Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Interaction with Chinese Scholars on the Belt & Road Initiative

With Beijing upping its diplomatic ante on its ‘Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a group of Chinese scholars, led by Amb Liu Jinsong, visited the VIF to seek support for an international conference on the BRI slated to take place in Beijing on 14 & 15 May 2017. Briefing on the benefits of BRI accruing to India and the agenda of the conference, the delegation opined that that India’s participation will contribute to the success of the conference.

May 10, 2017 Event Report

Interaction with Delegation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China

A ten-member delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China, with Mr Yang Yu leading and Mr Wu Songlin, Mr Li Bijian, Ms Zhang Mengzhuo, among others, as members of the delegation, held a broad-ranging interaction with the VIF’s faculty on issues of mutual interest.

May 10, 2017 Event Report

Visit of Delegation from Peking University, China

Mr Liu Xianjing, Deputy Director General of International Cooperation Center (ICC) for the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), led a delegation from Peking University (China) to visit the VIF. The visit was aimed furthering the bilateral relations through appreciation of each other’s viewpoints on a number of critical issues.

May 10, 2017 Event Report

Strategic Discourse On The People’s Republic Of China: Military, Power and Politics Edited by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

Hardcover: 239 pages Publisher: Pentagon Press; (2017) ISBN-13: 978-8182749337

April 24, 2017 Books/Book Review

VIF-Sichuan University Dialogue on Sino-Indian Relations

Asix-member delegation from Chengdu-based Sichuan University (China), led by Yang Wenwu, Senior Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of South Asian Studies (Sichuan University), and comprising Mr. Zhen Bo, Assistant Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, and Mr. Zeng Xiangyu, Mr. Liu Jiawei, Mrs. Wang Juanjuan and Mrs. Liu Siwei, all Associate Professors, as members of the delegation, visited the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) for the annual VIF-Sichuan University dialogue, hosted alternatively by the two institutions.

April 20, 2017 Event Report

Round Table Discussion on China’s Economy

Having transited from a government-controlled economy to a market-based economy in 1990, China had been successively clocking double digit growth until a decade ago. China's economic miracle, however, appears to be gradually fading away in recent years, evidenced by a broad set of indicators - contraction and slowdown in its manufacturing industry - the mainstay of China's export-driven economy - rising prices, especially wages, leading to cooling of the real estate, increasing shrinkages in fresh investments and consumption, among others.

March 20, 2017 Event Report

Conference on ‘Security along the Silk Road'

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), in collaboration with Near East and South Asia (NESA) Center, USA, had organized a two day Conference on ‘Security along the Silk Road’ on December 15-16, 2016. 11 international guests and 12 Indian delegates participated in the endeavor, which addressed the issues and challenges in Central Asia. Major focus of the discussions was on political developments in the Central Asian Republics (CARs), economic diversity, energy sector, security threats like terrorism and extremism, and regional connectivity.

January 19, 2017 Event Report

Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute and Indo-Centric Reflections on China's Military Capabilities, thoughts and Options in the Near Future

Major General V. K. Shrivastava, VSM (Retd)

Preface India and China share many similarities. They both rejoice in, and relate to, the inheritances of their continuing civilizations. Both are nuclear power states with ever increasing military capabilities. Alongside the benefits of their rising economies they are also grappling with the internal contradictions and upheavals of their billion strong populations. In pursuit of their national aspirations they are both jostling for their rightful places in the world order. If China’s rise remains under close scrutiny in India, that of India does not go unnoticed in China.

December 20, 2016 Monograph

China’s Great War Machine in the Sino-Indian Context by Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

Hardcover: 182 pages Publisher: Wisdom Tree (10 December 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 8183284795 ISBN-13: 978-8183284790 Online Available at amazon.com

December 10, 2016 Books/Book Review

Interaction with Delegation from Guangdong Institute for International Strategies

A four member delegation led by Prof. Sui Guangjun, Vice President of Guangdong Institute for International Strategies and Party Secretary of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies interacted with the VIF faculty led by Amb. Satish Chandra on 25 November 2016. Prof. Guangjun and his team spoke on India-China bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation, their roles in global governance, and cooperation opportunities under the 21st Maritime Silk Road Initiative. From the VIF side Dr.

November 25, 2016 Event Report