Vivekananda International Foundation | Finding Unity in the Midst of Diversity

Forthcoming events (By Invitation)

General V N Sharma (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, ADC

General V N Sharma served as the 17th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from June 1988 to...
Admiral V S Shekhawat (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, Vr C, ADC

Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat served as the 14th Chief of Naval Staff from September 1993 to...
A K Verma, former Secretary (Research and Analysis Wing), Cabinet Secretariat

Anand Kumar Verma headed India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&...
Prakash Singh, former Director General, Border Security Force

Prakash Singh was Director General of the world’s largest paramilitary force the BSF, and, prior...
Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM& Bar, ADC

Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy served as the 19th Chief of Air Staff from...
Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC

Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi was the 20th Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (...
Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary

A 1966 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, Kanwal Sibal held various ambassadorial and...
S Gurumurthy, author and financial expert

Swaminathan Gurumurthy, popularly known as a writer and journalist in India, is a corporate...

A highly decorated IPS officer of Kerala Cadre he retired as Director Intelligence Bureau in 2005.

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Anil Baijal, former Home Secretary

Born on 16th October, 1946, Mr. Baijal joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1969. He...
Dr Upendra Baxi, former Vice Chancellor Delhi University

Dr Upendra Baxi is a legal scholar who was the VC of University of Delhi from 1990 to 1994....
Satish Chandra, former Deputy National Security Advisor

Having joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1965, Satish Chandra went on to take up important...
Lt General Shontanu Choudhary, Vice Chief of Army Staff

Lt General Shontanu Choudhary is a former Vice Chief of Army Staff. Previously, he was General-...
Dr Bibek Debroy, economist and author

Dr Bibek Debroy is currently a Professor at Centre for Policy Research and International...
Air Marshal S G Inamdar (Retd), PVSM, VSM

Air Marshal S G Inamdar is a former Vice Chief of the Air Staff who distinguished himself as a...
Lt General V G Patankar (Retd), PVSM, VYSM

A former General-Officer Commanding, 14 corps, General Vinayak Gopal Patankar served the Indian...
A Surya Prakash, author and scholar of contemporary studies

A.Surya Prakash: an author and journalist and a leading commentator on Indian politics and...
Nripendra Mishra, former Chairman, Telephone Regulatory Authority of India

An outstanding Indian Administrative Officer, Nripendra Mishra has been a Secretary to the...
Dr Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI

As the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Secretary General, Dr...

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