Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Welcome remarks by the Director during Vimarsh talk on ‘Lawfare as a tool in international relations’ by Sh Vikramjit Banerjee Additional Solicitor General, Govt of India- Secy VIF on Thursday, 10 Jul 2025.

Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Sh Vikramjit Banerjee Additional Solicitor General, Govt of India. He will be speaking on Lawfare as a tool in international relations. Sh Banerjee is a council in the...

July 11 , 2025

Welcome Remarks by the Director on the VIF Discussion on the Geostrategic Aftermath of Op Sindoor 09 June 2025

Dear friends, It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to today’s conference on geostrategic aftermath of OP Sindoor. The discussion is structured around three key dimensions, the military aspects, diplomatic engagement and strategic...

June 11 , 2025

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Vimarsh Talk by Shri S Gurumurthy, Chairman VIF on "Operation SINDOOR - a helicopter view" , Tuesday, 03 Jun 2025

Dear Friends, We are grateful to Sh. Gurumurthy Ji for speaking on OP Sindoor today. Sh Gurumurthy does not need an introduction to the audience. He has spoken on this platform several times on subjects ranging from economy, culture and...

June 5 , 2025

Welcome Address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, during the Vimarsh talk by Sh S Gurumurthy on "Kumbhmela: From a National and Geopolitical Perspective"

Dear Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Sh S Gurumurthy on “Kumbhmela: From a National and Geopolitical Perspective” I thank Sh Gurumurthy for suggesting this topic for today’s talk. Sh Gurumurthy ji...

April 3 , 2025

Welcome address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the discussion and release of 'Archaeologist of Independent India Major Personalities and Their Work'

Prof Dilip Chakrabarti Ji, Prof Kishore Kumar Basa, Chairman of the National Monuments Authority. Friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to today’s function being organised to release the book 'Archaeologists of Independent India Major...

February 28 , 2025

Welcome Address by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Exhibition and Panel discussion on “The Never Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh"

Dear Friends, The Vivekananda international Foundation is today organising a panel discussion on The Never Ending Persecution of Minorities in Bangladesh”. We are also hosting an exhibition on the subject put together by the Foundation for...

February 28 , 2025

Understanding the Dhamma Principles of all Religions for Dhamma Century

Welcome esteemed panelists. Conflict avoidance has been the key theme of Hindu Buddhist Samvad conferences. In history, we have seen conflicts arising out of various reasons: clash of ideologies, clash of cultures, historical animosities,...

February 20 , 2025

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Vimarsh talk by Sh Rajiv Malhotra on the book Who is Raising Your Children: Breaking India with Youth Warriors,

Dear Friends, I would like to welcome and thank Sh Rajiv Malhotra and Dr Vijaya Viswanathan to the VIF for today’s Vimarsh discussion. Their latest book Who is Raising Your Children: Breaking India with Youth Warriors is the subject of discussion...

February 7 , 2025

Welcome remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Vimarsh talk on ‘Global economic crisis: Implications for India’ by Dr. R. Vaidyanathan on Monday, 21 Oct 2024

Dr R Vaidyanathan, Sh S Gurumurthy Ji, Members of strategic community, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to today’s Vimarsh talk by Dr R Vaidyanathan on a very interesting subject titled ‘Global economic crisis:...

October 28 , 2024

Welcome Remarks by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF during the Vimarsh talk by Sh Kundana Kumar Lal on Rapid Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Emergency Preparedness- 08 Oct 2024

Friends, I extend warm welcome to all of you to today’s Vimarsh talk by Sh. Kundana Kumar Lal on ‘Rapid Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Emergency Preparedness’. I am grateful to Sh. Kundana Kumar Lal for accepting our invitation to deliver today...

October 10 , 2024