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Visit of a Parliamentary Delegation from Myanmar

A ten-member multi-party delegation of Myanmar’s parliamentarians, led by Mr. Oo Hla Sae (Member of Parliament, Arakan National party), called on the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) faculty on 20 February 2017. The ensuing...

February 20, 2017
Tags: Centre-State Relations, Parliamentary Delegation, Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies
‘Trilateral India-Japan-USA Dialogue’ - The Indo-Pacific, 17 February 2017

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with the US-based Hudson Institute and Japan Institute of National Fundamentals (JINF) organized a trilateral dialogue on 17 February 2017, to discuss shared concerns among India...

February 17, 2017
Tags: BRI, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, India-Japan-USA Dialogue, JINF, Maritime Silk Road, Southeast Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Trincomalee Consultation, 16 – 17 Feb 2017, Colombo

The ‘Trincomalee Consultation 2017’, a Track 1.5 dialogue, was organized by the Pathfinder Foundation (Sri Lanka) in collaboration with Carnegie India to discuss the development of Trincomalee port as regional hub for the Bay of Bengal. The...

February 16, 2017
Tags: Bay of Bengal, Pathfinder Foundation, Policy Planning, Trincomalee Consultation, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
VIF - JINF ‘Bilateral Dialogue’ on India-Japan Relations, 16 February 2017

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a bilateral dialogue with Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) on 16 February 2017 to deliberate on the changing strategic environment in Asia and enhance India-Japan...

February 16, 2017
Tags: Asia-Pacific, India-Japan Relations, India’s Act East Policy, Indo-Pacific, JINF, International Relations and Diplomacy
Round Table Discussion on the Union Budget - 2017-18

Following the presentation of NDA-led government’s’ fourth consecutive budget on 01 February 2017, the VIF assembled a high-powered panel, comprising India’s best-known economists - Mr. Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and Dr. Bimal...

February 14, 2017
Tags: NITI Aayog, Union Budget, Economic Studies
Interaction with Ambassador Peter Burian, EU’s Special Representative for Central Asia, February 10, 2017

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Amb. Peter Burian, European Union’s Special Representative for Central Asia, on February 10, 2017 to deliver a talk on EU’s perspective and strategy for Central Asia. His address was followed...

February 10, 2017
Tags: Central Asia, Central Asian Republic, EU, Islamic State, Southern Gas Corridor, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk on Netaji's Contribution to the Freedom Moment

The VIF arranged a talk on the contributions towards India’s independence made by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The talk was delivered by US-based Dr Kalyan De, an engineer by profession and an authority on India’s freedom struggle. Quoting...

February 10, 2017
Tags: Freedom Moment, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Quit India Movement, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On 08 February 2017, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), for a second time since its inception in December 2009, had the honour and privilege of hosting the Nobel Peace Laureate, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the...

February 8, 2017
Tags: Ancient Indian, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Nalanda Monastery, Tibet, Neighbourhood Studies
Vimarsha on ‘Uniting India: Sardar Patel’ with Amb G Parthasarathy

As part of VIF’s ongoing series of talks on issues of national importance, contemporary as well as historical, held every month under aegis of Vimarsha, Amb G Parthasarathy, former diplomat and author, was invited on 02 Feb 2017 to deliver a...

February 2, 2017
Tags: Ek Bharat, G Parthasarathy, Sardar Patel, Shreshtha Bharat, Uniting India, Governance and Political Studies
Visit of Bangladesh Enterprises Institute (BEI) Delegation to the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF)

A high –powered delegation from Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) led by its President, Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on the 1st of February 2017. The delegation included Amb. M. Humayun...

February 1, 2017
Tags: BEI, BIMSTEC, BRICS, Land Boundary Agreement, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Workshop on Internet Governance

Dr Gulshan Rai, (National Cyber Security Coordination Centre, or NCSC), Mr Sanjay Verma, Ministry of External Affairs, Mr. Samiran Gupta, India Head of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or ICANN), among others, participated...

January 30, 2017
Tags: Internet Governance, Technological and Scientific Studies
Interaction with Tilak Devasher on his book “Pakistan: Courting the Abyss”

Mr. Tilak Devasher, former civil servant, author and columnist, shared key findings of his outstanding research, titled ‘Pakistan: Courting the Abyss’ in a panel discussion, held at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 27 January...

January 27, 2017
Tags: China-Pakistan Nexus, Pakistan: Courting the Abyss, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Round Table Discussion on China’s Economy

Having transited from a government-controlled economy to a market-based economy in 1990, China had been successively clocking double digit growth until a decade ago. China's economic miracle, however, appears to be gradually fading away in...

January 24, 2017
Tags: China’s Economy, GDP, President Trump, US-China economic relations, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
LANDSLIP National Stakeholders Workshop

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with LANDSLIP (Landslide Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment, Preparedness and Early Warning in South Asia: Integrating Meteorology, Landscape and Society), organized a day-long national...

January 20, 2017
Tags: Geological survey of India, LANDSLIP, National Stakeholders, Natural Environmental Research Council, Technological and Scientific Studies
Conference on ‘Opportunities for Multi-stakeholder Partnership to Prevent and Counter Radicalization and Violent Extremism’, 16-17 January, 2017

The Vivekananda International Foundation, in collaboration with Facebook and the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi organized a conference on the theme of ‘Opportunities for Multi-Stakeholder Partnership to Prevent and Counter Radicalization and Violent...

January 16, 2017
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Counter Radicalization, Facebook, Multi-stakeholder Partnership, START, U.S. Embassy, Violent Extremism
Conference on ‘Security along the Silk Road'

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center, USA, had organized a two day Conference on ‘Security along the Silk Road’ on December 15-16, 2016. 11 international guests and...

December 15, 2016
Tags: Central Asian Republics, Chabahar Port, Kazakhstan, Silk Road, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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