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Workshop for Diplomats March 24-26 2021

Based on positive feedback from the foreign diplomats posted in India during the workshop held for diplomats in Feb 2020, VIF organised a third work shop on “Introduction to India’s Strategic Thinking” from 24 to 26 March 2021 in ...

March 24, 2021
Tags: India’s foreign policy , India’s Strategic Thinking , Developments in Afghanistan , Understanding Pakistan
Quad Plus Dialogue

The Quad Plus Dialogue is held every quarter, since 2013 and the Vivekananda International Foundation has been the designated think tank representing India since the inception of this dialogue. Apart from VIF, the other think tanks from Quad mem...

November 19, 2020
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Webinar on “NEP-2020 and STEM Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document for the growth and development of the nation. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) has thus taken up issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing ...

November 18, 2020
Tags: Atmanirbhar Bharat , Education , National Education Policy , NEP , NEP-2020 , STEAM
Strategic dialogue VIF-Australian National University

The Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the Australian National University organised a virtual discussion on the emerging geopolitical trends and their implications on 4 November 2020. The opening remarks were made by VIF ...

November 04, 2020
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Introduction to India’s Strategic Thinking and its Determinants

The VIF organized the third series of lectures on India’s national security and strategic culture from 12 to 14 October 2020 in a virtual mode in continuation of the initiative taken in the previous year. The webinar enabled young students, ac...

October 12, 2020
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VIF Webinar on “International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)”

India’s trade with Central Asia is much below its true potential, and the factor behind is the lack of direct connectivity. The Chabahar Port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) remain crucial in this regard. Vivekanan...

October 09, 2020
Tags: China , Russia , INSTC , Central Asia , Iran , Europe , BRI , North-South Transport Corridor
Webinar on “NEP-2020 –Towards Holistic Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document in the context of nation-building. VIF has thus planned to take up, in a series of webinars, issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing on the country...

October 07, 2020
Tags: Swami Vivekananda , STEM , Gandhi , National Education Policy , Holistic Education , NEP-2020 , Nation-Building , Gurukul system
VIF Webinar on “NEP-2020 and Nation Building”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document in the context of nation-building. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a forerunner in policy planning for nation building has thus planned to take up issues arising out of...

September 03, 2020
Tags: COVID-19 , Nation Building , Education , National Education Policy , NEP
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern...

March 03, 2020
Tags: Soft Power , Bollywood , Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Soft Power Assets , Ayurveda
Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking for Diplomats 2.0

On 17 February 2020, VIF held the second workshop for foreign diplomats posted in embassies based in New Delhi. It was the second time this initiative was taken to bring together diplomats from countries around the world and introduce them to t...

February 17, 2020
Tags: Radicalisation , J&K , Soft Power , India’s foreign policy , Indian Strategic Thinking , Counter terrorism , Strategic affairs , Civilisational links , India’s strategic approach
VIF-Embassy of ROK Seminar on Prospects of Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint closed-door seminar with the Embassy of Republic of Korea on 20 December 2019 to discuss ‘Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula’. After opening remarks by Dr Arvind Gupt...

December 20, 2019
Tags: US , Korean Peninsula , Denuclearization , Republic of Korea , Singapore Summit , Hanoi Summit
VIF Delegation in Washington Dc

A delegation from the VIF comprising Director, Dr Arvind Gupta, Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney and Dr. Harinder Sekhon visited Washington DC from 11 to 15 Nov 2019 for the annual return meetings – a bilateral on India-US relations with the Hudson Insti...

November 11, 2019
Tags: Indo-Pacific , Afghanistan , Hudson Institute , Jerusalem Centre , State Department
VIF-IISS-BHC Roundtable on the Indian Ocean

On 17 October the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in conjuncture with the Institute of International and Strategic Studies, (IISS) London and the British High Commission organised a day-long roundtable on the Indian Ocean. The idea be...

October 17, 2019
Tags: Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , UK , IISS
Workshop on Indian Ethos in Management and Business

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The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a two-day workshop titled ‘Indian Ethos in Management’ for scholars, students, mid-career professionals and business persons in an attempt to formulate and create...

September 18, 2019
Tags: Indian Ethos , Management and Business , Upanishads , Textual tradition , Civilizational state , Social responsibility , Rig Vedas
Homeland Security Conference 2019, on ‘Innovation led Cyber Security Management’, Jointly Organised by the VIF and the FICCI, 22-23 August 2019, New Delhi

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 Ind...

August 22, 2019
Tags: national security , Cyber Security , 2019 , FICCI , Homeland Security , Digital platforms , Law Enforcement Agencies , Cyber Terrorists
Introduction to Indian Strategic Thinking and its Determinants

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 07, 2019
Tags: foreign policy , national security , Indian Strategic Thinking , Human Development
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