Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Bharat has been at the receiving end of radicalisation and Islamic terrorism for over three decades. In the study of terrorism/counter-terrorism, the terms radicalisation, religious extremism, and terrorism are frequently used interchangeably....

November 21, 2022

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Counter-terrorism, Harkat network, international terrorism, radicalization, South-East Asia, Terrorism, Jammu & Kashmir

Vimarsh - Book Discussion on “The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a Troubled Land”

Thejus Gireesh

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a Vimarsh dialogue in the shape of a book discussion on “The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a Troubled Land,” authored by General NC Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, on the 27th of December...

December 27, 2021

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Article 35A, Article 370, Counter Insurgency, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Conundrum, Jammu & Kashmir

Release of ‘Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control’ by Shri Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of Union Territory of J&K

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Shri Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir released ‘Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Kashmir’ in a virtual event on 18th March 2021. The book has been published by Harper Collins. Its author...

March 18, 2021

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Gilgit-Baltistan, Governor, Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, POK, Jammu & Kashmir

Talk on 'Jammu & Kashmir: The Big Picture', by Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain

Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), former General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based 15 Corps and former Military Secretary was invited to disseminate his knowledge on Jammu and Kashmir in the March edition of...

March 14, 2019

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, China, Indian Army, J&K, Jamaat-e-Islaami, Ladakh Range, Line of Control, Operation All-Out, Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir

Kashmir - Engagement of Youth through Sports

A talk by Mr Waheed-Ur Rehman Para was organised at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on July 30, 2018. Mr Waheed who is active in the political and social scene in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, provided a firsthand review of the...

July 30, 2018

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Militants, Social Media, Waheed-Ur Rehman, Jammu & Kashmir

Interaction with Dr Haseeb Drabu (Minister of Finance, J & K) on 'Developments in Kashmir'

On 05 Oct 2016, the VIF invited Dr. Haseeb Drabu, Minister of Finance in the BJP-PDP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir, for a talk on the ‘Developments in Kashmir to a broad panel of security experts, including former ambassadors,...

October 5, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Burhan Wani, Developments in Kashmir, Haseeb Drabu, Kashmir Vally, Jammu & Kashmir

Round Table Discussion on Situation in Kashmir and the Way Forward

In continuation of a series of dialogues and conferences held over the years on Kashmir, a Round Table Discussion was arranged at the VIF when some of the prominent voices on Kashmir - Mr KM Singh, Air Vice Mshl Kapil Kak, Dr Sudhir S Bloeria,...

September 2, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Kashmir Valley, POK, Situation in Kashmir, Sudhir S Bloeria, Jammu & Kashmir

Talk on ‘Kashmir: A Tragedy of Errors and the Way Forward’

The VIF invited Mr. Zafar Iqbal Manhas, MLC from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for an informal session on the evolving dynamics in Kashmir. The discussion revolved around a broad set of issues - sense of alienation, autonomy and...

August 16, 2016

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Kashmir, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, POK, Zafar Iqbal Manhas, Jammu & Kashmir

J&K: Failures / Lapses and the Opportunities – A talk by Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria

Vimarsha, VIF’s monthly series of talks on issues of national importance, was held on 23 December 2015 with Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria, former Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir and Vice Chancellor of Jammu and Kashmir, sharing his perspective on...

December 23, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Islamic law, Kashmir after insurgency, Madrassas in Kashmir, Pakistan-China combine, Sudhir S. Bloeria, Jammu & Kashmir

Interaction with Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria on Jammu & Kashmir

The VIF hosted Dr. Sudhir S. Boleria, former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and Vice Chancellor Central University of Jammu and Kashmir for a round table discussion on the situation in J&K and the way forward on 22 December 2015.

December 22, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, J&K forward, Kashmiri Pundits, Ladakh, Pakistan, POK, Sudhir S. Bloeria, Jammu & Kashmir

Discussion on Book by Shri AS Dulat

A discussion on the recently released book ‘KASHMIR-THE VAJPAYEE YEARS’, authored by Shri A S Dulat, former Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency, was organized at the VIF on July, 22, 2015. The...

July 22, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, IC 814 hijacking, India-Pakistan dialogue, Kargil War, KASHMIR-THE VAJPAYEE YEARS, POK, Jammu & Kashmir

Conference on the Plight of Kashmiri Pandits

VIF, together with All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS), organised a day-long conference ‘Revisiting the displaced Kashmiri Pandits issue’ on 13 February 2015. ‘J&K: the fractured electorate mandate and its implications,’ and ‘Creation of a...

February 13, 2015

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, All India Kashmiri Samaj, Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Article 370, Kashmir Valley, Kashmiri Pandits, POK, Jammu & Kashmir

Vimarsha: Article 370 and Resolution of Kashmir Problem with Gen (Retd) SK Sinha, former Governor, Assam and J&K

On Nov 20th, 2014, VIF organised a talk by General (Retd) SK Sinha, former Governor, Assam and J&K on ‘Article 370 and Resolution of Kashmir Problem’ under its Vimarsha series of public discourse. With Shri Vijai Kapoor, former Governor,...

November 20, 2014

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Article 370, Gilgit Baltistan, Hindu refugees, Resolution of Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir

Seminar on Refugees In Their Own Homeland : Travails of Kashmiri Pandits

A seminar was organized jointly by Vivekananda International Foundation and Patriots’ Forum in the VIF Conference Hall at New Delhi, on 20th April 2013, on the subject ‘ Refugees In Their Own Homeland :Travails Of Kashmiri Pandits ‘.

April 20, 2013

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Indian Territory, Kashmiri Hindus, Kashmiri Pandits, Own Homeland, refugees, Jammu & Kashmir

Strategizing Jammu & Kashmir Policy : Factoring in the past Experience & Future Portents with Shri Arif Mohammed Khan

Veteran leader and former Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Energy Shri Arif Mohammed Khan was invited to speak at Vimarsha of April 2011. Shri Khan spoke on "Strategizing Jammu & Kashmir Policy: Factoring in the past Experience &...

April 29, 2011

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Arif Mohammed Khan, Jammu & Kashmir Policy, Jammu & Kashmir