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Interaction with Mark Sofer, Deputy Director General, Asia & Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

On 24 March 2015, Ambassador Mark Sofer, Deputy Director General for Asia & Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel, accompanied by the present Ambassador Daniel Carmon, visited the VIF for a talk on Israel’s approach to India, followe....

June 11, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Israel , ISIS , Asia and Pacific Affair , Iran’s nuclearisation , Indo-Israeli partnership

First Year: Modi Invigorates Indian Economy and Foreign Policy

Lisa Curtis

Marking one year in office this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets high marks for reviving India’s foundering economy and energizing foreign relations with global powers and regional neighbors. The government has experienced some setbac....

May 28, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic Studies

Interaction with Mr. Stewart Beck

Mr. Stewart Beck, former High Commissioner of Canada to India and currently President of the Vancouver based Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, visited the VIF on 25 May 2015 for a round table discussion on the future course of India-Canada relations....

May 28, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Maritime Security , Asia-Pacific , Canada , India-Canada relations

Interaction with ACM Sir Stuart Peach, KCB CBE ADC, VCDS (UK)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE ADC, UK’s Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on April 21st, 2015 for an interaction on issues relating to India’s security and defence. With General NC ....

May 27, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indian Ocean , India’s foreign policy , UK’s Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

Firm Correctness will yield Positive Results with China

Amb Prabhat P Shukla

A clear-eyed assessment of the Prime Minister’s visit to China from 14 to 16 May must conclude that it has its pluses, no doubt, but there are also negatives that require attention. This will entail a detailed discussion on three major aspects of t....

May 25, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Putting India Emphatically on Global Map

Amb Kanwal Sibal

Prime Minister Modi has surprised his own people and, no doubt, external observers, by his foreign policy activism since he took office. In his year in power he has travelled abroad 16 times- and 19 if the forthcoming visits to China, Mongolia and S....

May 23, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy

Modi visit to China - Looking ahead

Amb TCA Rangachari, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Given the perceptions of a Janus-like character of India-China relations, it is well-nigh impossible to escape the past. Nor does one need to, considering the rich historical and cultural legacy that the two peoples have inherited. In the words of th....

May 22, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China

A forthright Modi in China

Amb Kanwal Sibal

During his China visit, Prime Minister Modi has been unusually forthright in speaking about the problems that hold back the India-China relationship. He probably feels that his desire to strengthen ties with China being so clear, he has earned the co....

May 21, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Talking Candidly to China

Nitin A Gokhale

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have gone beyond the cautious approach usually advocated by the tightly-knit ‘China group’, an informal team of Sinologists in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in dealing with Beijing during his recen....

May 20, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China

PM's Visit to China

Amb Kanwal Sibal

The challenge facing India is the degree to which it should separate economic and security issues. China has huge financial resources and sectoral expertise that could be mobilised for India’s development. The CII has identified 18 sectors in which....

May 14, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy , China