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Interaction with the Ambassador Gonchig Ganbold

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the Ambassador of Mongolia, Gonchig Ganbold on 26 June 2019. Dr Arvind Gupta delivered the welcome remarks. In his remarks, he emphasized the cultural and historical linkages between both...

June 26, 2019
Tags: Buddhism, Gonchig Ganbold, mongolia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, United Nation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Discussion on ‘Emergency: Darkest Hour in Indian Democracy’,

A discussion was held at the VIF on 24th June 2019 on the eve of 34 years since the declaration of the National Emergency in India. The idea behind was to retell stories related to Emergency - considered as one of the darkest periods in the...

June 24, 2019
Tags: Constitution, elections, Emergency, Indira Gandhi, Law, New India, Policy Initiatives, Governance and Political Studies
VIF Capsule for Defence Attaches Designates and their Spouses

VIF organized a one day capsule for 14 India’s Defence Attaches designates who have been assigned to various Indian Embassies abroad. It was also the first time that spouses of the Defence Attaches (DAs) also attended the capsule. This was much...

June 20, 2019
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Army DAs, Defence Attaches, foreign policy, Indo-Pacific, Neighbourhood
Interaction with Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a closed-door interaction with a visiting delegation from the Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), South Korea on 14 June 2019. The interaction covered a gamut of issues from the emerging...

June 14, 2019
Tags: China, Korean National Diplomatic Academy, Korean Peninsula, North Korean crisis, International Relations and Diplomacy
Vimarsha : New Templates For India’s National Security Management

On 13 June 2019, Ambassador PS Raghavan, Chairman, National Security Advisor Board (NSAB) delivered a monthly Vimarsha lecture on ‘New templates for India’s National Security Management’ at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). Dr...

June 13, 2019
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, India, India’s National Security, Kargil War, National Security Management, New India, NSAB, PS Raghavan
Talk on Buddhist Monasteries and Temples in Ancient Capitals of China
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi. The topic of the lecture was ‘Buddhist Monasteries and Temples in Ancient Capitals of China...

June 13, 2019
Tags: Ancient Capitals of China, Buddhist Monasteries, Buddhist monks, Gyanodaya, Shashi Bala, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Interaction with the Delegation from the Prospect Foundation

The Vivekananda International Foundation hosted a delegation from the Prospect Foundation, Taipei led by Dr Mark Tan-sun Chen. The other members of the delegation were Dr Joanne Jaw-ling Chang Chyou, Dr Arthur Shufan Ding, Dr Ming-fang Tsai, Dr...

June 7, 2019
Tags: foreign policy, India-Taiwan Relations, Indian Ocean Region, Indo-Pacific, Indo-Pacific Security, Prospect Foundation, UNSC, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk by H.E. Sidharto Suryodipuro, Ambassador of Indonesia to India

On 27th May Vivekanand International Foundation hosted the Ambassador of Indonesia to New Delhi, H.E. Sidharto Suryodhipuro. The Ambassador delivered a talk on ‘Indonesia and the Indo-Pacific’. The gist of his talk is given in the succeeding...

May 27, 2019
Tags: ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Maritime domain, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk on ‘Faith and Empire-Tombs to Temples in China’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi, the topic of the lecture being, ‘Faith and Empire-Tombs to Temples in China’. Dr. Arvind...

May 24, 2019
Tags: Ancient Capital, Shashibala, Temples in China, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Round Table at the VIF on Elections 2019 by Dr. A. Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharti

During the course of the elections, Dr. A Surya Prakash visited the states of Karnataka, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to understand how the people were voting. He shared his impression and insight during two round...

May 20, 2019
Tags: 2019, Bengal, BJP, Chairman, Congress, Election Commission, Elections 2019, India, modi, Prasar Bharti, UP, Governance and Political Studies
Seminar on ‘Shipping, Ship-ownership and Shipbuilding in India: Policies, Praxis and Prospects’

A seminar was organised on the above topic on May 16, 2019 at the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. It was a sequel to ongoing discussions on the need for greater impetus on the shipping, ship-ownership and shipbuilding sector of...

May 16, 2019
Tags: India’s economy, Ports, Sea, Shipbuilding in India, shipping, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Round Table Discussion on Sri Lanka: Reeling Under the Attack

A round table discussion (RTD) was held on 16th May 2019 at the VIF to discuss the recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka. The discussants included Major General Ashok Mehta, Dr Adil Rashid, Dr Smruti Pattanaik, Prof S D Muni, Dr Sreeradha Datta,...

May 16, 2019
Tags: Al Qaeda, Colombo, Islamic State, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, South Asia, Sri Lanka terror attack, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
China-India Interaction from Bilateral to Regional Level, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

The Center for South Asia-West China Cooperation and Development Studies (SAWCCAD) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, organised a conference on ‘China-India Interaction: From Bilateral to...

April 25, 2019
Tags: BRI, Chinese diplomacy, India-US relations, QUAD, Sichuan University, South Asian Studies, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Round Table Discussion on Elections-2019

A round table discussion was held at the VIF to discuss the various aspects of Election 2019. Dr A Surya Prakash, Chairman Prasar Bharti, led the discussions.

April 23, 2019
Tags: Democracy of India, Elections-2019, India, Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha, Governance and Political Studies
Release of VIF Task Force Report: Towards More Effective Education: Emergence of STEM Education in India

On 22 April 2019, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) released the Task Force Report on “Organisation of STEM Education in India”. The task force report was released by Dr. V K Saraswat, former chairman Defence Research &...

April 22, 2019
Tags: Defence Research & Development Organisation, DRDO, STEM Education, Technological and Scientific Studies
Interaction with China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), Beijing. The delegation consisted of researchers from various institutes of CICIR. The following were the...

April 16, 2019
Tags: CICIR, India-China cooperation, Indo-Pacific, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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