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Samvad: Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative for Conflict Avoidance - Inter-Religious Understanding and Interdependent Sustainability, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 6 and 7, 2019

The III Edition of Samvad at Ulaanbaatar was a great success in many ways. In particular it cemented the relation between India and Mongolia as Spiritual Partners. It was held in the premises of Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

September 6, 2019
September 7, 2019
Tags: Conflict Avoidance, Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative, Inter-Religious Understanding, Interdependent Sustainability, Samvad, Ulaanbaatar, Historical and Civilisational 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
Vimarsha: ‘Need for Hindu Buddhist Alliance in Sri Lanka and World Over’
Sanjay Kumar

In the run-up to the ‘SAMVAD-III: Global Hindu Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness’, which will be held from 6th to 8th September 2019 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the VIF held its monthly Vimarsha on 22 August...

August 22, 2019
Tags: Buddhism in Hinduism, Conflict Avoidance, Environment Consciousness, Hindu Buddhist Alliance, Religions, SAMVAD-III, Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Interaction with Sichuan University
Aayush Mohanty

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from Sichuan University, Chengdu. The delegation consisted of numerous scholars from various backgrounds. The Chinese delegation consisted of the following people:- Prof. Yang...

August 22, 2019
Tags: Asia, Global Economy, Maritime Engagement, Maritime Security Cooperation, Sichuan University, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Homeland Security Conference 2019, on ‘Innovation led Cyber Security Management’, Jointly Organised by the VIF and the FICCI, 22-23 August 2019, New Delhi
Anurag Sharma, Associate Fellow, VIF
Radhika Daga

The ‘Homeland Security Conference 2019 on ‘Innovation led Cyber Security Management’ was the 3rd edition, jointly organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), and the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

August 22, 2019
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, 2019, Cyber Security, Cyber Terrorists, Digital platforms, FICCI, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement Agencies, national security
Interaction with the Delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), China
Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr Lou Chunhao, Deputy Director Institute of South Asian Studies and Dr Zhang Shujian from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). The opening remarks were...

August 21, 2019
Tags: Article 370, BRI, CPEC, Informal Summit, UNSC, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with the Delegation from Yunnan University
Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a Chinese delegation led by Prof. Li Chenyang, Vice President of Yunnan University and Dean of Institute of Myanmar Studies on 08 August. The other members of the delegation include Lu...

August 8, 2019
Tags: International law, NATO, QUAD, Southeast Asia, Yunnan University, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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
Interaction with Intellisia Institute, Guangzhou, China
Aayush Mohanty

The VIF hosted an interaction with a delegation from the Intellisia Institute, Guangzhou. The delegation consisted of the following members:- Professor Dingding Chen, President of Intellisia Institute Raj Verma, Director of Research &...

August 6, 2019
Tags: Chinese delegation, Intellisia Institute Guangzhou, Maritime issues, Southern China, U.S-China relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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
Vimarsha: Talk on ‘Why Triple Talaq should be made a Punishable Offence’, by Shri Arif Mohd. Khan
Aarushi Suri

The latest session of Vimarsha Talk was organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on July 19, 2019. Shri Arif Mohd. Khan, Former Union Cabinet Minister, put forth an informed argument on ‘Why Triple Talaq should be made a...

July 19, 2019
Tags: Islamic philosophy, Lok Sabha, Supreme Court, Triple Talaq, Governance and Political Studies
Seminar on ‘Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue’, at Taipei
Dr Teshu Singh

The Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue was organized by the Prospect Foundation in Taipei. Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Teshu Singh participated in the dialogue from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). Amb. Tan-Sun Chen...

July 15, 2019
Tags: BRI, GCTF, Indo-Pacific, OPIC, Shangri La speech, Taiwan-India Strategic Dialogue, International Relations and Diplomacy
Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Brainstorming Session on ‘India and West Asia – a New Paradigm Shift and Policy Options’. The deliberations broadly focussed on assessing the present situation in the West Asian Region...

July 12, 2019
Tags: Chabahar Port, Gulf region, Indian Diaspora, Israel, Syria, West Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with the Maldives Delegation

On 05 July 2019, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with the delegation of journalism students from the Islamic University of Maldives (IUM). The Maldives’ delegation was led by Mr Ahmed Saleem, Dean of the...

July 5, 2019
Tags: Freedom of Expression, Islamic State, Maldives Delegation, Radicalisation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with the Visiting Chinese Delegation led by Amb Yang Yanyi

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a Chinese delegation led by Amb. Yang Yanyi, (Former Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union). She was accompanied by Mr Zhu Feng, Executive Director of China Center for...

July 2, 2019
Tags: European Union, South China Sea, US-China trade, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Dr Teshu Singh

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on the India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leading strategist and policymakers participated in the discussions. Dr Arvind Gupta,...

June 27, 2019
Tags: BRI, Chinese investment, India–China Trade, ndia-China Relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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