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International Relations and Diplomacy

Marshal Bouton, Interim Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute and President Emeritus of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, interacted with the VIF faculty on Indo-US Relations on 08 September 2014. He has been a resident in India for long....

September 22, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Interaction , First World War , Indo-US relations , Civil nuclear agreement

Interaction with Dr Neil Joeck

Dr Neil Joeck, a visiting scholar at the Institute of International Studies, University of California at Berkeley and an expert on nuclear weapon issues, visited the VIF on 05 September, 2014 for an interaction with Indian defence and security expert....

September 22, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Nuclear weapon issues , Nuclear Doctrines , Cold War nuclear doctrines

Mountain Strike Corps along Indo-Tibet Border and Strategic Advantage

Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee, Editor, VIF

“Begin, be bold and venture to be wise” – Horace Cause for a Mountain Strike Corps Right from the days when the People’s Republic of China (PRC) decided to use military power to address its border iss....

September 19, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China

India Must Choose the Right Strategic Partner

Mohan Kumar S

Current Scenario It has been rightly stated that, as a nation we can change our friends, but not our neighbours. We have been destined to live in the most dangerous part of the world with two nuclear armed countries, China and Pakistan in o....

September 19, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Russia

Round Table on ‘Xi Jinping Visit and India-China Relations’

A Round Table to discuss the forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India was organized at VIF on 29 August 2014. In his opening remarks, General NC Vij, Director, VIF underlined the importance of military factor as constituting the....

September 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Indian Ocean Region , India-China relations , Xi Jinping Visit

China’s Pakistan Syndrome and India

Sushant Sareen

As two giant countries sharing a common border, India and China have a host of issues between them that they need to sort out and work together. From border disputes to concerns over river waters, from trade imbalances to safety of investment and mar....

September 16, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China

India and Japan: Asia’s Best Friends

Aftab Seth

India’s relations with Japan reach back over 15 centuries. The Tokyo Declaration issued on September 1^st 2014, on the occasion of the meeting of the two Prime Ministers, echoed this connection in the following words: ”Conscious tha....

September 15, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Interaction with Chinese Scholars

Vivekananda International Foundation held an interactive session between eminent scholars from China and the VIF faculty on 27 August 2014. The session was organized to discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to India in September and....

September 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Interaction , Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit , Sino-Indian relationship

Interaction with Islamic Scholar Syed Babar Ashraf

Mr. Syed Babar Ashraf, noted Islamic scholar and National Secretary, All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board interacted with the VIF faculty on July 23, 2014. In his address, Ashraf traced the history of Wahabism and its growing presence in India. He sai....

September 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , Interaction , Iraq , Syria , Syed Babar Ashraf , Wahabism , India Ulama & Mashaikh Board

Will President Xi Jinping’s Visit change the Contours of Sino-Indian Ties?

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

The coming visit of President Xi Jinping is being viewed as a visit that could define the next decade of engagement between the two Asian giants. It is generally accepted that Sino-Indian relationship could turn out to be more important than the....

September 12, 2014 International Relations and Diplomacy , China