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Gītā for the Millennia, Tenth Lecture
Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF

On 31 January 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the tenth session of ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swāmī Mitrānanda of Chinmaya Mission. The Chapter 4 of the ‘Gītā,...

January 31, 2023
Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Bhagavad Gita, Chinmaya Mission, Geeta, Swami Mitrananda
Talk on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World”
Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof K. P. Vijayalakshmi on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World” on 27 January 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF chaired the session...

January 27, 2023
US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Democratic Party, Internal Political Dynamics, Joe Biden, US
Talk by Singapore’s High Commissioner to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen
Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by High Commissioner of Singapore to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen on “Singapore’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific” on January 16, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the...

January 16, 2023
Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, Singapore, US-China
VIF Delegation’s Visit to Colombo and Interaction with Pathfinder Foundation

A VIF delegation led Dr. Arvind Gupta, comprising of Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Sreeradha Datta visited Colombo during 10-14 January. VIF’s think tank partner, the Pathfinder Foundation hosted the delegation and organized many of the...

January 10, 2023
January 14, 2023
Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Colombo port, economy, IMF bailout, local elections, Sri Lanka
Interaction with Delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting three member delegation headed by the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Policy & Security Studies (IFPSS), Diplomatic Academy of...

December 20, 2022
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: China, India, Indo-Vietnam, Russia, Vietnam
Round Table Discussion on Assessment of the Nepal Elections
Aarushi Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF

On 19 December 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Assessment of the Nepal Elections”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by a presentation by Shri Jay Nishaant. Dr Gupta...

December 19, 2022
Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Article 76, CPN-UML, Maoist, Nepali
Round Table Discussion on Power Trading between India and Nepal
Aarushi Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF

On 16 December 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “Power trading between India and Nepal”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the introductory remarks, followed by a presentation by Mr Lal Krishna KC, Sr....

December 16, 2022
Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Cross-border Transmission, Electric Power Trade, India, Nepal
VIF Interaction with the visiting delegation from Iran On Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran Point of View
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On December 15, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with a high level delegation from Iran. The theme of the discussion was 'Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and...

December 15, 2022
Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Conflict Avoidance, Interfaith Dialogue, Religions, Samvad
Interaction with the Visiting US delegation
Naval Jagota, Senior Fellow, VIF

On 14 December a delegation from the US Department of State interacted with VIF scholars VIF representatives, Dr Arvind Gupta (Director), Lt Gen R K Sawhney (Retd),Gp Capt Naval Jagota (Retd),Sweta Kumari(Associate Fellow), Anurag Sharma (Snr...

December 14, 2022
US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Anti-terrorism, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban
Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’
Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF

On 29 November, 2022, VIF organised a Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’ led by Dr. Dilip Chakrabarty, Professor Emeritus, Department of Archeology, Cambridge University and Distinguished Fellow, VIF. The event was...

November 29, 2022
Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: 20th century, Archaeological, Indian history, mediaeval India, valley civilisation, Vedic traditions
Interaction with Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs
Samir Bhattacharya, Senior Research Associate, VIF

On 28th November 2022, VIF organised its 2nd Africa Expert Group meeting. Shri Dammu Ravi, Secretary Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, was the key speaker at the meeting. During the meeting, Mr Ravi gave a brief overview of the...

November 28, 2022
Economic Studies
Tags: Africa, Economic
New Trends in Terrorism
Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate, VIF

On 25 November 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a brainstorming session on the “New Trends in Terrorism”, focussing on the lessons learned from the 2008 Mumbai Terror attacks. Under the Chatham House Rules, the...

November 25, 2022
National Security and Strategic Studies, Terrorism
Tags: 9/11 attacks, blockchain, Coastal Security, Communication strategies, Dark Web, IS, Islam, Popular Front of India
Book Discussion – Iconic Indians
Aarushi Gupta, Research Assistant, VIF

Book Discussion – Iconic Indians: 75 Extraordinary Individuals Who Inspired the Country by Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh On 24th November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book discussion on “Iconic Indians: 75...

November 24, 2022
Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: BB Lal and Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Mihir Sen, Narratives, RC Majumdar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Interactive Session with Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)
Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting delegation from the Korean National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA) on November 24, 2022. The talk focussed on the prospects of Republic of Korea-India...

November 24, 2022
Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Geopolitics, South Korea
Vedānta and Nationalism
Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF

On 23 November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual talk on ‘Vedānta and Nationalism’ by Śrī. Śrīnāth Mohandās, Assistant Professor at the School of Ethics Governance Culture (EGCS) and Social Systems, Chinmaya...

November 23, 2022
Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Aurobindo, Chinmaya Mission, nationalism, Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda
Talk on US Midterm Elections
Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk on “US midterm Elections 2022: Implications for India and the World” on 21 November, 2022. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome remarks. Prof K. P....

November 21, 2022
US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Democrats, midterm Elections, Republicans
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