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Book Release: A Chinese Translation of Surdas’ Sursagar

A Chinese translation of Sursagar (the ocean of poems, originally composed by Surdas, a late 15th century blind saint, poet and musician) was released by Mr. Tarun Vijay, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, at the Vivekananda International...

January 8, 2016
Tags: China, Surdas’ Sursagar, Historical and Civilisational Studies
J&K: Failures / Lapses and the Opportunities – A talk by Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria

Vimarsha, VIF’s monthly series of talks on issues of national importance, was held on 23 December 2015 with Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria, former Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir and Vice Chancellor of Jammu and Kashmir, sharing his perspective on...

December 23, 2015
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Islamic law, Kashmir after insurgency, Madrassas in Kashmir, Pakistan-China combine, Sudhir S. Bloeria, Jammu & Kashmir
Interaction with Dr. Sudhir S. Bloeria on Jammu & Kashmir

The VIF hosted Dr. Sudhir S. Boleria, former Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir and Vice Chancellor Central University of Jammu and Kashmir for a round table discussion on the situation in J&K and the way forward on 22 December 2015.

December 22, 2015
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, J&K forward, Kashmiri Pundits, Ladakh, Pakistan, POK, Sudhir S. Bloeria, Jammu & Kashmir
Interaction with an Australian Delegation

Leading a six-member delegation, Mr. Ric Wells, a senior career diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia, visited the VIF on 18 Dec 2015 for an interaction with members of the VIF faculty. Discussions were held...

December 18, 2015
Tags: Australian Delegation, Indo-Pacific Region, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Goran Persson, Ex-Prime Minister of Sweden

On 11 Dec 2015, the VIF hosted ex-Prime Minister of Sweden Mr. Goran Persson for an interaction on regional economic prospects, climate change, terrorism and Europe’s relations with Russia, among other issues. The interaction kicked off with...

December 11, 2015
Tags: Ex-Prime Minister of Sweden, International cooperation, International Relations and Diplomacy
Visit of VIF Delegation to Sri Lanka

1. A VIF-CII delegation headed by Gen. NC Vij and comprising of Lt. Gen Ravi Sawhney, Mr. CD Sahay, Ambassador Alok Prasad, Mr. Manish Mohan, Regional Director International for South and Central Asia of CII AND Mr. Pankaj Mohan, Vice...

December 7, 2015
Tags: Buddhist Sangha, Indian Ocean Region, Indo-Sri Lankan Bilateral Relations, Political Situation, Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with Prof Hari Bansh Jha on the Madhesi Uprising in Nepal

On 04 December 2015, the VIF invited Hari Bansh Jha, Professor of Economics, Nepal’s Tribhuvan’s University for an interaction on the current political uprising in Nepal and its implications, especially for India. Prof. Jha presented an...

December 4, 2015
Tags: Madhesi, Nepal’s economy, Terai region, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Interaction with TN Ninan, author of ‘Turn of the Tortoise’

While the jury may still be out debating whether India’s economy has really taken off under the new political dispensation in New Delhi, members of the VIF faculty, General NC Vij, Director VIF, Amb PP Shukla, Adm KK Nayyar, among others,...

December 2, 2015
Tags: GDP, India’s economy, Turn of the Tortoise, Economic Studies
Interaction with H.E. Martin Ney, Germany’s Ambassador to India

On 19 November 2015, H.E. Martin Ney, Germany’s Ambassador to India, held an interaction with members of the VIF faculty on a broad range of issues, including, among others, the shifting strands in the present world order, the challenge of ISIS...

November 19, 2015
Tags: Germany, Germany’s Ambassador to India, ISIS, International Relations and Diplomacy
Interaction with Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan H.E. Hekmat Karzai, as part of his recent visit to India, held a broad ranging interaction with members of the VIF faculty on 19 November 2015.

November 19, 2015
Tags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISIS, Islamic State, Taliban, Neighbourhood Studies
Workshop on 'Public-Private Partnership in Countering Online Radicalization and Recruitment to Violence'

Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) of the University of Maryland, US Embassy and Facebook organised on November 17-18, 2015, a two-day...

November 17, 2015
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Civil Society, ISIL, ISIS, radicalization, Recruitment to Violence, Social Media, World war
Detailed Report of the Seminar on Countering Online Radicalization and Recruitment

1. A joint workshop organized by the VIF in collaboration with the University of Maryland, US Embassy New Delhi and Facebook was organized from 17 to 18 November 2015 at the VIF premises. A number of eminent international experts and scholars...

November 17, 2015
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Civil Society, Daesh modus, ISIL, ISIS, Radical Islam, radicalization, Recruitment to Violence, Social Media, World war
VIF Delegation in Washington DC

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, General NC Vij, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney. Ambassador Kanwal Sibal and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from November 3 to November 6, 2015. The VIF team was invited by the Atlantic Council...

November 3, 2015
Tags: Asian and Pacific Affairs, DTTI, Quad Plus Dialogue, US-India bilateral relations, US-India Defense, Washington DC, US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Sixth Xiangshan Forum

1. The Xiangshan, or Fragrant Hills, conference was held from 16 to 18 October 2015 at China National Convention Center in Beijing. Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney was invited from the Vivekananda International Foundation to attend this conference. His...

October 16, 2015
Tags: Asia Pacific, China Military Science Society, Sixth Xiangshan Forum, South China Sea, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
Third India-Africa Forum Summit: A Curtain Raiser

A Round-Table discussion on the forthcoming ‘India-Africa Forum Summit’ scheduled in New Delhi from 26-29 October 2015 was held at the VIF on 12 Oct 2015. The gathering was briefed by a panel of 3 experts on Africa, Ambassador R. Rajagopalan,...

October 12, 2015
Tags: Agenda-2063, IMF, India-Africa Forum Summit, United Nations, WTO, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF Delegation’s Visit to China

1. A five member delegation led by the VIF Director Gen N C Vij visited China from 15 to 22 Sep, 2015 at the invitation of the China Institute for International Studies (CIIS). The delegation comprised :- Gen NC Vij Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney Amb...

September 15, 2015
Tags: Counter terrorism, De-radicalization, ISIS in Afghanistan, POK, SCO, China, International Relations and Diplomacy
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