Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted an interaction with a senior delegation from the Institute of Democracy, South Korea, on November 22, 2018. The delegation was led by the director, Mr. Kim Minseok, who was formerly a member of th....

December 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , South Korea , India-South Korea relations , Institute of Democracy

ईरान, अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध और तेल

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

ईरान पर अमेरिका के तेल और बैंकिंग प्रतिबंध 4 नवंबर से प्रभावी हो गए। राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप ने कहा है �....

December 07, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ईरान तेल और बैंकिंग प्रतिबंध , ईरान पर अमेरिकी प्रतिबंध

India’s Act East Policy and Chinese Perceptions

Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

Last month, a multi-think tank delegation visited China to interact with Chinese think tanks on the current state of India-China relations and the way forward. Among many other issues the Chinese experts and scholars were very keen to discuss and ana....

December 06, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Act East Policy , Sino-India trade

साइबर अपराध पर प्रथम अफ्रीकी सम्मेलन संपन्न

Dr Neha Sinha Article

दुनिया भर में इंटरनेट अफ्रीकी देशों में ही सबसे तेज रफ्तार से अपनी पैठ बना रहा है। अफ्रीकी संघ न....

December 04, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , अफ्रीकी देशों में इंटरनेट , अफ्रीकी साइबर कानून

U.S. National Cyber Strategy and Department of Defence (DoD) Cyber Strategy: An Analysis

… India’s national security establishments and the armed forces need to … take appropriate action wherever required to improve India’s posture in the cyber domain. Publishing a National Cyber Strategy and Cyber Strategy for the Ministry of De....

November 28, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Ministry of Defence , National Cyber Strategy , Cyber Strategy

America First: Foreign Policy of Mr. Trump

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Several recent episodes have brought out the nature of the ‘America First’ policy of President Trump. What is then the place of cherished values of human rights and free trade in the US foreign policy today?

Human Rights

The first ....

November 26, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , America First policy , Trump’s foreign policy

‘China’s Asian Dream’, by Tom Miller, London: Zed Books, 2017, Pages: 256, Price: USD 20.29, ISBN 978-1-78360-923-9

Dr Teshu Singh

The One Belt One Road Initiative or the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most widely discussed topics in the Chinese Foreign Policy. It has been five years since the launch of the BRI. On 17 May 2013 and 7 September 2013, Xi Jinping deliv....

November 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , One Belt One Road , OBOR , Book Reviews , BRI , China Strategy

India’s African Focus Continues

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

It appears that the next Chief Guest for the Republic Day 2019 will be Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, after a reluctant US President expressed his inability. It was for the good in any case. We should have leaders who value and respect t....

November 22, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India-Africa Cooperation , Indo-African relations

Public Call for Independence - What it Means for Taiwan

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

It would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened and is happening across the Taiwan Straits. The relationship between Taiwan and China has been strained since the election of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen as the ....

November 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , Taiwan-China relations , Chinese hard-line on Taiwan

Conference on ‘Enhancing India-Africa Cooperation’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Conference on ‘Enhancing India-Africa Cooperation’ as a bilateral initiative with an objective to enhance growth and connectivity between India and Africa. The Conference was divided into....

November 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Conferences , India-Africa Cooperation , WTO , ECOWAS , ECGC , Organisation for Economic Co-operation