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International Strategic Engagement Capsule (IN-STEP)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a two-day International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP) module on March 26-27, 2024, for 37 senior policymakers (both civil and military) including 29 from overseas. The overseas part....

April 23, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Indian Economy , India's Foreign Policy , World Order , energy transition , Strategic Engagement , New Economic Order , India Civilizational

Conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a conference on ‘India's Foreign Policy towards African Continent in the 21st Century: Prospects for Cooperation’ on 20th November, 2019. The delegation consisted of ten Ambassadors and High Co....

November 29, 2019 Conference , International Relations and Diplomacy , Panel Discussion , Africa , Conferences , economic cooperation , India's Foreign Policy , diaspora , African Continent , Africa Development Community

India's Foreign Policy and National Security Strategy

Has India always been a part of someone else's strategy? A RAND Corporation study argues that India thinks defensively due to the geography and cultural belief systems, so India never had a strategic culture. There is also the argument that India's s....

November 20, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Internal Security , national defence , India's Foreign Policy , Book Published , Neighbourhood , RAND Corporation , War game

A Score Card for India's Foreign Policy in 2016

Amb Kanwal Sibal

India continued its vigorous diplomacy in 2016 under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. Modi’s aspiration to make India a “leading power” by overcoming the challenges it faces and the opportunities it offers was pursued duri....

December 30, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , Prime Minister Modi , India's Foreign Policy