The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion on ‘India-China Relations: Global, Regional and Bilateral Context’, including the economic issues. The speakers at the Round Table were:- Amb. Ashok Kantha, former Ambassador to China, Lt Gen S L Narasimhan, Member NSAB, Vice Adm Anil Chopra, Member NSAB, Amb. Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary.
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC), a multilateral initiative with an objective to enhance growth and connectivity between Asia and Africa. It focuses on development cooperation projects, quality infrastructure and institutional connectivity, skill enhancement, and people-to-people partnership. The AAGC initiative emerged from PM’s visit to Japan in 2016, which was again discussed during Shinzo Abe’s visit to India in 2017.
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Prof Tai Ming Cheung, an Associate Professor at the School and Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), University of California. The talk was on ‘Understanding China's Progress in the Development of its Defence and Strategic Science, Technology and Innovation Capabilities’. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, presided over the session and delivered the opening remarks. Members of the strategic community, including Dr. Devendra Kumar, Amb. Kanwal Sibal, Vice Admiral Raman Puri, Amb. Dinkar Srivastava, Amb.
A VIF Delegation comprising of Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney, Ambassador Anil Wadhwa and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) representative at Shanghai, Sh Madhav Sharma, visited China from 16th-18th of July.
The Ambassador recounted as to how the nation’s youth’s efforts to bring constitutional democracy and freedom was diverted by radicalization, and the sufferings that was inflicted by it upon the society. Explaining the mayhem brought about by radical interpretations of Islam, he dwelt upon the Political, Social, Economic and Cultural measures in the process of de-radicalization, at which Algeria was an unqualified success.
… The CCP has adopted harsh repressive measures towards Xinjiang since the very beginning … has been pushing policies to change the basic religious and cultural fabric of Xinjiang as it wants a more ‘tailor made’ Uighur population, which will be closer to the idea of CCP … harsh religious intolerance has created serious mistrust between the CCP and the Uighurs
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a Round Table Discussion on ‘India’s Recent Foreign Policy Moves in Wuhan, Sochi, Singapore and Qingdao’, with the Director, VIF, moderating the discussions.
Preface At the outset, this monograph has sought to resolve the ambiguities in comprehending the oft-used phrase ‘maritime power’. It has established that constituents are those permanent attributes which make a country easier or harder to be at sea. On the other hand enablers of maritime power are its potentials. Thus, long coastline is a constituent and the fishing industry that spawns on the coast is an enabler.
The VIF hosted a delegation from South Korea led by Mr. Lee Jung Deuk. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, welcomed and delivered the opening remarks. Lt. Gen. Ravi Sawhney and Brigadier Vinod Anand attended the deliberations. The interaction was focused on the recent developments of the Korean Peninsula and its ramification for the region. The salient points that emerged from the discussions are enumerated below. Overview of the Korean Peninsula
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) from Hanoi on May 15, 2018. The delegation was led by Dr. Tran Viet Thai, Director General, Department of Policy Planning, Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Deputy Director General, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, DAV. The other Vietnamese delegates were Mr. Vu Duy Thanh, Deputy Director General, Department of Policy Planning, Vietnam MOFA, Amb. Nguyen Duy Hung, Adviser, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, DAV, Mr.