Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations
Visit of Sichuan University delegation to the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), 07 Aug 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF It gives me great pleasure to welcome the delegation of academics from Sichuan University. We are pleased to note that your delegation includes post-graduate students as well. These young....

Release of ‘Quadripartite Commission Report on Indian Ocean Security’, at the Vivekananda International Foundation, 22 Aug 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Amb Kanwal Sibal, Mr. Hideki Asari, Minister (Political Affairs) Embassy of Japan in India, Mr Nobuo Tanaka, Vice Adm Anil Chopra, Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlem....

Book Release: ‘Who Should Say Sorry for Two Millennia of Injustices?’, authored by Ambassador Surendra Kumar, 14 Aug 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF The VIF is delighted to organise this function to release Ambassador Surendra Kumar’s book ‘Who Should Say Sorry for Two Millennia of Injustices?’, brought out by Har Anand Publicatio....

Vimarsha: Talk on ‘Technology for Sustainable Development’, by Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, 08 Aug 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Friends, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you. Today we have with us Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University to deliver a talk on ....

Talk by Mr Jeremy England, Head, Regional Delegation of the International Committee, ICRC on ‘Humanitarian Perspectives on Global Security Trends’, 01 Aug 2018

Opening Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Dear friends, It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to a talk by Mr Jeremy England, Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of International Committ....

Talk by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, on ‘India Needs a Proactive Approach to the Indo-Pacific’, at the Society of Indian Ocean Studies, 31 July 2018

Introduction After a long while, the India of Indo-Pacific as a geo-strategic concept is shaping up. This is the direct result of the increasing connectivity of the two vast dynamic regions. The key drivers are:- Shift of poli....

Inaugural Session of the Conference ‘Assessing India’s Connectivity with its Neighbourhood’, 03 Aug 2018

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Hon'ble Minister of Petroleum, Dr Dharmendra Pradhan, Admiral KK Nayyar, Chairman VIF, Director General Confederation of Indian Industry, Distinguished participants, Excellencies, Members ....

Talk at the Induction Training Programme for IAS Officers, at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Government of West Bengal, 26 Jul 2018

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi I would like to thank Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Director General of ATI, West Bengal ....

Vimarsh: Talk by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Urban Development on Urbanisation in India: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities, at the Vivekananda International Foundation, 23rd Jul 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF It gives me great pleasure to welcome Sh Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Urban Development, for a Vimarsh Talk on ‘Urbanisation in India: Trends, Challenges and ....

Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) Seminar on Cyber Deterrence, 27 June 2018

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF’s Remarks Cyber deterrence: How feasible? Cyber deterrence is a contested concept. The terminology borrows heavily from the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence in Cold Wa....

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