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Interaction with H.E. Dr. Sau Mohammad Al-Sati, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to India

The VIF was privileged to host H.E. Dr. Sau Mohammad Al-sati, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in India, for bilateral talks on 03 May 2017. The interaction began with General NC Vij, Director, VIF, highlighting the growing trajectory of India-Saudi...

May 3, 2017
Tags: Dr. Sau Mohammad Al-sati, National Transformation Program 2020, Saudi Arabia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with a visiting Delegation from Fudan University, China

A four-member delegation of Fudan University (China), led by Prof. Zhang Yi, Executive Vice Director, Fudan Development Institute (China), and comprising Prof. Sun Lijian, Prof. Shen Dingli, and Prof. Lin Minwang as members of the delegation,...

May 3, 2017
Tags: CPEC, Fudan University, National Congress, OBOR, US-China relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Conference on Internet Governance

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Information Technology (IT), Electronics, and Law & Justice, Government of India, Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT), Dr. Gulshan Rai,...

April 25, 2017
Tags: Bharat Net, Data-integrity, Data-privacy, Data-protection, Data-sharing, ICANN 57, igital India, Internet Governance, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Smart Cities, Governance and Political Studies
Visit of a South Korean Delegation

The VIF, on 20 April 2017, hosted a six-member delegation from the Policy Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of South Korea (ROK), to a bilateral interaction, encompassing a broad range of issues of mutual interests -...

April 20, 2017
Tags: North Korea, South Korea, South Korean delegation, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF-Sichuan University Dialogue on Sino-Indian Relations

Asix-member delegation from Chengdu-based Sichuan University (China), led by Yang Wenwu, Senior Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of South Asian Studies (Sichuan University), and comprising Mr. Zhen Bo, Assistant Director, Institute of...

April 12, 2017
Tags: CPEC, Maritime Silk Route, POK, Sichuan University, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India

Ahead of Nepalese President Ms Bidya Devi Bhandari’s scheduled visit to India later this month, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted H.E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Nepal’s Ambassador to India, for an interaction on ‘India-Nepal...

April 7, 2017
Tags: BBIN, Deep Kumar Upadhyay, India-Nepal relations, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Conference on ‘Communicating India’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Prasar Bharati, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and University of Westminster (UK), held a day-long conference on ‘Communicating...

April 5, 2017
Tags: Communicating India, Communicating via Journalism, Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Governance and Political Studies
Interaction with a Delegation from Shanghai Institute of International Studies

Mr. Chen Dongxiao, President of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS), accompanied with Dr. Liu Zongyi, Senior Fellow, SIIS, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 03 April 2017 for an interaction on issues...

April 3, 2017
Tags: BRICS, President Trump, Shanghai Institute, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
India-Russia 70: VIF-RIAC Bilateral Dialogue and the Way Forward

With India and Russia barely two weeks away from celebrating their 70 years of bilateral ties, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Moscow-based think tank Russian International affairs Council (RIAC), held a...

March 30, 2017
Tags: Af-Pak region, India-Russia Relations, RIAC, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Vimarsha: Nation and Nationalism - Talk by Mr M J Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs

Mr M J Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs in the ruling NDA government, delivered a perceptive talk on ‘Nation and Nationalism’ at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 March 2017. The talk was conducted , part of VIF’...

March 27, 2017
Tags: Nation and Nationalism, Governance and Political Studies
Interaction with Dr. Alinaghi (Kamal) Kharrazi, Iran’s Former Foreign Minister

Dr. Alinaghi (Kamal) Kharrazi, former Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, escorted by Ambassador Gholamreza, Iran’s present Ambassador to India, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 20 March 2017 for an...

March 20, 2017
Tags: Af-Pak regio, Alinaghi (Kamal) Kharrazi, Central Asian region, Iran, International Relations and Diplomacy
National Workshop on Doubling Farmers’ Income through Scaling-up

In sync with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 when the country completes its 75 years of independence, the VIF, in collaboration with ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-...

March 15, 2017
Tags: Challenges and Opportunities, Climate Change, Doubling Farmers’ Income, Resilient Agriculture, Watershed Management, Governance and Political Studies
Interaction with Prof. Baoz Ganor on Counter-Terrorism

On 14 March 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited the globally renowned counter-terrorism expert, Prof. Bao Ganor, Founder & Executive Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism and Dean at the...

March 14, 2017
Tags: Counter-terrorism, Global Terror, Terrorist organizations, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF Delegation in Washington DC

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, General NC Vij, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney. Ambassador Kanwal Sibal, Lt Gen Davinder Kumar and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from 28 February 2017 to 04 March 2017 for the annual ‘Quad Plus...

February 28, 2017
Tags: Ed Royce, International affairs, Quad-Plus Dialogues, US Congress, Washington DC, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Mr. Samiran Gupta, the Head of India for ICANN

Mr. Samiran Gupta, the Head of India for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was invited February 23, 2017 for a discussion on issues broadly related to internet’s freedom and security. In his opening remarks, General NC...

February 23, 2017
Tags: ICANN, Internet Corporation, Multi-stakeholde, Technological and Scientific Studies
Interaction with Chinese Scholars on the Belt & Road Initiative

With Beijing upping its diplomatic ante on its ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a group of Chinese scholars, led by Amb Liu Jinsong, visited the VIF to seek support for an international conference on the BRI slated to take place in Beijing on...

February 23, 2017
Tags: Beijing, Belt & Road Initiative, BRI, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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