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India’s Space Programme: Achievements and Prospects
Radhika Daga

On 17th January 2020, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ lecture series on the important subject of India’s Space Programme. Dr A.S Kiran Kumar, former Chairman ISRO, was invited to speak on the opportunities...

January 17, 2020
Tags: Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, India’s Space, International Space, IRNSS, ISRO, Low Earth orbit, sustainable development, UFOs, Technological and Scientific Studies
Interaction with International Department of Communist Party of China Central Committee (IDCPC)
Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation hosted a delegation from the International Department of CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) on 16 January 2020. The delegation was led by Dong Weihua, Deputy Director-General of Research Office of...

January 16, 2020
Tags: IDCPC, International Department of Communist Party of China Central Committee, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Honorable Md. Hassan Mahmud Esq., Minister for Information of Bangladesh
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk by honourable Md. Hassan Mahmud Esq. on India Bangladesh Relations, chaired by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF. Md. Hassan began by emphasizing India's role during the time of Bangladesh's...

January 14, 2020
Tags: Economic Development, Hassan Mahmud, India-Bangladesh Relations, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with New Zealand Delegation
Amruta Karambelkar

On 13th January a delegation from New Zealand visited the Vivekananda International Foundation. The delegation comprised of Commodore Mellissa Ross, Deputy Chief of the Navy, Ms. Erin Duncan, Deputy High Commissioner to India, Ms. Suzannah...

January 13, 2020
Tags: Bilateral Cooperation, Indo-Pacific, JCPOA, Maritime Security, New Zealand Delegation, Pacific Islands, UNSC, International Relations and Diplomacy
Vimarsha: Vivekananda and National Regeneration

“My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.”

January 13, 2020
Tags: National Regeneration, Salvation of India, Self-realization, Spiritual power, Swami Vivekananda, Upanishads, Vocational Training, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Interaction with Professor C. Raja Mohan
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interaction with Dr C. Raja Mohan, Director of Institute of South Asia Studies at National University of Singapore on the topic of "Global Dynamics and Challenges to India". Dr Mohan focused...

January 13, 2020
Tags: Climate Change, Global Dynamics, International Relations, South Asia Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role
Dr Arpita Mitra

VIF organized a talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role on 9 January 2020. The purpose was to cull out strategic insights from our ancient texts. Amb. Gupta spoke about the Bhagavad Gita. He said...

January 9, 2020
Tags: CAGE, dharma, ekam sat, International Politics, Spirituality, Yagna, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Roundtable on ‘Global Nuclear Developments and India’s Policy challenges'
Aayush Mohanty

On 8 January 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a roundtable on Global Nuclear Developments and India’s Policy challenges. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, opened the floor by laying the purpose of the roundtable, which is...

January 8, 2020
Tags: Global Nuclear Developments, India’s Policy, India’s Policy challenges, INF Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Technological and Scientific Studies
Interaction on US-Iran Tensions after the Death of Major General Qassem Soleimani
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized an interactive session on “Interaction on US-Iran tensions after the death of Major General Qassem Soleimani” on 7 January 2020. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks...

January 7, 2020
Tags: Iran, IRGC, Major General Qassem Soleimani, Soleimani, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
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
VIF-Embassy of ROK Seminar on Prospects of Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint closed-door seminar with the Embassy of Republic of Korea on 20 December 2019 to discuss ‘Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula’. After opening remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta,...

December 20, 2019
Tags: Denuclearization, Hanoi Summit, Korean Peninsula, Republic of Korea, Singapore Summit, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF Delegation Visit to Myanmar
Jaideep Chanda

A delegation from VIF led by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director and comprising of Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Sawhney, Amb (Retd) Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Dr Sreeradha Datta and Col Jaideep Chanda visited Myanmar from 9 – 12 December 2019.

December 9, 2019
December 12, 2019
Tags: Foreign Affairs, Human Rights Commission, MIPS, MISS, Rohingya, UEHRD, Visit to Myanmar, Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with Dr. Anantha Nageswaran
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

"The Chinese Economy: Trump Effect, Deleveraging, or Both?"

December 5, 2019
Tags: CCP, Chinese economy, Chinese Growth, Military power, RCEP, Trump Effect, Economic Studies
VIF-IISS Roundtable on India’s Relations with the EU and the UK after Brexit
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a closed-door interaction for a visiting delegation from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS, London) on 4th December 2019. The Roundtable focused on addressing the...

December 4, 2019
Tags: Brexit, Financial Cooperation, IISS, India-France Relations, India-UK Economic, International Relations and Diplomacy
Second BIMSTEC Think Tanks Conference at the Vivekananda International Foundation
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF

On 27-28 November 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the Second Edition of the BIMSTEC Think-Tanks Conference in New Delhi. The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) is...

November 27, 2019
November 28, 2019
Tags: Bay of Bengal, BIMSTEC, Capacity Building, Climate Change, Cyber Security, economic cooperation, Maritime Domain Awareness, Multi-Sectoral Technical, Social Media, International Relations and Diplomacy
Conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’
Dr Neha Sinha

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’ on 20th November, 2019. The delegation consisted of ten Ambassadors and High...

November 20, 2019
Tags: Africa Development Community, African Continent, diaspora, economic cooperation, India's Foreign Policy, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
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