Speeches/Transcriptions/Presentations
Visit of Sejong Institute Delegation, South Korea, to the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, on 18 Dec 2017

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Mr. Chang Soo-jin, President of the Sejong Institute, Ladies and Gentlemen, Namaskar and Good Afternoon, I would like to extend our heartiest welcome to the esteemed delegati....

Visit of H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, to the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, 11 Dec 2017: Welcome Remarks of Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Good afternoon, H.E. Mr. Lavrov, ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome H.E. Mr. Sergey V Lavrov to the Vivekananda International Foundation. Excellency, we are deeply honoured by your presence here. We appreciate that you ....

Presentation at the 1st India Forum on China, at Goa University, on 14-16 December 2017: ‘China’s Cyber Capabilities and its Impact on Regional Security’

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi Introduction It is now well-known that China, a burgeoning power, seeks to use information warfare in the cyber realm to realise its great po....

Round Table Conference on ‘Gross Domestic Knowledge Product (GDKP) and India’, at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 18 Dec 2017

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF Dear Friends, VIF welcomes you to this Round Table Discussion on Gross Domestic Knowledge Product (GDKP) and India. We are grateful to Prof Umbrato Sulpasso, Senior Fellow....

‘Technology Challenges before India’: Presentation at the Global Tech Summit, Bangalore, 07 Dec 2017

Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi Introduction The clutch of new technologies invented over the last few decades has revolutionised governance, transportation, commerce, communicat....

Seminar on ‘Water Basin Management’: Organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) and the International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), at the VIF, New Delhi, 29-30 Nov 2017

Opening Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Sh. Trivendra Singh Rawat, Sh Dhirendra Singh, former Home Secretary, distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the beginni....

Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, Book Discussion: “SECURING INDIA – THE MODI WAY”, by Sh. Nitin A Gokhale, 24 November 2017

I would like to welcome Sh Nitin Gokhale, the author of “Securing India – The Modi Way”, to this panel discussion, I also grateful to our panelist Sh Satish Chandra , Gen Ata Hasnain for agreeing to participate in the discussion. The book ....

Address to the EU Head of Mission, HE Ambassador Kozlowski on ‘India’s Maritime Policy’, by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director Vivekananda International Foundation, 24 Nov 2017

Introduction Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean is evolving rapidly. Global stability is closely linked to the stability of the Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean is an artery of global trade, particularly that in oil and gas. Nearly 100,0....

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the Vivekananda International Foundation New Delhi, December 11, 2017

Dear Mr. Arvind Gupta, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honor to launch this project of the Vivekananda International Foundation dedicated to the prominent Russian diplomat Alexander Kadakin. My sincere gratitude goes to our Indian friends....

Joint Workshop on ‘India-China-US Trilateral Cyberspace Cooperation’: Welcome Remarks by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 16-17 Nov 2017

Dear Bruce McConnell, Global Vice President, East-West Institute, Mr. Yu Shuang, Director, Academic Department of China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS), Dear friends, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this joint I....

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