The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a Chinese delegation led by Prof. Li Chenyang, Vice President of Yunnan University and Dean of Institute of Myanmar Studies on 08 August. The other members of the delegation include Lu Guangsheng (Vice Dean of School for International Studies, Chief Expert of Center for China’s Neighbor Diplomacy, Yunnan University), Liu Peng Associate Professor, Yunnan University and Luo Xuefang, Attache, Policy Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China. The welcome remarks were delivered by Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney.

On 05 July 2019, The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with the delegation of journalism students from the Islamic University of Maldives (IUM). The Maldives’ delegation was led by Mr Ahmed Saleem, Dean of the Islamic University. The VIF was represented by the Director of the VIF— Dr Arvind Gupta, and many of its distinguished fellows and experts.

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table discussion on the India-China Relations in the Second Term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leading strategist and policymakers participated in the discussions. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF delivered the opening remarks and Amb Ashok Kantha, Amb Arun K. Singh, Mr Sanjay Chadha, Mr V. Srinivas and Mr Pranav Kumar and Prof. Sujit Dutta participated in the discussion. The salient points that emerged from the discussion follow. India –China relations can be divided into three phases

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