Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-30 April 2025), Issue 60

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Strengthening India’s Small Arms Manufacturing Ecosystem DRDO Achieves Significant Milestone in Scramjet Engine Development Trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’ from Su-30 MKI aircraft Advanced 3D...

May 23 , 2025

India-South Africa Relations

On January 20, 2025 the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk by High Commissioner of South Africa to India, Dr. Anil Sooklal. During the opening remarks Dr. Arvind Gupta highlighted the well accomplished and extensive career of High...

March 24 , 2025

Africa Now (16-28 February, 2025)

The African continent witnessed significant progress over the last two weeks. With its vast resources, strategic location and rapidly growing population, Africa has become an important player in the geopolitical scenario. It is important to look at...

March 4 , 2025

Roundtable Discussion on Expectations from G20 Brazil Summit

On October 28, 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a roundtable discussion on ‘Expectations from G20 Brazil Summit’. The roundtable discussion was set forth to understand and evaluate the Brazilian presidency of Group of 20 (G-20...

November 22 , 2024

Prime Minister Modi and the Two Unions

Of late, the Modi government has made a renewed push to further its relationship with two important regional groupings, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). While New Delhi has been constantly engaging with several individual member-...

September 3 , 2024

India and Voice of Global South Summit 3.0

India successfully held the third Voice of Global South Summit (VOGSS) on 17 August. It carried forward the agenda of the previous two summits, which had fed into the G20 process. The VOGSS remains India's initiative and is not held in conjunction...

August 30 , 2024

Multilateralism and India during 2014-2024

Between 2014 and 2024, India has navigated the multilateral world to ensure a supportive external environment of peace, security, and stability to accelerate the transformation underway in India. The fact that India is both a founder-member of...

June 5 , 2024

Multilateralism Digest: March 2024-Issue 3

I. India in the UN India bats for reform in ILO’s governing structure India suggests reform of UNSC working methods Second meeting of Group of Friends of Peacekeepers held An Indian SR for Disaster Risk Reduction II. Plurilateral Developments...

April 15 , 2024

Multilateralism Digest: February 2024 - Issue 2

I. India in the UN India chairs 62nd Session of Commission for Social Development India at the C34 debate India makes three significant financial commitments India’s GIDH initiative takes off II. Plurilateral Developments BRICS working group on...

March 21 , 2024

Multilateralism Digest: January 2024 - Issue 1

I. India in the UN India pushes for equitable status for Global South India to support the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries II. Plurilateral Developments Russia assumes BRICS Presidency BIMSTEC gets an Indian SG Cabinet...

February 8 , 2024