Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations
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....

Release of Dr. A Surya Prakash’s Book titled ‘The Emergency: Indian Democracy’s Darkest Hour’, at the Vivekananda International Foundation, 25 Jun 2018

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director Hon’ble Vice President of India Sh M Venkaiah Naidu, Dr. A Surya Prakash, Chairman Prasar Bharti, Shri Mehul Gandhi, Publisher and MD, Meghnirghosh Media, Members of the Media, L....

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Conference on ‘Cyber Security’, 30 May 2018

Keynote address: Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Sh SS Ahluwalia ji, Sh Rashesh Shah, Sh Gulshan Rai, Sh Chinoy, Sh Sumit Gupta, Sh Rah....

Round Table Discussion on Iran Nuclear Deal, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 23 May 2018

Opening Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF US-Iran confrontation is intensifying; it likely to escalate and will have world-wide impact. Tough US sanctions are on the way. For the moment the European Union (EU) holding ....

VIMARSH: Admiral Sunil Lanba’s talk at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), 23 May 2018

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Admiral Sunil Lanba, Admiral KK Nayyar, Distinguished Guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you all to today’s Vimars....

Talk on ‘National Security’ to Somalian Diplomats, The Foreign Service Institute, 28 May 2018

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi Synopsis Factors affecting National Security • History and geography are powerful, long-term drivers of a country’s understanding ....

Dialogue between Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, and Uzbekistan Delegation, 21 May 2018

Opening remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF I would like to extend hearty welcome the delegation from Development Strategy Centre of Uzbekistan led by Mr Akmal Eshondedaevich Burkhanov. The interaction between the two sides....

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