Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Release and Discussion on Snakes in the Ganga: Breaking India 2.0

On 30 September 2022, VIF organized the release and discussion on Snakes in the Ganga: Breaking India 2.0, a book authored by Shri. Rajiv Malhotra and Shri. Vijaya Viswanathan. Apart from the authors, the panel consisted of Lt. Gen. Ravi...

September 30, 2022

Tags: Breaking India, civilizing mission, Snakes in the Ganga, Governance and Political Studies

Vimarsh on India’s Drug Challenge

Thejus Gireesh

On the 11th of October 2021, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) as part of its Vimarsh Dialogue series organised a presentation by Shri Jayant Misra, IRS (Retd) and former Chairman of the Settlement Commission, on India’s Drug...

October 11, 2021

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Drug Challenge, drug trafficking, NPS, Governance and Political Studies

Talk by Shri V. Srinivas on Administrative Reforms: Challenges and Opportunities

Akshata Salvekar

On 20th August 2021, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk by Shri V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary to Government of India, the DAPRG and Director General, National Centre for Good Governance on Administrative Reforms...

August 20, 2021

Tags: Administrative, Good Governance, Liberalization reform, Governance and Political Studies

Vimarsha on Defining Democracy by Dr. A Surya Prakash

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

In the recent past, several reports have come out questioning the functioning of the Indian democracy. Responding to these reports, the Indian Foreign Ministry said that India had “robust institutions and well established democratic practices”...

March 30, 2021

Tags: BJP, Congress, governance, India democracy, Political Party, Governance and Political Studies

VIF Webinar on “NEP-2020 and Nation Building”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document in the context of nation-building. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a forerunner in policy planning for nation building has thus planned to take up issues arising out...

September 3, 2020

Tags: COVID-19, Education, Nation Building, National Education Policy, NEP, Governance and Political Studies

Ayodhya Movement and National Polity

On 13th August 2020, Vimarsh was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic “Ayodhya Movement and National Polity.” This subject was thoroughly reviewed by Shri S Gurumurthy, Economic & Political Analyst and Chairman, VIF. The Ayodhya...

August 13, 2020

Tags: Archaeological Survey, Ayodhya, Ayodhya Movement, Bhoomi Pujan, Hinduism, Hindutva, K M Munshi, National Polity, paradigm shift, S Gurumurthy, vote bank politics, Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vimarsha on India's Efforts towards Developing a Vaccine to Fight the Coronavirus by Prof. K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser, GOI

Radhika Daga

On 10 July, 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation conducted an online Vimarsha lecture on India's Efforts towards Developing a Vaccine to Fight the Coronavirus. The speaker for the session was Prof. K Vijay Raghvan, the Principal...

July 10, 2020

Tags: artificial intelligence, Coronavirus Vaccine, Industry, MHRD, MSMEs, R&D, Sars-COV-2, Governance and Political Studies

Vimarsha on Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest threat to Democracy

Navreet Kullar

On 25thJune, 2020, Vimarsha was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic "Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest Threat to Democracy, How the people fought and won". It has been 45 years since the declaration of the National Emergency...

June 25, 2020

Tags: 1975-1977, Congress Party, Constitution, democracy, Emergency, Indra Gandhi, RSS, Governance and Political Studies

Book discussion, ‘Towards a New India – Governance Transformed 2014-2019’ authored by Mr V. Srinivas

Navreet Kullar

On 11th March 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a book discussion on the book, ‘Towards a New India – Governance Transformed 2014-2019’, written by Mr V. Srinivas, Additional Secretary to Government of India in the...

March 11, 2020

Tags: Department of Administrative Reforms, Governance Transformed, Mr V. Srinivas, Towards a New India, Governance and Political Studies

Discussion on ‘Remedial Measures to counter possible spread of Coronavirus'

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a discussion with a delegation led by Lt Gen RS Grewal, Director General Medical Services (DGMS), Army, on ‘Remedial Measures to counter possible spread of Coronavirus' on 06 March 2020. Air...

March 6, 2020

Tags: China, Coronavirus, Crisis, WHO, World Health Organization, Wuhan, Governance and Political Studies

Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking for Diplomats 2.0

Radhika Daga

On 17 February 2020, VIF held the second workshop for foreign diplomats posted in embassies based in New Delhi. It was the second time this initiative was taken to bring together diplomats from countries around the world and introduce them to...

February 17, 2020

February 19, 2020

Tags: Civilisational links, Counter terrorism, Indian Strategic Thinking, India’s foreign policy, India’s strategic approach, J&K, Radicalisation, Soft Power, Strategic affairs, Governance and Political Studies

Vimarsha : Discussion on Politics of Opportunism | Special Address by Shri. S. Gurumurthy

Aarushi Suri

A Special Lecture by Shri S. Gurumurthy, was organized at Vivekananda International Foundation on December 27, 2019 in the latest session of the monthly Vimarsha series. Shri Gurumurthy, Chairman-VIF and Editor-Tughlak, is a senior Economic...

December 27, 2019

Tags: Centre-State Relations, Discussion on Politics of Opportunism, National Congress, Political Theatre, Regional Parties, S. Gurumurthy, Governance and Political Studies

Workshop on Indian Ethos in Management and Business

Radhika Daga

Introduction The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a two-day workshop titled ‘Indian Ethos in Management’ for scholars, students, mid-career professionals and business persons in an attempt to formulate and create a narrative...

September 18, 2019

Tags: Civilizational state, Indian Ethos, Management and Business, Rig Vedas, Social responsibility, Textual tradition, Upanishads, Governance and Political Studies

Joint Amity University and Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Essay Competition and Panel Discussion on ‘Vision India 2030’

Consequent to the signing of MoU between VIF and Amity University, Noida, under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Education Group and Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, a joint Essay Competition...

August 28, 2019

Tags: Amity Education Group, Essay Competition, Vision India 2030, Governance and Political Studies

Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking and its Determinants

Radhika Daga

In 2018, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held the first of its kind of Certificate Programme to bring together students from Indian Universities, academicians, researchers from think-tanks and other disciplines and introduce them...

August 7, 2019

Tags: foreign policy, Human Development, Indian Strategic Thinking, national security, Governance and Political Studies

Book Discussion on “Amit Shah and the March of BJP” by Dr. Anirban Ganguly & Shiwananda Dwivedi

Aarushi Suri

A discussion was held in VIF on July 23rd, 2019 by the esteemed authors Dr. Anirban Ganguly, and Shiwananda Dwivedi, on their recently released book, “Amit Shah and the March of BJP”, published by Bloomsbury publishers. Dr. Ganguly is the...

July 23, 2019

Tags: Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party, democracy, Leadership, March of BJP, Political organisation, Governance and Political Studies