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Interaction with HE Mr. Ali Chegeni, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India on “Indo-Iranian Relations and A perspective on Regional Security and Connectivity”
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Following the official visit of Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran to New Delhi on June 8-9, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction (in hybrid format) with HE Mr. Ali...

June 22, 2022
Tags: Chabahar, cultural and historical ties, Iran, Islamic Republic, International Relations and Diplomacy
Bangladesh-India Relations and the New Horizons of Possibilities
Khushmita Dhabhai

On the 21st of June, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on ‘Bangladesh-India Relations and the New Horizons of Possibilities’. Ambassador Shahidul Haque, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, delivered the talk...

June 21, 2022
Tags: Foreign Secretary, Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Geopolitics, Bangladesh, Neighbourhood Studies
Vimarsh on China Challenge in the Wake of the Ukraine Crisis
Kota Mallikarjuna Gupta

On 21 June 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh on the “China Challenge in the Wake of the Ukraine Crisis”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave out introductory remarks and welcomed the speaker Amb Ashok K...

June 21, 2022
Tags: India- China, Line of Actual Control, LoC, Ukraine Crisis, Xi Jinping, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk on ‘Asia as Method: Towards Deimperialisation and its Afterlife’
Rohith Krishna

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk titled ‘Asia as Method: Towards Deimperialisation and its Afterlife’ by Professor Chen Kuan-Hsing on 20 June 2022. Prof. Chen is an academic from Taiwan, who specialises in inter-Asian...

June 20, 2022
Tags: cultural studies, inter-Asian, Samvad, Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Quad Plus Dialogue
Avantika Menon

A timely meeting of the long-running Quad Plus Dialogue was convened virtually on 15 June 2022. This iteration of the dialogue was hosted by the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Japan. As the designated think-tank representing...

June 15, 2022
Tags: Japan, Quad Plus, Quad Plus Dialogue, Taiwan, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF-CICIR-CASS virtual Roundtable on “China-India Climate Change: Dynamics and the Way Forward”
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF

On 15 June 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) organized a virtual roundtable on China-India Climate Change:...

June 15, 2022
Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, China-India, Climate Change, COP26, Energy Efficiency, low-carbon urbanization, renewable energy, sustainable transportation, UNFCCC
‘Round Table Discussion: India's Economic Engagement within its Neighbourhood’
Khushmita Dhabhai

On the 13th of June, 2022, The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a round table discussion on 'India's Economic Engagement within its Neighbourhood'. The session began with Dr Arvind Gupta's brief remarks on the nature and extent of...

June 13, 2022
Tags: BIMSTEC, Economic, neighbours, SAARC, Neighbourhood Studies
‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture V)
Rohith Krishna

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the fifth session on ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission on June 10, 2022. In this session, Svāmīji focussed...

June 10, 2022
Tags: Ajuna, Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Millennia, Shree Krishna, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Interaction with H.E. Mr. Denis Evgenyevich Alipov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an Interaction with H.E. Mr. Denis Evgenyevich Alipov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India on June 9, 2022 following a hybrid format. The participants who were physically present for...

June 9, 2022
Tags: Russian Federation, Ukraine, US, War, Russia, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk by Shri Hari Babu Srivastava, DRDO
Naval Jagota

VIF organized an interaction among DRDO, Indian defense industry and the strategic community on 8th June 2022 for brainstorming on synergizing the Defense R&D ecosystem in India. Mr Hari Babu Srivastava, Director General Technology...

June 8, 2022
Tags: DRDO, Technology Management, Defence
Interaction with Ambassador of Algeria to India
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a discussion on "Algeria’s Foreign Policy in West Asian and North African region and India-Algeria relations" on 7 June 2022. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF delivered his opening remarks and...

June 7, 2022
Tags: Africa, Russia-Ukraine conflict, International Relations and Diplomacy
Ukraine Conflict: A UK perspective
Naval Jagota

VIF organized a closed door round table discussion on a “Review of Russia-Ukraine Conflict”: A UK Perspective on 06 June 2022 in the physical mode at the VIF with members of the strategic community and Brigadier Nick Sawyer, Defence Advisor, ...

June 6, 2022
Tags: Russia, Russia Ukraine war, UK, International Relations and Diplomacy
Talk on "Nepal-India Relations" by Ambassador of Nepal H.E. Dr. Shankar P. Sharma
Khushmita Dhabhai
Dr Rishi Gupta

By Khusmita Dhabhi & Rishi Gupta The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk by H.E. Dr. Shankar P. Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal on "Nepal-India Relations" on 1st June 2022 at 1100. The session was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta,...

June 1, 2022
Tags: Buddhist, Hindu, Indian Army, Nepal-India Relation, Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies
Celebration of Africa Day 2022 Over a Book Discussion | ‘The Harambee Factor: India - Africa Economic and Development Partnership by Ambassador Gurjit Singh’
Samir Bhattacharya

Every year on May 25, the world celebrates Africa Day. On May 25 1963, 30 independent African leaders signed the founding charter of the OAU (Organization of African Unity). In 2002, to give more impetus to the organisation, many new areas were...

May 27, 2022
Tags: Banjul Formula, COVID-19, Gandhi, India Africa Forum Summit, India-Africa Relationships, ITEC, Line of Credit, Mandela, Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
VIF- Prospect Foundation Seminar on ‘Strategic and Economic Implications of Ukraine War on Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific’
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a joint webinar with the Prospect Foundation on 27 May 2022 on Strategic and Economic Implications of Ukraine War on Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific’. After initial remarks by Dr Arvind...

May 27, 2022
Tags: China-Taiwan, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Visit of Second Batch Gen-Next Democracy Network Programme of ICCR to Vivekananda International Foundation
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) organized the visit of the second batch of Gen-Next Democracy Network Programme from 20th May to 29th May 2022 with delegates from Peru, Bangladesh, Nepal, Ghana, and Brunei. The delegates...

May 23, 2022
Tags: Bangladesh, Brunei, Gen-Next Democracy, Ghana, Nepal, Peru, International Relations and Diplomacy
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