India-China Relations
India and China Hold Diplomatic Talks to Review Border Situation and Resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
On March 25, 2025, India and China conducted the 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on...
On 11th December, 2024 Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on “Role of the Legal Profession for Viksit Bharat”. Opening and welcome remarks were made by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, during which he introduced the speaker and gave...
Geopolitics with great power rivalries is redefining global economic and trade exchanges. The rise of China which markedly defines today’s international order is often attributed to its skills as the world’s leading practitioner of geoeconomics. The...
Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan Removes Islamic Emirate from Banned List-Tolo News
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has praised the removal of its name from the list of banned groups by the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Click here to read......
The Kargil war of 1999 was not just a conflict between two traditional rivals but a major direct confrontation between two nuclear powers that had defied global norms by conducting nuclear tests. This saga was catalysed by technological achievements...
मिथ्याज्ञानं तमोगुणः संशयात्मा यदा जायते।
तदा जगदिदं सर्वं भ्रान्तं व्यामोहमोहितम्॥
(English Translation: When ignorance born of darkness and doubt arises, Then this entire world appears delusory and veiled by illusion.)
Since its inception,...
Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms, machine learning (ML), data analytics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics have brought profound changes in almost...
The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Semiconductor Technology: A Perspective on the Future of Intelligent Systems” by Prof Manan Suri, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on 23 November...
One of the most visible aspects of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is the growing engagement with the Indian diaspora. In an effort to further strengthen India’s connection with the diaspora, the government has...
In this episode of VIF podcast, Lt. Gen. Anil Ahuja (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Dr. Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF, discuss developments taking place with regards to India- US relations particularly in the areas of defence and...