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Vimarsh by Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC on National Security Challenges in the Maritime Domain
Naval Jagota

Over the years Vimarsh has emerged as a leading platform to facilitate interaction between the eminent people and the general public. The VIF is guided by the life and message of Swami Vivekananda who had a deep and abiding faith in Indian...

March 13, 2023
National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence
Tags: CNS, Maritime domain, national security
Vimarsh on ‘The Seven Tectonic Forces Undermining India: How to Confront & Defeat Them’
Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a panel discussion on 'The Seven Tectonic Forces Undermining India: How to Confront & Defeat Them’ on 3rd March 2023. The panel discussion was aimed to highlight the issue of various...

March 3, 2023
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Breaking India, Ganga, Global Rankings, national security
Developing India as a Vibrant International Education Hub
Rohith Krishna

On 1st March 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation hosted a round-table discussion on 'Developing India as a Vibrant International Education Hub'. The event was organised and coordinated by Prof. K. K. Aggarwal, Former Chairman, National...

March 1, 2023

Tags: Education, Foreign Universities, Indian Universities
Vimarsh on “India’s G20 Presidency: Forging Actionable Agenda for Global South”
Dr Arpita Anant, Research Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) in collaboration with the India Writes Network/Centre for Global India Insights organized a Vimarsh panel discussion on “India’s G20 Presidency: Forging Actionable Agenda for Global South” on 24...

February 24, 2023
Cyber Security
Tags: G20 presidency, Global India Insights, Global South, India’s G20 Moment, Post-COVID
Talk by Amb. Arun Kumar Singh
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Amb. Arun Kumar Singh on “An Assessment of the New US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)” on February 23, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF,...

February 23, 2023
US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: DTTI, iCET, technology
VIF Hosts the High Commissioner of South Africa and Ambassador of Sudan under its Connect Africa Programme
Samir Bhattacharya

The High Commissioner of South Africa, His Excellency Mr. JS Ndebele, and the Ambassador of Sudan, His Excellency Mr Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain, gave presentations on the status of India's relations with their respective nations and their...

February 20, 2023
Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Cold War, Connect Africa, Erythraean Sea, Indian Ocean, Periplus, South Africa, USSR
The VIF Interaction with Visiting UK Delegation
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi organized an interaction with visiting UK delegation on “The Future of Air Warfare: A UK Industry and Government Perspective” on 16 February 2023. The UK delegation was led by British...

February 16, 2023
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: British High Commissioner, multipolarity, technical specialists
Talk on “Connectivity Strategies in the Indo- Pacific Region” by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof. Gulshan Sachdeva on “Connectivity Strategies in the Indo- Pacific Region” on February 13, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the session and made welcome...

February 13, 2023
Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: China, Economic Partnership, Indo- Pacific, Middle East, US
Vimarsh on Water Security in India
Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

On 7th February, 2023 Vivekananda International Foundation organized a Vimarsh, a monthly talk series, on “Water Security in India”. Shri Bharat Lal, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance, Department of Administrative Reforms...

February 7, 2023
National Security and Strategic Studies
Tags: Chiranjeevi Yojana, Good Governance, Sanitation Management Organization, water security
Round Table Discussion on Evolving Myanmar Crisis: Implications for India
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round-Table Discussion on “Evolving Myanmar Crisis and Implications for India” on 01 February 2023. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, gave the opening remarks, followed by brief...

February 1, 2023
Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Myanmar Crisis, NUG
Gītā for the Millennia, Tenth Lecture
Rohith Krishna

On 31 January 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the tenth session of ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swāmī Mitrānanda of Chinmaya Mission. The Chapter 4 of the ‘Gītā,...

January 31, 2023
Historical and Civilisational Studies
Tags: Bhagavad Gita, Chinmaya Mission, Geeta, Swami Mitrananda
Talk on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World”
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by Prof K. P. Vijayalakshmi on “Internal Political Dynamics in the US: Implications on India and the World” on 27 January 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF chaired the session...

January 27, 2023
US, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Democratic Party, Internal Political Dynamics, Joe Biden, US
Talk by Singapore’s High Commissioner to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a talk by High Commissioner of Singapore to India H.E. Simon Wong Wie Kuen on “Singapore’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific” on January 16, 2023. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the...

January 16, 2023
Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, Singapore, US-China
VIF Delegation’s Visit to Colombo and Interaction with Pathfinder Foundation

A VIF delegation led Dr. Arvind Gupta, comprising of Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney and Dr Sreeradha Datta visited Colombo during 10-14 January. VIF’s think tank partner, the Pathfinder Foundation hosted the delegation and organized many of the...

January 10, 2023
January 14, 2023
Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies
Tags: Colombo port, economy, IMF bailout, local elections, Sri Lanka
Interaction with Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA
Samir Bhattacharya

Shri Puneet Roy Kundal, Joint Secretary, MEA, former Ambassador of India in Tunisia and Consul General of India in Cape Town, highlighted Africa's strategic importance for India in his remarks. He mentions that MEA considers the relationship...

January 9, 2023
Africa, International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: Africa historical, capacity-building programmes, ITEC, West Africa
Interaction with Delegation from Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised an interactive session with a visiting three member delegation headed by the Director General of the Institute of Foreign Policy & Security Studies (IFPSS), Diplomatic Academy of...

December 20, 2022
International Relations and Diplomacy
Tags: China, India, Indo-Vietnam, Russia, Vietnam
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