Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

... Tibetans are imprisoned for expressing their opinions or beliefs ... monasteries are under police surveillance ... the Chinese Communist Party – not Tibetan Buddhists – has the authority to identify and appoint reincarnated Tibetan Lamas, ....

April 20, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , China , Chinese Communist Party , PLA , Dalai Lama , Tibet , Tibetan Lamas , Tibetan Buddhists

Interaction of Brig V Anand of the Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, with students of MIT School of Government, Pune

On March 12, 2018, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a group of teachers and students from the MIT School of Government, Pune. The session was chaired by Brig Vinod Anand. The other members on the panel were Shri RNP Singh (Senior Fel....

March 16, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Interaction , China , Maritime Security , Tibet , MIT School , Kashmiri Pandits

Ladakh Youth Delegation at VIF

A youth delegation from Ladakh visited VIF on October 9, 2014. Addressing the delegates, Lt Gen (Retd) R K Sawhney, Distinguished Fellow, VIF, urged them to preserve their rich heritage and culture. Citing his experience in Lhasa, Tibet, Lt Gen Sawhn....

October 14, 2014 National Security and Strategic Studies , Interaction , Tibet , Ladakh Youth Delegation , Chinese incursions in Ladakh

Nehru Era’s Defence and Security Policies and Their Legacy

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

Introduction During the nationalist movement and struggle for independence, there was little attention paid to articulation of India’s defence and security policies by the Indian National Congress (INC). Allusions to concepts and precepts....

March 19, 2014 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Pakistan , China , Defence , Kashmir , Security Policies , Tibet , Nehru Era , Kashmir Conflict

A Report on Seminar: ‘Tibet in the Aftermath of Devolution of Political Authority’

On 6 & 7 September 2011, the Vivekanada International Foundation (VIF) organised a conference on ‘Tibet in the Aftermath of Devolution of Political Authority’. The conference was designed to address topics like Tibetan politics and new leadership....

September 15, 2011 Seminar_57 , Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Seminars , China , Tibet , Political Authority , Central Tibetan Administration